From Zero to A1: Learn Czech – Lesson 02

Topics:

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)

Test1 - Pre-Lesson Quiz
Pre-Lesson Quiz
1. What type is the verb vařit?





2. What type is the verb studovat?





3. What type is the verb rozumět?





4. What type is the verb hrát?





5. What type is the verb číst?





6. What is the 3rd person singular form of vařit (Petr)?





7. What is the 3rd person singular form of studovat (Veronika)?





8. What is the 3rd person singular form of rozumět (on)?





9. What is the 3rd person singular form of hrát (ona)?





10. What is the 3rd person singular form of číst (ona)?





11. What do you need to add to make a verb negative in Czech?





12. What is the meaning of “vařit”?





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
Quiz 2: Fill-in Exercise
Exercise 2
Fill in the blanks to complete the sentences
To
On
Vy
Ona
Ty
pět
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.

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

Ty

On, ona, to

My

Vy

Oni, ony

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

1. I don't have a car.

.

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 .

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)

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)

Types of Verbs Table

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