Teach Yourself Czech Complete Course
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Party in Prague? Teach yourself Czech!With Teach Yourself it's possible for virtually anyone to learn and experience the languages of the world, from Afrikaans to Zulu; Ancient Greek to Modern Persian; Beginner's Latin to Biblical Hebrew. Follow any of the Teach Yourself Language Courses at your own pace or use them as a supplement to formal courses. These complete courses are professionally designed for self-guided study, making them one of the most enjoyable and easy to use language courses you can find.Prepared by experts in the language, each course begins with the basics and gradually promotes the student to a level of smooth and confident communication, including: Step-by-step guide to pronunciation and grammar Regular and irregular verb tables Plenty of practice exercises and answers Practical vocabulary and a bilingual glossary Clear, uncluttered, and user-friendly layout An exploration of the culture And much more
IntroductionviiThe Czech alphabet and pronunciationxi01Dobry den. jak se mate? / good morning. how are you?1Handling first encounters with greetings and responsesSpotting words that are common to Czech and EnglishSaying / (first person singular)02Jak se jmenujete? / what's your name?9Making introductionsAsking where someone comes fromForming verbs in the present tense03Kde pracujete? / where do you work?22Asking where someone worksAsking what their job isUsing basic kinship termsAsking about the work of others in the familyExpressing more complex things about work04Jak bydlite? / what is your house like?36Talking about how people liveSaying numbersTalking about going visitingExpressing possessionUsing can and mustExpressing the 'direct object'05Je tu nekde knihkupectvi? / is there a bookshop near here?52Watching your Ps and QsAsking questions politelySaying there is, there areSaying that you like somethingForming and using adjectives in the accusative06Na celnici / at customs70Understanding questions about your personAnswering in an appropriate mannerBeginning to use pluralsUsing some means of expressing reason and purpose07Kde jste vlastne studoval? / where exactly did you study?85Saying something about past eventsSaying more about going placesUsing numbers above four08Nemuzu najit klic / I can't find the key100Using the past tenseComplaining about this and thatAsking what something costsUsing higher numbersGiving and understanding simple directions09Kolik je hodin? / what's the time?114Asking the timeAsking at what time something happensSaying what time it isTalking about the future10Co mam koupit rodine? / what should I buy the family?129Talking about the person(s) to whom something is given/saidUsing place expressions in the pluralSaying all11Ve ctvrtek k nam prijde navsteva / we've got visitors coming on Thursday146Saying more about future eventsCompensating for Czech's simple tense systemSaying the days of the weekSaying the months of the yearForming dates12Deti do skoly vodi manzelka / it's my wife who takes the children to school164Talking about the most crucial types of movementSaying what things look likeExpressing the means of doing something13Prsil / it's raining!182Reading consecutive proseTalking about the weatherUsing personal pronounsSaying before and afterForming more expressions for telling the timeExpressing alternatives14Nehadejte se! / stop arguing!202Giving ordersUsing some politeness formulaeExpressing wishes15Kdybych vedela, ze prijdete ... / if I knew you were coming ...216Expressing vain wishes using the conditionalStating actual and theoretical preferencesSaying indirect commandsExpressing 'purpose'16Tak to bude rychlejsi / it'll be quicker like that231Making comparisonsSaying something is the bestTalking about your children and pets17Kvuli politice se nerozciluj! / don't get worked up over politics!250Describing what people/things are doingDealing with some features of written CzechSaying whose18Nejdriv udelame poradek v Libine skrini / first we'll tidy Liba's wardrobe266Saying more about possessionMaking suggestionsUsing the Czech equivalent of -ed19Dejte si neco na ochutnani / have something to taste283Using -ing (as a noun) to state your likes and dislikesSaying what things are good forRecognizing and forming 'passive' sentencesSupplement: selected features of high- and low-style Czech300Taking it further307Key to the exercises313Glossary of grammatical terms325AppendicesReference tables332Voicing and devoicing337Czech-English vocabulary340English-Czech vocabulary365Subject index383
