My Friend Jana – Her Life, Hobbies, Preferences and Dislikes (S03E03 – podcast Czech Your Day)

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This story is amazing to practice/learn expressions and questions related to the topics ABOUT ME (= O MNĚ), PREFERENCES & DISLIKES and HOBBIES in Czech.

ENGLISH TRANSLATION:

My Friend Jana

This is my friend Jana. Jana likes to play sports. She likes to run and do Pilates. She also likes to go for long walks in the woods or in the park. Jana has long blonde hair. Jana isn’t tall; she’s short. She’s only 165 centimeters tall.

Jana has a slim figure. Jana is slim because she enjoys exercising and does it often. She likes to cook healthy meals. She doesn’t eat dumplings and sauces very often. Jana likes fish. For example, she likes tuna or salmon. She also eats eggs often and lots of vegetables.

What does Jana enjoy? What are Jana’s hobbies? What does Jana like to do in her free time?

Jana likes to read books*. Jana is learning French. Jana really enjoys French.

Jana really likes French.

Where is Jana from? Jana is from the Czech Republic. Jana is Czech. Jana was born in the Czech Republic. Jana was born in eastern Bohemia. But she doesn’t live in eastern Bohemia now. Jana lives in Prague.

What does Jana do? What is Jana’s profession (= job)? Jana is a manager. She works in the center of Prague. Every day she takes the subway or tram to work. She doesn’t go to work on Fridays. Why doesn’t she go to work on Fridays? She doesn’t go to work on Fridays because she works

from home. Jana enjoys working from home every Friday. Jana likes working at home. Jana likes working from home once a week. Jana is glad she doesn’t have to go to the office every Friday.

Jana likes green tea. She really likes matcha with oat milk. Jana doesn’t drink coffee very often. Jana doesn’t drink alcohol. She doesn’t like alcohol. Jana doesn’t like the taste of alcohol.

Every morning, Jana takes an ice-cold shower. Jana likes ice-cold showers.

Jana also likes the colors white and beige. Jana likes to wear white pants, a white blazer, a white skirt, or a white blouse. Jana also has white sneakers and a white belt. Jana really likes one particular handbag. That handbag isn’t white. It’s orange. Jana likes the orange handbag. Jana likes the orange handbag.

Now tell me: where are you from? Where do you live? What do you like to eat? What don’t you like to eat? What do you like to do?

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