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How to say “It’s your turn” in Czech
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“Jinde, jinak, jinam…” — what’s the logic?
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How to say “I’m just kidding” in Czech
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How to say “a week ago” in Czech
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“Jasný, jasně, je ti to jasný?, dobře, ok…” — how to reply in Czech
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“O co jde?” — how “jde o…” really works
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“Co” or “což”? When to use each
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How to answer negative questions in Czech
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Locked, unlocked, open, closed — and “mít kliku”
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The Czech “build” family: stavět, postavit, stavba…
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“Překvapení” — the whole surprise family
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“Podle mě” — how to say ‘in my opinion’
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“Dělat, že…” — how to say ‘to pretend’
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The Czech verb “růst” (to grow) — and the noun
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Betting in Czech: sázka, sázet, vsadit (se)
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“Plivat” — talking about spitting in Czech
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Look-alikes: prohlídka, přehlídka, přehlédnout
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Getting on, off & changing: nastoupit, vystoupit, přestoupit
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The preposition “o”: accusative or locative?
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Getting engaged: požádat o ruku, snoubenci, líbánky
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Difficult vocabulary: conflict and crime words
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Excuses vs apologies: vymlouvat se and omluva
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Turning the lights on and off in Czech
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