Hi everyone. My name is Petra. I'm the visual content creator for JayWay
Travel, and I'm back here with another lesson in Czech. Last time we learned some basics, and today
we're gonna expand on that knowledge with some useful words for traveling. Let's go! We're going to start with signs. Signs can be really useful because they can
point you where you want to go, but they become really not useful if you don't know where
they're pointing you to. While some words are similar to English - like
hotel, market, supermarket, other words can be real tricky. So let's see what I mean. When traveling to the Czech Republic, you
will most likely arrive either at Letiště or Nádraží. When traveling by plane, you will most likely
arrive at Letiště Václava Havla, the airport of Václav Havel, named after one of our most
famous politicians and the first President of Czechia, after we separated from Slovakia. When arriving by bus, you will arrive at Autobusové
Nádraží, when arriving by train at Vlakové Nádraží. The main train station in Prague is also called
Hlavní Nádraží, or Praha Hlavní Nádraží, and it means main station or Prague main station. Other than Nádraží for a bigger station,
we also use other words for smaller stations and stops. You'll probably hear zastávka, referring
to a stop, usually a bus stop or a tram stop, or you will hear stanice also refers to a
stop, but most likely some type of rail, usually train or the subway, which in Prague is called
Metro. After arriving in your hotel, you'll probably
want to roam the streets a little bit. So a street is ulice and the square is náměstí. So, for example, the Old Town square is Staroměstské
náměstí and Wenceslaw's square is Václavské náměstí. Obviously, shopping is another thing you'll
be doing while traveling. For any type of shopping, you'll belooking
for Obchod, a shop. You'll also find all kinds of groceries and
useful items in a supermarket, or if you're looking for something a little bit more local,
you'll want to find a market. For that, you'll be looking for the word Trh. It's just three letters TRH that means market
or affair. If you want to do some late night shopping
or just grab a drink, especially in a city, you want to look for a Večerka, which are
types of evening shops that usually sell drinks, some basic groceries and basic useful items. And they're open in the evening. Prices are usually marked either directly
on the item or on the shelf. But every once in a while we either need to
ask for the price or we just want to make sure, right. So the question you're looking for is how
much is it? Kolik to stojí? KOLIK - How much, TO - it, STOJÍ - costs. Kolik to stojí? And speaking of prices, in Czechia we pay
with Koruna. KORUNA - crowns. And to get some money, you'll either want
an ATM or an exchange place. ATMs are commonly referred to as Bankomat,
and the places that exchange money are called Směnárna. Nowadays you can pay with card in most places,
but if you want to make sure, you look for the stickers with logos of accepted cards
either on the doors or near the cashier. But if you really want to make sure, you ask
Berete karty? Do you take cards? And after all that shopping, you'll probably
be thirsty. Generally speaking, most tap water in Czechia
is drinkable, but if you really want to make sure or you just read a sign somewhere, the
sign for drinking water is Pitná voda. PITNÁ - drinkable, VODA - water. The opposite would be something with the word
NENÍ in it, such as Voda není pitná. Water is not drinkable. To dispose of that water, you will want a
toaleta. A toilet. In Czechia we also use the abbreviation WC
for water closet, but in Czech we pronounce that "vay-tse". So if you need to go, you're looking either
for toaleta or WC. But hey, water, you didn't come to Czechia
to drink water, did you? To get yourself a drink, you want to go to
a restaurace or a Hospoda. Hospoda is the general term for a pub. You should definitely try some check PIVO,
the best pivo there is. I might be biased...
or opt for aglass of VÍNO from Moravia. If you're looking for something non-alcoholic
to get you through the day, I highly recommend trying our favorite soda beverage. It's like a Cola, like herbal drink, and it's
called KOFOLA. Honestly, for me, on a hot summer day, there's
nothing better than a glass of Kofola cold from tap. And then obviously you're going to want some
food to go with that drink. How about try some good Řízek, which is
just a schnitzel. You might have noticed that there's that confusing
letterat the beginning of ŘÍZEK, which is Ř. It's a letter pretty specific to our language. And don't worry if you have problems pronouncing
it. A lot of people do, including a lot of Czech
people. Children take a while to learn it, but if
you're trying to mimic that sound, maybe opt more for a Ž (zh) sound. So instead of Řízek, you would say "Zheezek". Or you could just say Schnitzel. We're close enough to Germany, we'll know
what it means. If you're having trouble pronouncing it, don't
worry. Not everybody can pull up "tři tisíce tři
sta třicet tři stříbrných stříkaček stříkalo přes tři tisíce tři sta třicet
tři stříbrných střech" on their first try. Anyways, back to food. If you don't want a řízek, how about a plate
of Guláš or the popular Svíčková. Vegetarians will definitely enjoy Smažený
sýr or the shorter Smažák. It is breaded, deep fried cheese and served
with potatoes or fries. It's the best thing. I might have to get some after this video. And lastly, we sincerely hope you're not going
to need this. But just in case, as they say, better safe
than sorry. The word for hospital is NEMOCNICE, the word
for police is POLICIE and the word for firefighters is HASIČI. But don't worry if you need POMOC - help,
you can always call the 112 number, which is the number for our combined emergency services. So do you think you're ready to go to Czechia? Yeah, I think so. And we sincerely hope so. And what better way to go than on a trip that's
fully tailored to your specific needs by local experts. And you don't have to just go to Czechia? How about combining your trip to Czechia with
one of our neighbors? How about Poland or Austria? Germany? Or maybe Slovakia? Make sure to click the link in our description
to find out what are all the different options you can take and contact one of our local
experts to help you plan vacation of a lifetime with JayWay. You really don't have to worry about the planning
and the organization. You can fully focus on experience and learning
and perhaps even picking up some new words. Don't forget to like this video, subscribe
to our channel and check out either the first episode of this little series where you can
learn some Czech basics or check out the videos that my colleagues made about different languages. It's always so fun to learn and to see the
differences between all the different ways people speak. And if you're done with learning languages
we also have a lot of videos where you can look at all the destinations that we offer. That's it for me for them today. Leave a comment below what you would like
to see next time and I'll see you then - DĚKUJI a NASHLEDANOU!
