A22 min · 107 words
Můj první den v práci
My First Day at Work
Petr starts his first real job — new colleagues, a coffee machine mystery, and the question every Czech office asks at 11:30.
You will practice: Work vocabulary (kolega, schůzka, šéf), pracuju jako, the past tense of a nervous morning, and v práci / do práce.
Words to know
Skim these before you read — they carry the story. Tap the star to add one to your saved words.
- firmacompany
- kancelářoffice
- kolegyněcolleague (female)
- nervóznínervous
- ukázatto show (pf.)
- kávovarcoffee machine
- fungovatto work, function
- polednílunchtime (adj.)
- zvyknout sito get used to (pf.)
- programátorprogrammer
Did you get it?
3 quick questions — no grades, just a comprehension check.
1. What is Petr's new job?
2. What mystery does the office have?
3. What happens at 11:30?
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.