České pivo a hospoda
Czech Beer and the Pub
Why the pub is the living room of Czech culture: pale lager, hockey on the screen, goulash with dumplings, and the right way to say cheers.
You will practice: Impersonal reflexive constructions (v hospodě se diskutuje, se hraje, se jí), negated habits (lidé nechodí jen…), and relative clauses with který (lidí, kteří fandí).
Words to know
Skim these before you read — they carry the story. Tap the star to add one to your saved words.
- hospodapub
- nápojdrink, beverage
- součástpart, component
- kulturaculture
- přítelfriend
- zápasmatch, game
- fanditto cheer for, to support
- ležáklager
- značkabrand
- gulášgoulash
- knedlíkdumpling
- sýrcheese
- česnekgarlic
- připíjet sito make a toast
- zdravíhealth
Did you get it?
4 quick questions — no grades, just a comprehension check.
1. Why do people mainly go to the pub, according to the text?
2. What is the traditional Czech beer?
3. What is nakládaný hermelín?
4. What do Czechs do when they make a toast?
Too hard? Pick an easier text in the Czech reading library. Understanding most of a text without translations is the goal — struggling through is not.