Learn the question "What is your name?" in Czech and how to answer it
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| Kellie: Top 25 Czech Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 1: What's your name? in Czech (In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Czech learners, and then learn how to answer it like a native speaker. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations.) |
| In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question What's your name? In Czech this is |
| Martin: Jak se jmenuješ? |
| The first word in the question is |
| Martin: jak |
| Kellie: meaning “how” in English. |
| Martin: (Slow, by syllable) jak |
| Kellie: Listen again and repeat. |
| Martin: jak |
| {Pause} |
| Kellie: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is |
| Martin: se |
| Kellie: meaning “yourself”. |
| Martin: (Slow, by syllable) se |
| Kellie: Now repeat. |
| Martin: se |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Martin: jak se |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| Martin: jmenuješ |
| Kellie: meaning “you are named.” |
| Martin: (Slow, by syllable) jmenuješ |
| Kellie: Now repeat. |
| Martin: jmenuješ |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Martin: jak se jmenuješ |
| {pause} |
| Kellie: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question What's your name? |
| Martin: Jmenuji se Martin. |
| Kellie: "My name is Martin.” Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Martin: (Slow) Jmenuji se Martin. |
| {pause} |
| Kellie: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Martin: jmenuji |
| Kellie: means “I am named.” |
| Martin: (Slow, by syllable) jmenuji |
| Kellie: Now repeat |
| Martin: jmenuji |
| {Pause} |
| Kellie: And next |
| Martin: se |
| meaning “myself.” |
| Martin: (Slow, by syllable) se |
| Kellie:Now repeat. |
| Martin: se |
| {Pause} |
| Kellie: And next |
| Martin: Martin |
| which is the name Martin. |
| Martin: (Slow, by syllable) Martin |
| Kellie:Now repeat. |
| Martin: Martin |
| {Pause} |
| Kellie: Listen to the speaker say, “My name is Martin.”, and then repeat. |
| Martin: Jmenuji se Martin. |
| {pause} |
| Kellie: To make another phrase, replace Martin with Rudolf. |
| Martin: Rudolf |
| Kellie: Rudolf |
| Martin: (slow) Rudolf (regular) Rudolf |
| Kellie: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Rudolf |
| Martin: Jmenuji se Rudolf. |
| Kellie: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace Martin. Say “My name is Rudolf.” |
| {pause} |
| Martin: Jmenuji se Rudolf. |
| Kellie: To use a different phrase, replace Rudolf with Libor. |
| Martin: Libor |
| Kellie: Libor |
| Martin: (slow) Libor (regular) Libor |
| Kellie: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Libor |
| Martin: Jmenuji se Libor. |
| Kellie: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the name Rudolf. Say “My name is Libor.” |
| {pause} |
| Martin: Jmenuji se Libor. |
| Kellie: To expand on the pattern, replace Libor with Jana. |
| Martin: Jana |
| Kellie: Jana |
| Martin: (slow) Jana (regular) Jana |
| Kellie: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Jana |
| Martin: Jmenuji se Jana. |
| Kellie: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the name Libor. Say “My name is Jana.” |
| {pause} |
| Martin: Jmenuji se Jana. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you're visiting the Czech Republic and someone asks you your name. Your name is Martin. Respond to the question. |
| Martin: Jak se jmenuješ? (five seconds) Jmenuji se Martin. |
| Kellie: Now, your name is Rudolf. Respond to the question. |
| Martin: Jak se jmenuješ? (five seconds) Jmenuji se Rudolf. |
| Kellie: Imagine your name is Libor. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Martin: Jak se jmenuješ? (five seconds) Jmenuji se Libor. |
| Kellie: Imagine your name is Jana. Respond to the question. |
| Martin: Jak se jmenuješ? (five seconds) Jmenuji se Jana. |
| Kellie: You want to learn that person's name. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Martin: Jak se jmenuješ? |
| {pause} |
| Kellie: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. |
| Martin: Jak se jmenuješ? |
| Kellie: This is the end of Lesson 1 |
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