LESSON NOTES

Beginner S1 #22
Is Your Czech Train Delayed?

CONTENTS
2 Czech
2 English
3 Vocabulary
3 Sample Sentences
4 Vocabulary Phrase Usage
5 Grammar
10 Cultural Insight

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 CZECH

1. Jitka: Za 10 (deset) minut jede vlak. Musíme na nástupiště.

2. Matěj: Jo, jede to z nástupiště 4 (čtyři).

3. Jitka: Jdeme. Počkej! Hlášení.

4. Zaměstnankyně: Vážení cestující, mezinárodní vlak Pendolino s pravidelným

odjezdem do Vídně v 10.46 (deset čtyřičet šest), bude
opožděn o 20 (dvacet) minut.

5. Matěj: Ten je náš! Má spoždění.

6. Jitka: A jo, tak musíme počkat.

7. Matěj: Počkej! Ještě něco hlásí.

8. Zaměstnankyně: Mezinárodní vlak Pendolino do Vídně bude nyní odjíždět z

nástupiště číslo 12 (dvanáct).

9. Jitka: Jéžiš, musíme běžet na dvanáctku.

10 . Matěj: To je v pohodě. To stihnem, když má spoždění.

ENGLISH

1. Jitka: The train is leaving in 10 minutes. Let's go to the platform.

2. Matěj: Right, it's leaving from number 4.

3. Jitka: Let's go. Wait! An announcement.

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4. Employee(F): Dear passengers, international train Pendolino scheduled to
depart at 10.46 to Vienna will be delayed by 20 minutes.

5. Matěj: That's ours! It's delayed.

6. Jitka: Oh yeah, so we have to wait.

7. Matěj: Hold on! One more announcement.

8. Employee(F): The international train Pendolino bound for Vienna will now
be departing from platform 12.

9. Jitka: Oh man, we need to run to number twelve.

10 . Matěj: Easy. We can make it if there is a delay.

VOCABULARY

Czech English Class

na to; on; for preposition

nástupiště platform noun

čtyřka number four noun

hlášení announcement noun

spoždění delay noun

naše our, ours possessive pronoun

hlásit to report, to announce imperfective verb

odjezd departure noun

běžet to run, to rush imperfective verb

to catch, to manage in
stihnout time, to make it imperfective verb

SAMPLE SENTENCES

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Kart a na t elef on. Na shledanou.

"Card for a cell-phone." "Good bye."

Z kt erého nást upišt ě? Je t u napsaná čt yřka.

"From which plat form?" "Number four is writ t en here."

Dnes bylo ve měst ě hlášení. Tenhle aut obus má spoždění.

"There was an announcement in "This bus has a delay."

t own t oday."

Naše rodina je velká. Nezapomeň mi hlásit co je

nového.
"Our family is big."
"Don't forget t o report what
t he news is."

Odjezd je až za hodinu. Už musím běžet !

"The depart ure is in one hour." "I have t o rush! "

Musíme t o st ihnout !

"We have t o make it ! (in t ime)"

VOCABULARY PHRASE USAGE

muset na... -
"need t o go t o"

Muset means "have to" (modal verb). Na = preposition meaning "at, to, on."

This phrase, along with the preposition, is used when talking about an obligation to
go somewhere or do something. For example: Musim na poštu. ("I have to go to
the post office."), Musim na záchod. ("I have to go the the toilet."), Musim na
schůzku. ("I have to go to a meeting."), Musime na přestup. ("We have to go to
the transfer (connecting flight).").

For example:

Musím na nákup.

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"I have to go shopping."

Hlášení -
"announcement "

Hlášení means "announcement" or "report"

It's used usually in loud public announcements, such as at the train station, in town,
in school via intercom, or an ambulance speaker. It can also be used in terms of
reporting something. For example: Hlášení chyby ="reporting an error"(ie.
computer error), dopravní hlášení ="traffic news/report."

For example:

Hlášení městského rozhlasu.

"City public announcement. "

Stihnout (něco)... -
"To make it (in t ime)"

Stihnout means "to get somewhere in time," or "to manage to go somewhere

within a limited time, or "to catch up with somebody."

When used in t erms of get t ing somewhere in t ime:

Stihli jsme vlak. ="We caught the train/we made it to the train in time."

Stihli jsme letadlo včas ="We managed to catch the flight/ to get there in time."

When t alking about cat ching up wit h somebody:

Stihla jsem Karla ještě doma ="I cought Carl still at home"

Ještě jsem vás stihla! ="I still managed to catch up with you!

Stihli jsme mezitím i nakoupit. =" We managed some shopping in the meantime."

Stihli jsme se ještě vykoupat v jezeře. ="We still managed to bathe in the lake."

For example:

Stihla jsi zajít do lékárny?

"Did you manage to go to the pharmacy?"

GRAMMAR

T he Focus Of T his Lesson Is T he Usage of Preposit ions Followed by

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t he Genit ive Case t o Underst and an Announcement at t he St at ion

Jo, jede to z nástupiště 4 (čtyři)

"Right , it 's leaving f rom number f our."

In previous lesson we talked about prepositions connected with the accusative

case (na + accusative). We explained the difference with the preposition na
meaning "at" or "to/toward" in terms of movement or stillness (being at a place). In
this lesson we will expand the topic about prepositions that are connected with the
genitive case.

T he Genit ive Case is connected with these prepositions:

bez ("without"), během ("during"), blízko ("near"), do ("to/into"), kolem ("around"),

kromě ("besides"), místo ("instead"), od ("from"), podle ("according to"), podél
("alongside"), u ("by"), uprostřed ("in the middle"), vedle ("next to"), z ("from"), za
("behind").

Let's pick the prepositions that are in our lesson dialogue when talking about trains
and places.

• Vlak do Vídně bude odjíždět z nástupiště číslo 12 (dvanáct).

• "Train going to Vienna will be departing from platform number twelve."

Do Vídně
"to Vienna"

Z nástupiště
"from platform"

Preposition do ''to, into'' + genitive case is used with the motion to the inside of
places, meaning either closed places (buildings) or limited units (states, countries,
cities, towns, villages).

Example sent ences:

Jdu do divadla.
"I'm going (on foot) to the theatre."

Jdu do drogerie.
"I'm going (on foot) to the chemist's."

Jedu do města.
"I'm going (by vehicle) to town."

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Jedu do Německa.
"I'm going (by vehicle) to Germany."

Jedu do Kolína.
"I'm going (by vehicle) to Kologne."

Letím do Itálie.
"I am flying to Italy."

Preposition z ''from'' + genitive case is used with the motion out of the places, not
limited to only closed places (buildings) or units (states, countries, cities, towns,
villages).

Jdu z divadla.
"I'm going (on foot) from theatre."

Jdu z drogerie.
"I'm going (on foot) from chemist's."

Jedu z města.
"I'm going (by vehicle) from town."

Jedu z Německa.
"I'm going from Germany."

Jedu z Kolína.
"I'm going from Kologne."

Letím z Itálie.
"I am flying from Italy."

Please note that as for the verb jít, although its meaning is "to go on foot" it is also
used as "return'' or "coming back'' on foot from somewhere.

Jít = "to go on foot"

• Jdeme z hřiště.
"We are coming back/ ret urning from a play ground."

• Jdeme z kina.
"We are coming back/ret urning from cinema."

• Jdeme ze školy.
"We are coming back/ ret urning from school."

Jet = "to go by a vehicle"

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• Jedeme z hřiště.
"We are coming back/ ret urning from a play ground."

• Jedeme z kina.
"We are coming back/ret urning from cinema."

• Jedeme ze školy
"We are coming back/ ret urning from school."

Genders and how t hey are used in genit ive case

Genit ive of Genit ive of

t he model t he
Example
Gender Model noun noun example
noun
noun

Kolín
"Cologne"
pán pána Kolína
vlak "train"
hrad hradu vlaku
masculine cestovatel
muž muže cestovatele
"traveler"
stroj stroje čaje
čaj "tea"

žena ženy Afrika "Africa" Afriky

růže růže Itálie "Italy" Itálie
píseň písně Vídeň "name" Vídně
f eminine
kost kosti pevnost pevnosti
"fortress"

Německo
"Germany"
nástupiště
město města Německa
"platform"
moře moře nástupiště
neut er mládě
kuře kuřete mláděte
"young
stavení stavení údolí
animal"
údolí "valley"

neut er muzeum"mus
nouns eum"
muzea
ending pódium"stage
pódia
wit h -um "

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Prepositions used with the genitive

Czech English t ranslat ion

bez "without"

během "during"

blízko "near"

do "to/into"

kolem "around"

kromě "besides"

místo "instead"

od "from"

podle "according to"

podél "alongside"

u "by"

uprostřed "in the middle"

vedle "next to"

z "from"

za "behind"

Example:

Mezinárodní vlak Pendolino do Vídně bude nyní odjíždět z nástupiště číslo 12

(dvanáct).
"International train Pendolino to Vienna will be now departing from platform 12.

feminine noun, Vídeň → genitive: do Vídně

neuter noun, nástupiště → genitive: z nástupiště

Announcements, such as at the train station or bus station, they usually use more
formal speech and announce the platform number as:

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• Jede to z nástupiště číslo 12 (dvanáct).
"It’s leaving from platform number 12 (twelve).

In day-to day spoken informal Czech you will often hear:

• Jede to z dvanáctky "It's leaving from twelve," z pětky "from five," z

jedničky "from one."

Numbers in it s nominat ive form are f eminine gender ending with ,-a.

(jednička "one," dvojka "two," trojka "three," desítka "ten," stovka "hundred, etc).

Therefore, when declined, they will follow the model noun žena and in the genitive
case they are used with any of the prepositions stated above. Example sentences
with some prepositions:

z jedničky "from one" vedle jedničky "next to one"

z dvojky "from two" vedle dvojky "next to two"

z patnáctky "from fifteen" vedle patnáctky "next to fifteen"

z dvacítky "from twenty" vedle dvacítky "next to twenty"

ze stovky "from hundred" vedle stovky "next to hundred"

Examples f rom t he Dialogue

Vážení cestující, mezinárodní vlak Pendolino s pravidelným odjezdem do Vídně v

10.
"Dear passengers, international train Pendolino scheduled to depart at 10."

Jéžiš, musíme běžet na dvanáctku.

"Oh man, we need to run to number twelve. "

Sample Sent ences

Pojedem ve dvanáct hodin z autobusové zastávky tři.

"We will go at noon from a bus stop number three."

Vlak do Brna jede z jedničky.

"A train to Brno goes from number one."

CULTURAL INSIGHT

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Train Services

Trains have been operated in the Czech Republic for more than 175 years. For a
long time, the biggest train operator has been Czech Rails (České dráhy), which is
a state owned company. Since 2003, Czech rails became a joint stock company,
which created three organisations within the company: the Company Ltd. providing
passenger transport and cargo service, the Railway Infrastructure Organisation
managing state assets, and the Railway Inspectorate.

Most important international railway station and a main train hub, located in Prague,
is called Hlavní nádraží ("Main Railway Station"). International service from this
station provides trains running across Europe, EuroCity or Euronight going mainly to
Germany (Munich, Bavaria, Dresden, Hamburg). Other services going to
Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Croatia, and Serbia are LeoExpress or
Railjet. There are also many regional trains running from the Main Station and
connecting large cities such as, Brno, Plzeň, České Budějovice. EscoPrague and the
local train CityElephant, are suburban services reaching the suberbs of Prague and
surrounding cities to enable people to commute to work. SuperCity train Pendolino
connects Ostrava city with Prague and also provides service to Slovakia and
Austria.

Useful expression:

Cílová stanice.
"Final destination. "

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