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(159*) Passive+active audio training in story (1)

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Hi guys, couple days ago I had a new idea. Since I have been learning Arabic for 5 months ago now, I have something for you. I have written a simple story with sentences and questions that you might use when speaking, too. The story is about myself but, yet, gender neutre. So that you can listen and repeat it after me even if you are not a blond girl.  

At the end, I would like you to tell me what you think. I need your feedback. Should do more of those audios? Comment on slowczech.com in the episode transcript or on facebook page under the episode link. Pleeeease! 

What will you hear now? You will hear explanation of some words from the story. Then, you will hear the story itself. At first, I will read the whole story. And then, I will read it again and make pauses so that you can repeat after me if you want to. Are you ready? Let’s go to the story.

SLOVÍČKA 🙂

dneska (less formal) = dnes (more formal)
fakt (less formal) = opravdu (more formal) = really
zrovna = right now at this very moment or at the moment in general, on those days
chodím = I am going to some places regularly
nepůjdu = I will not go tomorrow

PŘÍBĚH 🙂

Dnes je pátek. Pátek je fakt super den! V pátek nikdy nepracuju. Většinou vstávám kolem sedmé. Potom si dělám kafe. Dělám si fakt velké kafe, protože miluju kafe! A co většinou dělám v pátek? V pátek většinou odpočívám. Co myslíš, jak odpočívám? Někdy sedím na balkóně a poslouchám podcasty. Někdy jdu běhat. Někdy jdu plavat. Často si taky čtu. Zrovna čtu moc zajímavou knihu. Opravdu ! Je to fakt supr kniha! Občas skládám puzzle. Zrovna skládám těžké puzzle. Na obrázku je nějaké americké město. Občas taky chodím na procházku. Bydlím nedaleko lesa. A tak chodím do lesa. Dnes ale do lesa nepůjdu. Proč? Protože dneska prší! Dneska je ošklivo.

Please, tell me what you think. I need your feedback – should do more of those or not? Should I change anything? I love creating this content for you and I prefer to create something that has a nice value for YOU, because I speak Czech pretty well already 🙂

Krásný den, Eliška

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    31 Comments

  1. Joan Kohout
    01/05/2020
    Reply

    Ahoj Eliška,
    Mám ráda Příběh. Je to pravda, že je těžký hlédat audio training.
    Děkuji,
    Joan

  2. slowczech
    02/05/2020
    Reply

    Ahoj Joan,
    moc díky! Jsem ráda, že se ti krátký příběh líbí! 🙂
    Eliška

  3. Pam
    01/05/2020
    Reply

    Velmi, velmi dobre. Je to fakt super audio. Skvele audio.
    It’s really great and important to learn the informal words, and I really appreciated being able to follow along without reading the transcript because the sentences were simple enough. And I really thought that being able to repeat your sentences and listen to my pronunciation is a great learning tool. Please keep doing these it’s a fabulous idea. Miluju to! Dekui Eliska.

  4. slowczech
    02/05/2020
    Reply

    Ahoj Pam,
    moc díky díky díky 🙂 I am happy you enjoyed those short sentences. Send me your audio, if you want 😉

  5. dori
    07/05/2020
    Reply

    i loved it too! i still needed the transcript the first two times listenimg to it. then 3rd time audio focused.
    so yes, pls make more like this 🙂

  6. slowczech
    07/05/2020
    Reply

    Thank you so much Dori, this is a great method! Try to listen to the same audio in 1 month. I am sure it will be easy peasy for you by that time 😉 At the speed that you are learning, it is just amazing! 🙂

  7. Vladislav
    09/05/2020
    Reply

    It’s excellent! Keep doing, please

  8. slowczech
    13/05/2020
    Reply

    Vladislav, thank you so much! Okay I will!!!

  9. Vladislav
    09/05/2020
    Reply

    Thank you so much!

  10. Kevin
    13/05/2020
    Reply

    Eliško, this is really nice, děkuju moc,

  11. slowczech
    13/05/2020
    Reply

    Kevin, many thanks, I am so glad you like it 🙂

  12. Marshall
    26/05/2020
    Reply

    This is excellent. Please do more of these.

  13. slowczech
    26/05/2020
    Reply

    Thank you so much Marshall, I will certainly do more of these!
    Eliška 🙂

  14. Aladin
    31/05/2020
    Reply

    Very interesting method
    Thank you eliska for your time and efforts
    Děkuji

  15. slowczech
    02/06/2020
    Reply

    Děkuju Aladin za hezký feedback! 🙂

  16. Virginia
    05/06/2020
    Reply

    I love it Eliska ❤️ ❤️.. great to have the text, and also to have the ‘repeat in the gaps’ version as well … more please 👍 everything you do is great quality and you really understand what your ‘Czech learners’ need !!

  17. slowczech
    24/08/2020
    Reply

    Díky díky díky moc za komentář a kompliment, jsem ráda, že Ti tento typ nahrávky pomáhá 🙂
    Eliška

  18. Sharon
    06/06/2020
    Reply

    very helpful

  19. David Saraiva
    27/06/2020
    Reply

    Thank you 😉 super useful! I love this whole concept: short story, audio, transcript, and audio with pauses.

  20. slowczech
    07/07/2020
    Reply

    Díky moc, David 🙂
    I will certainly continue with this super successful concept. Besides, I enjoy it a lot!
    :-))

  21. Linda
    07/07/2020
    Reply

    Super! Perfektní! I took an online course which gave me the background to study on my own. This helps so much with listening comprehension and speaking, which are difficult to learn and practice by oneself. Your site fills my needs perfectly! Moc děkuju.

  22. slowczech
    17/07/2020
    Reply

    Hi Linda, I am so happy my episodes help you to practise on your own. I am struggling when learning languages on my own. Not enought self-practice so I have thought – I should give this to my followrs and students, too! 🙂

  23. Kaitlin
    15/07/2020
    Reply

    Would you ever consider posting English translations of these small stories? so many of the translate generators do not help at all when you are first beginning Czech. Thank you I loved the simplicity

  24. slowczech
    17/07/2020
    Reply

    Hi Kaitlin,
    I added the translation in the last (3rd) story 🙂
    Let me know if it helps.
    Eliška

  25. Kelsea
    24/08/2020
    Reply

    Eliška,

    Thank you for providing this resource for all of us Czech language learners. Yours is the best out there! Keep up the great work!!

  26. slowczech
    24/08/2020
    Reply

    Kelsea, thank you so much for your comment.
    I will! 😉
    Eliška

  27. Sakina
    06/04/2021
    Reply

    Hallo,
    Es ist wirklich seeeeeehr nützlich!
    Bitte mehr davon 😊.

  28. slowczech
    08/04/2021
    Reply

    Sakina,
    vielen dank für deinen Kommentar 🙂
    Eliška

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