Learn the question "What time is it?" in Czech and how to answer it
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| Kellie: Top 25 Czech Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 17: What time is it? 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. 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 time is it?” In Czech this is |
| Martin: Kolik je hodin? |
| The first word in the question is |
| Martin: kolik |
| Kellie: which means “how much” in English. |
| Martin: (Slow, by syllable) kolik |
| Kellie: Listen again and repeat. |
| Martin: kolik |
| {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: je |
| Kellie: meaning “is”. |
| Martin: (Slow, by syllable) je |
| Kellie: Now repeat. |
| Martin: je |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Martin: kolik je |
| {pause} |
| Kellie: And next |
| Martin: hodin |
| Kellie: meaning “hours” |
| Martin: (Slow, by syllable) hodin |
| Kellie:Now repeat. |
| Martin: hodin |
| Kellie: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Martin: Kolik je hodin? |
| {pause} |
| Kellie: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question What time is it? |
| Martin: Je dvanáct hodin. |
| Kellie: "It's 12 o'clock.” Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Martin: (Slow) Je dvanáct hodin. |
| {pause} |
| Kellie: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Martin: je |
| Kellie: means “it is.” |
| Martin: (Slow, by syllable) je |
| Kellie: Now repeat |
| Martin: je |
| {Pause} |
| Kellie: And after that |
| Martin: dvanáct |
| Kellie: meaning 12. |
| Martin: (Slow, by syllable) dvanáct |
| Kellie:Now repeat. |
| Martin: dvanáct |
| {Pause} |
| Kellie: And next |
| Martin: hodin |
| Kellie: meaning “o'clock.” |
| Martin: (Slow, by syllable) hodin |
| Kellie:Now repeat. |
| Martin: hodin |
| {Pause} |
| Kellie: Listen to the speaker say, “It's 12 o'clock”, and then repeat. |
| Martin: Je dvanáct hodin. |
| {pause} |
| Kellie: To use a different phrase, replace 12 o'clock with 11. |
| Martin: jedenáct |
| Kellie: 11 |
| Martin: (slow) jedenáct (regular) jedenáct |
| Kellie: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 11 |
| Martin: Je jedenáct. |
| Kellie: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace 12 o'clock. Say “It's 11.” |
| {pause} |
| Martin: Je jedenáct. |
| Kellie: To expand on the pattern, replace 11 with 10. |
| Martin: deset |
| Kellie: 10 |
| Martin: (slow) deset (regular) deset |
| Kellie: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 10 |
| Martin: Je deset. |
| Kellie: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace 11. Say “It's 10.” |
| {pause} |
| Martin: Je deset. |
| Kellie: To expand on the pattern, replace 10 with half-past three. |
| Martin: půl čtvrté |
| Kellie: half past three |
| Martin: (slow) půl čtvrté (regular) půl čtvrté |
| Kellie: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “half-past three” |
| Martin: Je půl čtvrté. |
| Kellie: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace 10. Say “It's half-past three.” |
| {pause} |
| Martin: Je půl čtvrté. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting the Czech Republic and someone asks you what time it is. It's 12 o'clock. Respond to the question. |
| Martin: Kolik je hodin? (five seconds) Je dvanáct hodin. |
| Kellie: Now imagine it's 11. Respond to the question. |
| Martin: Kolik je hodin? (five seconds) Je jedenáct. |
| Kellie: Imagine it's 10. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Martin: Kolik je hodin? (five seconds) Je deset. |
| Kellie: Imagine it's half-past three. Respond to the question. |
| Martin: Kolik je hodin? (five seconds) Je půl čtvrté. |
| Kellie: You want to ask someone what time it is. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Martin: Kolik je hodin? |
| {pause} |
| Kellie: This is the end of Lesson 17 |
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