I am trying to learn some Czech. My friend sent this but I don' know what it means, can anyone help? posilam pekny usmev a pusu kam chces Thanks
Thank you for translating that for me. The words he used were not in my book, it is only a small phrase book. Could you recommend a useful book that is not too expensive. Once again Thanks
I recommend the Lonely Planet Czech phrase book. If you live in the states, you can get it on amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Lonely-Planet-Czech-Phrasebook-Dictionary ...
i'm kind of curious about this phrase that you translated jana.... are there háčeks missing in the phrase? for example: the last word in her phrase is chces; but i believe she meant to type chceš. im just curious if there were other markings that should be in the phrase that are not marked?
thanks wer. i'm finding when i read topics here that i can start to understand words and phrases, but not the whole sentence or topic. i have to work on building my vocabulary up. it definitely helps having many nice people to ask questions too =] another quick question... when asking 'what day is it?' would it be safe to use the phrase kolik je den?
Nope, the right phrase is Co je za den? Jaký je den? Kolik means how much. e.g. Kolik je hodin? (literally: How much of hours is now?), Kolik to stojí? (How much it cost?), etc.
It is also possible to ask about day with "Kolik": Q: Kolikátého je dnes? A: Prvního (listopadu). 1st (November). vs. Q: Co je (dnes) za den? / Jaký je (dnes) den? A: Středa. Wednesday
thanks for the answers. i am a little confused about the word jak and its many uses and many endings... for example, in this question you use jaký je den. but in other phrases, you might use jakou or jaké or jaká.... can you explain why this is the case? and is there any way to distinguish when to use one or the other?
Wow, I think that would be really hard for someone to explain in a post. Maybe they can do it though. However, I'd suggest reading this website. It's an overview of cases. Then you can read about each case and how a word such as jak changes and why it changes. http://www.bohemica.com/czechonline/reference/nouns/case.htm The website is filled with good information in the Yellow Pages of The Czech Language section. Enjoy
Be careful here. The word jak is an adverb, which means "how." The word jaký is an adjective, which means "how" or "what kind of." Since jaký is an adjective, it must agree with the noun it modifies in number, gender, and case. Examples: Jak se máš? How are you? Jak jsi to udělal? How did you do it? But ... Jaký je den? What day (of the week) is today? Jakou máš kočku? What kind of cat do you have? Jaké jsou hráci? How are the players? (i.e. how good are they?) V jakých jazycích čteš What languages do you read in?
