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INTRODUCTION
In this lesson, we’ll cover an extremely important phrase: “Where is the bathroom?”.
GRAMMAR POINT
In Czech “Where is the bathroom?” is:
Kde je záchod? Most of the time, you use this expression when you are invited to someone’s home.
Let’s break it down:
(slow) Kde je zá-chod?
Once more:
Kde je záchod?
The first word, kde, means “where.”
(slow) Kde.
kde.
The second word, je, means “is.”
(slow) Je.
Je.
The word, záchod, means “the bathroom.”
(slow) Zá-chod.
Záchod.
Let’s hear the whole question one more time.
(slow) Kde je zá-chod?
Kde je záchod?
Another phrase that Czechs use is “Where is the toilet?”.
Kde je toaleta? This is equivalent with Kde je záchod? but is used more in public places like restaurants, theaters, and shopping centers.
Let’s break it down:
(slow) Kde je to-a-le-ta?
Once more:
Kde je toaleta?
Let’s take a closer look at that. We already know that kde je means “where is.”
The last word is toaleta which means “the toilet”.
(slow) To-a-le-ta.
Toaleta.
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If you are looking for the ladies’ room, take the phrase you just learned Kde je toaleta? and add at the end the words pro ženy. It will sound like this:
Kde je toaleta pro ženy?
Let’s break it down:
(slow) Kde je to-a-le-ta pro že-ny?
Once more:
Kde je toaleta pro ženy?
The word pro means “for”.
Ženy can be translated as “women” or “ladies’”. (slow) Pro že-ny.
Pro ženy.
Let’s repeat the whole question.
(slow) Kde je to-a-le-ta pro že-ny?
Once more:
Kde je toaleta pro ženy?
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If you are looking for the men’s room, just replace the words pro ženy meaning “for women” with pro muže meaning “for men”.
Kde je toaleta pro muže?
Let’s break it down:
(slow) Kde je to-a-le-ta pro mu-že?
Once more:
Kde je toaleta pro muže?
Pro muže means “for men.”
(slow) Pro mu-že.
Pro mu-že.
Let’s hear it one more time:
(slow) Kde je to-a-le-ta pro mu-že?
Once more:
Kde je toaleta pro muže?
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Let’s hear both of the sentences one more time:
Kde je toaleta pro ženy?
Kde je toaleta pro muže?
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There might be restrooms in the Czech Republic where words are written on the doors. In that case, all you have to do is read the words. Let’s learn them.
As we learnt earlier the word for “women” is
Ženy.
And for “men” you will see
Muži.
Let’s hear those once more.
The word for “women” is ženy.
(slow) Že-ny.
Ženy.
The word for “men” is muži.
(slow) Mu-ži.
Mu-ži.
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In the Czech Republic, it may not always be easy to find a toilet. Especially if you are on the street, you will definitely want to ask: “Where is the nearest toilet?” In Czech, that is translated as:
Kde je nejbližší toaleta?
Let’s break it down:
(slow) Kde je nej-bliž-ší to-a-le-ta?
Once more:
Kde je nejbližší toaleta?
The new word in this sentence is nejbližší which is translated in English as “the nearest”.
(slow) nejbližší
nejbližší
Let’s hear the whole sentence again.
Kde je nejbližší toaleta?

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