Mastering Czech Expressions with ‚To Have‘ (MÁM PRÁCI, MÁM HLAD)(S02/E51 – daily podcast CZECH YOUR DAY)

THIS WEEK’S TOPIC: CO JSI MĚL(A)?/WHAT DID YOU HAVE?

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Today’s episode is packed with really useful expressions used with the verb „MÍT“ (= to have) in Czech .

Watch out! Some of the expressions have a different structure in Czech (eg. mám hlad = I am hungry).

Czech Expressions with „To Have“

  1. MÁM ČAS (I have time)
  2. NEMÁM ČAS (I don’t have time)
  3. MÁŠ TEĎ ČAS? (Do you have time right now?)
  4. MÁM PRÁCI (I am busy/I have work)
  5. MÁM NOVOU PRÁCI (I have a new job)
  6. MÁM HODNĚ PRÁCE (I have a lot of work)
  7. MÁM MÁLO PRÁCE (I have little work)
  8. MÁM PROBLÉM (I have a problem)
  9. MÁM HLAD (I am hungry/I have hunger)
  10. MÁM ŽÍZEŇ (I am thirsty/I have thirst)
  11. KDY MÁŠ NAROZENINY? (When is your birthday?)
  12. KDY MÁŠ SVÁTEK? (When is your name day?)
  13. MÁTE PENÍZE? (Do you have money?)
  14. MÁM HODNĚ PENĚZ (I have a lot of money)
  15. MÁM DOST PENĚZ (I have enough money)
  16. MÁM MÁLO PENĚZ (I have little money)
  17. MÁM AUTO (I have a car)
  18. NEMÁM AUTO (I don’t have a car)

Expression and Explanation

MÁM ČAS (I have time)

  • This expression is used when you are available and have free time.
  • MÁŠ TEĎ ČAS? Do you have time right now?]

MÁM PRÁCI (I am busy/I have work)

  • Though it translates to „I have work,“ it means „I am busy“ in English. Be careful, as the word „práce“ also means job. (MÁM NOVOU PRÁCI = I have a new job.)
  • MÁM TEĎ PRÁCI. I am busy right now.

MÁM HODNĚ PRÁCE (I have a lot of work)

  • Used to express having a lot of tasks or work to do. Opposite would be MÁM MÁLO PRÁCE. I have little work.

MÁM PROBLÉM (I have a problem)

  • A direct and easy expression when confronting an issue.
  • In a dialogue:
  • A: Máš teď čas?
  • B: Proč? Mám práci.
  • A: Mám problém.

MÁM HLAD & MÁM ŽÍZEŇ (I am hungry/I have hunger & I am thirsty/I have thirst)

  • To express hunger or thirst, use these phrases that literally translate to „I have hunger“ and „I have thirst.“

KDY MÁŠ NAROZENINY & KDY MÁŠ SVÁTEK? (When is your birthday? & When is your name day?)

  • Use these to ask someone about his/her birthday or name day, a unique celebration in Czech culture.

MÁŠ PENÍZE? (Do you have money?)

  • Ask this when you want to know if someone has money. It’s important to remember „peníze“ is plural in Czech. Formal version would be: MÁTE PENÍZE?

MÁM HODNĚ PENĚZ, MÁM DOST PENĚZ, MÁM MÁLO PENĚZ (I have a lot of money, I have enough money, I have little money)

MÁM AUTO & NEMÁM AUTO (I have a car & I don’t have a car)

  • NEMÁM AUTO. For example, because it’s being repaired: JE V SERVISU. It’s in the garage.]

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