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Small Talk 2

Small Talk 2

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Konverzace 2

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Where do you come from? O-k---j---? O---- j---- O-k-d j-t-? ----------- Odkud jste? 0
From Basel. Z -a---e-e. Z B-------- Z B-s-l-j-. ----------- Z Basileje. 0
Basel is in Switzerland. Ba---e--l--í ve-Š-ý-a-s-u. B------ l--- v- Š--------- B-s-l-j l-ž- v- Š-ý-a-s-u- -------------------------- Basilej leží ve Švýcarsku. 0
May I introduce Mr. Miller? Moh----m-p-eds---i- pa-a -ül-era? M--- v-- p--------- p--- M------- M-h- v-m p-e-s-a-i- p-n- M-l-e-a- --------------------------------- Mohu vám představit pana Müllera? 0
He is a foreigner. Je-to-c-zi--c. J- t- c------- J- t- c-z-n-c- -------------- Je to cizinec. 0
He speaks several languages. Ov------ě---ik-ř-----/-Ml-v---ěk---k- j--yk-. O----- n------ ř---- / M---- n------- j------ O-l-d- n-k-l-k ř-č-. / M-u-í n-k-l-k- j-z-k-. --------------------------------------------- Ovládá několik řečí. / Mluví několika jazyky. 0
Are you here for the first time? Jste--ad----p---? J--- t--- p------ J-t- t-d- p-p-v-? ----------------- Jste tady poprvé? 0
No, I was here once last year. Ne, by----e- -a-- ---m--ulý---k. N-- b-- j--- t--- u- m----- r--- N-, b-l j-e- t-d- u- m-n-l- r-k- -------------------------------- Ne, byl jsem tady už minulý rok. 0
Only for a week, though. A-- jen na ---e-. A-- j-- n- t----- A-e j-n n- t-d-n- ----------------- Ale jen na týden. 0
How do you like it here? J-- -e-V-- - nás-líb-? J-- s- V-- u n-- l---- J-k s- V-m u n-s l-b-? ---------------------- Jak se Vám u nás líbí? 0
A lot. The people are nice. V--m---e -- t--y--íbí- Lidé--s-u--ilí. V---- s- m- t--- l---- L--- j--- m---- V-l-i s- m- t-d- l-b-. L-d- j-o- m-l-. -------------------------------------- Velmi se mi tady líbí. Lidé jsou milí. 0
And I like the scenery, too. A--raji------mi----é-----. A k------ s- m- t--- l---- A k-a-i-a s- m- t-k- l-b-. -------------------------- A krajina se mi také líbí. 0
What is your profession? Čím--s-e- / J--é -e--aš- po---án-? Č-- j---- / J--- j- v--- p-------- Č-m j-t-? / J-k- j- v-š- p-v-l-n-? ---------------------------------- Čím jste? / Jaké je vaše povolání? 0
I am a translator. Js----řek--da-el. J--- p----------- J-e- p-e-l-d-t-l- ----------------- Jsem překladatel. 0
I translate books. Pře-lá--m--n-hy. P-------- k----- P-e-l-d-m k-i-y- ---------------- Překládám knihy. 0
Are you alone here? Js-- t--- -á--- sam-? J--- t--- s-- / s---- J-t- t-d- s-m / s-m-? --------------------- Jste tady sám / sama? 0
No, my wife / my husband is also here. N-- --j--ž--a-- m-j-mu- -e--a---ta--. N-- m--- ž--- / m-- m-- j- t--- t---- N-, m-j- ž-n- / m-j m-ž j- t-d- t-k-. ------------------------------------- Ne, moje žena / můj muž je tady také. 0
And those are my two children. A ta- js-u m- --ě dě-i. A t-- j--- m- d-- d---- A t-m j-o- m- d-ě d-t-. ----------------------- A tam jsou mé dvě děti. 0

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