3 Dialogues in Czech (Talking About Dates) – Textbook vs. Real Life

THIS WEEK’S TOPIC: DATUM/DATE

THE TRANSCRIPT/HANDOUT IS DOWN BELOW

Mastering Czech Dialogues: Friendships, Birthdays, and Formal Conversations

  1. Friendship and Dates

Our first dialogue highlights a common conversation between friends. We often speak in a more relaxed, informal manner with friends than the version you may know from textbooks.

Check it out:

  • Textbook Version
  • Kolikátého dnes je? Vím že je září, ale nevím kolikátého. Nevíš, kolikátého je dnes?
  • Dnes je 24. září.
  • Děkuji.
    (What date is it today? I know it’s September, but I don’t know what date. Do you know what the date is today? Today is September 24th. Thank you.)
  • We would never talk like this with our friends – check the real version:
  • Real-life Czech
  • Kolikátýho* je dneska*? Vim*, že je září, ale nevim* kolikátýho*. Nevíš, kolikátýho* je dneska*?
  • Dneska* je 24*. září.
  • Díky.*
    (What date is it today? I know it’s September, but I don’t know what date. Do you know what the date is today? Today is September 24th. Thanks.)
  1. Birthday Plans

Let’s explore how to discuss birthdays among friends, which is both practical and common:

Jana bude mít brzy narozeniny. Vím že je má někdy v říjnu. Nevíš přesně, kolikátého?
(Jana will have her birthday soon. I know it’s sometime in October. Do you know the exact date?)

Bohužel nevím, kdy má Jana narozeniny. Zeptej se Lenky.
(I’m sorry, I don’t know when Jana’s birthday is. Ask Lenka.)

Lenko, nevíš prosím tě, kdy má Jana narozeniny?
(Lenka, do you please know when Jana’s birthday is?)

Jana má narozeniny 24. října.
(Jana’s birthday is on October 24th.)

  1. Formal Situations

Finally, let’s have a look at a more formal dialogue, such as communicating with authorities like the police or a doctor:

  • Jak se jmenujete?
  • Jmenuji se Renata Hrkalová.
  • Jaké je vaše datum narození?
  • Promiňte, nerozuměla jsem. Můžete to ještě jednou zopakovat?
  • Kdy jste se narodila?
  • Narodila jsem se 1. srpna 1977.
  • Dobře. Vaše datum narození je tedy prvního osmý devatenáct set sedmdesát sedm.
    (What is your name?
  • My name is Renata Hrkalová.
  • What is your date of birth?
    Sorry, I didn’t understand. Could you repeat that again?
  • When were you born?
    I was born on August 1, 1977.
    Okay. So your date of birth is the first of August nineteen seventy-seven.)
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