Hi everyone.
My name is Petra.
I'm the visual content creator for JayWay Travel, and I'm back here with another lesson
in Czech.
Last time we learned some basics, and today we're gonna expand on that knowledge with
some useful words for traveling.
Let's go!
We're going to start with signs.
Signs can be really useful because they can point you where you want to go, but they become
really not useful if you don't know where they're pointing you to.
While some words are similar to English - like hotel, market, supermarket, other words can
be real tricky.
So let's see what I mean.
When traveling to the Czech Republic, you will most likely arrive either at Letiště
or Nádraží.
When traveling by plane, you will most likely arrive at Letiště Václava Havla, the airport
of Václav Havel, named after one of our most famous politicians and the first President
of Czechia, after we separated from Slovakia.
When arriving by bus, you will arrive at Autobusové Nádraží, when arriving by train at Vlakové
Nádraží.
The main train station in Prague is also called Hlavní Nádraží, or Praha Hlavní Nádraží,
and it means main station or Prague main station.
Other than Nádraží for a bigger station, we also use other words for smaller stations
and stops.
You'll probably hear zastávka, referring to a stop, usually a bus stop or a tram stop,
or you will hear stanice also refers to a stop, but most likely some type of rail, usually
train or the subway, which in Prague is called Metro.
After arriving in your hotel, you'll probably want to roam the streets a little bit.
So a street is ulice and the square is náměstí.
So, for example, the Old Town square is Staroměstské náměstí and Wenceslaw's square is Václavské
náměstí.
Obviously, shopping is another thing you'll be doing while traveling.
For any type of shopping, you'll belooking for Obchod, a shop.
You'll also find all kinds of groceries and useful items in a supermarket, or if you're
looking for something a little bit more local, you'll want to find a market.
For that, you'll be looking for the word Trh.
It's just three letters TRH that means market or affair.
If you want to do some late night shopping or just grab a drink, especially in a city,
you want to look for a Večerka, which are types of evening shops that usually sell drinks,
some basic groceries and basic useful items.
And they're open in the evening.
Prices are usually marked either directly on the item or on the shelf.
But every once in a while we either need to ask for the price or we just want to make
sure, right.
So the question you're looking for is how much is it?
Kolik to stojí?
KOLIK - How much, TO - it, STOJÍ - costs.
Kolik to stojí?
And speaking of prices, in Czechia we pay with Koruna.
KORUNA - crowns.
And to get some money, you'll either want an ATM or an exchange place.
ATMs are commonly referred to as Bankomat, and the places that exchange money are called
Směnárna.
Nowadays you can pay with card in most places, but if you want to make sure, you look for
the stickers with logos of accepted cards either on the doors or near the cashier.
But if you really want to make sure, you ask Berete karty?
Do you take cards?
And after all that shopping, you'll probably be thirsty.
Generally speaking, most tap water in Czechia is drinkable, but if you really want to make
sure or you just read a sign somewhere, the sign for drinking water is Pitná voda.
PITNÁ - drinkable, VODA - water.
The opposite would be something with the word NENÍ in it, such as Voda není pitná.
Water is not drinkable.
To dispose of that water, you will want a toaleta.
A toilet.
In Czechia we also use the abbreviation WC for water closet, but in Czech we pronounce
that "vay-tse".
So if you need to go, you're looking either for toaleta or WC.
But hey, water, you didn't come to Czechia to drink water, did you?
To get yourself a drink, you want to go to a restaurace or a Hospoda.
Hospoda is the general term for a pub.
You should definitely try some check PIVO, the best pivo there is.
I might be biased... or opt for aglass of VÍNO from Moravia.
If you're looking for something non-alcoholic to get you through the day, I highly recommend
trying our favorite soda beverage.
It's like a Cola, like herbal drink, and it's called KOFOLA.
Honestly, for me, on a hot summer day, there's nothing better than a glass of Kofola cold
from tap.
And then obviously you're going to want some food to go with that drink.
How about try some good Řízek, which is just a schnitzel.
You might have noticed that there's that confusing letterat the beginning of ŘÍZEK, which is
Ř.
It's a letter pretty specific to our language.
And don't worry if you have problems pronouncing it.
A lot of people do, including a lot of Czech people.
Children take a while to learn it, but if you're trying to mimic that sound, maybe opt
more for a Ž (zh) sound.
So instead of Řízek, you would say "Zheezek".
Or you could just say Schnitzel.
We're close enough to Germany, we'll know what it means.
If you're having trouble pronouncing it, don't worry.
Not everybody can pull up "tři tisíce tři sta třicet tři stříbrných stříkaček
stříkalo přes tři tisíce tři sta třicet tři stříbrných střech" on their first
try.
Anyways, back to food.
If you don't want a řízek, how about a plate of Guláš or the popular Svíčková.
Vegetarians will definitely enjoy Smažený sýr or the shorter Smažák.
It is breaded, deep fried cheese and served with potatoes or fries.
It's the best thing.
I might have to get some after this video.
And lastly, we sincerely hope you're not going to need this.
But just in case, as they say, better safe than sorry.
The word for hospital is NEMOCNICE, the word for police is POLICIE and the word for firefighters
is HASIČI.
But don't worry if you need POMOC - help, you can always call the 112 number, which
is the number for our combined emergency services.
So do you think you're ready to go to Czechia?
Yeah, I think so.
And we sincerely hope so.
And what better way to go than on a trip that's fully tailored to your specific needs by local
experts.
And you don't have to just go to Czechia?
How about combining your trip to Czechia with one of our neighbors?
How about Poland or Austria?
Germany?
Or maybe Slovakia?
Make sure to click the link in our description to find out what are all the different options
you can take and contact one of our local experts to help you plan vacation of a lifetime
with JayWay.
You really don't have to worry about the planning and the organization.
You can fully focus on experience and learning and perhaps even picking up some new words.
Don't forget to like this video, subscribe to our channel and check out either the first
episode of this little series where you can learn some Czech basics or check out the videos
that my colleagues made about different languages.
It's always so fun to learn and to see the differences between all the different ways
people speak.
And if you're done with learning languages we also have a lot of videos where you can
look at all the destinations that we offer.
That's it for me for them today.
Leave a comment below what you would like to see next time and I'll see you then - DĚKUJI
a NASHLEDANOU!