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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.