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SoundCzechOn “fake” innocence
Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s language
course where you can learn new words and expressions through song lyrics.
Today’s song is by singer/guitarist Petr Bende, the runner-up in the
country’s second edition of Pop Idol (known in Czech as Česko hledá
superstar). The song is called Nevinnost and the text to look out for is
“nevinnost zkoušíš hrát”.
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SoundCzechEven though luck has turned its back on us
Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s
Czech language course in which you can learn new expressions with the help
of song lyrics. Today’s song is sung by the famous Czech chanson singer
Hana Hegerová and is called Lásko má – My love. And the phrase to
listen out for is “Ač se štěstí točí zády k nám”.
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SoundCzechWe are too small for the birds
Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s Czech
language series in which you can learn idioms through song lyrics. Today,
we’ll be listening to a tune by Janek Ledecký called “na ptáky jsme
krátký”. The phrase “na ptáky jsme krátký” is also the one to
listen out for.
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SoundCzechHeavenly love
You’re listening to SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s weekly programme in
which you can learn Czech phrases through song lyrics. Today we’ll be
listening to a song from the 1960s called “Ach, ta láska nebeská“, in
English “Heavenly love” or “Love made in heaven”, sung by the
legendary Czech singers Waldemar Matuška and Eva Pilarová. The title of
the song is also today’s featured phrase.
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SoundCzechI will wager my head
You’re listening to SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s weekly programme in
which you can learn Czech idioms with the help of songs. Today we’ll be
listening to a song from the 1960s called “To všechno odnes čas“ or
“Time took it all away” sung by the legendary Czech singer Waldemar
Matuška. Today’s featured phrase is “hlavu za to dám“.
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SoundCzechHe’s the guy with the antlers
Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s Czech
language course in which you can pick up useful phrases with the help of
song lyrics. Today’s song is by the group Wanastovi Vjecy and is called
Velkej první letní den “that great first day of summer”. The phrase
to listen out for is “láska bez paroží”.
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SoundCzechYou’re shivering like an aspen
Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s Czech
language series in which you can learn idioms through song lyrics. Today,
we’ll be listening to a tune by Iveta Bartosova, one of the most famous
Czech songstresses of recent times. The tune is called “Juanita” and
the phrase to listen out for is “chvěješ se jak osika”.
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SoundCzechTo have an extra cog
Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech - Radio Prague's Czech language
series in which you can learn idioms through song lyrics. Today, we'll be
listening to a song called “Je to blázen” from a Czech musical called
Hamlet. The phrase to listen out for is “mít o kolečko navíc”:
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SoundCzechSon of death
Welcome to this week’s edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s Czech
language programme in which you can learn interesting phrases through song
lyrics. Today we will listen to a 1989 song entitled
‘Vysočany-Libeň’
written by singer and poet Jiří Dědeček but performed by an all-girl
band called Panika. The phrase to listen for is ‘syn smrti’. More
SoundCzechIt’s drizzling!
Today’s SoundCzech features a song called Mrholí by the bearded 1960s
Czechoslovak pop star Waldemar Matuska; I first heard the cute but likable
tune on the soundtrack of the nostalgic 1999 film Pelisky (Cosy Dens).
Mrholí means it’s drizzling, or it’s misty. In the song the drizzle
reflects the protagonist’s lovelorn sadness.
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