B12 min · 125 words
Kdybych vyhrál milion
If I Won a Million
The lottery daydream, four ways: what Jana, Tom, Petr and babička would do with a million crowns — the conditional in full flight.
You will practice: The conditional bych/bys/by, kdybych clauses, chtěl bych, and second-position clitics in dreams.
Words to know
Skim these before you read — they carry the story. Tap the star to add one to your saved words.
- vyhrátto win (pf.)
- milionmillion
- loterielottery
- cestovatto travel
- koupitto buy (pf.)
- spořitto save (money)
- rozumnýsensible
- sendream
- lístekticket
- stejnýthe same
Did you get it?
3 quick questions — no grades, just a comprehension check.
1. What would Jana do with a million?
2. What is Petr's plan?
3. What's the joke at the end?
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.