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Introduction
Jennifer: Welcome to 3-Minute Czech Season 1, Lesson 22 - Ordering at a Restaurant. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to order at a restaurant or coffee shop in Czech.
Body
Jennifer: Here's the way to say 'Can I see the menu?' in Czech.
Martin: [Normal] Mohu dostat jídelní lístek?
Jennifer: First is a word meaning 'Can I '
Martin: [Normal] mohu [Slow] mohu
Jennifer: Next is the word meaning 'get'
Martin: [Normal] dostat [Slow] dostat
Jennifer: Last is the phrase meaning 'menu'
Martin: [Normal] jídelní lístek [Slow] jídelní lístek
Jennifer: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Can I see the menu?'
Martin: [Slow] Mohu dostat jídelní lístek? [Normal] Mohu dostat jídelní lístek?
Jennifer: Ok, now let's take a look at the way to say 'What do you recommend?'
Martin: [Normal] Co byste doporučil?
Jennifer: First is a word meaning 'what '
Martin: [Normal] co [Slow] co
Jennifer: Next is the word meaning 'would'
Martin: [Normal] byste [Slow] byste
Jennifer: Last is the word meaning 'recommend'
Martin: [Normal] doporučil [Slow] doporučil
Jennifer: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'What do you recommend?'
Martin: [Slow] Co byste doporučil? [Normal] Co byste doporučil?
Jennifer: Next up is the way to say 'A coffee for me.'
Martin: [Normal] Pro mě kávu.
Jennifer: First is a word meaning 'for'
Martin: [Normal] pro [Slow] pro
Jennifer: Next is the word meaning 'me'
Martin: [Normal] mě [Slow] mě
Jennifer: Last is the word meaning 'coffee'
Martin: [Normal] kávu [Slow] kávu
Jennifer: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'A coffee for me.'
Martin: [Slow] Pro mě kávu. [Normal] Pro mě kávu.
Jennifer: Finally, here is a way to say 'I would like a coffee. (for a man)'
Martin: [Normal] Chtěl bych kávu.
Jennifer: First is a word meaning 'like'
Martin: [Normal] chtěl [Slow] chtěl
Jennifer: Next is the word meaning 'would'
Martin: [Normal] bych [Slow] bych
Jennifer: Last is the word meaning 'coffee'
Martin: [Normal] kávu [Slow] kávu
Jennifer: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I would like a coffee. (for a man)'
Martin: [Slow] Chtěl bych kávu. [Normal] Chtěl bych kávu.
Cultural Insight
Jennifer: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Martin: Ordering at a restaurant - what a wonderful moment of excitement! If you are wondering how to engage the waiter, just keep in mind that snapping your fingers is seen to be impolite in Czech. A look will usually bring the waiter to your table..

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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