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Quiz about Basic Czech Phrases For Tourists

Basic Czech Phrases For Tourists Quiz

You've arrived in Prague and here is an introduction to some of the phrases and words you would come across as a tourist! (As a note, I've tried to have as many Czech letters as possible, though not all are supported by the FT programming language!)

A multiple-choice quiz by GWU_Boy. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
GWU_Boy

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
319,434

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

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340

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Question 1 of 10

1. It's time to begin your Czech adventure! If you arrive from a far-away place, what would you call the place that your plane lands? Hint

Tramvaj

Letiste

Vlakov� n�draz�

Toalety

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Question 2 of 10

2. Getting from the airport to the hotel, you need to take the metro, but you don't know where it is. How would you ask a local where the metro station is in Czech? Hint

Kde je vlakov� n�draz�?

Kde je zast�vka tramvaje?

Kde se kupuj� j�zdenky?

Kde je stanice metra?

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Question 3 of 10

3. You get to the hotel, but the concierge cannot find your reservation. They rebook you and ask how many nights you would like to stay for. How would you say "three nights" in Czech? Hint

Tri noci

Dve noci

Jednu noc

Ctyri noci

4. You decide to go get some food, and eat at a local restaurant. During the meal, you hear the Czech people at the tables around you say "Zaplat�me!" to the waitress. What are they asking for? Hint

The check or bill

More napkins

A beer

Food

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Question 5 of 10

5. You get up the next day and decide to visit the Prazsk� hrad, or Prague Castle. However, once you get there, you see a sign posted that it is closed every week on "pondel�." Today is pondel�. What is today? Hint

Tuesday

Friday

Thursday

Monday

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Question 6 of 10

6. One of the most famous tourist sites in Prague is the statue-laden Charles Bridge. It's name in Czech is the Karl�v ____. Hint

Hora

Sv�cku

Kruh

Most

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Question 7 of 10

7. Before you left home, you looked on the Internet and found a performance of a Czech play you would like to attend today. You need to take a taxi to the playhouse. Once you flag down a taxi and tell him where it is, what would you say to ask how much money it would cost to get there? Hint

Muzete tady pockat?

M�te mapu m�sta?

Prominte, jste voln�?

Kolik to stoj�?

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Question 8 of 10

8. You arrive at the playhouse, but can't seem to find the door. You ask a man on the street, and he tells you the door is around the corner. He tells you in Czech "zahnete doprava". Did he tell you to turn left or right?

Answer: (left or right)

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Question 9 of 10

9. It happens. A pickpocket tries to steal your billfold from your belongings, but you catch him. You yell "Help!", but realize no one speaks English. What should you have yelled in Czech? Hint

Hor�!

Pomoc!

Zlodej!

Prominte!

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Question 10 of 10

10. It's been a long day, and you return to the hotel. But with all the day's drama, you have a headache. How would you explain this to your Czech companion? Hint

M�m horecku.

Bol� me bricho.

Bol� me hlava.

Bol� mr v krku.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. It's time to begin your Czech adventure! If you arrive from a far-away place, what would you call the place that your plane lands?

Answer: Letiste

Ruzyne Airport in Prague is the Czech Republic's largest airport. (Tramvaj = tram, vlakov� n�draz� = train station, and toalety = bathroom.)

2. Getting from the airport to the hotel, you need to take the metro, but you don't know where it is. How would you ask a local where the metro station is in Czech?

Answer: Kde je stanice metra?

The Prague metro is the 7th busiest subway system in Europe. (Kde je vlakov� n�draz�? = Where is the train station?, Kde se kupuj� j�zdenky? = Where do I buy tickets?, and Kde je zast�vka tramvaje? = Where is the tram stop?)

3. You get to the hotel, but the concierge cannot find your reservation. They rebook you and ask how many nights you would like to stay for. How would you say "three nights" in Czech?

Answer: Tri noci

"Jeden, dva, tri, ctyri" are the numbers "one, two, three, four" respectively.

4. You decide to go get some food, and eat at a local restaurant. During the meal, you hear the Czech people at the tables around you say "Zaplat�me!" to the waitress. What are they asking for?

Answer: The check or bill

Examples of traditional Czech food would be knedliky (dumplings), cibulack� (onion soup), and palacinky (dessert pancakes that can be filled with ice cream or fruits and then covered with whipped cream or almonds).

Answer: Monday

Prague Castle dates itself to 870 and is currently where the Czech Crown Jewels are kept. (�ter� = Tuesday, ctvrtek = Thursday, p�tek = Friday.)

6. One of the most famous tourist sites in Prague is the statue-laden Charles Bridge. It's name in Czech is the Karl�v ____.

Answer: Most

The Charles Bridge crosses the Vltava River and was commissioned by King Charles IV in 1357. There are 30 statues along the bridge, but they are all replicas after the originals were taken down and placed in a museum in 1965. (Hora = mountain, kruh = circle, sv�cku = candle.)

Answer: Kolik to stoj�?

V�clav Havel, the current President of the Czech Republic, is a prominent playwright and poet himself! (Muzete tady pockat? = Can you wait here?, Prominte, jste voln�? = Excuse me, are you available?, and M�te mapu m�sta? = Do you have a map of the city?)

Answer: right

If he told you to turn left, he would have said "zahnete doleva."

9. It happens. A pickpocket tries to steal your billfold from your belongings, but you catch him. You yell "Help!", but realize no one speaks English. What should you have yelled in Czech?

Answer: Pomoc!

Hor�! = Police!, Zlodej! = Thief!, and Prominte! = Sorry!

10. It's been a long day, and you return to the hotel. But with all the day's drama, you have a headache. How would you explain this to your Czech companion?

Answer: Bol� me hlava.

"Bol� me bricho" means "I have a stomach ache", "bol� me v krku" means "I have a sore throat", and "m�m horecku" means "I have a fever."

Source: Author GWU_Boy

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