Learn the question "How long have you been studying Czech?" in Czech and how to answer it
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| Kellie: Top 25 Czech Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 6: How long have you been studying 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 “How long have you been studying Czech?” In Czech this is |
| Martin: Jak dlouho se učíš česky? |
| 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: dlouho |
| Kellie: meaning “long”. |
| Martin: (Slow, by syllable) dlouho |
| Kellie: Now repeat. |
| Martin: dlouho |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Martin: jak dlouho |
| {pause} |
| And after that |
| Martin: se |
| Kellie: meaning “yourself”. |
| Martin: (Slow, by syllable) se |
| Kellie: Now repeat. |
| Martin: se |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| Martin: jak dlouho se |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| Martin: učíš |
| Kellie: meaning “you learn”. |
| Martin: (Slow, by syllable) učíš |
| Kellie: Now repeat. |
| Martin: učíš |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 4 words of the question and repeat. |
| Martin: jak dlouho se učíš |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| Martin: česky |
| Kellie: meaning “Czech.” |
| Martin: (Slow, by syllable) česky |
| Kellie: Now repeat. |
| Martin: česky |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Martin: jak dlouho se učíš česky |
| {pause} |
| Kellie: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question How long have you been studying Czech? |
| Martin: Jeden měsíc. |
| Kellie: "For 1 month.” Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Martin: (Slow) Jeden měsíc. |
| {pause} |
| Kellie: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Martin: jeden |
| Kellie: means “one”. |
| Martin: (Slow, by syllable) jeden |
| Kellie: Now repeat |
| Martin: jeden |
| {Pause} |
| Kellie: And next |
| Martin: měsíc |
| Kellie: meaning “month”. |
| Martin: (Slow, by syllable) měsíc |
| Kellie:Now repeat. |
| Martin: měsíc |
| {Pause} |
| Kellie: Listen to the speaker say, For 1 month, and then repeat. |
| Martin: Jeden měsíc. |
| {pause} |
| Kellie: To expand on the pattern, replace 1 month with three months. |
| Martin: tři měsíce |
| Kellie: three months |
| Martin: (slow) tři měsíce (regular) tři měsíce |
| Kellie: Listen to the phrase again, this time with three months |
| Martin: Tři měsíce. |
| Kellie: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace 1 month. Say For three months. |
| {pause} |
| Martin:Tři měsíce. |
| Kellie: To expand on the pattern, replace three months with six months. |
| Martin: šest měsíců |
| Kellie: six months |
| Martin: (slow) šest měsíců (regular) šest měsíců |
| Kellie: Listen to the phrase again, this time with six months |
| Martin: Šest měsíců. |
| Kellie: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace “three months”. Say “For six months”. |
| {pause} |
| Martin: Šest měsíců. |
| Kellie: To expand on the pattern, replace six months with one year. |
| Martin: jeden rok |
| Kellie: one year |
| Martin: (slow) jeden rok (regular) jeden rok |
| Kellie: Listen to the phrase again, this time with one year |
| Martin: Jeden rok. |
| Kellie: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace six months. Say For one year. |
| {pause} |
| Martin: Jeden rok. |
| Kellie: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting the Czech Republic and someone asks you how long you have been studying Czech. You have been studying it for 1 month. Respond to the question. |
| Martin: Jak dlouho se učíš česky? (five seconds) Jeden měsíc. |
| Kellie: Imagine you've been studying it for three months. Respond to the question. |
| Martin: Jak dlouho se učíš česky? (five seconds) Tři měsíce.. |
| Kellie: Imagine you've been studying it for six months. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Martin: Jak dlouho se učíš česky? (five seconds) Šest měsíců. |
| Kellie: Imagine you've been studying it for one year. Respond to the question. |
| Martin: Jak dlouho se učíš česky? (five seconds) Jeden rok. |
| Kellie: Now you want to ask someone how long -they- have been studying Czech. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Martin: Jak dlouho se učíš česky? |
| {pause} |
| Kellie: This is the end of Lesson 6 |
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