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| INTRODUCTION |
| Brandon: Hi everyone, Brandon: here, and welcome back to CzechClass101.com. This is Basic Bootcamp Lesson 2 - Talking Nationality in Czech. This is the second in a five-part series that will help you ease your way into Czech. |
| Martin: Ahoj, tady Martin. I’m Martin. |
| Brandon: In this lesson, you will learn how to introduce yourself and tell people where you are from. |
| Martin: Yes, and knowing how to do this is essential if you’re traveling to the Czech Republic, because that will be the first question people will probably want to ask you! |
| Brandon: Definitely! Let’s listen to a simple conversation between two people who are meeting for the first time. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Adam Ahoj, jmenuju se Adam. Jsem Čech. |
| Mary Ahoj, jmenuju se Mary. Jsem Britka. |
| Brandon: Let’s hear the conversation one time slowly. |
| Adam Ahoj, jmenuju se Adam. Jsem Čech. |
| Mary Ahoj, jmenuju se Mary. Jsem Britka. |
| Brandon: Now let’s hear it with the English translation. |
| Adam Ahoj, jmenuju se Adam. Jsem Čech. |
| Brandon: Hello. My name is Adam. I'm Czech. |
| Mary Ahoj, jmenuju se Mary. Jsem Britka. |
| Brandon: Hello, I'm Mary. I'm British. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Brandon: Martin, the Czech Republic is a popular tourist destination, isn’t it? |
| Martin: That’s right. That’s because many people are curious about the diverse history, architecture and cultural attractions in the Czech Republic. |
| Brandon: The hospitality and friendliness of the Czech people also make visiting the Czech Republic more rewarding. |
| Martin: Definitely! Young and middle aged Czech people especially are really excited to make friends with people from outside Czech. |
| Brandon: If you ever go to the Czech Republic, you’ll be surprised to see how many people will speak some English and try to help you out, especially if you look a little lost. |
| Martin: That’s very true. |
| Brandon: So why not experience the Czech hospitality for yourself, listeners? Okay, now let’s take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Brandon: Let's take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson. |
| The first word we shall see is: |
| Martin: ahoj [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: hello (informal) |
| Martin: ahoj [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Martin: ahoj [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| Martin: Jmenuju se.. [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: My name is… (literally, "I'm named…") |
| Martin: Jmenuju se.. [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Martin: Jmenuju se.. [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| Martin: Čech/Češka [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: Czech male / female (nationality) |
| Martin: Čech/Češka [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Martin: Čech/Češka [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| Martin: Brit / Britka [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: British male / female (nationality) |
| Martin: Brit / Britka [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Martin: Brit / Britka [natural native speed] |
| And Last: |
| Martin: Já jsem [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: I am/I'm |
| Martin: Já jsem [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Martin: Já jsem [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| Brandon: Let’s take a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first word is..? |
| Martin: Já jsem |
| Brandon: meaning ‘I am.’ In the dialogue, we could hear this phrase before they introduced their nationality. |
| Martin: That’s right. Adam said.. Já jsem Čech. |
| Brandon: Meaning “I’m Czech.” Note that this can be used only by a male speaker. If you’re female, you need to use a different word, which is.. |
| Martin: Češka |
| Brandon: So, if you’re a man, you can say.. |
| Martin: Já jsem Čech. |
| Brandon: and If you’re a woman, you can say.. |
| Martin: Já jsem Češka. |
| Brandon: But in Czech, people don’t usually say the personal pronoun, such as... |
| Martin: ...Já |
| Brandon: So in most cases, you’ll hear people saying |
| Martin: Jsem Čech. Or Jsem Češka. |
| Brandon: Ok, now let’s take a look at the nationalities in Czech. First, we have.. |
| Martin: Brit |
| Brandon: It means “British”. So the whole sentence “I’m British” would be... |
| Martin: Jsem Brit. Notice the word Jsem is the same. You can simply replace the nationality. |
| Brandon: What about if someone is from America? |
| Martin: In that case, you can use the word Američan or Američanka. |
| Brandon: So, ‘I’m American’ will be.. |
| Martin: Jsem Američan. Or Jsem Američanka. |
| Brandon: You can find more words for nationality in the lesson notes. Okay, now onto the grammar. |
Lesson focus |
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| Brandon: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to talk about nationality in Czech. So far, we’ve learned how to say “I am Czech”, “I am British”. and “I am American.” |
| Martin: That’s right. And we’ve learned the phrases [“Já jsem”] and [“jsem”], which mean “I am”. |
| Brandon: After this phrase, you can simply add your name, your job, or your nationality. For example, if you want to say “I’m David.” in Czech, you can say.. |
| Martin: Já jsem David. (Slow) Já jsem David. |
| Brandon: What about “I’m Italian.” |
| Martin: Jsem Ital. (slow) Jsem Ital. |
| Brandon: Using the same phrase, you can also say “I’m a teacher.” |
| Martin: Jsem učitel. (slow) Jsem učitel. |
| Brandon: Ok, let’s use this phrase to talk about your nationality. First, let’s go through some Czech words for nationalities. Martin: will give the Czech words for each nationality. The first one will be masculine, and the second one will be feminine. Okay, let’s start with ‘American.’ |
| Martin: Američan/ Američanka (slow) Američan/ Američanka |
| Brandon: And next, we have “Japanese.” |
| Martin: Japonec/ Japonka (slow) Japonec/ Japonka |
| Brandon: What about “Chinese?” |
| Martin: Číňan/ Číňanka (slow) Číňan/ Číňanka |
| Brandon: And.. “French?” |
| Martin: Francouz/ Francouzka (slow) Francouz/ Francouzka |
| Brandon: Next “Italian.” |
| Martin: Ital/ Italka (slow) Ital/ Italka |
| Brandon: And lastly, Russian. |
| Martin: Rus/ Ruska (slow) Rus/ Ruska |
| Brandon: Okay. Using these words, you can say your nationality. To remind our listeners, Martin, could you say “I’m Czech” in Czech? |
| Martin: Sure. Jsem Čech. If you are a woman, you can say.. / Jsem Češka. |
| Brandon: And what about if you’re British? |
| Martin: If you’re a man, Jsem Brit. (slow) Jsem Brit / If you’re a woman, you can say.. Jsem Britka. (slow) Jsem Britka. |
| Brandon: Okay. Now let’s take a short quiz. Martin: will introduce himself in Czech. Listen to the introduction, and introduce yourself. Are you ready? |
| Martin: Ahoj, jmenuju se Martin. Jsem Čech. |
| (Pause) |
| Brandon: How did you do, Leave us a comment and introduce yourself to us on the lesson page at czechclass101.com |
| MARKETING PIECE |
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Outro |
| Brandon: Ok listeners, that’s all for this lesson. |
| Martin: Thanks for listening. Ahoj. |
| Brandon: See you next time, bye! |
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