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INTRODUCTION
In this lesson, we’ll help you check in to a hotel! In the Czech Republic, there are hotels, guesthouses, hostels, and many others.
GRAMMAR POINT
Let’s jump right into the lesson!
When you get to a hotel and you want to check in, you can use two possible phrases. If you have already booked the room and you want to say, “I have a reservation under the name of [your name]”, that is Mám rezervaci na jméno [your name]
Let’s break it down:
(slow) Mám re-zer-va-ci na jmé-no (jméno).
Once more:
Mám rezervaci na jméno (jméno).
The first word Mám means “I have”.
(slow) Mám.
Mám.
Next we have rezervaci. It means “reservation.”
(slow) Re-zer-va-ci.
Rezervaci.
After that we have na jméno. These two words put together mean “under the name”. Let’s hear the words again slowly.
(slow) Na jmé-no.
Na jméno.
At the end of the sentence, say your name.
All together, we have:
Mám rezervaci na jméno [your name]
This means, “I have a reservation under the name of [your name]”
Let’s say your name is David James. In this case, you can say Mám rezervaci na jméno David James.
Let’s break it down:
(slow) Mám re-zer-va-ci na jmé-no David James.
Once more:
Mám rezervaci na jméno David James.
It means “I have a reservation under the name of David James."
In order to book a room, say Jeden pokoj, prosím, which has the meaning of “I would like a room, please”. In English that is literally translated as “A room please”.
Let’s break it down:
(slow) Je-den po-koj, pro-sím.
Once more:
Jeden pokoj, prosím.
The first word jeden, as you may remember, is the masculine form of “one” in English.
(slow) Je-den.
Jeden.
Next we have pokoj, the word for “room.”
(slow) Po-koj.
Pokoj.
And prosím, of course, means “please”
All together:
Jeden pokoj, prosím.
“I would like a room, please.”
Usually the answer will be “Tell me your name, please.” In Czech, this is:
Řekněte mi vaše jméno, prosím.
Let’s break it down:
(slow) Řek-ně-te mi va-še jmé-no, pro-sím.
Once more:
Řekněte mi vaše jméno, prosím.
At the beginning of the phrase we have Řekněte mi which is translated as “tell me”.
(slow) Řek-ně-te mi.
Řekněte mi.
The word vaše means “your” in English.
(slow) Va-še.
Vaše.
And lastly, there is the word jméno which means “name”
(slow) Jmé-no.
Jméno.
At the end as usual we have prosím, meaning “please.”
Let’s hear the phrase one more time.
Řekněte mi vaše jméno, prosím.
“Tell me your name, please.”
Now, you’ll say your name. Your name may be complicated to spell for a Czech person. In that case, they will ask you - “Can you spell it, please?”
In Czech, this is Můžete to hláskovat, prosím?
Let’s break that down:
(slow) Mů-že-te to hlás-ko-vat, pro-sím?
Once more:
Můžete to hláskovat, prosím?
The first word, můžete means “can”. (formal)
(slow) Mů-že-te.
Můžete.
The second word, to, is the pronoun “it”.
Next we have hláskovat. It means “to spell”.
(slow) Hlás-ko-vat.
Hláskovat.
At the end we have prosím, the word for “please”.
All together:
(slow) Mů-že-te to hlás-ko-vat, pro-sím?
Můžete to hláskovat, prosím?

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