Mariana 1

42 flashcards · Other · by Sebastian Dix

  1. How’s it going? — I’m doing fine, thanks. How about you?

    Jsem v pohodě, díky. A ty? Natural friendly reply.

  2. How’s it going? — Pretty good. How about you?

    Docela dobře. A ty? pretty = docela

  3. How’s it going? — Not great, not terrible. How are you?

    Nic moc, ale není to hrozné. Jak se máš? Funny / calm style reply.

  4. Not sure how to answer that.

    Nejsem si jistá, jak na to odpovědět. Useful when you freeze.

  5. What’s the difference between “How’s it going?” and “How are you?”

    “How’s it going?” is more casual. “How are you?” is also common and a bit more neutral/standard.

  6. Today we’re studying for an exam.

    Dnes se učíme na test / zkoušku. study for an exam (not “study on”).

  7. We’re studying with our teacher.

    Učíme se s učitelkou / učitelem. “with the teacher” = společně s učitelem.

  8. How do you form the present continuous (for “right now”)?

    am / is / are + verb-ing (e.g., “I am reading”, “She is sleeping”, “We are studying”).

  9. When do you use the present continuous?

    For actions happening right now, or temporary situations (today/these days).

  10. We are speaking English right now.

    Teď zrovna mluvíme anglicky. Right now → present continuous.

  11. Šimon is going to sleep right now.

    Šimon jde teď spát. Right now → is going.

  12. I am eating ice cream right now.

    Teď zrovna jím zmrzlinu. Right now → am eating.

  13. I am playing a game right now.

    Teď zrovna hraju hru. Right now → am playing.

  14. I am reading a book right now.

    Teď zrovna čtu knihu. Right now → am reading.

  15. She is scrolling on TikTok right now.

    Teď zrovna scrolluje na TikToku. Right now → is scrolling.

  16. When do you use the present simple?

    For habits, routines, and general facts (what you do “in general”).

  17. I read books.

    Čtu knihy (obecně / jako koníček). Habit → present simple.

  18. I go to school.

    Chodím do školy (rutina). Routine → present simple.

  19. “I go to school” vs “I am going to school” — what’s the difference?

    “I go to school” = routine/habit. “I am going to school” = today/these days / on my way.

  20. I don’t eat dill.

    Nejím kopr. General preference → present simple.

  21. Some of my friends are freaking out, but I’m pretty chill.

    Někteří kámoši panikaří, ale já jsem docela v klidu. freak out = panikařit / vyvádět.

  22. I’m pretty chill about it.

    Jsem docela v klidu. pretty = docela (not “hezký” here).

  23. What does “pretty” mean in “pretty good / pretty chill”?

    “Pretty” = “quite” = Czech “docela”.

  24. What does “pretty” mean in “She is pretty”?

    It means “attractive / good-looking” (Czech: “hezká”).

  25. She is kinda pretty.

    Je tak trochu hezká. kinda = kind of = tak trochu.

  26. Why do we say “He was being annoying today” (with “being”)?

    “Being” shows temporary behavior (today), not permanent personality.

  27. He was being annoying today.

    Dneska byl otravný (choval se otravně). Temporary behavior → was being.

  28. Viktor was being annoying today.

    Viktor byl dnes otravný. Same pattern.

  29. He lied to my friends about me.

    Lhal mým kamarádům o mně. lie → lied (past).

  30. He told my friends a lie about me.

    Řekl mým kamarádům lež o mně. noun: a lie = lež.

  31. He was saying stuff behind my back.

    Říkal věci za mými zády. behind my back = za mými zády.

  32. He was telling lies about me.

    Vyprávěl o mně lži. plural: lies.

  33. What does “behind my back” mean?

    “When I’m not there” / “secretly” (Czech: “za mými zády”).

  34. He is at my school.

    Je na mé škole / ve škole, kam chodím. Use at my school (not “on my school”).

  35. Which is correct: “at my school” or “on my school”?

    “At my school” (or sometimes “in my school”). “On my school” is not used.

  36. I don’t have friends.

    Nemám kamarády. No “a” before plural.

  37. Sorry, but my parents said no.

    Sorry, ale moji rodiče řekli ne. Useful polite refusal.

  38. Is “bitch” a polite word? What can you say instead?

    It’s very rude/insulting. Safer alternatives: “annoying”, “mean”, “rude”. (Czech: hodně sprosté.)

  39. What does “exist” mean?

    To be real / to be present (Czech: existovat).

  40. He exists.

    On existuje. Meaning is correct, but in real conversation people usually say more specific things.

  41. a2 = a squared

    a na druhou Math vocabulary.

  42. a3 = a cubed

    a na třetí Math vocabulary.