From Zero to A1: Czech Pronunciation

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Type 1 verb conjugation: -at = vstávat (čekat,
Vykání x tykání
Být (to be)
Nouns: intro to gender (typical endings) and plural
Pronunciation: d, t, n, ď, ť, ň, dě, tě, ně, di, ti, ni, (dí, tí, ní)

Vowels (click to open/close)
Test2 - Vowel Length Quiz
Exercise 1: Vowel Length Quiz
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
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Consonants Identical/Similar to English (click to open/close)
Special Consonants 1 (click to open/close)
Quiz 2: Fill the Missing Letters
Exercise 2: Missing Letters - Drag and Drop
e
í
a
é
č
k
ž
o
v
š
l
u
ý
s
1. cna
2. komn
3. louk
4. bazn
5. aj
6. lé
7. růe
8. mas
9. maloat
10. kola
11. zaévat
12. mlvit
13. siln
14. labý
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Special Consonants 2 (click to open/close)
Exercise 3: Missing Letters – Drag & Drop
Exercise 3: Missing Letters – Drag & Drop
i
ch
ž
ě
š
ň
j
r
t
d
c
č
v
e
ó
o
ž
o
l
í
1. nc
2. odba
3. růe
4. msto
5. taka
6. ohe
7. zaímavý
8. uka
9. ělo
10. ělat
11. ement
12. koka
13. pio
14. žna
15. gl
16. bta
17. elezo
18. dm
19. maovat
20. dtě
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Sentence Match
Exercise 1
Match the English sentences with their Czech equivalents
My hledáme kavárnu.
Vy začínáte v šest.
Já poslouchám rádio.
Ony čekají na lekci.
On čeká na Veroniku.
Ona čeká na Petra.
To začíná v pět.
Ty hledáš byt.
Oni hledají nádraží.
1. I listen to the radio.
Drop here
2. You're looking for an apartment. (Talking to a friend.)
Drop here
3. He's waiting for Veronica.
Drop here
4. She's waiting for Peter.
Drop here
5. That starts at five.
Drop here
6. We're looking for a cafe.
Drop here
7. You start at six.
Drop here
8. They (masculine or mixed group) are looking for the station.
Drop here
9. They (female group) are waiting for the lesson.
Drop here
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Quiz 2: Fill-in Exercise
Exercise 2
Fill in the blanks to complete the sentences
To
On
Vy
Ona
Ty
pět
Já
Oni
na
byt
Ony
My
v
Vy

1. I am waiting for the lesson.

čekám na lekci.

2. You get up at six. (talking to a friend)

vstáváš šest.

3. Are you waiting for a lesson? (talking to a stranger)

čekáte lekci?

4. He is looking for a restaurant.

hledá restauraci.

5. She is listening to a podcast.

poslouchá podcast.

6. It starts at seven.

začíná v sedm.

7. We are looking for Petr.

hledáme Petra.

8. You are starting at five. (talking to a group)

začínáte v .

9. They are looking for a flat. (talking about a man and his wife)

hledají .

10. They are waiting for a train. (talking about two sisters)

čekají na vlak.

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Fill-in Exercise - Quiz 3
Exercise 3
Fill in the blanks to complete the sentences
čekáš
čekám
čekají
čekáte
čeká
čekáme

Já

Ty

On, ona, to

My

Vy

Oni, ony

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Quiz 4 - Fill-in Exercise
Exercise 4
Fill in the blanks to complete the sentences
čekají
začíná
lekci
má
nemám
mají
máte
auto
pět
email
byt
dům
restauraci
vstává
šest
posloucháš
hledáme

1. I don't have a car.

Já .

2. You listen to a podcast.

Ty podcast.

3. He has a flat in Prague.

On v Praze.

4. She gets up at 5.

Ona v .

5. It starts at 6.

To v .

6. We are looking for a restaurant.

My .

7. You (plural) have a lesson.

Vy .

8. They (male/mixed group) have a house.

Oni .

9. They (female group) are waiting for an email.

Ony na .

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Fill-in Exercise
Exercise 5
Complete with the correct form of verbs. All verbs in this exercise belong to Type 1 verbs.
1. Já na kamaráda. (čekat)

2. On v šest hodin. (vstávat)

3. Oni byt. (mít)

4. My film. (začínat)

5. Ty hudbu. (poslouchat)

6. Vy rádio? (poslouchat)

7. Vy na autobus? (čekat)

8. Petr auto. (mít - negative)

9. Oni byt. (hledat - negative)

10. Ona podcast. (poslouchat)

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Fill-in Exercise
Exercise 6
Complete with the correct form of verbs. Some verbs in this exercise do not belong to Type 1 verbs.
1. Ony na vlak. (čekat)

2. My Petra. (hledat)

3. Petr rizoto. (vařit)

4. Vy motorku? (mít)

5. Veronika bratra. (mít)

6. Ty v šest. (vstávat - negative)

7. Ona do Londýna. (letět - negative)

8. Oni na autobus. (čekat - negative)

9. Já lékárnu. (hledat)

10. On českou literaturu. (studovat)

11. Ona rock. (poslouchat - negative)

12. Lekce v pět. (začínat)

13. Já na autobus. (čekat - negative)

14. Já sestru. (mít - negative)

15. Veronika fotbal. (hrát)

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3rd Person Singular Forms:

vstávat → vstáv-at =  

 

add “á” to the stem vstáv- (on vstává = he is getting up)

studovat – subtract -ovat add “uje” (on studuje = he is studying)

vařit – it

číst – íst – add čt + e

Exercise 2
Define the verb type and 3rd person singular ending
Verb
Type
3rd Person Sg. Ending
Exercise 4
Exercise 5

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