Bedeutung
A hotel with high prices.
Kultureller Hintergrund
In Prague, 'drahý hotel' usually refers to anything over 3000 CZK per night. In smaller cities like Ostrava, 1500 CZK might be considered 'drahý'. The phrase is often used by 'Honest Guide' (Janek Rubeš) on YouTube to warn tourists about overpriced places in the city center. Czech companies often have strict limits on 'drahé hotely' for employees, preferring 'penziony' or 3-star options. During the communist era, 'drahé hotely' were often reserved for foreigners and the elite, creating a lingering association between high prices and exclusivity.
Use 'Moc'
Add 'moc' (very/too) before 'drahý' to sound more natural when complaining: 'To je moc drahý hotel!'
Gender Agreement
Don't forget that 'hotel' is masculine. If you talk about a 'restaurace' (restaurant), it's 'drahá restaurace'.
Bedeutung
A hotel with high prices.
Use 'Moc'
Add 'moc' (very/too) before 'drahý' to sound more natural when complaining: 'To je moc drahý hotel!'
Gender Agreement
Don't forget that 'hotel' is masculine. If you talk about a 'restaurace' (restaurant), it's 'drahá restaurace'.
The 'Dear' Trap
If you want to say a hotel is your 'dear' favorite, use 'můj milovaný hotel' to avoid being misunderstood as talking about the price.
Prague vs. Brno
Be careful using this phrase with locals; what is 'drahý' for a student is 'levný' for a tourist.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the correct form of the adjective 'drahý'.
To je ______ hotel.
'Hotel' is masculine inanimate, so 'drahý' is the correct nominative form.
Which sentence is correct?
I am staying in an expensive hotel.
The preposition 'v' requires the locative case: drahém hotelu.
Match the Czech phrase with its English meaning.
Match the pairs:
These are the basic variations of the phrase.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Chceš spát v hotelu Hilton? B: Ne, to je ______ ______.
Hilton is known for being expensive, so 'drahý hotel' fits the context of a refusal based on price.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Price Levels
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenTo je ______ hotel.
'Hotel' is masculine inanimate, so 'drahý' is the correct nominative form.
I am staying in an expensive hotel.
The preposition 'v' requires the locative case: drahém hotelu.
Ordne jedem Element links seinen Partner rechts zu:
These are the basic variations of the phrase.
A: Chceš spát v hotelu Hilton? B: Ne, to je ______ ______.
Hilton is known for being expensive, so 'drahý hotel' fits the context of a refusal based on price.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenNo, it can also mean 'dear' or 'beloved' when referring to people, but with objects like 'hotel', it almost always means expensive.
You use the superlative: 'nejdražší hotel'.
It is masculine inanimate.
Yes, 'Drahá maminko' means 'Dear mother'.
The opposite is 'levný hotel'.
Yes, it is a neutral factual statement.
It is a voiced glottal fricative, similar to the 'h' in 'behind'.
That is colloquial Czech (obecná čeština). In standard written Czech, it should be 'drahého hotelu'.
Yes, it is used exactly like in English.
Yes, if a hostel is unusually expensive, you can use the same adjective.
Verwandte Redewendungen
Levný hotel
contrastA cheap hotel
Luxusní hotel
similarA luxury hotel
Předražený hotel
specialized formAn overpriced hotel
Pětihvězdičkový hotel
builds onA five-star hotel
