Greetings, farewells, polite expressions, introductions, and exchanging names and origins.
Recognize and use greetings such as dobrý den, dobré ráno, dobrý večer, ahoj, and čau. Choose a greeting that fits the level of formality and time of day.
Translate words from your previous vocabulary lesson.
Say goodbye with na shledanou, dobrou noc, zatím, ahoj, and čau. Distinguish greetings used when arriving from expressions used when leaving.
Read sentences using words you recently learned.
Listen to sentences using words you recently learned.
Use prosím, děkuji, promiňte, omlouvám se, ano, and ne in brief polite exchanges. Respond naturally to thanks and apologies.
Ask and answer names with Jak se jmenujete?, Jak se jmenuješ?, and Jmenuji se… Use Těší mě and rád vás poznávám or ráda vás poznávám when meeting someone.
Choose between informal ty and formal or plural vy. Match them with forms such as jsi/jste, jmenuješ se/jmenujete se, and tě/vás.
Build introductions with jsem, jsi, je, and jste. Identify yourself or another person with patterns such as Jsem Anna, To je Petr, and Kdo je to?
Recognize and use common country and city names when saying where someone is from. Include useful place words such as země, město, Česko, Praha, Slovensko, and Brno.
Ask Odkud jste? or Odkud jsi? and answer with Jsem z…. Use common fixed forms such as z Česka, ze Slovenska, z Prahy, and z Brna, including ze before difficult consonant groups.
Review this chapter with practice based on your mistakes.