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INTRODUCTION
Becky: Hi everyone, and welcome back to CzechClass101.com. This is Beginner Season 1 Lesson 22 - Is Your Czech Train Delayed? Becky Here.
Martin: Ahoj! I'm Martin.
Becky: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to use prepositions followed by the genitive case in order to understand an announcement at the station. The conversation takes place at a railway station.
Martin: It's between Jitka and Matěj.
Becky: The speakers are friends, therefore, they will speak both formal and informal Czech. Okay, let's listen to the conversation.
DIALOGUE
Jitka: Za 10 (deset) minut jede vlak. Musíme na nástupiště.
Matěj: Jo, jede to z nástupiště 4 (čtyři).
Jitka: Jdeme. Počkej! Hlášení.
Zaměstnankyně: Vážení cestující, mezinárodní vlak Pendolino s pravidelným odjezdem do Vídně v 10.46 (deset čtyřičet šest), bude opožděn o 20 (dvacet) minut.
Matěj: Ten je náš! Má zpoždění.
Jitka: A jo, tak musíme počkat.
Matěj: Počkej! Ještě něco hlásí.
Zaměstnankyně: Mezinárodní vlak Pendolino do Vídně bude nyní odjíždět z nástupiště číslo 12 (dvanáct).
Jitka: Jéžiš, musíme běžet na dvanáctku.
Matěj: To je v pohodě. To stihnem, když má zpoždění.
Becky: Listen to the conversation one time slowly.
Jitka: Za 10 (deset) minut jede vlak. Musíme na nástupiště.
Matěj: Jo, jede to z nástupiště 4 (čtyři).
Jitka: Jdeme. Počkej! Hlášení.
Zaměstnankyně: Vážení cestující, mezinárodní vlak Pendolino s pravidelným odjezdem do Vídně v 10.46 (deset čtyřičet šest), bude opožděn o 20 (dvacet) minut.
Matěj: Ten je náš! Má zpoždění.
Jitka: A jo, tak musíme počkat.
Matěj: Počkej! Ještě něco hlásí.
Zaměstnankyně: Mezinárodní vlak Pendolino do Vídně bude nyní odjíždět z nástupiště číslo 12 (dvanáct).
Jitka: Jéžiš, musíme běžet na dvanáctku.
Matěj: To je v pohodě. To stihnem, když má zpoždění.
Becky: Listen to the conversation with the English translation.
Jitka: The train is leaving in 10 minutes. Let's go to the platform.
Matěj: Right, it's leaving from number 4.
Jitka: Let's go. Wait! An announcement.
Employee(F): Dear passengers, international train Pendolino scheduled to depart at 10.46 to Vienna will be delayed by 20 minutes.
Matěj: That's ours! It's delayed.
Jitka: Oh yeah, so we have to wait.
Matěj: Hold on! One more announcement.
Employee(F): The international train Pendolino bound for Vienna will now be departing from platform 12.
Jitka: Oh man, we need to run to number twelve.
Matěj: Easy. We can make it if there is a delay.
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
Becky: This time we have a train adventure. What’s the rail system like in the Czech Republic?
Martin: Trains have been operating in the Czech Republic for over 175 years. For a long time, the biggest train company was České dráhy.
Becky: That is “Czech Rail,” a state owned company.
Martin: In 2003, Czech rails became a joint stock company, which created three organizations within the company.
Becky: What are those three organizations?
Martin: Company Ltd. provides passenger transport and cargo services. The Railway Infrastructure Organisation manages state assets, and the Railway Inspectorate, which makes sure everything is safe.
Becky: What’s the biggest train station in Prague? One that our listeners are likely to go through if they visit?
Martin: Hlavní nádraží, which means “Main Railway Station.”
Becky: There are many international services that go through there, right?
Martin: Right. There is the EuroCity and Euronight that goes to Germany, plus other trains that go to countries such as Netherlands, Austria, and Hungary.
Becky: Are there regional services too?
Martin: Yes, you will find trains going to large cities such as Brno, Plzeň, České Budějovice, as well as services to the suburbs of Prague.
Becky: Okay, now onto the vocab.
VOCAB LIST
Becky: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is...
Martin: na [natural native speed]
Becky: to; on; for
Martin: na[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Martin: na [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Martin: nástupiště [natural native speed]
Becky: platform
Martin: nástupiště[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Martin: nástupiště [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Martin: čtyřka [natural native speed]
Becky: number four
Martin: čtyřka[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Martin: čtyřka [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Martin: hlášení [natural native speed]
Becky: announcement
Martin: hlášení[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Martin: hlášení [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Martin: zpoždění [natural native speed]
Becky: delay
Martin: zpoždění[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Martin: zpoždění [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Martin: náš [natural native speed]
Becky: our, ours
Martin: náš[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Martin: náš [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Martin: hlásit [natural native speed]
Becky: to report, to announce
Martin: hlásit[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Martin: hlásit [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Martin: odjezd [natural native speed]
Becky: departure
Martin: odjezd[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Martin: odjezd [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Martin: běžet [natural native speed]
Becky: to run, to rush
Martin: běžet[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Martin: běžet [natural native speed]
Becky: And last...
Martin: stihnout [natural native speed]
Becky: to catch, to manage in time, to make it
Martin: stihnout[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Martin: stihnout [natural native speed]
KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES
Becky: Let's have a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first word is...
Martin: muset na
Becky: ...meaning "need to go to." What can you tell us about this phrase?
Martin: Muset is the modal verb "have to." Na is a preposition meaning "at,” “to,” or “on."
Becky: How do we use it?
Martin: This phrase is used when talking about an obligation to go somewhere or do something.
Becky: So it’s used in situations like “I have to go to the toilet.”
Martin: That’s right.
Becky: Can you give us an example using this word?
Martin: Sure. For example, you can say, Musím na nákup.
Becky: ...which means "I have to go shopping."
Becky: Okay, what's the next word?
Martin: Hlášení
Becky: meaning "announcement" When might you hear this word?
Martin: This word is usually used in loud public announcements.
Becky: So you’d hear it at the train station and places like that?
Martin: Yes. It can also be used to say reporting, for example dopravní hlášení.
Becky: That means “traffic report.” Can you give us another example using this word?
Martin: Sure. For example, you can say, Hlášení městského rozhlasu.
Becky: ...which means "city public announcement."
Becky: Okay, what's the next word?
Martin: Stihnout (něco)...
Becky: meaning "to make it (in time)." What can you tell us about this?
Martin: Stihnout means "to get somewhere in time," or "to manage to go somewhere within a limited time.”
Becky: Like “We caught the train on time.”
Martin: Right. That’s Stihli jsme vlak. It can be also used to say that we have caught up with someone.
Becky: Like “I still managed to catch up with you.”
Martin: Ještě jsem vás stihla!
Becky: Can you give us an example using this word?
Martin: Sure. For example, you can say, Stihla jsi zajít do lékárny?
Becky: ...which means "Did you manage to go to the pharmacy?" Okay, now onto the lesson focus.

Lesson focus

Becky: In this lesson, you'll learn how to use prepositions followed by the genitive case in order to understand an announcement at the station. In a previous lesson, we spoke about the accusative case.
Martin: That’s right. We also spoke about the prepositions used with it.
Becky: In this lesson, we’ll focus on the genitive case and the prepositions used with it. When do we use the genitive case with prepositions?
Martin: There are several situations. One is that we use it with the preposition do, to talk about motion into places.
Becky: This covers both enclosed buildings and moving into things like countries or cities. How do we say “I’m going to Germany?”
Martin: Jedu do Německa.
Becky: So that’s into places, but how about going out of places?
Martin: We use z, which is similar to “from.” Jedu z Německa.
Becky: “I’m going from Germany.” When changing nouns to the genitive case, we need to be aware of the gender of the noun.
Martin: That’s right. There’s a table in the lesson notes with some examples of how different nouns are conjugated.
Becky: Now, let’s go back to announcements.
Martin: Announcements, such as those at train stations, usually use more formal language.
Becky: How would a platform number be announced?
Martin: Jede to z nástupiště číslo 12.
Becky: “It’s leaving from platform number 12.”
Martin: In formal spoken Czech, we would instead say Jede to z dvanáctky.
Becky: Which more simply means “It’s leaving from twelve.” Let’s look at the numbers that are being used here. Is there anything special about Czech numbers?
Martin: Numbers in their nominative form are feminine gender ending with ,-a.
Becky: How do they conjugate into the genitive case?
Martin: They conjugate the same way the word žena does. For example, jedničky
Becky: “One.” Can we hear a number in a sentence?
Martin: Pojedem ve dvanáct hodin z autobusové zastávky tři.
Becky: "We will go at noon from bus stop number three."

Outro

Becky: Okay, that’s all for this lesson. Thank you for listening, everyone, and we’ll see you next time! Bye!
Martin: Čau.

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