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Introduction
Jennifer: Welcome to 3-Minute Czech Season 1, Lesson 23 - Asking for the Bill. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask for the bill and check the change in Czech.
Body
Jennifer: Here's the way to ask 'Can you bring the bill, please?' in Czech.
Martin: [Normal] Můžete přinést účet, prosím.
Jennifer: First is a word meaning 'you can (polite)'
Martin: [Normal] Můžete [Slow] Můžete
Jennifer: Next is the word meaning 'bring'
Martin: [Normal] přinést [Slow] přinést
Jennifer: Next is the word meaning 'bill'
Martin: [Normal] účet [Slow] účet
Jennifer: Last is the word meaning 'please'
Martin: [Normal] prosím [Slow] prosím
Jennifer: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'Can you bring the bill, please?'
Martin: [Slow] Můžete přinést účet, prosím. [Normal] Můžete přinést účet, prosím.
Jennifer: Ok, now let's take a look at the way to ask, 'Where can I pay?'
Martin: [Normal] Kde můžu zaplatit?
Jennifer: First is a word meaning 'where '
Martin: [Normal] kde [Slow] kde
Jennifer: Next is the word meaning 'I can'
Martin: [Normal] můžu [Slow] můžu
Jennifer: Last is the word meaning 'pay'
Martin: [Normal] zaplatit [Slow] zaplatit
Jennifer: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'Where can I pay?'
Martin: [Slow] Kde můžu zaplatit? [Normal] Kde můžu zaplatit?
Jennifer: Here's a response meaning 'Excuse me, the change is wrong. (speaking to woman)'
Martin: [Normal] Promiňte, vrátila jste mi špatně.
Jennifer: First is a word meaning 'Excuse me '
Martin: [Normal] promiňte [Slow] promiňte
Jennifer: Next is the phrase meaning 'gave back'
Martin: [Normal] vrátila jste [Slow] vrátila jste
Jennifer: Next is the word meaning 'me'
Martin: [Normal] mi [Slow] mi
Jennifer: Last is the word meaning 'wrong'
Martin: [Normal] špatně [Slow] špatně
Jennifer: Listen again to the response meaning 'Excuse me, the change is wrong. (speaking to woman)'
Martin: [Slow] Promiňte, vrátila jste mi špatně. [Normal] Promiňte, vrátila jste mi špatně.
Jennifer: Here's a response meaning, 'Keep the change.'
Martin: [Normal] Drobné si nechte.
Jennifer: First is a word meaning 'change'
Martin: [Normal] drobné [Slow] drobné
Jennifer: Next is the word meaning 'yourself'
Martin: [Normal] si [Slow] si
Jennifer: Last is the word meaning 'keep '
Martin: [Normal] nechte [Slow] nechte
Jennifer: Listen again to the response meaning 'Keep the change.'
Martin: [Slow] Drobné si nechte. [Normal] Drobné si nechte.
Cultural Insight
Jennifer: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Martin: There are several ways in Czech to ask for a bill. Customers do not pay by the register; instead they ask for the bill at the table. The bill is brought by the waiter. So use Kde můžu zaplatit? meaning “Where can I pay?” only when you are in a shop and can’t find the cashier.

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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