Difference between revisions of "Language/Czech/Vocabulary/Greetings"
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Everything in italics is mostly used in spoken Czech, so please do not write it in any formal letter or so. | Everything in italics is mostly used in spoken Czech, so please do not write it in any formal letter or so. | ||
==Hi!== | |||
Ahoj! ''Čau! Čus! Hoj!'' - you say this to your friends or kids that are younger than you, also you say -ahoj- and -čau- to your family members. The rest is used mostly among friends. | Ahoj! ''Čau! Čus! Hoj!'' - you say this to your friends or kids that are younger than you, also you say -ahoj- and -čau- to your family members. The rest is used mostly among friends. | ||
==Hello!== | |||
Ahoj! | Ahoj! | ||
==Good day!== | |||
Dobrý den! - to be honest, this is the greeting you always use when you meet someone you have to respect (teacher, someone new, employer...) you use it until at about 6pm and then you change it to good evening which is translated a bit later | Dobrý den! - to be honest, this is the greeting you always use when you meet someone you have to respect (teacher, someone new, employer...) you use it until at about 6pm and then you change it to good evening which is translated a bit later | ||
==Good morning!== | |||
Dobré ráno! | Dobré ráno! | ||
==Good noon!== | |||
Dobré poledne! (not used much in normal conversations but you can encounter it sometimes, mostly in older Czech language) | Dobré poledne! (not used much in normal conversations but you can encounter it sometimes, mostly in older Czech language) | ||
==Good afternoon!== | |||
Dobré odpoledne! | Dobré odpoledne! | ||
==Good evening== | |||
Dobrý večer | Dobrý večer | ||
==Goodbye== | |||
Wondering how to say goodbye? With your family/friends/young kids you can use ahoj, čau, čus, hoj as explained above | Wondering how to say goodbye? With your family/friends/young kids you can use ahoj, čau, čus, hoj as explained above | ||
Saying goodbye in respectful way | |||
Nashledanou (it basically means -so we can see each other again-) | Nashledanou (it basically means -so we can see each other again-) | ||
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|keywords=hi, hello, good morning, good night | |keywords=hi, hello, good morning, good night | ||
|description=In this lesson, you will learn how to greet in Czech. | |description=In this lesson, you will learn how to greet in Czech. | ||
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[[Category: Czech/Intermediate]] | [[Category: Czech/Intermediate]] | ||
Revision as of 18:35, 19 December 2016
As you might know, Czech people (however rude they might appear to you when you're a tourist) actually have some courtesy among them :) that's why we also distinguish between friends and people we respect (like employers, older family members, and greetings based on if you're older/younger than the person). Don't worry, it might sound hard but it is actually pretty easy! :) I'd say it's quite similar to English.
Everything in italics is mostly used in spoken Czech, so please do not write it in any formal letter or so.
Hi!
Ahoj! Čau! Čus! Hoj! - you say this to your friends or kids that are younger than you, also you say -ahoj- and -čau- to your family members. The rest is used mostly among friends.
Hello!
Ahoj!
Good day!
Dobrý den! - to be honest, this is the greeting you always use when you meet someone you have to respect (teacher, someone new, employer...) you use it until at about 6pm and then you change it to good evening which is translated a bit later
Good morning!
Dobré ráno!
Good noon!
Dobré poledne! (not used much in normal conversations but you can encounter it sometimes, mostly in older Czech language)
Good afternoon!
Dobré odpoledne!
Good evening
Dobrý večer
Goodbye
Wondering how to say goodbye? With your family/friends/young kids you can use ahoj, čau, čus, hoj as explained above
Saying goodbye in respectful way
Nashledanou (it basically means -so we can see each other again-)
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask me :)