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INTRODUCTION
John: Must-Know Czech Social Media Phrases Season 1. Lesson 17 - At the Local Market.
John: Hi everyone, I'm John.
Karin: And I'm Karin.
John: In this lesson, you'll learn how to post and leave comments in Czech about an unusual thing found at a local market. Libor finds an unusual item at a local market, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment:
Karin: To je ale rozkošná věcička.
John: meaning - "What a lovely thing!" Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow.
DIALOGUE
(clicking sound)
Libor: To je ale rozkošná věcička.
(clicking sound)
Petra: To se mi líbí.
Jana: Takové už máme doma tři.
Dáša: Tohle je taky dobré.
Jirka: To chci taky.
John: Listen again with the English translation.
(clicking sound)
Libor: To je ale rozkošná věcička.
John: "What a lovely thing!"
(clicking sound)
Petra: To se mi líbí.
John: "I like it."
Jana: Takové už máme doma tři.
John: "We already have three like that at home."
Dáša: Tohle je taky dobré.
John: "This is also good."
Jirka: To chci taky.
John: "I want it too."
POST
John: Listen again to Libor's post.
Karin: To je ale rozkošná věcička.
John: "What a lovely thing!"
Karin: (SLOW) To je ale rozkošná věcička. (Regular) To je ale rozkošná věcička.
John: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "What."
Karin: To je ale
John: Literally, this phrase means "it is but." It is the Czech equivalent to the conjunction "but" and has a meaning similar to the English "what" - it expresses that the speaker is admiring something. Listen again- "What" is...
Karin: (SLOW) To je ale (REGULAR) To je ale
John: Then comes the phrase - "a lovely thing!"
Karin: rozkošná věcička.
John: After the first word, an adjective meaning "lovely," is the word meaning "thing" in its diminutive form - which is quite an often occurrence in Czech language. Listen again- "a lovely thing!" is...
Karin: (SLOW) rozkošná věcička. (REGULAR) rozkošná věcička.
John: All together, "What a lovely thing!"
Karin: To je ale rozkošná věcička.
COMMENTS
John: In response, Libor's friends leave some comments.
John: His neighbor, Petra, uses an expression meaning - "I like it."
Karin: (SLOW) To se mi líbí. (REGULAR) To se mi líbí.
[Pause]
Karin: To se mi líbí.
John: Use this expression to show you are feeling warm-hearted.
John: His wife, Jana, uses an expression meaning - "We already have three like that at home."
Karin: (SLOW) Takové už máme doma tři. (REGULAR) Takové už máme doma tři.
[Pause]
Karin: Takové už máme doma tři.
John: Use this expression to show you are feeling apprehensive.
John: His high school friend, Dáša, uses an expression meaning - "This is also good."
Karin: (SLOW) Tohle je taky dobré. (REGULAR) Tohle je taky dobré.
[Pause]
Karin: Tohle je taky dobré.
John: Use this expression to show you are feeling optimistic.
John: His college friend, Jirka, uses an expression meaning - "I want it too."
Karin: (SLOW) To chci taky. (REGULAR) To chci taky.
[Pause]
Karin: To chci taky.
John: Use this expression to show you are feeling envious.

Outro

John: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about an unusual thing found at a local market, which phrase would you use? Leave us a comment letting us know. And we'll see you next time!
Karin: Nazdar!

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