CZECH V. ENGLISH (Phrases that do not translate!)
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There is a lot that is lost in translation in Czech v. English languages. I made the mistake of translating literally from English to Czech but these phrases didn't make any sense! My number one tip for English speakers learning Czech (and vice versa) is not to translate exact phrases! What this video to learn some basic Czech phrases a lot faster than I did!
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I embarrassed myself the other week by greeting my co-workers and hoping they were warm given the snowy weather.
"Doufam, že jste teplí"
I later found out the phrase meant something entirely different.
An English friend of mine asked me once that same in German language. In German "warm" means the same as in Czech. =) And as i realised in Serbo-Croatian as well ... so be carefull with that word.
It was nice .. You maded smile faces on Your Czech colleagues, or not?
You don't want to say this to anyone. 😂
LOL, nechtěla bych😂 To muselo bejt trapný, když jsi později zjistil, co to u nás znamená. Ačkoli, původu tohoto výrazu taky nerozumím (jako fakt, odkud se tohle vzalo?) Mají snad homosexuální lidé vyšší teplotu těla?
Je to trochu podobné jako anglické slovo „hot“, které může znamenat „sexy“, ale taky se to překládá jako „horký“😄
@@jifle36 They laughed a little, yes. And they were pleased with my effort in learning Čeština :)
U toho stolu v restauraci bych řekla spíš: ,,to nevadí" ,,mně to nevadí" nebo ještě víc neformální ,,v pohodě". Fráze ,,je mi to jedno" nebo ,,je mi to fuk" může vyznít trošku hrubě. Něco ve stylu ,,I don´t care"
Souhlas, také bych použil spíš výraz "v pohodě", nebo "v klidu". Použitý výraz je hrubý, resp. začít takhle spolustolovník při příchodu, tak si řeknu, že má ne moc přívětivou náladu, bo je naštvaný.
v pohodě...
I think that "To je jedno." (without emphasizing myself) could work just fine.
Ještě lepší je řekl bych "Nic se nestalo".
Na tom nesejde.
From the other side: When you discuss with English speaking colleague and he keeps saying "Yeah, but..." and you hear just "Jebat" 😁
:-)
BAHAHAHAHHA tru
ts ts ts :-)
To ste ešte nepočuli Blaváka 😂 ten to tak povie aj s tým dlhým jé
When you say this to someone, He DEFFINETLY wont be happy 😂
FUK: zdánlivě od slova foukat (má silný fuk), ale dle slovníku má jiný původ, cituji:
Někdy je nám to „šumák“, jindy je nám to „fuk“. V obou případech jde o zkráceninu české věty „Je mi to šuma fuk“, tedy „nezáleží mi na tom“. To, co vypadá v češtině jako nějaké podivné zaklínadlo, je ve skutečnosti přepis francouzské fráze „je m‘en fous“ (ž m ɑ̃ fu).
Smekám
Je hrozné, že se vzdělávám v rodném jazyce sledováním videí od Američanky. :op
Já jsem se podíval do Českého etymologického slovníku od Jiřího Rejzka a ten uvádí toto: Fuk (to je fuk, to máš fuk) - ve významu "to je jedno, lhostejno". Expresivní varianta k "fík" s přikloněním k "fuk" (fouknutí). Fík (fíkovník) - z latinského "ficus". Zatímco slovenské a polské "figa" a ruské "fíga" je přes němčinu a italštinu. Již v latině též jako posměšné gesto (palec mezi ukazovákem a prostředníkem) jehož původní smysl není zřejmý,.Takhle to tam má přesně napsané.
Take se rika Je mi to putna, nebo vulgarne.. se rika je mi to hovno.
@@freddiethompson58 Nebo je mi to u prdele,prdím na to, seru na to.Každá lokalita v Čechách používá jiný výraz.Vážně bohatý jazyk.
This video is so much fun :D it reminds me a joke. "Tvé oči září" - "Your eyes September" :D
"Jsi mazaný jako liška." - "You are lubricated like a fox."
@@manta4077 "Ježkovy voči" - "Hedgehog's eyes"
@@manta4077 That's a common idiom in English. "cunning as a fox".
@@SneakyBadAssOG I just recalled old Google's attempts in translating such phrases.
Vrhl na ni dlouhý pohled = He vomitted a long postcard on her
He he, „fakt, jo?“ reminds me of my trip to London where we went shopping with a friend. Of course we were speaking czech all the time to each other. And we were asking ourselves why people stare so much? Later we talked to a friend living in London and she told us that it's because we keep saying FAKT all the time and other people think we're saying FUCK in every other sentence. So, no urban legend, personal experience. :)
I can imagine their faces. 😂
Funny part of it is that a lot of czechs don't pronounce correctly that ending T... so it sounds more like "Fak jo?" :D
I can relate so much! I didn't quite understand why everyone kept staring at me... Especially because I have a sloppy pronunciation and say it more like "Fak jo"... 😀
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 jo to pouzivam v Americe a fakt nevim proc se na me divne divaji
Páč to t na konci nikdy nevyslovuju. Nikdy.
"Máš hezký svetr" is more natural than "Líbí se mi tvůj svetr".
Yes, exactly. To me saying "Líbí se mi tvůj svetr." sounds more like the literal translation of English rather than Czech.
Máš hezký svetr or just pěknej svetr/dobrý vlasy sounds more natural. Libí se mi tvůj svetr is still kind of czenglish
Nebo - ten svetr je super.
máš parádní svetr, fajnový, prima, úžasný...
Většinou se říká spíš "Ten svetr ti moc sluší". Není to sice úplně to samé, ale je to častější. Pochválíš nejen svetr , ale zároveň i dotyčnou osobu (většinou ženu).
The reason why we say Ahoj is simple - we are all captains on the Vltava river in the summer. Sailors without a mast for whom beer is a must. No waiting for gale, when you have your ale 🍻after a rum another boat you'll ram. All-day a paddler powered by radler 😁
LOVE IT.
While this is nice theory I suspect that this word came to czech by surprisingly many czechs serving in Austro-Hungarian navy and merchant navy in 19th and 20th century. Most often they were hired as engineers as Czech lands were the most industrialized part of A-H and it was easier to teach basics of being a sailor to a man who had never never seen a sea, than to teach a sailor about maintaining a steam engine.
@@DreamPrague There is theory, that AHOJ is shortcut in Latin _ Ad HOnorem Jesus -
@@chosejare Wow, never heard this before, but it makes sense!!! Love it!
We arent just mushroom hunter, we are big climbers and canoyers (idk if im writing it good) we also like going to "čundr " which is basicaly a trip into the forest,mountains or so without meeting any civilization and we bring everighing wee need (knife, few cans of beans and meat etc.), and some shelter like "celta " or "stan", after like 2-5 days we went back to our cars and go home. On čundr we go with our family and best friends.
Once I was in Germany in an international company with a Czech friend. She took a phone call in the room and she said “fakt jo” during that call like 15 times. I remember just sitting there and looking at the widening eyes and dropping jaws of some senior managers across the table...
ja nevim, proc si ty lidi mysli, ze clovek behem ceskeho hovoru neustala pouziva anglickou nadavku... ale u nemcu me to ani neprekvapuje.
@@catepilarr Nooo...mám pár známých, kteří mají češtinu, resp. slovenštinu neskutečně zaplevelenou anglikanismy.
To je skoro jak muj kolega byl v šoku když mu krátce po nástupu jiný kolaga vlezl do kanclu s hlážkou "Šukám Karla !" Měli jsme tam spolupracovníky z Polska a tam hledají jiným slovem než jsme u nás zvyklí. :-D
@@DandyNinja On fakt ještě existuje někdo kdo neví že szukat je hledat v polštině? :-D
@@Pidalin Tak, ono stačí číst starší literaturu, když hospodyňka šukala po světnici, tak jen prováděla úklid, ale občas se u toho pousměju a představím si trochu modernější interpretaci.
Jinak v polštině je hodně podobných slov s jiným významem, je to dost záludný jazyk.
And what about phrase „kašli na to“? Translated into English, it would literally mean „cough at it“, which I would't recommend using these days😄
Zústaň pozitivní,...
cough at the karens
What about "vyser se na to" xdd
It more means to let on thing you are doing
@@tomastoucha4904 screw it
Vaše snaha převést české fráze do angličtiny a naopak mě připomněla jednu starší anekdotu ...
Ptá se cizinec kamaráda "Prosím tě, co to znamená "všim si si?".
Kamarád odpoví "No, jestli si si všim".
Přeji Vám ve vaší snaze mnoho úspěchů.
ona se nesnazi prevest fraze do druhyho jazyka, naopak prave nabada k tomu aby to cizinci nedelali, protoze to nefunguje ani u nas ani u nich :)
To jste ale ten vtip úplně zabil. Správně to je Co znamená šimsisi? No jako esisisisšim.
@@radekkudela4915 Děkuji za objasnění, jelikož jsem původně nepochopila pointu. :D
Ahoj: Za Rakousko-Uherska Češi skutečně sloužili v císařském námořnictvu. A později, když se pořádně rozmohlo "vodáctví" jako rekreační sport, začali se tak zdravit všichni na řece (což je tradice, která se dodržuje dodnes) Vodáci tehdy začali LARP, který se tak trochu hraje dodnes alespoň v rámci slangu: bárka je kanoe, parník je pramice, veslař vzadu je kormidelník, veslař vpředu háček - (hook - dříve ten námořník co háže lano na molo a uvazuje loď), kemp je přístav... Pak se prý začali takhle zdravit přátelé, kteří se poznali "na vodě" i běžně na ulici. A nakonec bylo takových známostí tolik, že se z toho stal běžný pozdrav.
a co: make yourself at home ...česky: udělej se doma :-)
i will translate this back from czech to english for english speaker - udělej se doma means - rub one out in your home:D
Make yourself comfortable. - Udělej se pohodlně... :)
Yeah, our popular "how do you do" "all right" 😉
Well... Yes, but actually...
Of course 😉
another thing- as you noticed, we only use "Miluji" very little, probably even less than you think- it's not common to say the phrase „Miluju tě“ to noone else than your partner. Even though most of us do love our families, saying it straight to them isn't something we're used to
If I may add, for family members we would use "mám tě rád/a". I wouldn't personally say this to a friend, even this feels too, well, personal, even though I might love them very dearly :-) Czechs are a nation of tsunderes, got it?! xDDD
Also, as far as I am aware most languages have different words for expressing affection, with different uses (te amo - te quiero f.e.), it's just English that uses "to love" as a blanket word :D
Yeah I use it rarely and I think that more often as sarcasm: "Tohle fakt miluju." when talking about something I absolutely hate :D
We are also quite sporadic in the use of the words ‘miluju Te’ in a relationship. In many cases it signifies a deep affectionate love and often people would wait a bit in a relationship to say ‘miluju Te’. You can also see people sort of asking in a fresh relationships things like ‘a uz jste si rekli, te se milujete?’ (Did you tell each other I love you already) or ‘milujes ho jeste/milujes ho vubec’? (Do you still love him/do you love him at all? There seems to be a distiction between ‘milovat’ a ‘mit rad’ percieved by us czechs.
Something I learned in US, the Czech word “miluji tě” is like in English “I’m IN love with you” which is not exactly the same as I love you. That’s why we say I love chocolate but we rarely ever say I’m in love with chocolate!! Haha 😆 I’m in love with you means miluji tě but I love you means more mám tě rád. I hope that helps. God bless! @dream prague
as i perceive it in slovak we have 1) milujem ta ( strongest, deeply affectionate) 2) lubim ta ( a bit weaker but still usually just to a romantic partner) 3) mam ta rad ( to other members of family, friends, objects ( mam rad zmrzlinu)
Maybe the better phrase when accepting worse table would be: "To nevadí." Literally: "It does not obstruct."
yes....je mi to jedno is surprisingly little bit rude
Je mi to jedno - It does not matter
@@vitozana8659 Je mi to jedno se jde říct ještě, pro mě za mě - for me, behind me :D
@@tomasculek3673 Taky me to tak přišlo. "Je mi to jedno" je až moc konkrétní a absolutní, je to jako odpovědět "I don't care" ... Spíš bych odpověděl "v poho", "v pořádku", "nevadí", "může být/može byt" nebo "není problém". Tedy pokud by nebyl ;-)
The "rudeness" of "Je mi to jedno" depends ALOT on the intonation, sometimes you say "Je mi to jedno" and you follow it by less sharp phrases like "nevadí" or you can say "V pohodě" before "Je mi to jedno" to smoothen it. :D
In general it has a rude connotation and is used more with friends and family.
You can use "milovat" for things too - "Miluju zmrzlinu!" - but not in the context of liking someone's shirt. It seems to be reserved for describing stable preferences (food, colour, genre of music, activity...).
You could say "miluju tvuj svetr" / "miluju tenhle tvuj svetr" to a good friend of yours, but saying this to a stranger can come off as very uncomfotably intimate. (Especially if you are a guy talking to a woman)
@@Gahanun true, I love you in english is not as intimate. For czech people miluju tě, means a lot.
je tvar "liking" vubec v poradku? proc mam v hlave pocit, ze od slovesa like nelze vytvorit ing-ovou formu?
@@miroslavaklimova4597 je to naprosto spravny tvar. Proc by like nemohlo mit ing formu?
@@Gahanun protoze v aj existuje seznam asi 5ti nebo 6ti sloves (neni dlouhy, ale i tak si je vsechny nepamatuju) ktere nemaji ingovu formu, a mam blby (100%) pocit, ze Love a Like, na tom seznamu jsou
uz si/jste nekdy videl vyraz I´m liking it????
"Je mi to fuk" is based on French "je m´en fous" which means something along the lines of "I don't care". First, we czechified the French expression to "šumafuk" and then we also added the short version - "fuk". "Je mi to jedno" means, and this is my theory only, that all options that are given to you look the same to you - they have the same attractiveness, they have the same (one) quality. See also the Czech phrase "je to jedno a to samé".
Ooooh, I definitely like this explanation.
je mi to šumák :-D
Another version would be "Je mi to šumák." ;)
I like the explanation and find it interesting, cause in Croatian (also Slavic language) we say "svejedno mi je". Svejedno literally comes from sve+jedno = all+one. As you said, all options are weighed equally by me. So basically, "I don't care", cause it makes no difference.
That French connection is so cool! I had no idea.
I recommend using "jen se dívám" (imperfective) over "jen se podívám" (perfective) when in a store and just looking around.. sounds more fitting
My slovakian friend with poor English was using the phrase "For me, behind me" in Ireland trying to say "Pro mě, za mě" 😂😂
Of course everyone thought he is either on drugs or away with the fairies 🤣
Hilarious!! 😂 @joshtheboss
Also "Give me a room!" - Dejte mi pokoj!
@@element-1254 lol, yeh
"for me, behind me, it is one."
@@element-1254 How do you do ? Jak si to děláš ? Alright, vždy pravou .... klasika hehe
ahoj, já jsem kanaďanka, ale vyrůstala jsem s českém jazykem kulí rodině. místo “jen se podívám” i would say “jen se dívám”
both are ok, I usually say "jenom se mrknu, co tu máte" or "jenom se porozhlídnu"
Personally using both, depending on when (and IF) the staff offers help.
"Jen se podívám", (I'll look around) using when they address me by the entrance to the shop.
"Jen se dívám," (I'm looking around) using when I'm already inside and checking out the goods.
Cigi?
Years ago I’ve ‘explained’ to my french colleague, that the best way to say ‘i love you’ in czech is ‘miláčku, prdni si do sáčku’. He memorized that diligently, with his soft french accent, augmenting lovely passion that he had towards his czech girlfriend. Next morning I had to run and hide, as he came to work ;-)
:D :D úplně vidim výraz jeho přítelkyně :D
jeste zijes???? se divim, ze s takovym napadem nejses po smrti
gratuluji k naučení k nejtěžšímu jazyku
IM DIE YFUYTHYGIOUHUOIFGUI
MILÁČKU PRDNI SI DO SÁČKU BFÁYUFGRTFHN
IF I SAID THAT TO EVEN MY MOTHER I WOULD GET SLAPPED SO HARD TYGDTYIGYTGOGPK
@@SabinaSmigova Tohle taky vypadá jako čengliš😆
"Odpočívej v pokoji." - "Rest in peace"/"Rest in living room"
A "Pokoj Vám" - "Room to you".
💀
living room je obývák. Spiš bych použil rest in bedroom
@@shimanski1976 Ako jasne, vtip je v tom, že toto mi ponúkol google prekladač pár rokov dozadu. Tak som si na to spomenul 🙂
@@shimanski1976 Narozdil od latkoveho peace, jakakoliv room hlavne potrebuje a/the (pokud to zrovna neni pouzito latkove (ve vyznamu prostor) narozdil od pocitatelneho room (pokoj)). Takze: rest in a (=nejakem) / the (=predem chapanem) {living,bed,}room. Bez clenu je to cenglistina.
"I'm pleasing myself."
...am I still on the right -tube..? :D
Je středa trochu uvolnění je třeba 😘😇😈
The primal meaning of the verb “těšit” is “to calm”, as a mother would a child.
It essentially means to make one “tichý” - silent, calm.
To make one happy is an extension to that.
"Tvoje oči září" - "Your eyes September"
XD XD XD....nebo "párek milenců" - "Sausage of lovers"
@@Jou773 A co teprve ''ořechové těsto''. Dnes již kultovní hláška v jednom dabovaném akčním filmu se Seagalem.
🤣
@@mari.be.86 Tady to je: ruclips.net/video/LenFTCNOqPA/видео.html
Nebo "sedím na mezi" - I´m sitting on between
svetr... we would say rather "hezký svetr" or "máš hezký svetr"... its not common to say "líbí se mi tvůj..."
Ale když někdo chce zdůraznit ten subjektivní aspekt, tak může říct: "ale ten tvůj novej svetr se mi fuck líbí".
@@breznik1197 Fak jo?
A rozhodně bych nepředložil Líbí se jako It pleases me, spíš I like
@@jabanan No, to by bylo spíš "mám ráda tvůj svetr". Významově je to opravdu blíž tomu "to please". Když si z toho uděláte "líbivý svetr/pleasant sweather", tak už vám to slovo "please" možná přijde vhodnější. Vy už to překládáte tak, aby to dávalo stejný smysl, ale to není nutně doslova (vždyť česky je to zvratné a v angličtině ne). Tohle není o překladu, ale o využívání jazyka. Podívejte se třeba na češtinu a slovenštinu, i tam vám doslovné překlady udělají problém. "Jmenuji se Jana. Volám sa Jana". "Jmenuji Janu. Volám Janu."
Máš boží svetr!
English: "No preservatives".
Czech: "Bez prezervativů".
:D
Bože ne to mě dostalo
Mně také poněkud překvapilo, když mi nabízeli "polévku bez prezervativů" 🙂 Tak jsem souhlasil, nerad bych je z toho vývaru lovil vidličkou, i když samozřejmě nepopírám důležitost bílkovin...
@@LEON_pilot 😂
Pro zasmání.
Škoda mluvit - Damage to speak
Nebuď labuť - Don´t wake up a swan
Odpočívej v pokoji - Relax in the living room
Kde se vzala, tu se vzala - Where she married herself, here she married herself
Je mazaná jako liška - She is lubricated like a fox
Tvé oči září - Your eyes September
Seděla na mezi - She was sitting on between
Necítím se dnes ve své kůži - I am not smelling myself in my leather today
Mistr světa v tancích na ledě - World champion in tanks on ice
Bylo, nebylo - It was, no was
To nejsou fráze, ale idiomy. Je logické, že přeložené nedávají smysl, to je totiž podstata idiomu.
@@rehorekMichal Ok má chyba, díky za upozornění.
This " Fakt jo?" is the best funny phrase in czech language. We, couple of Czechs, were sitting in Stockholm, in conference room with couple of Sweeds and FInns. And before meeting we were just chatting in czech language around the table. After few minutes my Swedish friend asked me what nation are we, we keep cursing like the heathen. :) Of course my explanation started another round of fun around table. :)
Older but still used variant of "s dovolením" is "když dovolíte" which translates nicely to "if you permit". And if you permit, then I have the permission. I think it even makes sense in english: With (your) permission, I'd (like to) pass through: s dovolením bych prošel.
Also I think "S dovolením" could be translated as "With your permission." which I believe is commonly used in British English?
"Když dovolíte" has a similar vibe as "I beg your pardon" Ale to už je vyšší dívčí.
"Vyšší dívčí" (girl's high school) is actually an interesting idiom. Back when the education was gender segregated, most girls had only basic education. Only the really smart giels from the really posh families would go to high school. So "vyšší dívčí" means advanced skill or knowledge.
"Pardon me"
@@amurape5497 Pokud si dobře vzpomínám, tak " I beg your Pardon" se užívá výhradně, když nerozumíte nebo neslyšíte, co druhý říká a žádáte ho o zopakování? Nebo se mýlím?
For me the most rude phrase in English is: help yourself. Took me a very long time not to see it as rude. :D Pomoz si sám - help yourself (because no one else will help you and definitely not me!)
To znamená "poslužte si?"
@@amurape5497 Ano.
We also say 'miluju' when we've grown attached to something or someone so much that we simply love it. I could say 'Miluju ten svetr.' (meaning my sweater that I've probably had for quite some time) or 'Miluju tu kapelu' (because I've listened to them since childhood for example) or 'Miluju Kofolu' (because if you love her, there's nothing to solve *wink*). But we rarely, if ever, say that we love someone else's stuff simply because there's usually no true personal connection.
Notice: Miluju ... někoho/něco má v Češtině silnější a hlavně osobnější význam než v Angličtině..
cocacola > kofola
@@jifle36 Isn't this subjective? Interesting idea, but I've also heard american people say "I just loooove this and that"... For example Penny in BBT talking about steaks/vegetarian lifestyle.
@@archivarka1376 Možná. Nemám patent na rozum. Napsal jsem to jak to vnímám a jak si myslím že to vnímají lidé kolem mne.
@@jifle36 Asi je to taky člověk od člověka, nu.
Ahoj Jen :-) Ale Češi jsou a byli námořníci. například bratr mé babičky byl námořním důstojníkem. Češi vždy sloužili na říčních lodích po celé Evropě i na námořních lodích, jako lodníci, strojní mechanici i důstojníci nebo kapitáni. Na dopravních, obchodních, ale i válečných lodích. Česko má dokonce svůj námořní přístav (v Hamburku) a Praha měla status námořního přístavu. V Česku se staví říční i námořní lodě dodnes. Česko má i svého karibského piráta. Určitě si přečti tyto články. Myslím, že by to mohlo být zajímavé a třeba o tom uděláš nové video :-)
www.ctidoma.cz/doprava/2018-05-30-namornici-bez-more-zadny-problem-cesi-kupodivu-maji-co-nabidnout-41338
temata.rozhlas.cz/sikulove-svejkove-rebelove-a-vlastenci-cesti-namornici-v-rakousko-uherskem-8109747
cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustin_Heřman
www.lagrace.cz/
A taky tohle....ruclips.net/video/FTRZFT6hz3Y/видео.html
dobre vy. treba nase usti s decinem jsou na svou "namornickou" (narecnickou?) historii take nalezite hrdi... nebo tedy spis byvali. od skolek se nam tu vtlouka, ze se tu prekladalo vic nez v terstu.
@@andreskagrnitz1135 A náhodou je to pravda, naše země byla po většinu historie v říční dopravě relativně rozvinutá. A kdyby stál kanál Labe-Odra-Dunaj (jak např. navrhoval už Baťa v roce 1937), mohla byt dnes daleko vyšší... v tomhle máme výhodu, že naše země leží na rozvodí tří velkých evropských řek, problém je, že se toho moc nevyužívá
Czechs also "love" things - for example food, drink, sport (Miluju řízky, miluju pivo)... but not a sweater, that's for sure :)
well... we "love" things in general. like... "i love wearing earrings" but not "i love YOUR earrings"
A: "Vážně ti to nevadí?"
B: "Ne, je mi to fakt fuk."
I have a felling that when Yoda in the Star Wars movies is dubbed into Czech, they use regular English word order.
They try to use something similar to the original "broken" order: ruclips.net/video/3QcuCuU97k0/видео.html
You're passing positive vibes on to us. Thank you for this video, Jenn! Made my afternoon better! :) Fakt, nekecám.
Jedno z nejvtipnějších videí... opravdu jsem se pobavila 😄.. Doufám, že budou další na toto téma ! Jsi super 🤗
Hi, Jennifer,
Sir_Mac here, as always!!!
I have to say I was looking forward to this video, because I (secretly) wished it could come some day.
There is some "stigma", if english knows the word, which many czechs have. The stigma is that any teacher of foreign language would correct you, if you make a mistake. And that's why "silence is golden" - "mlčeti zlato".
Maybe my written english is maybe not so bad, but my spoken one... like a TARZAN... a lot of silence, a lot of red-face...
"It's no big deal." - Je mi to jedno. OR "To nevadí." (lit. It doesn't bother. - It doesn't matter.)
Small correction about "Oprávdu?" - the "a" is short... "Opravdu?"
I will add a story, which Gavin Roy was told by his czech teacher on Italki, Eva Pěčková. She attended some conference and one of the lecturers was a Brazilian guy, who had some troubles with the proper pronunciation. And it applied particularly with the word "focus", which he pronounced like "f-ck us". He intended to say "You can only focus for a thirty minutes, then you have to make a break and after ten minutes, you can focus again." But his pronunciation went "You can only f-ck us for a thirty minutes, then you have to make a break and after ten minutes, you can f-ck us again."
Omg, what a fun video! I do admire any stranger who learns to speak Czech. Omg, what a hard language to learn! It is so interesting to meet Czech language from an other perspective, as well. Also, your videos are so much fun 😄👍💪
I remember reading a certain book at school. It was Slovak author from around mid 19th century and one of the characters complained about youth using word "ahoj" as a greeting. And the character referred to it as a new bourgeois/upper class trend
Yes, it's likely. I don't think it emerges as a popular greeting before the mid-1800s, and it only seems to have become a universally popular greeting in the 1900s.
That's very interesting ☺️ good memory. One commenter above said, that Ahoj could originate from Latin: Ad HOnorem Jesus !
@@ZemplinTemplar Ahoj could also originate from Latin:
Ad HOnorem Jesus!
and what was a common greeting before ahoj?
@@vladimiramatejova1796 Nazdar!
Super vhled na český jazyk! Taky mě baví hledat rozdíly v interní logice různých jazyků. :D Doufám, že budou i další díly :)
"Je mi to jedno" really means "I don't care" :-) "It's no big deal" would be "To nic není" or "To je v pohodě" - it's okay. Also, I wouldn't say "líbit se" means "it pleases me". I would translate it as "I fancy (your sweater)" but it's really just another way to say "I like". As Czech you wouldn't actually say that a thing pleases you personally. You can say "Těší mě, že..." which is like "It makes me happy/I'm glad that..." and you would use it when talking about a situation or state of things if that makes sense? Not about you enjoying or liking something. It has nothing to do with pleasure, that's "potěšení" not "těšení(se)" :-) Also, do you know phrase "baví mě" meaning "I enjoy (doing)"? "Baví mě chodit do kina". That would literally mean "It amuses me to go to the cinema" :-) Enjoy would usually be translated as "užívat si". And when you just say "užívat" without "si", than it means "to use" (yes, drugs too). Isn't our language wonderful? :-D
Dobře, tohle je první video, které od tebe vidím a máš můj odběr. S tím, že je čeština můj mateřský jazyk ale umím mluvit i anglicky, pro mě toto video byla nejlepší zábava za poslední týden. Děkuji
This is so funny😂"Dam si vino", i have never thought of it this way, so funny. BTW I love how Premysl is difficult not just to pronounce but to spell too😂you are so cute! I really love your enthusiasm for the Czech language💕
"Je mi to jedno" literally means "It's the same to me."
"Je mi to fuk" roughly translates as "It's air to me." "Fuk" is the noun form of "foukat" which means "to blow (air)".
"Líbí se mi..." literally means "I like... (aesthetically)". It's not so much about pleasure, unlike the other (non-aesthetic) translation of "to like...": "Mít rád(a)".
It's a little more complicated. "Líbit se" refers to the momentary good feeling and "mít rád" refers to ones attitude or relationship. Examples:
Tahle hudba se mi líbí. - I find this music pleasant/nice.
Tuhle hudbu mám rád - This music is my favorite.
@@amurape5497 Say just "I like this music." is outdated now? :-D
@@Pidalin I was trying to demonstrate the nuance...
@@amurape5497 And I am simple Czech, when I like something, I say I like in English. :-D
i like the equivalent english phrase “Iťs the same to me” but in Czech when confronted with a choice A or B you would also use the phrase “Je mi to jedno” which translates to the feeling indifference. In your case of the restaurant table you are being told the choice as well but it has already been made for you. You are therefore expressing indifference after the fact. “I would have not cared anyway”
In czech we don't say _"Excuse me."_ , we say _"uhni vole"_ and I think that's beautiful...
I know this video is 2 years old, and you will probably never see this but, your Czech is amazing, and I love to see people learn the language. Just remember when the letter in front of the letter before it has one of those marks on the top, (Čárka), that it’s pronounced soft. So instead of, s dovoleneem, its more like s dovoleNUHeem if that makes sense. Great videos like always, :)
Tohle je fakt boží.
Strašně rád se na tvoje videa dívám, je to přínosné poslouchat i jako čech jak anglicky mluvící lidé vlastně přemýšlí pří skládání vět.
It'd be interesting if you made a vid on idioms Czech to English & viceversa. That is one of the most interesting things about languages, some are basically the same like 'be on thin ice/být na tenkém ledě' but some are completely different and can't be translated literally like 'Lije jako z konve' in Eng 'It's raining cats and dogs' or 'beat around the bush' in Czech 'chodit kolem horké kaše'. I know lots of these expressions but it is interesting and it might help people that study Czech or English
We actually use the word "love" also for things and situations, if we really want to emphasize the feeling. For example "Miluji ty teplé letní večery" = "I really love those warm summer evenings". But you are right that we wouldn't really say "Miluji tvůj svetr" = "I love your sweater" - unless you have been borrowing it and you really love wearing it yourself. Then it would be possible.
Excellent video! Your Czech is really good and its so nice to see your willingness to learn! I hope you're having a great time in Prague! All the best :)
gratuluji k naučení nejtěžšímu jazyku
Jen, this is a great video! For some reason, I've always found it fascinating to learn about the different ways of saying things in different languages. Making literal translations is a good way for me, too, to make sense of a phrase and memorize it better.
As for "with permission", the Italians say it almost the same way. They just say "Permesso! Permesso!" (Permission! Permission!).
One of the funniest English phrases that we Slovaks chuckled at for a long time when living in Ireland was an answer to How are you?, to which the Irish often replied: Not too bad!
That just sounds so funny. Not very optimistic to our ears. It's like saying "well, you know, things aren't good, my dog died, the roof's leaking and I've lost my left testicle in a bicycle crash, but... It could be worse, I guess. So, I'm bad, but not too bad. Just regular bad."
I remember that at the beginning of our employment we were supposed to pass an introductory training, and our Irish manager Tom told us it would take place in the 'Munster Arms Hotel'. Now, for me and my two Slovak friends this was like day 3 of our stay in Ireland. Our English wasn't so good, our ears not tuned to the Irish accent, and we had no idea that there is a 'Munster' in Ireland. Also, arms are a part of human body, or army equipment, so it never crossed my mind that they would be a part of a hotel's name. Still, I thought I got the name of the hotel right. It sounded pretty weird, but hey, who am I to judge the Irish... So on the day, we went looking for the hotel. I asked a couple of people, and yes, we found it. To this day I wonder what those people thought when I asked them where the Monster Adams Hotel was...
oblíbená česká věta je, když se cizinci zeptají "how do you do" odpovíte "vždycky pravou rukou" (adwanced czech joke)
*advanced, jinak ok :)
@@eliskacastkova6392 nn tohle je dvojity advanced, proto je to W
myslíte "jak dělá ty děláš?" ... jó, tam je potenciál.. :D
@@jifle36 doslovny preklad je "jak si to děláte?"
@@nargalda773 Nehádám se. Ten můj třeba není doslovný, ale otrocký, nebo tak.
Just a small detail: "Můžu tě o něco poprosit?" translates literally rather to "Can I you about something request?" or "Can I request you about something?", because "tě" in this sentence doesn't stand for the Genitiv case (expressed more or less by the preposition "of" in English), but for the Accusative case ("I" is the subject and "you" is the object).
Otherwise, it's great. I do the same thing with English phrases - I remember their literal translation, which helps me to remember their real meaning. :-D
Can I ask you a favor?
I laughed so hard!! I love your videos. Truth to be told, I have never realised how weird some of our sentences might sound for foreigners learning Czech :-D Totally awsome video :-)
Hi Jen, I'm your avid follower on RUclips. I live in Minnesota, but I am originally from Zlín, Czech Republic. I just LOVE your videos! You're my weekly go-to. I thought I'd give you one tip on your greeting. Whenever you say: "Ahoj všichni!", you pronounce the V in Všichni too sharply. For this kind of words (V at the beginning of a word followed by a consonant), we pronounce it with a low force. Instead of "v" we say "f": "fšichni", not "v-šichni". Kinda like the difference between "th" in "the" vs. "thigh". Anyway, you always make my week! XOXO
Best ground rule for Americans ever: "When you're here just don't talk to strangers." Well spotted, Jen.
but it is not as rigid. it depends on people. i would say we talk to each other too but with some reason or so. not just random rambling...
@@non9886 True, certainly.
@@non9886 Well, we're certainly comfortable complaining to strangers about stuff. You know, standing in a line / waiting for a bus / just generally minding your own business and these random folks coming up to you like "That's awful how _______, isn't it?" 😂
In US people regulary speak to strangers? :-D
@@Lumirel You'd be amazed. I certainly was. :-D
I'm czech living in UK and I absolutely love this video! 🤣😅 It's funny how most people don't realize how different it is, like sometimes I hang out with some of my english mates and I say something in czech, usually some swear word or phrase and they will be like, what does that mean and won't understand that sometimes there's not enough english words to translate this, it's funny 😅😅
Ono to funguje i obráceně. Například, nepřekládat do češtiny frázi "Make yourself at home." Což se dá přeložit buď jako "Udělej si pohodlí." ,nebo doslova "Udělej se doma."
Love this one! What I love even more though are idioms in different languages. Me and my British friend always have fun trying to explain idioms to each other.
"Dám si" would technically work in English.
I know a bunch of people that say "I'll treat myself with..."
That’s technically right, we don’t say it often though
@@DreamPrague And what about "I will indulge myself with..."?
When/after somebody say “Thank You”, the best reply is "You´re Welcome". We (Czechs) can literally translate it as: "Jste vítán(i)". Our reaction when somebody thanks us is: "Nemáte zač/Není zač => "there is nothing to thank for“.
Just a clarification for our Czech-learning friends "zač" is shortened form of "za co".
Or we say "prosím" 😏
Hey Jen! That was very funny video even I know those differences very well. In middle of the video I exacrly reminded myself about "Fakt jo" and then you mentioned it as the most interesting phrase 😅... I used to have Korean colleague and he once asked me about this sentence like "Why are you keep swearing on each other during meetings" 😂, but there was also oposite thing when I was in Korea and my friend told me they had pizza, but he tried to say that in diminutive way with "č" and I suppose you already know what that word means 😂 I always loved to discover funny phrases in different languages. Maybe when pubs finally open, I can share some with you and Honza 😉
MILUJU tvá videa. Dneska jsem se hezky pobavil a zasmál :-)
who else would like to see a czech wedding traditions video?
Me:)
Or Easter traditions 🐣🐇😉
ME!!! My friend has wedding in October and I need to do my research on this topic!!!
The word "Ahoj" is truly from English. It started at the end of 19th century, used as greeting between ship patrols and rowers (by Ottův naučný slovník). Mass use of this word started with evolution of czech tramping and scouting. Tramps are always greetings each other with "Ahoj" (I think it started between paddlers, but can't be sure). Today the word use mainly "young part of population", so I think that tramp fathers and mothers just taught it their children and we use it as normal greeting. :)
Ahoj is from Latin: Ad HOnorem Jesu and was originaly used in mediteranian see...
To je tak vtipné! Dívat se na sebe z druhého pohledu. Nejlepší tvoje video, opravdu jsem tomu zasmál.
i am czech and i find this very helpful for learning english. i love to watch americans reactions on czech stuff, since those are so rare for me. i also find it dazzling that after several years of living in here and dedicating a whole youtube channel to study czech, you still cant say ň, as in spanish sueňo. i thought that only ř, ď and ť would be hard to pronounce for an anglophone. i am not trying to be mean, because i really like your videos, but being somewhat of a linguistics nerd-dilettante, i had to share my minor trigger :D přeju hodně štěstí, úspěchů a vůle při studiu češtiny !
Jenny, bylo by zajímavé krátké video bez jediného anglického slova. Jen česky. Je to těžké, ale úžasné, jak mluvíš česky. Jinak velká úcta za tu propagaci ČR. Díky.
When we were working in Ireland with my colleague, we noticed strange looks from the natives sometimes. We realized that we often said "fakt" or "fakt jo" and sometimes in a way omitting the "t" at the end of "fakt" which didn't improve it, quite the opposite :-D.
It's truly funny. I have similar experience. One of our English friends asked me why are we so vulgar all the time. :)
I love your sweater can be also said as máš hezký svetr, which literally means you have a nice sweater.
I have never ever considered “je mi to jedno” as “it is one”. The word “jedno” has a very different meaning in this case.
Correct. The literal translation would be "It is the same.".
You are getting better and better in presenting..I LOVE this show! :-D
Glad you enjoy it!
@@DreamPrague První verze původu slova „Ahoj“ praví, že jde zkrátka o zkratku. Slova „Ad honorem Jesu“ (česky „Ke slávě Ježíše!“) volali prý v latině zběhlí námořníci.
Iam from Slovakia, i like your videos. And sometimes i cant get over english or english speakers phrases. Its so confusing for someone whos never studied before. But u did awesome progress. Good luck and send hugs to you 🙂
This is amazing video and you are amazing too for digging into our mysterious mather language. Bravo and hope my comments didnt offended anybody. I live in England 11 years and this is what I learned. Best regards Hodně štěstí s učením a studenty!
Hi Jennifer, here is link to explain the origine of Ahoj in czech language. www.televizeseznam.cz/video/uzliky-na-jazyku/ahoj-je-nejcastejsi-cesky-pozdrav-vubec-cesky-63787135
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That link works on my phone.
I always had trouble explaining the phrase “benefit of the doubt”, not only isn’t there a Czech version of the phrase, but people wouldn’t even understand the concept when explained 🤷🏻♀️
Pro tentokrát ti věřím? "Pro tentokrát ti věřím, protože nejsi mistní". "I'll give you benefit of the doubt because you are not local".
Wouldn't something like "Řekněme že máš pravdu" be somewhat close to this? Let's say "He might be lying, but we have to give him the benefit of the doubt and accept what he says for now." and in Czech you could say "Možná že lže, ale řekneme že má pravdu a prozatím mu veřme"
You are giving someone the benefit of the doubt, by accepting what he says as a fact, given the lack of information, but you aren't 100% confident unless the facts are present.
"Řekněme že máš pravdu" would apply in the same scenario.
@@SneakyBadAssOG this is quite accurate, Ill use that
Presumpce neviny? :)
@@ontyyyy The problem is, when you have a situation when you are for example judging people for what they did or said, you can't really use "Řekněmě že máš pravdu" "Řekněmě že máš pravdu, že jsi nemyslel že tvůj učitel je vůl" sounds odd, rather than "pro tentorák ti věřím že jsi nemyslel že tvůj učitel je vůl". And in a sentence like "I'll give you benefit of the doubt that you didn't meant to push the button" using "řekněmě že máš pravdu" doesn't make sense. You would had to say "řekněme že říkáš pravdu" and in next sentence change the "říkáš" to for example "jsi nemyslel" "řekněmě že jsi nemyslel že tvůj učitel je vůl".
Come to think of it the "Řekněmě" alone might be a good alternative, but in english that would be "let's say" which is really not the same thing.
I live these haha I've never thought about these phrases particularly but always talked about idioms in other languages with all my foreign colleagues
I just learned my 5th great grandmother came from bohemia... and I've been so interested in learning the languageand beliefs... this is awesome at least it gives me an understanding!
Fuk = a blow, a draught.
"To je mi fuk" could be an expression in the sense of "It blows past me" or "It passes like a draught".
Another good one is "Hodí se mi/ti to." - literally "It throws itself to me/you." :-)
“Je mi to fuk” literally means I don’t care, which could sound rude in some situations. I would much rather use (and I feel like the most Czechs too) the phrase “to nevadí” or “mně to nevadí” which translates to “I don’t mind” or “it doesn’t bother me”.
Otherwise good video as always😃, I am looking forward to next one!
Not just you, but don't use "literally" in this way, it's kind of confusing 🙂 It is NOT a literal translation:
literally, adverb:
If you translate literally, you translate each word in a text separately, without looking at how the words are used together in a phrase or sentence:
Translations that are done too literally often don't flow well or don't sound natural.
I enjoy watching your videos, never been thinking about how strange some our phrases are :-)
Skvělé edukativní video :) čeština je celkem složitá a jde Vám to výborně :)
I love these kind of language comparisons and hnípání se v jazyce. :-D
Fuk is an act of blowing, but Marek Vašků offered in interesting explanation of the origin in his comment.
It is the best to say "Máš hezký svetr", but sometimes I would also say "Líbí se mi tvůj svetr." ((Does it kinda imply that I might steal it later? :-D ))
"Dám si pivo."
I get that it sounds funny, but if you think of it as a gift, you are actually giving something to yourself. I pay for something to get it, giving it to myself. It makes a little bit of sense. :-D
strašně rád poslouchám jak se ostaní státy snaží vyslovovat náš jazyk, vždycky měto pobaví
jinak supr video
Ahoj originated in english "ship ahoy" which was adopted by Czechoslovak rowing clubs (rowing and kayaking were really popular during first Czechoslovak republic) and from there it spread into general population in shortened and modified form (no ship, J instead of Y) and it stayed in Czech and Slovak languages as informal greeting ever since :)
Awesome video, as usual :) Just, at the picture of Přemysl Otakar, you switched two letters -PřemSYl, instead of PřemYSl :)
The best direct translate is "Put water on tea" :D
... and "Give water on coffee." :-)
@@frankfrantisek isn't it "stand water on coffee"?
@@4l33r4 Either way: Dám/Dej vodu na kafe. Postavím/Postav vodu na kafe.
@@4l33r4 Stand the water up on coffee. Even funnier. :D
@@frankfrantisek
Well, the best thing about these, I think everyone did it literally at least once in their lives. And that's not mentioning putting beer on the freezer.
"Postav vodu na kafe a dej pivo na mražák"
This is such a minor thing, but I saw no one else saying it - "Jen se podívám" is more like "I will just have a look" while "Jen se dívám" means "I'm only looking". I guess you could say either of those, but I prefer to say the latter.
And then as someone already mentioned - your diacritics are sometimes having a seizure - having ´ and ˇ in places where they don't belong and in some places they're missing :D
But otherwise, really cool video. There's quite of number of jokes translating Czech sentences to English literally, such as
"Sedí na mezi" -> "She's sitting on between"
"Vrhl na ni dlouhý pohled" -> "He vomitted a long postcard on her"
"Kde se vzala, tu se vzala" -> "Where she married herself, here she married herself"
and so on :D
Pro mne za mne - for me, beyond me
Ale lidé často říkají "Jen se koukám" a to znamená I'm just watching
Hey, I must agree! I've been learning English for more than 10 years and this is true. Nice video. I love it - líbí se mi! Greetings by Ludvík, CZ 😍
Glad you enjoyed it Libor!
Hi Jennifer and Honzo, I like your channel but especially enjoyed your really good explanation of the weirdness of our Electoral College. That thing has definitely a racial discrimination flavor built-in if not something worse?
I also have a suggestion (no matter what your Czech teachers say) for the abbreviations of some local names like Namesti Krale Jiriho z Podebrad (Jirak) while a shorter name you can use instead is Jiriho Namesti? The next one is Riegrovy Sady (Riegrak). Another is Wilsonovo Nadrazi or Hlavni Nadrazi (Wilzonak). In general, teenagers in Praha like to abbreviate with the ending on -ak.
However, it sounds strange to hear foreigners using these - colloquial - almost slang abbreviations. Older or more educated people use the full name of those places.
If somebody stays on the left side of the escalator, you can also say "Dovolite?" Or "Dovolite, prosim"?
Stay safe and enjoy the Czech Republic, folks!
:D - or Cheers!
Paul Svetlik
ooh, I've heard Dovolite but didn't really know how to use it, I will try! As an expat, the first thing we hear is JZP instead of Jiřak, so I have to make an effort to sound more like a Czech than an American who can't manage the full Jiriho z Podebrad. A work in progress!
I am not a Czech, but im Slovak and we also use "Ahoj". To my knowledge it iriginates to time of Great Moravia where Cyril and Method came to bring cyrilic language and culture to Moravia. They came from Roman Empire where "Ahoi" reffered to "Ad Honorem Jesu" which translates roughly into "to the glory of Jesus". Thats how I heard it.
Kto aspoň trošku pozná históriu, ako cirkev falšovala dejiny, tak tomuto ťažko uverí... Vtipnejšia ako tá pohádka o Cyrilovi a Metodovi sa mi vidí to české: "Adolfa Hitlera oběsíme jistě" ;-) cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahoj
For me the most frustrating thing when I first moved to Chechia was in shop, when they would ask me something and I was confused but wanted to decline I would say "aaahm no", which to them sounded like 'ano', so that happened -.-''.... a lot XD
The reason for the Ahoj / Ahoy might be actually hidden more in the beginnings of telephones rather than seafaring - A. G. Bell verbal recommendations for using the telephone contained the phrase Ahoy as a greeting and they were used for quite a bit in various places. Which is the reason, why lots of landlocked countries actually do use the word (even though not probably as often as czechs do)
Great pronunciation! Well done 👌🙏👏
Možná byste mohla zkusit přeložit: Jdu na jedno. To znamená, že se dneska večer vrátím až zítra ráno a těch piv padne aspoň 5. 😉
Alexander Graham Bell originally suggested 'ahoy' be adopted as the standard greeting when answering a telephone, before 'hello' (suggested by Thomas Edison) became common :-))))
I podle Etymologie jazyka českého ( Machek ) jde o námořnický pozdrav. Takže máš asi pravdu :-)
Ještě nesmíme zapomenout na Cirmanovo "Hola hola", kt. se neujalo :/ :(
Ive ran into transulation issues on facebook from my czech friend. Sometimes it makes no sense but I'm able to put enough together to make out the "jest" of it. Also the girl ive been chatting with in ostrava, ive had to explain some thing ive told her in chat. One was the American phrase "if we play our cards right" I had to explain what it means. She calls it colequal English which was the first time ive ever heard of such thing. For some reason she won't share any of their sayings that they have over there like "this is the last drop" or "its raining wheel barrels" like we say over here "thats the straw that broke the camels back" or "its raining cats and dogs". We have been chatting for 5 years now and theres still stuff i have to pry out of her. Ive learned more watching your videos and the honest guides videos as well.
I like your channel so much. You are really my source of motivation to learn foreign languages
Yes! That makes me happy!
Obsluha v restauraci se nejčastěji ptá: "Co si dáte?" nebo "Co to bude" Odpovíte "Dám si pivo" (nevyřčeno zůstává "pokud budete tak laskavá a přinesete mi ho"). Je to jemnější než rozkaz "Přineste mi pivo, prosím". Takový rozkaz by mohl vzbudit dojem, že se na obsluhu host povyšuje a nikdo nechce mít flusanec v jídle :)
Pokud host cítí méně jistoty, že bude úspěšně obsloužen, tak může v lepší restauraci použít podmiňovací způsob: "Dal bych si..." Na to je správná odpověď číšníka: "Tak to bohužel už není" a rituální škrt na jídelním lístku.
Flusanec v tom lepším případě...