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Jennifer: Welcome to 3-Minute Czech Season 1, Lesson 15 - Where Are You Going? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask where someone is going in Czech.
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Jennifer: Here's the informal way to ask 'Where are you going?' in Czech.
Martin: [Normal] Kam jdeš?
Jennifer: First is a word meaning 'where '
Martin: [Normal] kam [Slow] kam
Jennifer: Last is the word meaning 'you go'
Martin: [Normal] jdeš [Slow] jdeš
Jennifer: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'Where are you going?'
Martin: [Slow] Kam jdeš? [Normal] Kam jdeš?
Jennifer: Now, imagine you're speaking to someone you don’t know well. Here's the formal way to ask, 'Where are you going?'
Martin: [Normal] Kam jdete?
Jennifer: First is a word meaning 'where '
Martin: [Normal] kam [Slow] kam
Jennifer: Last is the word meaning 'you go (polite)'
Martin: [Normal] jdete [Slow] jdete
Jennifer: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning 'Where are you going?'
Martin: [Slow] Kam jdete? [Normal] Kam jdete?
Jennifer: Here's a response meaning 'I'm going to the supermarket.'
Martin: [Normal] Jdu do obchodu.
Jennifer: First is a word meaning 'I go'
Martin: [Normal] jdu [Slow] jdu
Jennifer: Next is the word meaning 'to'
Martin: [Normal] do [Slow] do
Jennifer: Last is the word meaning 'supermarket'
Martin: [Normal] obchodu [Slow] obchodu
Jennifer: Listen again to the response meaning 'I'm going to the supermarket.'
Martin: [Slow] Jdu do obchodu. [Normal] Jdu do obchodu.
Jennifer: Here's a response meaning, 'I'm going to work.'
Martin: [Normal] Jdu do práce
Jennifer: First is a word meaning 'I go'
Martin: [Normal] jdu [Slow] jdu
Jennifer: Next is the word meaning 'to'
Martin: [Normal] do [Slow] do
Jennifer: Last is the word meaning 'work'
Martin: [Normal] práce [Slow] práce
Jennifer: Listen again to the response, 'I'm going to work.'
Martin: [Slow] Jdu do práce [Normal] Jdu do práce
Cultural Insight
Jennifer: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Martin: This question is quite useful in any language, and Czech is no exception. In Czech, just don't forget to choose a proper form – formal or informal – depending on the status of the person you are asking. The difference lies in the end of the verb: -š for the informal or -te for the formal.

Outro

Jennifer: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson!
Martin: Čau!

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