The Language
A conversation

[I beg your pardon?] [Introduction] [Speak to] [The weather] [Offer] [Invite] [Say goodbye]


I beg your pardon?

I don't speak, I speak a little (...) Já nemluvím trochu (...)
I am Dutch Jsem Holand'an, Holand'anka
Do you speak English, French, German? Mluvíte anglicky, francouzsky, n'emecky?
I beg your pardon? Co r'íkáte?
I (don't) understand (Ne)rozumím
Do you understand me? Rozumíte mi?
Is it possible to speak more slowly? Mohl(-a) byste mluvit pomaleji?
Can you write it down for me, please? Múz'ete mi to napsat?
What is the pronunciation? Jak se to vyslovuje?



Introduction

May I introduce myself to you? Devolte, abych se pr'edstavil(-a)?
My name is (...) Jmenuji se (...)
What is your name? Jak se jmenujete?
This is my wife, daughter, mother, girlfriend To je má z'ena, dcera, matka, pr'ítelkyn'e
This is my husband, son, father, boyfriend To je múj muz', syn, otec, pr'ítel
Nice to meet you T'es'i m'e (z'e vás poznávám)
I am from Holland Já jsem z Holandska
We probably leave tomorrow, after two weeks Odjíz'díme (asi) zítra, za dva týdny
I am married, bachelor, divorced, widow, widower Já jsem z'enatý (vdana), svobodný (svobodná) rozvedený (rozvedená), vdovec, vdova
Do you have children, grand-children? Máte d'eti, vnuky?
What is your age, his age, her age? Kolik je vám let, je jí let, je mu let?
What do you do for a living? Jaké máte zam'estnáni?



Speak to

Can I ask you a question? Mohl(-a) bych se n'eco zeptat?
Excuse me Promin'te
Excuse me, can you help me? Promin'te, nemohl(-a) byste mi pomoci?
Can I help you with something? Co pro vás mohu ud'elat?
Sorry, I don't have time at this moment Promin'te, ted' nemám c'as
Leave me alone Nechte m'e být
Hook it! Odprejskni



Talk about the weather

Today it is warm, cold! To je dnes horko, zima!
Nice weather, ain't it? Krásné poc'así, z'e?
What a wind, storm, rain, snow, fog! To je vítr, vichr'ice, leje, chumelí, ale mlha!
Is it a long time this kind of weather? Takové poc'así uz' tady máte dlouho?
Is it here always such warm, cold, dry, wet? To tady máte vz'dycky takové vedro, takovou zimu, takové sucho, mokro?



Offer

May I offer you a drink? Mohu vám nabídnout n'eco k pití?
What do you like to drink? Co budes' pít?
I prefer a drink without alcohol N'eco bez alkoholu
I don't smoke Já nekour'ím



Invite

Are you busy tonight? Más vec'er c'as?
Do you like to go for dinner with me? Necht'el(-a) byste se mnou pojíst?
Shall we go for a drink? Nepújdeme si k baru?
Shall we go for a walk, ride? Nepújdeme se projít, projet?
Yes, that's OK Tak dobr'e
Good idea To je dobrý nápad
No (thanks) Ne (d'ekuji)
Maybe later Tr'eba za chvilku
I don't like to do that Mn'e se nechce
I don't have time Nemám c'as
I already have some other appointment Uz' mám n'eco jiného



Say goodbye

May I write you a letter, phone you? Smím vám napsat, zavolat?
May I have your address, phone number? Dáte mi svou adresu, své telefonní c'íslo?
Thank you for all Díky za vs'echno
It was very nice Bylo to moc krásné
I wish you all the best Pr'eju ti vs'echno nejleps'í
When do you return? Kdy zase pr'ijedes'?
I hope we will meet again soon Doufám, z'e se zase brzo potkáme
You are welcome Budete srdec'n'e vítán(-a)