Learn the question "What's wrong?" in Czech and how to answer it
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| Kellie: Top 25 Czech Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 19: What's wrong? 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's wrong?” In Czech this is |
| Martin: Co se stalo? |
| Kellie: The first word in the question is |
| Martin: co |
| Kellie: meaning “what” in English. |
| Martin: (Slow, by syllable) co |
| Kellie: Listen again and repeat. |
| Martin: co |
| {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 “itself.” |
| Martin: (Slow, by syllable) se |
| Kellie: Now repeat. |
| Martin: se |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Martin: co se |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| Martin: stalo |
| Kellie: meaning “it happened.” |
| Martin: (Slow, by syllable) stalo |
| Kellie: Now repeat. |
| Martin: stalo |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Martin: co se stalo |
| {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 wrong?” |
| Martin: Jsem unavený. |
| Kellie: "I'm tired.” Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Martin: (Slow) Jsem unavený. |
| {pause} |
| Kellie: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Martin: jsem |
| Kellie: means “I am.” |
| Martin: (Slow, by syllable) jsem |
| Kellie: Now repeat |
| Martin: jsem |
| {Pause} |
| Kellie: And after that |
| Martin: unavený |
| Kellie: meaning “tired.” |
| Martin: (Slow, by syllable) unavený |
| Kellie:Now repeat. |
| Martin: unavený |
| {Pause} |
| Kellie: Listen to the speaker say, I'm tired, and then repeat. |
| Martin: Jsem unavený. |
| {pause} |
| Kellie: To expand on the pattern, replace tired with sad. |
| Martin: smutný |
| Kellie: sad |
| Martin: (slow) smutný (regular) smutný |
| Kellie: Listen to the phrase again, this time with sad |
| Martin: Jsem smutný. |
| Kellie: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace tired. Say “I'm sad.” |
| {pause} |
| Martin: Jsem smutný. |
| Kellie: To expand on the pattern, replace sad with hungry. |
| Martin: hladový |
| Kellie: hungry |
| Martin: (slow) hladový (regular) hladový |
| Kellie: Listen to the phrase again, this time with hungry |
| Martin: Jsem hladový. |
| Kellie: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace sad. Say “I'm hungry.” |
| {pause} |
| Martin: Jsem hladový. |
| Kellie: To expand on the pattern, replace hungry with angry. |
| Martin: naštvaný |
| Kellie: angry |
| Martin: (slow) naštvaný (regular) naštvaný |
| Kellie: Listen to the phrase again, this time with angry |
| Martin: Jsem naštvaný. |
| Kellie: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace hungry. Say “I'm angry.” |
| {pause} |
| Martin: Jsem naštvaný. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting the Czech Republic and someone asks you what's wrong. You want to answer I'm tired. Respond to the question. |
| Martin: Co se stalo? (five seconds) Jsem unavený. |
| Kellie: Now you want to say you’re sad. Respond to the question. |
| Martin: Co se stalo? (five seconds) Jsem smutný. |
| Kellie: You want to say you’re hungry. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Martin: Co se stalo? (five seconds) Jsem hladový. |
| Kellie: Imagine you're angry. Respond to the question. |
| Martin: Co se stalo? (five seconds) Jsem naštvaný. |
| Kellie: Now you want to ask someone what's wrong. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Martin: Co se stalo? |
| {pause} |
| Kellie: This is the end of Lesson 19 |
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