very basic question about ordering

Hi there,

I learnt Czech all in all for about 2 years in my spare time - however, it is about a year ago that I stopped and I'm shocked how very fast one forgets.

This about the most important sentences of all If I order a large beer I was under the impression that it's got to be "Jednou velky pivo" - and not "jedno" - but I can't find any proof of this. Am I right??
Dekuji!

 

"Jednou/Jedenkrát velký pivo" = "Once big beer"
"Jedno velký pivo" = "One big beer"

Both can be

 

Hi Audrey,

I'd say "jedno... pivo" is grammatically correct, "jednou... pivo" is substandard, but fairly commonly used (no oxymoron meant).

"Velký pivo" is informal (nespisovně) while the formal form (spisovně) is "velké pivo"...

Jirka