Introduce yourself — where you're from, what you do, and your interests.
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Odkud jsi? / Odkud jste?
Where are you from? (informal / formal) (Od- 'from' + -kud 'where'.)
Jsem z Německa.
I'm from Germany. (Z + genitive = 'from'. Country names take genitive endings.)
Kde bydlíš? Bydlím v Praze.
Where do you live? I live in Prague. (V + locative (Praha → Praze). Bydlet = to reside, žít = to live more broadly.)
Co děláš za práci?
What's your job? (Literally 'what do you do for work'.)
Čím se živíš?
What do you do in life? (Literally 'with what do you feed yourself' — čím is instrumental of co.)
Jsem datový analytik. / Jsem datová analytička.
I'm a data scientist. (male / female) (Czech professions almost always have a feminine -ka form.)
Jsem umělec. / Jsem umělkyně.
I'm an artist. (male / female)
Jsem učitel. / Jsem učitelka.
I'm a teacher. (male / female)
Studuješ? Co studuješ?
Do you study? What do you study?
Studuji jazyky na univerzitě.
I study languages at university. (Na + locative for institutions.)
Jakými jazyky mluvíš?
What languages do you speak? (Literally 'by which languages do you speak' — instrumental case.)
Mluvím anglicky a trochu česky.
I speak English and a little Czech. (Adverbs (-y) for 'in [language]', not adjectives.)
Jaký je tvůj mateřský jazyk?
What's your native language? (Mateřský — from matka 'mother'. Think: 'mother tongue'.)
Co děláš ve volném čase?
What do you do in your free time? (Volný = free; čas = time.)
Rád čtu a dívám se na filmy.
I like to read and watch movies. (Female: ráda. Rád/ráda + verb = 'I like to'.)
Rád se scházím s kamarády a vtipkuju.
I like meeting friends and joking around. (Female: ráda. Vtipkovat from vtip 'joke'.)
Máš nějaké koníčky?
Do you have any hobbies? (Koníček literally 'little horse' — diminutive of kůň. Czechs call hobbies 'little horses'.)
Sportuješ?
Do you do any sports? (Single verb covers it.)
Kolik ti je let? Je mi dvacet jedna.
How old are you? I'm twenty-one. (Literally 'how many years is to you' — age in dative.)
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