Czech Numbers

Welcome to the sixth Czech lesson about numbers. This time we will learn about cardinal and ordinal numbers, followed by grammar rules, then animal names, finally a conversation in Czech to help you practice your daily phrases.

Cardinal and Ordinal - Czech
one jeden
first první
two dva
second druhý
three tři
third třetí
four čtyři
fourth čtvrtý
five pět
fifth pátý
six šest
sixth šestý
seven sedm
seventh sedmý
eight osm
eighth osmý
nine devět
ninth devátý
ten deset
tenth desátý
eleven jedenáct
eleventh jedenáctý
twelve dvanáct
twelfth dvanáctý
thirteen třináct
thirteenth třináctý
fourteen čtrnáct
once jednou
fifteen patnáct
twice dvakrát
sixteen šestnáct
Monday Pondělí
seventeen sedmnáct
Tuesday Úterý
eighteen osmnáct
Wednesday Středa
nineteen devatenáct
Thursday Čtvrtek
twenty dvacet
Friday Pátek
seventy one jedenasedmdesát
Saturday Sobota
one hundred sto
Sunday Neděle

Numbers Grammar Rules

Czech cardinal numbers refer to the counting numbers, because they show quantity. For example: I speak two languages. Ordinal numbers on the other hand tell the order of things and their rank: my first language is Czech. The examples below use numbers in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar + Rules - Czech
I have three dogs [number + noun] Mám tři psy
my daughter has two cats [number + noun] moje dcera má dvě kočky
she speaks seven languages [verb + number] Hovoří sedmi jazyky
my brother has one son [number + singular noun] Můj bratr má jednoho syna
this is my second lesson [ordinal number + noun] To je moje druhá lekce
did you read the third book? [ordinal number + noun] Četl jste třetí knihu?

We're not done yet! The following is a list of animals.

cow kráva

goat koza

donkey osel

horse kůň

dog pes

cat kočka

mouse myš

bird pták

Conversation in Czech

Now we finally reach the last part, the practice of the daily conversations. These phrases are used to get to know new people, and break the ice.

English - Czech
Where are you from? Odkud jste?
I'm from the U.S Jsem ze Spojených států amerických
I'm American Jsem Američan
Where do you live? Kde žijete?
I live in the U.S Bydlím ve Spojených státech amerických
What do you do for a living? Čím se živíte?, Jaké máte zaměstnání?
I'm a student Jsem student

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