Learn the question "Have you been to Prague?" in Czech and how to answer it
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| Kellie: Top 25 Czech Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 24: Have you been to 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 “Have you been to Prague?” In Czech this is |
| Martin: Byl jsi v Praze? |
| The first word in the question is |
| Martin: byl |
| Kellie: meaning “were” in English. |
| Martin: (Slow, by syllable) byl |
| Kellie: Listen again and repeat. |
| Martin: byl |
| {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: jsi |
| Kellie: meaning “you”. |
| Martin: (Slow, by syllable) jsi |
| Kellie: Now repeat. |
| Martin: jsi |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Martin: byl jsi |
| {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: byl jsi v |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| Martin: Praze |
| Kellie: which is “Prague”. |
| Martin: (Slow, by syllable) Praze |
| Kellie: Now repeat. |
| Martin: Praze |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Martin: Byl jsi v Praze? |
| {pause} |
| Kellie: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question “Have you been to Prague?” |
| Martin: Ano, byl jsem tam dvakrát. |
| Kellie: "Yes, I've been twice”. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Martin: (Slow) Ano, byl jsem tam dvakrát. |
| {pause} |
| Kellie: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Martin: ano |
| Kellie: means “yes”. |
| Martin: (Slow, by syllable) ano |
| Kellie: Now repeat |
| Martin: ano |
| {Pause} |
| Kellie: And next |
| Martin: byl |
| meaning “was”. |
| Martin: (Slow, by syllable) byl |
| Kellie:Now repeat. |
| Martin: byl |
| {Pause} |
| Kellie: And after that |
| Martin: jsem |
| meaning “I am.” |
| Martin: (Slow, by syllable) jsem |
| Kellie:Now repeat. |
| Martin: jsem |
| {Pause} |
| Kellie: And next |
| Martin: tam |
| Kellie: meaning “there.” |
| Martin: (Slow, by syllable) tam |
| Kellie:Now repeat. |
| Martin: tam |
| {Pause} |
| Kellie: And next |
| Martin: dvakrát |
| Kellie: meaning “twice.” |
| Martin: (Slow, by syllable) dvakrát |
| Kellie:Now repeat. |
| Martin: dvakrát |
| {Pause} |
| Kellie: Listen to the speaker say, Yes, I've been twice, and then repeat. |
| Martin: Ano, byl jsem tam dvakrát. |
| {pause} |
| Kellie: To expand on the pattern, replace twice with five times. |
| Martin: pětkrát |
| Kellie: five times |
| Martin: (slow) pětkrát (regular) pětkrát |
| Kellie: Listen to the phrase again, this time with five times |
| Martin: Ano, byl jsem tam pětkrát. |
| Kellie: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace twice. Say “Yes, I've been five times.” |
| {pause} |
| Martin: Ano, byl jsem tam pětkrát. |
| Kellie: To make another phrase, replace five times with last year. |
| Martin: loni |
| Kellie: last year |
| Martin: (slow) loni (regular) loni |
| Kellie: Listen to the phrase again, this time with last year |
| Martin: Ano, byl jsem tam loni. |
| Kellie: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace five times. Say “Yes, I was there last year.” |
| {pause} |
| Martin: Ano, byl jsem tam loni. |
| Kellie: To use a different phrase, replace last year with 10 years ago. |
| Martin: před deseti lety |
| Kellie: 10 years ago |
| Martin: (slow) před deseti lety (regular) před deseti lety |
| Kellie: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 10 years ago |
| Martin: Ano, byl jsem tam před deseti lety. |
| Kellie: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace “last year.” Say “Yes, I was there 10 years ago.” |
| {pause} |
| Martin: Ano, byl jsem tam před deseti lety. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting the Czech Republic and a stranger asks you “Have you been to Prague?” You want to answer Yes, I've been twice. Respond to the question. |
| Martin: Byl jsi v Praze? (five seconds) Ano, byl jsem tam dvakrát. |
| Kellie: Now you want to say Yes, I've been five times.. Respond to the question. |
| Martin: Byl jsi v Praze? (five seconds) Ano, byl jsem tam pětkrát. |
| Kellie: You want to say Yes, I was there last year. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Martin: Byl jsi v Praze? (five seconds) Ano, byl jsem tam loni. |
| Kellie: You want to answer Yes, I was there 10 years ago. Respond to the question. |
| Martin: Byl jsi v Praze? (five seconds) Ano, byl jsem tam před deseti lety. |
| Kellie: You want to ask someone if they have been to Prague. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Martin: Byl jsi v Praze? |
| {pause} |
| Kellie: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. |
| Martin: Byl jsi v Praze? |
| {pause} |
| Kellie: This is the end of Lesson 24 |
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