I can review the whole module: greet people with ty and with vy, say who I am and where I'm from, address people by first and last name, name the gender and describe a person and a thing, ask with ty and with vy — and not mix up dobře and dobré.
What we review
What we review
There are no new rules here, only what you already know.
• Hello and goodbye by the situation: with ty, ahoj, čau; with vy, dobrý den, na shledanou; the vy form adds -te.
• být is a must: jsem, jsi, je, jsme, jste, jsou; ne- is joined to the verb; “he isn't” is není.
• Calling someone takes a special form: Jakube, Evo, pane Bartoši; paní and last names in -ý don't change.
• A woman: -ka (studentka), last names in -ová, -á (Kolářová, Novotná).
• Gender by the ending: ten / ta / to, jeden / jedna / jedno; adjectives follow the gender: -ý, -á, -é; -í doesn't change.
• -ovat: pracuju (pracuji) … pracují (pracujou); ty takes -š, vy takes -te.
• How and what kind: dobrý, špatný say what kind; dobře, špatně say how (Mám se dobře). dobré (neuter adjective) and dobře (well) look almost the same but sound different: dobře has ř, dobré a long é. Look at the end of the word.
The module is over: now you can meet people, address someone by first and last name, say who or what something is and what it's like, and ask someone to repeat.
Module 1 in one table
You already know all of this: a table for review.
| Topic | What to remember | Example |
|---|---|---|
| ty ↔ vy | the vy form ends in -te | promiňte, pojďte dál |
| být | never leave out být; ne- joined to the verb, není | Ivan není Čech. |
| form of address | a special form; paní doesn't change | Jakube, Evo, pane Bartoši |
| woman | -ka, -ová, -á | studentka, Kolářová, Novotná |
| gender | ten / ta / to, jeden / jedna / jedno | ten klíč, ta kniha, to dítě |
| adjective | -ý / -á / -é; -í doesn't change | mladý, mladá, mladé; moderní |
| -ovat | -uju, -uješ … -ují; ty -š, vy -te | pracuješ, pracujete |
| how ↔ what kind | dobře, špatně — how; dobré, špatné — what kind | Mám se dobře. Dobré ráno! |
Lesson notes
What we review
There are no new rules here, only what you already know.
• Hello and goodbye by the situation: with ty, ahoj, čau; with vy, dobrý den, na shledanou; the vy form adds -te.
• být is a must: jsem, jsi, je, jsme, jste, jsou; ne- is joined to the verb; “he isn't” is není.
• Calling someone takes a special form: Jakube, Evo, pane Bartoši; paní and last names in -ý don't change.
• A woman: -ka (studentka), last names in -ová, -á (Kolářová, Novotná).
• Gender by the ending: ten / ta / to, jeden / jedna / jedno; adjectives follow the gender: -ý, -á, -é; -í doesn't change.
• -ovat: pracuju (pracuji) … pracují (pracujou); ty takes -š, vy takes -te.
• How and what kind: dobrý, špatný say what kind; dobře, špatně say how (Mám se dobře). dobré (neuter adjective) and dobře (well) look almost the same but sound different: dobře has ř, dobré a long é. Look at the end of the word.
The module is over: now you can meet people, address someone by first and last name, say who or what something is and what it's like, and ask someone to repeat.