1. Introduction: the alphabet, pronunciation notes, basic linguistic vocabulary; conjugation of the verb "být" in the
present tense and its negation; genders and basic word-stock (boy, girl, man, woman, student, school etc.).
2. Basic phrases and conversational phrases: Jak se to řekne česky., Mluvte pomalu, prosím., Nerozumím., Mám otázku.,
Kdo/Co je to.; Jak se máte/š � the vy/Vy//ty distinction; the polysemic use of the word "prosím" (rooted in various
situations); jmenuju se, studuju, pracuju � the Czech verbal classes and basic verbs (the "-je" conjugation).
3. Basic dialogues: Introducing oneself and someone else; nationalities (nouns, adjectives), verbs: mít, jet, jít and
their conjugation; the types of conjugation in all the remaining classes demonstrated on particular verbs (-á: dělat; -
í: prosit, -e: jít, -ne: začne); phrases: Odkud jsi/jste?, Těší mě., Mějte se hezky.
4. Cardinal and ordinal numerals; conversation on the phone; giving phone numbers. How much is it? � Shopping (food and
clothes).
5. Directions; the kde/kam distinction; static description (description of a room); navigating through the city with a
map.
6. Possessive and demonstrative pronouns. Adjectives: hard/soft + basic declination and comparison rules; accusative with
nouns and adjectives; My family.
7. The instrumental (the 7th case) with means of transport (metrem, tramvají). The distinction between "mít rád/rád
dělat". Negative and indefinite pronouns.
8. When is it?: days of the week, months, seasons, dates.; important verbs and their distinction: začít/začínat;
končit/ukončit; otvírat/otevřít; zavírat/zavřít; jít/chodit; přijít/přicházet; jet/jezdit; sejít se.
9. The verb "mít" and its phrasal use: mít kašel, mít rýmu, mít štěstí, mít náladu, mít zkoušku etc.; mít pocit, že…, mít
dojem, že…, mít tušení, že…, mít strach, že…
10. In a restaurant; The menu; basic conversational phrases (dát is; zvlášť/dohromady � Czech customs of rounding the
price for a tip); the Czech menu; 1x, 2x, 3x…(expressing "times").
11. Roleplay: waiter/guest; phrases: chtěl bych � the basics about present conditional mood.
12. Past tense and it practice. A guided tour. Video: The Czech history and present. Czech banknotes � information about
famous and well-known Czechs.
13. Future tense. Perfective and imperfective aspect � basics. Basic future conjugation. How do I imagine my future?
Revision of present conditional mood.
14. Final exam - spoken. A dialogue (in Czech purely) with the tutor.
Poslední úprava: Kubová Petra (15.01.2018)
1. Introduction: the alphabet, pronunciation notes, basic linguistic vocabulary; conjugation of the verb "být" in the
present tense and its negation; genders and basic word-stock (boy, girl, man, woman, student, school etc.).
2. Basic phrases and conversational phrases: Jak se to řekne česky., Mluvte pomalu, prosím., Nerozumím., Mám otázku.,
Kdo/Co je to.; Jak se máte/š � the vy/Vy//ty distinction; the polysemic use of the word "prosím" (rooted in various
situations); jmenuju se, studuju, pracuju � the Czech verbal classes and basic verbs (the "-je" conjugation).
3. Basic dialogues: Introducing oneself and someone else; nationalities (nouns, adjectives), verbs: mít, jet, jít and
their conjugation; the types of conjugation in all the remaining classes demonstrated on particular verbs (-á: dělat; -
í: prosit, -e: jít, -ne: začne); phrases: Odkud jsi/jste?, Těší mě., Mějte se hezky.
4. Cardinal and ordinal numerals; conversation on the phone; giving phone numbers. How much is it? � Shopping (food and
clothes).
5. Directions; the kde/kam distinction; static description (description of a room); navigating through the city with a
map.
6. Possessive and demonstrative pronouns. Adjectives: hard/soft + basic declination and comparison rules; accusative with
nouns and adjectives; My family.
7. The instrumental (the 7th case) with means of transport (metrem, tramvají). The distinction between "mít rád/rád
dělat". Negative and indefinite pronouns.
8. When is it?: days of the week, months, seasons, dates.; important verbs and their distinction: začít/začínat;
končit/ukončit; otvírat/otevřít; zavírat/zavřít; jít/chodit; přijít/přicházet; jet/jezdit; sejít se.
9. The verb "mít" and its phrasal use: mít kašel, mít rýmu, mít štěstí, mít náladu, mít zkoušku etc.; mít pocit, že…, mít
dojem, že…, mít tušení, že…, mít strach, že…
10. In a restaurant; The menu; basic conversational phrases (dát is; zvlášť/dohromady � Czech customs of rounding the
price for a tip); the Czech menu; 1x, 2x, 3x…(expressing "times").
11. Roleplay: waiter/guest; phrases: chtěl bych � the basics about present conditional mood.
12. Past tense and it practice. A guided tour. Video: The Czech history and present. Czech banknotes � information about
famous and well-known Czechs.
13. Future tense. Perfective and imperfective aspect � basics. Basic future conjugation. How do I imagine my future?
Revision of present conditional mood.
14. Final exam - spoken. A dialogue (in Czech purely) with the tutor.
1. Introduction: the alphabet, pronunciation notes, basic linguistic vocabulary; conjugation of the verb "být" in the
present tense and its negation; genders and basic word-stock (boy, girl, man, woman, student, school etc.).
2. Basic phrases and conversational phrases: Jak se to řekne česky., Mluvte pomalu, prosím., Nerozumím., Mám otázku.,
Kdo/Co je to.; Jak se máte/š � the vy/Vy//ty distinction; the polysemic use of the word "prosím" (rooted in various
situations); jmenuju se, studuju, pracuju � the Czech verbal classes and basic verbs (the "-je" conjugation).
3. Basic dialogues: Introducing oneself and someone else; nationalities (nouns, adjectives), verbs: mít, jet, jít and
their conjugation; the types of conjugation in all the remaining classes demonstrated on particular verbs (-á: dělat; -
í: prosit, -e: jít, -ne: začne); phrases: Odkud jsi/jste?, Těší mě., Mějte se hezky.
4. Cardinal and ordinal numerals; conversation on the phone; giving phone numbers. How much is it? � Shopping (food and
clothes).
5. Directions; the kde/kam distinction; static description (description of a room); navigating through the city with a
map.
6. Possessive and demonstrative pronouns. Adjectives: hard/soft + basic declination and comparison rules; accusative with
nouns and adjectives; My family.
7. The instrumental (the 7th case) with means of transport (metrem, tramvají). The distinction between "mít rád/rád
dělat". Negative and indefinite pronouns.
8. When is it?: days of the week, months, seasons, dates.; important verbs and their distinction: začít/začínat;
končit/ukončit; otvírat/otevřít; zavírat/zavřít; jít/chodit; přijít/přicházet; jet/jezdit; sejít se.
9. The verb "mít" and its phrasal use: mít kašel, mít rýmu, mít štěstí, mít náladu, mít zkoušku etc.; mít pocit, že…, mít
dojem, že…, mít tušení, že…, mít strach, že…
10. In a restaurant; The menu; basic conversational phrases (dát is; zvlášť/dohromady � Czech customs of rounding the
price for a tip); the Czech menu; 1x, 2x, 3x…(expressing "times").
11. Roleplay: waiter/guest; phrases: chtěl bych � the basics about present conditional mood.
12. Past tense and it practice. A guided tour. Video: The Czech history and present. Czech banknotes � information about
famous and well-known Czechs.
13. Future tense. Perfective and imperfective aspect � basics. Basic future conjugation. How do I imagine my future?
Revision of present conditional mood.
14. Final exam - spoken. A dialogue (in Czech purely) with the tutor.
1. Introduction: the alphabet, pronunciation notes, basic linguistic vocabulary; conjugation of the verb "být" in the
present tense and its negation; genders and basic word-stock (boy, girl, man, woman, student, school etc.).
2. Basic phrases and conversational phrases: Jak se to řekne česky., Mluvte pomalu, prosím., Nerozumím., Mám otázku.,
Kdo/Co je to.; Jak se máte/š � the vy/Vy//ty distinction; the polysemic use of the word "prosím" (rooted in various
situations); jmenuju se, studuju, pracuju � the Czech verbal classes and basic verbs (the "-je" conjugation).
3. Basic dialogues: Introducing oneself and someone else; nationalities (nouns, adjectives), verbs: mít, jet, jít and
their conjugation; the types of conjugation in all the remaining classes demonstrated on particular verbs (-á: dělat; -
í: prosit, -e: jít, -ne: začne); phrases: Odkud jsi/jste?, Těší mě., Mějte se hezky.
4. Cardinal and ordinal numerals; conversation on the phone; giving phone numbers. How much is it? � Shopping (food and
clothes).
5. Directions; the kde/kam distinction; static description (description of a room); navigating through the city with a
map.
6. Possessive and demonstrative pronouns. Adjectives: hard/soft + basic declination and comparison rules; accusative with
nouns and adjectives; My family.
7. The instrumental (the 7th case) with means of transport (metrem, tramvají). The distinction between "mít rád/rád
dělat". Negative and indefinite pronouns.
8. When is it?: days of the week, months, seasons, dates.; important verbs and their distinction: začít/začínat;
končit/ukončit; otvírat/otevřít; zavírat/zavřít; jít/chodit; přijít/přicházet; jet/jezdit; sejít se.
9. The verb "mít" and its phrasal use: mít kašel, mít rýmu, mít štěstí, mít náladu, mít zkoušku etc.; mít pocit, že…, mít
dojem, že…, mít tušení, že…, mít strach, že…
10. In a restaurant; The menu; basic conversational phrases (dát is; zvlášť/dohromady � Czech customs of rounding the
price for a tip); the Czech menu; 1x, 2x, 3x…(expressing "times").
11. Roleplay: waiter/guest; phrases: chtěl bych � the basics about present conditional mood.
12. Past tense and it practice. A guided tour. Video: The Czech history and present. Czech banknotes � information about
famous and well-known Czechs.
13. Future tense. Perfective and imperfective aspect � basics. Basic future conjugation. How do I imagine my future?
Revision of present conditional mood.
14. Final exam - spoken. A dialogue (in Czech purely) with the tutor.
Poslední úprava: Kubová Petra (15.01.2018)
