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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.