A FEWWORDS

FROM
CHARLES
BERLITZ
Es:ii'Si,il'3?
WORLD
FAMOUSLINGUIST
Letmeintroduceyouto thecassette courseyou

0zech
havechosento study.In it youwillfindthebasic
phrasesneededfor communication in this lan-
guage.
Therearetwo impoftant thingsto remem-
beraboutlearninga new language:
in the people,theircountry
Be interested
andlanguage.Wantto learnthe language. V

it as oftenas youcan.Nothingis
Practice
moreeffective in creatinga f riendlyatmo-
sphereand nothingflatterspeoplemore
thanwhena foreigner
language.
triesto speaktheir

Thevoiceon thesecassetteswill saya phrase

0estina
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Thenyouwill hearthetranslation
in English. of
the phraserepeatedtwice. Duringthe pause
afterthe secondrepetition,repeatthe phrase
aloud.Tryto imitatethe pronunciation
as nearly
as you can.
Readthe wordsas theyarespokenon the cas-
setteandusethe guideto helpyou remember
the words and pronouncethem duringthe
pauses.Remember, knowingthelanguageis the

ult0||ffi
bestwayof knowingthe countryandenjoying
it more.
CharlesBerlitz

EducationalServices
Washington,D.C.
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GE N E R A LE X P R E S S ION S
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V i si tsandl ntroducti ons..... ....1
Inqui ri esontheS treet. .........3
E verydayE xpressi ons .....4
P E R S ON A LN E E D S
Food. ......5
A tA musementP l aces ....6
A ttheH otel . ......7
A t the R estaurant .. . . ... . 8
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TR A N S P OR TA TION
R ai l w ayTravel . . . . . 16
A ttheA i roort . . . . . . 17
D ri vi nganA utomobi l e... . . . . . . . 17
A utomobi l e Mai ntenance . . . . . . . . 19

S OC IA L C U S TOMS
A N D P OLITEE X P R E S S ION S ... . . . . . . . , 20
IMP OR TA N TS IGN S . . . . . . 23

V OC A B U LA R YIN D E X . . . , , 25
Readthe introductionbeforeturningon cassetteside1.
INTRODUCTION
Whenyou startthe first cassette,you will hear
Englishphrasesimmediately translatedintoCzech,
repeated twice,andfollowedby a pause.Duringthe
pause,saythe Czechwordsaloud.Remember, you
can alwaysreplaya phraseyou are unsureabout.
Just listeningis not enough.You must repeatthe
wordsandphrasesas oftenas possibleto impress
themon your memory.Theyare spokenat normal
conversational speedand you shouldpracticere-
p e a t in gt h e m a t t h e s a mes p e e d .

C z e cho slo va kia i s comprisedof two distinc t Testingshowsthata wordspoken10to 20times

n a t i o n a liti es- the Czechs and S lovaks-eac h will imp re s sit s e lf o n t h e c o n s c io u smi n d m o r e
s p e a k inga slig h tl y different S lavic langua g e . readilythana wordseen50to 100times.Whenthe
Cz e c hth , e la n g u a ge of this course,is spokenb y t wo s y s t e msa rec o mb in e da, s in t h is c o u r s ey, o u
1 0 m i l l ionpe o p lew , hileS lovakis the languageof will besurprised at theeasewithwhichyouacquire
a b o u t5 m i l l i onl i vi ngprimarilyin S lovakia.Both a wholenew vocabulary.
belongto the Balto-Slavic branchof Indo-European
languages andspringf romthe medieval OldCzech
l a n g u ag eO. th e rm o dernS laviclanguages suchas
Russian,Polish,or Serbo-Croatian, are closerela- P RO NUNCI A T I OHI
NNT S
tivesto CzechandSlovak,closer,say,thanFrench
a n d S p an isha r e to E nglish. Cz e c hs p e llin gf a c ilit a t e sp ro n u n c ia ti oi n t h a t
t h e le t t e rso r c o mb in a t io on f le t t e rsre p r e s e n t i n g
L AN G U AG/30E CZE CHwillf urnishyouwithth e t h e s o u n d sa re p ro n o u n c ecdo n s is t e n t l yT.h e f o l -
basicphrases youneedto communicate in Czech- lo win ga re a f e w imp o rt a npt o in t st o re m e m b e r :
whatyou wish to say and whatyou can expectin
reply.Theyareshort,easyto repeatandmemorize, 1) TheseCzechlettersstandfor identicalEnglish
a n d C z ech suse th e m manytimesdaily. sounds:

Th e nu m b e ro f w ordsand phrasesemployedin a - luck

everyday conversation is surprisingly
smallandthe 9=Set
. ...
v o c a b ula rofy th is courseincludesand stress e s I'Y = Klt
these.Repetition of thesekeyphrases will giveyou o = lgst
gr a spof how Czechis construct e d
a n i n s t in cti ve U=put
andyoucanmakeyourownsentences as you learn
new words.
 Th esa m el ette r sa lsocanbe markedby a slas h 5 ) F o r t h e f o llo win gs o u n d st h e rea re n o E n g l i s h
o r a l ittleci r cl ea b ovethemandarepronounc e d e q u iv a le n t s :
a l i t t l e bit lo n g e r :
r = ro llin gr a s in
e- fatherS cott-ish
6 - care i = zh as in Dvorzhak
i, y = beet ch = c n a s in S c ot t i s h
6^= call lo c h
ri Or U = nOOn
^r-
Ge'rmannocn
2) Thefollowinglettershavehook-like diacritics
on
t h e m a n d ha vethe followingE nglishequiv a - A s y o u lis t e n t o t h e p ro n u n c ia t io on f t h e s e
lents: soundson the cassettes, try to imitatethe Czech
voices.Eachtime you practicethe phrases,the
t - measure la n g u a g b
e c o me se a s ie ru n t ilf in a llyt,h e yb e c o m e
5 - mush pari of your normalvocabulary.
d = bench
Now proceedwith the book and turn on cas-
3) The lettersd, t, andn can be soft-d', !_.,i-as seffeslde 7. As soonas you are familiarwith the
in soft pronunciation of dew,Tuesday, canyon, cassettetapemethod,putthe bookasideandprac-
o r t he y can a p p earin the followingcombina - t ic e re p e a t inega c hp h ra s ea lo u din t h e p au s ep r o -
tions: videdafter the Czechphraseis repeatedfor the
s e c o n dt ime .
d 6, d i = ( d' + e), (d' + i)
t 6 , ti = ( t' + e), (t' + i)
n 6 , ni = ( i +e), (h + i)

the followingsound s :
4) Th e sel ette r sr e p resent

c = cats
j - yes
k - Kate
g - gooo E DI T O R' NO
S T ET: h ewo rd ie it in a is u s e dw h e n
h - hand referringto the nameof the Czechlanguage. How-
ever,the worddeskyis usedin reference to speak-
ing in Czech.
ill
G E NE RA LE X P RE S S I O NS
E N GLIS H C E S K Y(C ZE C H)

SALUTATIONS
Good morni ng, Mr. N ovdk. D obr! den, pane Noviik.
Good eveni ng,Mr. N ov6k. D obrf veder,pan e Novdk.
Good ni ght, Mr. N ovak. D obrou noc, pane Nowik
I am very pl easedto meet V el mi rn6 t65i .
you.
Thank you. D S kuj ivA m.
Thankyou verymuch. D6kujivAmmnohokrdr.
How are you? Jak se mAte?
P l ease. Prosim.
Good-bye. N a shl edanou.

V IS ITSA N D IN TR OD U C TION S
D o you know hi m? Zndteho?
Do you knowher? TnAteji?
Allowme to introduce D ovol te,abych se
myself. pi edstavi l .
A l l ow me to i ntroducehi m. D ovol te,abych vdm ho
pi edst avil .
A l l ow me to i ntroduce her. D ovol te,abych v Am ji
pi edstavi l .
May I ask who you are? S mi m se vds zept at ,kdo
j ste?
Hereis my card. Tady j e moj e nav6t ivenka.
I am pleasedto meetyou. T65im6.
A re you Mr. Mdl ek? V y j ste pan Mal e k?
Wherearevou from? Odkud j ste?
I am from New York. Ja isemz NewYorku.
EN GL IS H C E SK Y(C Z EC H ) E N GLIS H cESKY(CZECH)
Wh e re do y ou liv e? K d e b y d l i te ? May I offeryou Mohu vA m nabi dnout
I l i ve i n New Y or k . B v d l i m v N e w Yo rk u . somethingto eat? n6co k j i dl u?
somethingto drink n6co k pi ti
How is yourfamily? Jak se m6 vaSerodina? Do you like tea? M6te r6d daj?
wife vaSemanZelka- (speakingto a male)
daughter va5edcera (M6terdda6aj?)
mother vabematka (speakingto a female)
husband v65manZel
son v65 syn I l i ke coffee. Ja mA m r6da kd vu.
father vdSotec (a femal e spe aker )
(J6 m6m rdd kAvu.)
D o yo u s peak E nglis h ? M l u v i te a n g l i c k y ? (a mal e speak e|
Yes,a little. Ano,trochu. It has beena longtime UZjsemvdsdlouho
I d o n o t s oeak Cz ec h w e l l . N e ml u v [md e s k v d o b i e. sinceI saw you last. neviddla.
(a femalespeaker)
Pl e a ses peak s lowly . Mluvtepomalu,prosim. (U2jsemv6sdlouho
Please reoeat Op a k u j te ,p ro s i m . nevid6l.)
I begyour pardon. Promihte.orosim. (a malespeaker)
Excuseme for Promiite,Ze ruSim. Pleaserememberme to Prosim, vyiid'te pozdi'av
interrupting. yourfamily. sv6 rodi n6.
Pleasecomeagain Piijd'tezase.
Wouldyou pleasecometo M o h l b y s te k n a m p i i j i t
my houseon Sunday? v ned6li? Good-bye.I had a N a shl edanou,bylo m i u
for breakfast n a s ru O a n i del i ghtful ti me. v6s vel mi pi i j e m n6.
Jordinner na obdd
for coffee na k6vu IN QU IR IE SON TH E S TR E E T
for tea na 6aj Whereis the pharmacy ProsimvAs,kdeje
for drinks na skleni6ku please? l6kArna?
for supper na ve6eii
How far is the business Jak dal eko j e od sud
d ho me ? J e p a n i N o v 6 k o v dd o ma?
ls Mrs. N ov dr k ov at districtfrom nere? do centra?
ba;[ do banky
Wh e n will s he be bac k ? K d v s e v rd ti ?
church do kostel a
Pl e a sec om e in. P ro s i m , p o j d ' te d d l . department store do obchodni ho
Pl e a seb e s eat ed. Posad'tese, prosim. domu
Americanembassy na ameri ck6
Will you havea cigarette? Zakouiitesi? vel vysl anect vi
You arewelcome. Pros[m. post office na po6tu
EN GL IS H Cesxy(czEcH) E N GLIS H 6rsrv (czEcH)
Pl e a ses how m e on t hi s Pro s i m, u k a Z teto n a P l easew ai t unti l I come P o6kej te,prosi m , neZ se
ma p . ma p 6 . back. vrA ti m.
Whatis the nameof this Jak se jmenujetato I shouldrike
toaccompanv
street? ulice? you. "T:i"iJji,,l"
(a femalespeaker)

Yes.
E V E RY D A YEX PR ES SION S
Ano.
Ii'
''::"J,31:l
(a mal e speaker )
No . Ne. W hi ch w ay shal l w e go? K udy pU j deme?
Please. Proslm. W e w ant to see the ci tv. C hceme vi d6t m 6st o.
Excuseme Promihte. I am in a hurry. Sp6chAm.
ls that so? Opravdu? ls this the shortestwav? Je to nejkratSi
cesta?
Ma yb e . Sn a d . E nd of Side 1
C e rta i n l y . U 1 6 i t6 .
PERSONALNEEDS ( Side 2)
You arewelcome. Proslm.
I am sorry. J e m i l i to .
FOOD
I d o n 't k now. Nevim.
Whereis the greengrocer?Kdeje prodejna
zeleniny?
I don'tthink so. Myslim,2e ne.
Wherecan I buy meat? Kde mohukouoitmaso?
Good luck. Mnoho5t6sti.
D o you have appl es? Mdte j abl ka?
Be careful. Dejtepozor. D ananas ban6ny
I needan interpreter. P o ti e b u j i tl u m o d n i k a . beans tazole
beefsteak bi ftek
Whatis this? C o j e to to ?
bread ch l eb
Wh a t i s t hat ? C o j e ta mto ? butter mdsl o
Whereis the toilet? Kdeje zAchod? cabbage zel i
cake zdkusky
Whatareyou doing? Co d6l6te?
canoy bonbony
Whereare you going? Ka m j d e te ? cherri es ti e5n6
I am goingto my room. Jdu do sv6ho pokoje. chi cken kuiata
chocol ate dokol adu
I am goingto breakfast. J d u n a s n i d a n i . coff ee k6vu
Pl e a seshow m e. UkaZtemi. orosim. crearn smetanu
Pleasedrawa pictureof it. Nakresletemi to. orosim. dates datl e
eggs vejce
EN GL IS H C ES KY(C Z EC H ) E N GLIS H CESKY(CZECH)
f ish ryoy W here i s the dance hal l ? K de j e tanedni s 6l?
grapes hrozny
lamb jehn6di
AT THE HOTEL
temons cit16ny
lettuce sal6t Whereis the hotel? K de j e hotel ?
meat maso W hat i s the pri ce per day? Jakd j e cena na den?
milk ml6ko WC E K tfden
oranges pomerande month m6s[c
oysters ustiice
D o you have a room w i th a Mate pokoj s koupelnou
peacnes broskve
pears bath or show er? nebosprchou?
hru5ky
pineapples ananas Do you have an air' M6te pokoj s kl im at izaci?
prums Svestky condi ti oned room?
potatoes brambory I w oul d l i ke a better room. C hci l epsi poko j.
flce ry2i cneaper l evn6j S i
so d a wat er sodovku rarger v6t5i
so u p pol6vku smal l er men5f
te a 6aj more qui et kl i dn6j S i
to ma t oes rajbata
tu rn i p s tuiin
I w oul d l i ke hot w ater Potiebujihorkouvodu.
ve g et ables zeleninu
i ce w ater vodus ledem
a pi l l ow polStdi
a tow el rudnik
A T A M U S EME N TPL A C E S soap mfdlo
Whereis the theater? Kde je divadlo? toi l et paper toaletnipap[r
concerthall k o n c e rtni s i h another bl anket jeSt6jednupiikryivku
Th i s i s a good s eat T o i e d o b re m[s to . P l easew ake me at 6 a.m. V zbud' te m6, proslm ,
v S est r6no.
Pl e a seres er v et wo t ic k e ts Pro s [m ,re z e rv u j temi dva
for Friday. listkyna p6tek. Whereis the bathroom? Kde je z{chod?
barbershoo holi6stvi
At whattime doesthe play V kolikhodinzadindta
hairdresser ddmskekadeinictvi
begin? hra?
P l easehave these cl othes P rosi m vds, dej t e m i t y
l s rt a c om edy ? J e to k o me d i e ?
w ashed. v6ci vyprat.
l s i t a tr agedy ? J e to tra g e d i e ?
W hen can I have them K dy to bude hot ovo?
l s i t a dr am a? J e to d ra ma ? back?
Whereis the stadium? Kdeje stadi6n?
 EN GL IS H CESKY(CZECH)
T I M E ,NUM B E RSCO
. L O RS ( Side 3)
E N GLIS H C E S K Y(C ZE CH)
Ma y I pleas e hav e t he k e y Chci kli6 od sv6ho
to mv r oom ? pokoje?
I am leavingtomorrow. DAYSOF THEWEEK
Odji2dim zttra.
I wouldlike to speakto
Monday pond6l
i
C h c i ml u v i t s v e d o u c im.
the manager. Tuesday Iteni
Hereis my new address. Tady je m6 novd adresa. Wednesday stieda
Pl e a sef or war d m y m a i l . Dorudtemi, prosim,mou Thursday 6tvrtek
po5tu. Fri day patek
May I havemy bill please? MUZete mi ddt udet? Saturday sobota
Pl e a sec all a t ax i. Pro s i m v 6 s , z a v o l e j temi S unday ned6le
taxika.
everyoay kaioli den
A T T H E R ES T AU R A N T today ones
W h e re i s a good tomorrow zitra
Kd e j e n 6 j a k dd o b ra
restaurant? restaurace? thi s w eek tentotyden
Ma v I s ee t he m enu? mi dAtjidelni
H,tEZete next w eek pii5titfden
listek? l ast w eek minulf tyiden
Pleasebringme a cup. P i i n e s te mi , p ro s i m v ds,
5dlek.
---;:-. MON TH SOF TH E Y E A R
f ork v rdl rc K u
glass s k l e ni 6 k u January l eden
ov
knife nuz February unor
plate talii March biezen
spoon lZi6ku
pepper pepi April duben
o.
salt SUI May kv6ten
sugar cukr
June cerven
vinegar nn al

breadand butter c h l e b a m As l o July ceryenec

Pl e a seb r ing m e t he b i l l . Piinestemi ri6et.orosim. August srpen
E n d o f Si d e 2 S eptember zarl
October ruen
November l i stopad
EN GL IS H dEsrv(czEcH) E N GLIS H 6Esr Y( czEc H )
De ce mb er p ro sIne c tw o seconds dvE vtei i ny
t h i s mo n t h tentom6sic ten seconds deset vtei i n
ne xt mo nt h piiStim6sic one nour j edna hodi na
last month minul! m6sic two hours dv6 hodi ny
Do vo u hav e a c alenda r? M Ate k a l e n d d i ? fi ve hours p6t hodi n
t h i s ye ar l e to s one mi nute j edna mi nuta
la st ye a r v l o ni ten minutes deset mi nut
nextyear p i i Sti ro k tw enty mi nutes dvacet mi nut
hal f an hour p E tn o c in y
SEASONS.WEATHER
Whattime is it now? K ol i k i e ted' ho din?
Sp ri n g laro It i s ni ne o' cl ock. Je dev6t hodi n.
Summer leto
It is twentyminutesbeforeJe za dvacet minut deset
Au tu mn podzim Ien.
Winter ztma It i s f i fteen mi nutes past Je j edenact a p at ndct
Ho w i s the weat hert od a y ? J a k 6 j e d n e s p o d a s i ? el even. mi nut.
Ho w wi l l t he weat her b e Jak6budezitrapodas[? It i s hal f past tw o. .te pEttieti
to mo r r ow?
It will (be)g_q_111y Budeslunedno. N U MB E R S
cl o u d y -
zamraceno one j eden
co o l chladno
IWO
f rosty mrznout
ra i n i ng prSet tnree Irl
windy vitr four 6tyfi
a n i ce day p6knfden
mZit f i ve p6t
d ri zzle
SIX Sest
T IME SEVEN

mrn u te m i n u ta ei ght osm

se co n d vteii n a nrne dev6t
hour h o di n a ten cleset
on e se c ond j e d n a v te i i n a eteven jeden6ct

10
E NGL IS H crsrv (czEcH) E N GLIS H CrsrY(czEcH)
t we l ve dvan6ct f irst prvnI
t h i rte e n tii n dct secono druhf
f o u rte e n 6trnAct thi rd tieti
f if teen patndct fou rth 6tvrtf
s i xte e n Sestn6ct fi fth paty
s e ve n te en sedmn6ct si xth 5estV
eig h te e n o s mn 6 c t t seventn sedmf
n In e te e n d e v a te n a c t ei ghth osmy
twenty ovacet n i nth devdtf
t we n l y-o ne d v a c e tj e d e n tenth desdtV
t we n ty-two dvacetdva elevent
h j edendctf
t we n ty-thr ee d v a c e t ti i tw el fth dvanA ctf
t hi rty ti i c e t t h i rteent h tfinecty
f orty 6tyiicet f ou rteenth dtrndct!
fi fty pades6t f i fteenth patn6ctV
srxty Sedesdt si xteenth Sestndctf
seventy sedmdesdt seventeenth sedmndct!
ei g h ty osmdesAt ei ghteenth osmnAct!
devadesAt n i neteenth devatendct!
on e h u n d r ed ST O tw enti eth dvac6tf
t wo h u n d r ed dv6 st6 irst
twenty-f dvacdtfprvni
I
one thousand ti s i c n th irt iet h tiicdt!
NOTE: H our s and y ears a re re fe rre dto b y u s i n g c a r -
d inal num ber s ;o n e o ' c l o c k - j e d n a h o d i n a ;
I C OLOR S
1 9 88 = t is ic + d e v 6 t s e t + o s md e s d t + W hat col or i s thi s? Jake barvyje to?
o s m . Day s of t he mo n th a re re fe rre dto b y o r-
d inal num ber s :A p ri l 2 1 - tw e n ty -fi rs t = It i s red. To je 6erven6.
d v ac dt ! pr v ni,an d s o o n . blue mod16
yel l ow 2lute
w hi te bir6
bl ack dern6
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 EN GL ISH 6 e sry(czE cH ) E N GLIS H cESKY(CZECH)
g re e n zelene
b ro w n hn 6 d e A T TH E TE LE GR A P HS TA T| ON
p rnK rEiove I w oul d l i ke to send a Chci poslattelegramdo
g ra y 5ed6 tel egramto the U .S .A . USA.
H ow much w i l l i t cost? K ol i k to bude stdt ?
C OMMUN ICATIO N S W hen w i l l i t arri ve? K dy to doj de?

A T T HE POS TO F F IC E TH E TE LE P H ON E
letter dopis W here i s a tel eohone? K de j e tel efon?
Wh e re is t he pos t of f ic e ? K d e te p o S ta ? May I pl ease use your Mohu pouZi tva5e ho
Wh e re c an I m ail t his ? Kd e to mo h u o d e s l a t? tel ephone? tel efon u ?
I w o u l d lik e t o s end t h i s C h c i to p o s l a t W here i s the tel ephone K de j e tel efonni seznam ?
di rectory?
lesle_tergq d o p o ru 6 e n 6 .
a i r mail l e te c k y W oul d you pl ease get thi s M&Zete
mi ddt toto 6isro,
sp ec ial deliv er y e x p re s s number for me? prosim?
p a r c et pos t jako balik
W hat number are you K tere di sl o vol 6te?
i n su r ed p o j i St6 n o
calIi ng?
Ma y I p l eas e hav e s om e Mohudostat please.
Information, P rosi m i nformace .
p o sta ges t am ps ? po5tovni prosim?
zndrmky,
postcards pohlednice Longdistance,please Prosimmezim6sto
Ho w muc h is t he pos t a g e K o l i k j e p o 5 to v n 6
o n th i s let t er ? z a te n to d o p i s ? H A N D LIN G MON E Y
o n this par c el z a te n to b a l i k W here i s the bank? K de j e banka?
Th i s p a c k agec ont ains T e n to b a l i d e ko b s a h u j e P l easechange thi s i nto Prosim,rozm6iteto na
DO O K S . k ni h y . smal l er bi l l s. menSibankovky.
ca noy bonb6ny
P l easechange thi s i nto Prosim,rozm6hteto na
ro ys h ra6ky
co i ns. mrnce.
food p o tra v rn y
cl o thing o b l e 6 e ni P l easechange thi s i nto Prosim,rozm6hte
to na
p e rs onalbelongin g s osobni v6ci crow ns. Koruny.
p e ris hablef oods potraviny,kter6se kazi W hat i s the rate ol Jakyij e vfmE nn! kur s?
fra gile m at er ial ro z b i tn 6v 6 c i exchange?

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 EN GL IS H CESKY(CZECH) E N GLIS H ersrv (czECH)
D o yo u ac c ept P i i j i m d te l s thi s the trai n to P i l sen? Jede tento vl ak d o Plzn6?
tra ve ler ' sc hec k s ?
ls this an expresstrain? Je to rvchlik?
cre dit c ar ds
Whendoesthe trainfor V kol i k hodi n odjiZdivlak
Ostravadeoart? do Ostravv?
AT CUSTOMS
Whereis the customs? ls therea diningcar on Je v tomtovlaku
Kd e j e c e l n i c e ?
this train? jidelnivEz?
Th i s i s m y baggage. ------------;---
To je moje zavazadlo. sleepingcar spacrvuz
h a n dbag m o j e ta S k a smokingcar vEzpro kui6ky
su i tcas e mElt<utr ls smokingpermitted Je tady koui eni
I h a ve n ot hing t o dec la re . N e m6 m n i c k p ro c l e n i . here? dovol eno?
This is not new. To neninov6. Whatis the nameof this Jak se jmenujetoto
ls this duty-free? J e to b e z c l a ? place? misto?
M a y I g o now? MohuuZjit? How longdoesthe train Jak dl ouho tady st oji
stop here? vl ak?
En d o f Si d e 3
W here i s the exi t to the K de j e vfchod na ulici?
street?
TRA N S P O R T AT ION (Si d e a)
Wherecan I rent a car? Kdesi mohupronajmout A T TH E A IR P OR T
auto?
boat Whereis the airoort? Kdeje letist6?
lod'ku
H ow much does a taxi to K ol i k stoi i taxl k n a
RA I L WA YT R A VE L
the airportcost? letiSt6?
Wh e re i s t he r ailway W here i s the passportand K de j e cel ni a pasov6
Kde je nAdrazi?
sta ti o n? customs checkooi nt? odbaveni ?
W hat ti me does the pl ane V kol i k hodi n l eti let adlo
W h e re i s t he inf olm at i o n Kdejsou informace?
for C arl sbaddepart? do Karlovrich VarU?
d e sk?
P l e a seg iv e m e a H ow l ong w i l l the fl i ght for Jak6 zpol ddni md t et adt o
Dejtemi, prosim,jlzdni
ti me table. rAd.
the U .S . be del aved? do USA?
How muchis a first cl ass Kolikstojl prvnitrida
ticketto Brno? do Brna? D R IV IN GA N A U TOMOB ILE
secondclass druhdtrida Do you knowthe roadto Zn6tecestudo
How muchis a roundtrip Ko l i k s to j i z p d te d n il i s te k Olomouc? Olomouce?
ticketto Bratislava? d o Bra ti s l a v v ? ls the roadgood? Je ta cestadobrd?

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 ENGL ISH CESKY(CZECH) E N GLIS H cEsxv( czEcH )
Whichway is North? Kterd cesta vede na sever? Not veryfar. N e moc dal eko.
South jih
East v fc h o d Verv far from here. V el mi dal eko odsu d.
WeSt zitpad This way. Timtosmbrem.
Wheredoesthis roadlead Kam vedetato cesta? ls therea gasolinepump Je tady n6kde bl fzko
to? aroundhere? qCnzl_!_qyg_Pg1pe?
H ow ma ny k ilom et er sis i t KolikkilometrE ie do town m6sto
to Pra g ue? Prahy? policestation policejnistanice
nver ieka
Excu se me. I am los t . C a n Promihte, jd jsem
garage autoservis
yo u h e lp m e? zabloudila. MEZete mr parkinglot parkoviStE
pomoci?
trainstation nAdrali
Do you havea map? Mdtemapu? telephone telefon
Ca n yo u g uide m e? tr,tEZete
mi ukdzatcestu? airport letiSt6
superhighway ddlnice
Pl e a sep o int . Prosim,ukaZte.
Ca n yo u find a guide f or wEZetemi najlt
A U TOMOB ILEMA IN TE N A N C E
me ? prEvodce?
W here can I f i nd a garage? K de naj du autoser vis?
Wh a t o l a c e is t his ? Jak se jmenujetoto
mlsto? Do you havepartsfor this M6tesou66stkyna toto
Americancar? americk6auto?
Whatis the nameof this Jak se jmenujetato
street? ulice? D o you have a battery? M6teakumul6tor?
a cabl e kabel
Turnright. Z a h n 6 ted o o ra v a . ti re chai ns iet6zyna pneumatiky
Turnleft. Z a h n 6 ted o l e v a . di sti l l ed w ater vodu
destilovanou
gasol i ne benzln
G o stra i ght ahead. Jed'te poidd rovn6 i nner tubes du5e
Go backto the crossroad Jed'tezpAtkyna a l i ght bul b idrovku
and follow the guide kiiZovatku a sledujte oi l olej
srgns. ukazatele. a pump pumpu
Wh e re i s t he v illage? Kd e i e ta v e s n i c e ? spark pl ugs svidky
a ti re pneumatiku
T h e re . T a m.
Canyou do an oil change?lVSZete
mi vym6nitolej?
Here. Tady.
W here can I f i nd a Kde najdunElafeno
Ne a r. Bl i z k o . mechani c? mechanika?
Far. Daleko. I have a f l at ti re. MA m defekt

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 EN GL IS H C ES KY(C Z EC H )
Ca n yo u r epair t his t ir e ? wSZetemi opravit
pneumatiku?
Ho w mu c h will t he wo rk Kolikto budestAt?
co st?
Wh e n will it be r eadv ? Kd y to b u d e h o to v o ?
SOCI A LCUS T O M SA N D POL IT EEX PR ES SION S
Th e m any Cz ec h wo rd s y o u h a v e l i s te n e d to o n the
c a sse tt esand pr ac t ic e ds a y i n gc a n b e v a ri e dto e x p r ess
al l ki n d s of dif f er entm e a n i n g sa n d n e e d s .N o w y o u wi l l
b e a b l eto get alongqui tew e l l i n C z e c hu s i n gth e p h ra ses
yo u h a v elear nedin s et p a tte rn sw i th o u t h a v i n gto w o rry
a Do u t g ram m aror s ente n c e c o n s tru c ti o n .
Be si d es t hes e nec e s s a ryw o rd s , h o w e v e r,th e re are
oth e r p olit eex pr es s ion sa n d p h ra s e sw h i c h w i l l i n d i cate
th a t yo u k now s om et hin ga b o u t th e c u l tu rei n C z e c h o sl o-
va ki a .Thes ear e t he " ex tra w o rd s " th a t C z e c hp e o p l ef re-
qu e n tl y us e t hat will s t a mp y o u a s s o me o n ew h o u n d er-
sta n d s a nd r es pec t st h e s o c i a l c u s to m s o f th e c o u n try.
U se th e se ex t r a wor ds a n d th e C z e c h sw i l l th i n k o f you
as a p o lit e, c har m ing,o r-a s w e ma y s a y i n C z e c h -
sympatick,i.
A g o od ex am pleof t h i s ty p e o f w o rd , a n d o n e y o u w i l l
f re q u e nt lyhearis P r os l m.T h e m e a n i n gc h a n g e sa c c ord-
in g to ci r c um s t anc eand g e s tu re l. t m e a n s,,p l e a s e ,,, ,,you
a re we l c om e, " " lt ' s alr i g h t," " G o a h e a d ,"o r,,y o u f i rs t.' ,
A ce rtainf or m alit yis ty p i c a lo f C z e c hl a n g u a g eT . i i les
are i mp o r t ant .Las t name s a re n o t u s e d w h e n a d d ress-
ing people.To get the attentionof a man, say prosim v6s,
pa n e ; o f a wom an, P r o s i m v a s , p a n l ; o f a c o u p re o r a
mi xe d g roup,P r os imv d s .H o l d e rso f ti tl e s a re a d d re s sed
b y th e tit le. A doc t or (p a n d o k to r) i s a d d re s s e dp a ne
doktore, an executive (pan ieditel) as Pane iediteli, and
any newsman (pan redaktor)as Pane redaktore.
Amo n g t he dif f er entw a y s o f s a y i n g " l a m p l e a s e dto
m e e t yo u, " t he s hor t es ta n d e a s i e s ti s " l a m o l e a s e d ,,-
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TdEimE,or "l am very pleased"-Velmi mE t6!i. To which
the other person may repl y w i th ei ther of these t wo
phrasesor " The pl easurei s enti rel ymi ne" -P oldEenije
na md stran6,The greeti ng " H ow are you?" i s r oughly
Jak se mate?and the repl y i s " V ery w el l , thank you. And
you?" Velmi dobie, dEkuji. A vy? Don't forget to shake
hands w hen meeti ng or l eavi ng peopl e. l t i s also con-
si dered courteous to bow , especi al l yto a w om an.
l f you know a person' sfami l y and w i sh to se nd t hem
your regards, say " Many regards to your fam ily"-
jte rodinu; . . . to your wite" -manZelku;"lo your
Pozdravu
husband" - manZel a.
W hen someone does you a servi ce,besi de s saying
" Thanks" -D 6kuii , or " Many thanks" -D d kuji m ockr at ,
you mi ght add " That i s very ni ce of you" -fo je od vds
vel mipbkne.l f you are i nvi tedsomew here,accept "Wit h
pl easure" -S pot6E eni m. W henvi si ti ngsomeone'shom e,
you will hear "Come in, please"- Pojd'teddl, proslm and
" S i t dow n" - P osad' tese or " Make yoursel fat h om e"-
B ud' tetu j ako doma.Toadmi resomeone' shom eyou say
" W hat a f i ne pl ace"-Mate to tadyp' knd. W hen you ar e
i nvi ted to di nner, compl i ment your hostess by saying
" Thi s i s del i ci ous" -To j e v,i borne.A nd w hen yo u leave,
rememberto say "Thankyou for everything"- DEkuiivdm
za vEechno,and "lt was a very pleasantevening"- fo byl
velmi piiiemny veder.
Y ou shoul d be readyto admi rebui l di ngs,mon um ent s,
sceneryand so on w i th remarksl i ke " l t' s very beaut iful"
-To je velmi krdsn6,"Very interesting"- Velmizajimav6,
or " Magni fi cent"-N ddhern6.
l f you step i n f ront of someone or must crowd int o a
seat next to a person,you beg pardonby sayingPromidte,
to w hi ch the other person mi ght repl y P rosi m. lt you
gestureto someoneto go througha door beforeyou, say
"Please, after you"- Prosim, a2 po vds.
W hen havi ng a dri nk w i th your C zech f ri end say "To
your heal th" -N a ya5ezdravi .W hen someone is about
to eat, w i sh them D obrouchut' , and say " Thank you"-
D E kui i ,w hen getti ng up after a meal . W hen a f r iend is
goi ng to a party,or some other f uncti on,you say "Have
zl
g good Iime"-Piiiemnou zdbavu; "Have a good trip" IMP OR TA N TS IGN S
S f'a sfn o u c es f u. A pol i te w a y to w i s h " G o o d l u c k " i s
Mn o h o 5 t 6s l1 and s ome ti m e s fo r a d i ff i c u l t e n te rp ri se E N GLIS H C E S K Y(C ZE C H )
on e e xp r es s est he r ev e rs ew i s h o f " B re a k y o u r l e g "- B ri dge Most
Zlomte vaz. To express congratulations say Blahopieji
Carefu I Opatrn6
vd m;'forbir t hdayand na me d a yw i s h e s ," A l l th e b e s t"-
Viechno nejlepii. Caution P ozor
Ce rtainidiom at icex p re s s i o n sc a n b e u s e d a s i n fo rm al C l osed Zavieno
gre e ti n gss uc h as " How a re y o u d o i n g ? "-J a k s e v e d e?
Crossroad Kii Zovatka
t o w h i ch t he r eply c an b e -" F i n e , th a n k s " , D o b i e ,d i ky.
" Wh a t's new?" is Co ie n o v 6 h o ?" W h a t' s th e ma tte r?" D anger N ebezpe6i
o r "Wh at ' s going on?" -C o s e d 6 j e ? D angerousC urve NebezoedndzatAdka
C ze ch has had a t hou s a n dy e a rs o f v i g o ro u sc o n ta ct
D ead end S l epa ul i ce
w i th L a t in and W es t ern Eu ro p e a nl a n g u a g e s .l t s h a r es
ma n y w or ds of int er n a ti o n a lu s a g e th o u g h s o me are Detour objizd'ka
ma ske d by S lav ic endi n g s ,e .9 .,s o l i d a ri ty -s o l i d a ri t/a, Do Not Enter ZAkaz vjezdu
r e vo l u tion- r ev olu/ c e.A k n o w l e d g eo f C z e c h i s h e l p ful
f o r co m m unic at ingwit h s p e a k e rso f o th e r Sl a v i c l a n- Emergency Exit Nouzovli vlichod
g u a g e s,es pec iallyS lo v a k a n d Po l i s h . E ntrance Vstup
Yo u can eas ily lear n to re c o g n i z eth e ma n y w o rds Exit V !chod
a d o p te d int o Cz ec h. Li s te n to a n d re a d th e fo l l o w ing
wo rd s. T his t im e we wi l l n o t g i v e th e m e a n i n g s b u t w e Fi rst A i d S tati on S tani ce orvni oom oci
wi l l p a u s eaf t er eac h wo rd s o y o u c a n re p e a tth e m w i th Go Slow Jed'tepomalu
t h e co rrec t Cz ec h pr on u n c i a ti o n .
KeepOut Vstupzak6zdn
hotel v[zum telefon radio tenis mechanik Lavatory U ml i vdrna
auto sport banka adresa servis alkohol Left Turn Odbodeni vl evo
park muzeum Amerika technika radar klarinet
Mai n R oad A head P ozor,hl avni si l nice
Didyouunderstand
themall?Verygood!Or,aswe say Men MuZi
Yousee,youalreadyhavea head
in Czech,Velmidobie. N o A ni mal D raw n Traffi c ZAkazvjezdupotahovfc h
start in Czech. vozidel
E n d o f Si d e 4 No MotorVehicles ZAkazv jezdu moto rovych
vozi del
N o P arki ng ZAkazoarkovAni
N o W ai ti ng ZAkaz stlni
One-Waystreet Jednosm6rndul i c e
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VOCABULARY
EN GL ISH C ES KY(C Z E C H )
NOTE: TheCzechequivalents of commonEnglishwords
Pa rki n g P a rk o v i S t6 andphrasesmayor maynot be translated wordfor word.
R a i l ro a d Koleje For example,in some casesthe tone of the Czech
speaker's voiceexpresses a courtesywhichappears dif'
R a i l ro a dCr os s ing \e l e z n i d n i p i e j e z d
ferentlyin the Englishtext.Thepagenumbers of this in'
Ri g h t Tur n Od b o d e n iv p ra v o dexwill guideyouto wordsandphrasesusedin conver-
S mo ki n o F or bidden K o u i e n i z a k Az An o sationaswellasto specific wordstranslateddirectlyin-
to Czech.
Sp e e d L i m it D o v o l e n drv c h l o s t
Su b w a y Metro A Page B
Underpass Podchod (tobe) back . ......2
(to go) back . . ..1 8
W e i g h t Lim it 5 T ons Ma x i md l n lh m o tn o s t bananas . . . . . . ....5
v o z i d l a5 tu n bank.. ........3, 15
W o me n 2eny harhershon ...7
bath.. . . . . . . . ....7
bathroom . . . . .....7
battery . . . . . . . ...1 9
be careful . . . .....4
beans . . . . . . . . ....5
beefsteak . . . . .....5
b e f o r e 1 0 o 'c l o c k . . . . ....1 1
( l ) b e g y o u r p a r d o n . ......2
(to) begin . . . . .....6
belongings......

b r e a ky o u r l e g . . . 22

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business district .........3 c ongr at ulat ions . . . . . . . . . 22
( t o) c ont ain ......14
c oot . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
( t o) c os t . . . . . . . . 15
c r eam . ...........5
c r edit c ar d .......16
c r os s r oad . . . . 18, 2 3
c r own ( c ur r enc y ) . . . . . . . . '1 5
c up . . . ...........8
c ur y e. . . . . . . . . . . 23
c us t om $ . . . . . 16, 1 7
Cz ec h. ...........2

D
danc ehall ........7
oanger . . . . . . . . . . 23
oanger ousc ur v e. . . . . . . . . 2 3
dat es . ...........s
daught er .........2
day . . . ...........7
deadend . . . . . . . . 23
Dec em ber . . . . . . . 10
( t o) dec lar e . . . . . . 16
( t o be) delay ed . . . . . . . . . . 1 7
delic ious . . . . . . . . 2' l
( t o) depar t ( by plane). . . . .1 7
( t o) depar t ( by t r ain). . . . . .1 7
depar t m ents t or e . . . . . . . . . 3
det our . . . . . . . . . . 23
diningc ar . . . . . . . 17
dinner . ...........2
( t elephone)dir ec t or y . . . . . 1 5
dis t illed wat er . . . . . . . . . . . 19
do not ent er . ...23
do y ou ac c ept . . . . . . . . . . . 16
do y ou hav e . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
do y ou k now. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
do y ou lik e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
doc t or . . . . . . . . . . 20
( what ar e y ou) doing . . . . . .4
dr am a. ...........6
( t o) dr aw ..........4
( t o) dr ink .........3

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(mayl) offe r. ...... 3 ( m ay l) pleas e . 14 , 1 5
oil . . . . ..........1 9 pleas edt o m eet y ou . . . . . .1
Olomouc ........17 ( wit h) pleas ur e . . . . . . . . . . 2 1
on. . . . ......2,4 , 14 pleas ur eis m ine. . . . . . . . . 21
one... .......1 0, 11 plum s . ...........6
o nehour ........1 1 ( t o) point . . . . . . . . 18
o ne hundre d .....12 polic e s t at ion . . . . . . . . . . . 19
o neminute ......11 polit e. . . . . . . . . . . 20
one secon d ......10 pos t c ar ds ..... . .14
one t housa nd . ... . ".. ...12 pos t of f ic e . . . . 3, 1 4
one-w ays tree t . .........23 pos t age .... .. . ..14
or.... ...........7 pos t age s t am ps . . . . . . . . . 14
oranges -.........6 pot at oes .........6
Ostrava .........1 7 Pr ague . . . . . . . . . . 18
o verpass ........2 3 pr ic e. . ...........7
o yst ers ...........6 pum p. . . . . . . . . . . 19

P Q,R
package ...,.....14 quiet r oom . . . . . . .. 7
paper. ...........7 r adar . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
p arcel . ..........14 r adio. . . . . . . . . . . . 22
nrrnpl nnqt ..14 r ailr oad . . . . . . . . . . 24
(l beg your) p ard on .......2 r ailways t at ion . . . . . . . . . . 16
(no) park in g . . .2 3, 24 ( t o be) r aining. . . . . . ....10
parking | ot..............1 9 r at e of ex c hange . . . . . . . . 15
part s (of a cafl ..........1 9 r eady . . . . . . . . . . . 20
passport .........'1 7 rad 1Q

peaches ..........6 r egar ds . . . . . . . . . . 21

pears. ...........6 r egis t er edm ail . . . . . . . . . . 14
pepper ...........8 r em em berm e t o y our
p er day ...........7 f am ily . .. . . .. .. .3
p erishablefo od s . .......1 4 ( t o) r ent . . . . . . . . . 16
(is smoking ) p ermitte d . . . 17 ( t o) r epair . . .. ....20
personalbelo ng ing s .....1 4 ( t o) r epeat ........2
pharmac y .........3 ( t o) r es er v e .......6
pillow . ...........7 r es t aur ant ........8
pineapple .........6 r ev olut ion . . . . . . . 22
pink .. ..........1 4 r ic e. . . ...........6
place . ..........1 7 ( t ur n) r ight . . . . 18, 2 4
plat e.. ..... ".....8 r iv er . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
p lay. . . ...........6 r oad. . . . . . . . . 17, 18
p leasante ve nin g ........2 1 r oom . . . . . . . . . . 4, 7
p lease. ..........4 r ound t r ip . . . . . . . 16

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