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Kellie: Top 25 Czech Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 20: What's the weather like in Prague? 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 the weather like in Prague?” In Czech this is
Martin: Jaké je v Praze počasí?
The first word in the question is
Martin: jaké
Kellie: meaning “what” in English.
Martin: (Slow, by syllable) jaké
Kellie: Listen again and repeat.
Martin: jaké
{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 “it 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: jaké je
{pause}
And next
Martin: v
Kellie: meaning “in.”
Martin: (Slow, by syllable) v
Kellie: Now repeat.
Martin: v
{Pause}
Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat.
Martin: jaké je v
{pause}
And next
Martin: Praze
Kellie: which is Prague.
Martin: (Slow, by syllable) Praze
Kellie: Now repeat.
Martin: Praze
{Pause}
Listen to the the first 4 words of the question and repeat.
Martin: jaké je v Praze
{pause}
Next is
Martin: počasí
Kellie: meaning “weather.”
Martin: (Slow, by syllable) počasí
Kellie: Now repeat.
Martin: počasí
{Pause}
Listen to the entire question and repeat.
Martin: jaké je v Praze počasí
{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 the weather like in Prague?”
Martin: Je slunečno.
Kellie: "It's sunny.” Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase.
Martin: (Slow) Je slunečno.
{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
Kellie: The next word is…..
Martin: slunečno
Kellie: meaning “sunny”
Martin: (slow,by syllable) slunečno
Kellie: now repeat
Martin: slunečno
Kellie: And the full sentence is…
Martin: Je slunečno.
{Pause}
Kellie: Listen to the speaker say, “It's sunny”, and then repeat.
Martin: Je slunečno.
{pause}
Kellie: To use a different phrase, replace sunny with cloudy.
Martin: je zataženo
Kellie: It’s cloudy.
Martin: (slow) je zataženo (regular) je zataženo
Kellie: Listen to the phrase again, this time with cloudy
Martin: Je zataženo.
Kellie: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace sunny. Say “It's cloudy.”
{pause}
Martin: Je zataženo..
Kellie: To use a different phrase, replace cloudy with humid.
Martin: vlhko
Kellie: humid
Martin: (slow) je vlhko (regular) je vlhko
Kellie: Listen to the phrase again, this time with humid
Martin: Je vlhko.
Kellie: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace cloudy. Say “It's humid.”
{pause}
Martin: Je vlhko.
Kellie: To expand on the pattern, replace humid with dry.
Martin: sucho
Kellie: dry
Martin: (slow) sucho (regular) sucho
Kellie: Listen to the phrase again, this time with dry
Martin: Je sucho.
Kellie: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word humid. Say “It's dry.”
{pause}
Martin: Je sucho.
Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting the Czech Republic and someone asks you “What's the weather like in Prague?” You want to say it's sunny. Respond to the question.
Martin: Jaké je v Praze počasí? (five seconds) Je slunečno.
Kellie: Now you want to say it's cloudy. Respond to the question.
Martin: Jaké je v Praze počasí? (five seconds) Je zataženo..
Kellie: You want to say it's humid. Answer the speaker's question.
Martin: Jaké je v Praze počasí? (five seconds) Je vlhko.
Kellie: You want to say it's dry. Respond to the question.
Martin: Jaké je v Praze počasí? (five seconds) Je sucho.
Kellie: You want to ask someone what the weather is like. Ask the question
(5 seconds)
Martin: Jaké je v Praze počasí?
{pause}
Kellie: This is the end of Lesson 20

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