I can say what in my apartment isn't working or is broken, ask for it to be fixed, ask how much the rent is, and say who does the laundry, washes the dishes, and cleans at home.
Nefunguje to! What's broken and who cleans
Nefunguje to! What's broken and who cleans
Why: to tell your landlady what's broken, ask for a repair, ask about the rent, and say who does the cleaning at home.
“It isn't working” is … nefunguje, Nefunguje to. “My … isn't working” is the set phrase Nefunguje mi …: the short mi (“to me”) comes second, as in líbí se mi. For machines Czech uses fungovat, not pracovat.
Broken is rozbitý, agreeing with the noun: rozbitý mobil, rozbitá lampa, rozbité okno.
To fix, to turn on, to turn off: opravit, zapnout, vypnout. Use them after “can / must / want”: Můžete … opravit? Musíš … vypnout. Or in the past: opravil, zapnula, vypnul. We don't say “I'll fix it tomorrow” yet.
Rent: nájemné is the rent; pronajmout si is to rent: chci si pronajmout … (si comes second).
Housework is in the present: uklízím, peru, myju nádobí; čistý ↔ špinavý; pořádek: you know to je v pořádku.
Common mistakes:
• דPočítač nepracuje” → Počítač nefunguje.
• דTelevize je rozbitý” → rozbitá.
• דBudu opravit topení” → Musím opravit topení.
Something isn't working
The ellipsis stands for the appliance: topení, pračka, světlo …
| What happened | How to say it | How to ask |
|---|---|---|
| doesn't work | … nefunguje | Můžete … opravit? |
| my … doesn't work | Nefunguje mi … | Musíte … opravit. |
| broken | … je rozbitý / rozbitá / rozbité | Musím … vypnout. |
Housework
uklízet — like mluvit. prát: peru, pereš, pere, pereme, perete, perou. mýt — like pít: myju, myješ, myje, myjeme, myjete, myjí.
| What we do | Verb | I | He, she | They |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| to clean | uklízet | uklízím | uklízí | uklízejí / uklízí |
| to do laundry | prát | peru | pere | perou |
| to wash | mýt | myju | myje | myjí |
Lesson notes
Nefunguje to! What's broken and who cleans
Why: to tell your landlady what's broken, ask for a repair, ask about the rent, and say who does the cleaning at home.
“It isn't working” is … nefunguje, Nefunguje to. “My … isn't working” is the set phrase Nefunguje mi …: the short mi (“to me”) comes second, as in líbí se mi. For machines Czech uses fungovat, not pracovat.
Broken is rozbitý, agreeing with the noun: rozbitý mobil, rozbitá lampa, rozbité okno.
To fix, to turn on, to turn off: opravit, zapnout, vypnout. Use them after “can / must / want”: Můžete … opravit? Musíš … vypnout. Or in the past: opravil, zapnula, vypnul. We don't say “I'll fix it tomorrow” yet.
Rent: nájemné is the rent; pronajmout si is to rent: chci si pronajmout … (si comes second).
Housework is in the present: uklízím, peru, myju nádobí; čistý ↔ špinavý; pořádek: you know to je v pořádku.
Common mistakes:
• דPočítač nepracuje” → Počítač nefunguje.
• דTelevize je rozbitý” → rozbitá.
• דBudu opravit topení” → Musím opravit topení.