Headlines

• A ‘regular weekend’ in Prague, which was nice after what seems like months of visitors and trips away (which was also nice, of course).
• Still looking for that great opportunity in the Czech Republic, don’t forget to write in!

Wealth / Career

• Job Hunting - Still the main focus of effort. Trying to get creative now.

Skills / Personal Growth

• Attended a Toastmasters meeting and evaluated (unexpectedly) my first advance manual speech.
• Finished publishing to the blog a new series of posts on ‘glue phrases’ in Czech and created flash cards for the same.
• Continued reading The 80/20 Principle (will I ever finish this). It’s a PMBA book.

Health / Fitness

• Couple of good runs.

Enjoyment

• Continued listening to the podcast/audiobook edition on Chris Anderson’s Free.

This is the eighth post in a series on ‘Glue Phrases’ in Czech, if you want to start from the beginning start here or you view all posts in the series here.

Language Words & Phrases
Useful Phrases
How do you say … ?
Jak Řekneš?

What is this ?
Co to je?

I understand.
(Já) rozumím.

I don’t understand.
(Já) nerozumím.

Could you repeat that, please?
Můžete to prosím zopakovat.

Could you say it slowly, please?
Můžete to říct pomaleji prosím.

Glue Words
Or. / Nebo.
But. / Ale.
And. / A.
Also. / Taky.
Of course. / Samozřejmě.
Because. / Protože.

If you have any suggestions or corrections I’d love to hear from you. All credit goes to E, all mistakes are my own.

This is the seventh post in a series on ‘Glue Phrases’ in Czech, if you want to start from the beginning start here or you view all posts in the series here.

Making Plans
Do you want to … ?
Chceš … ?

I am … .
Já jsem … .

I want to … .
(Já) chci … .

I don’t want to … .
(Já) nechci … .

Examples…

Do you want to go to the shop? / Chceš jít do obchodu?
I am going for a run. / Jdu si zaběhat.
I am going for a walk. / Jdu na procházku.
I want to go for dinner. / (Já) chci večeři.
I don’t want to go to the pub. / (Já) nechci jít do hospody.

If you have any suggestions or corrections I’d love to hear from you. All credit goes to E, all mistakes are my own.

This is the sixth post in a series on ‘Glue Phrases’ in Czech, if you want to start from the beginning start here or you view all posts in the series here.

Making Arrangements
When will you be back?
Kdy budeš (ty) zpátky?

When will we meet?
Kdy se (my) potkáme?

Where will we meet?
Kde se (my) potkáme?

Where are we going?
Kam jdeme?

Who is going?
Kdo má přijít?

Call me.
Zavolej mi.

I will be back … .
(Ja) budu zpátky … .

Can you call me … ?
Můžeš mi zavolat?

I will call you … .
(Ja) zavolám (ti) … .

Examples…

I will be back before noon. / (Ja) budu zpátky dopoledne.
Can you call me in the morning? / Můžeš mi zavolat ráno.
I will call you in the afternoon. / (Ja) zavolám (ti) odpoledne.
I will call you in the evening. / (Ja) zavolám (ti) večer.

If you have any suggestions or corrections I’d love to hear from you. All credit goes to E, all mistakes are my own.