A1 Idiom Neutral

Mít narozeniny

To have a birthday

Bedeutung

Celebrating one's day of birth.

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Kultureller Hintergrund

The 'Birthday Person' pays. If you go to a pub for your birthday, you are usually expected to buy the first round of drinks for your friends. Name Days (Svátek) are often celebrated alongside birthdays. Every day of the year is associated with a Czech name. Round birthdays (kulatiny) like 50 or 60 are major life milestones often involving rented halls and live bands. The song 'Hodně štěstí, zdraví' is sung to the tune of 'Happy Birthday to You'.

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Always Plural

Never try to say 'narozenina'. Even if it's just one day, it's always 'narozeniny'.

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Don't use 'to be'

Avoid saying 'To je moje narozeniny'. It's the most common beginner mistake!

Bedeutung

Celebrating one's day of birth.

💡

Always Plural

Never try to say 'narozenina'. Even if it's just one day, it's always 'narozeniny'.

⚠️

Don't use 'to be'

Avoid saying 'To je moje narozeniny'. It's the most common beginner mistake!

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Eye Contact

When someone toasts you for your birthday, look them in the eyes!

Teste dich selbst

Fill in the correct form of the verb 'mít'.

Já dnes ___ narozeniny.

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort: mám

The subject is 'Já' (I), so the verb must be 'mám'.

Which sentence is correct?

How do you say 'When is your birthday?'

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort: Kdy máš narozeniny?

Czech uses 'mít' (to have) and the plural 'narozeniny'.

Match the Czech phrase with its English meaning.

1. Mám narozeniny. 2. Měl jsem narozeniny. 3. Budu mít narozeniny.

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort: 1-B, 2-C, 3-A

This tests your knowledge of present, past, and future tenses of 'mít'.

Complete the dialogue.

Petr: 'Zítra ___ narozeniny.' Jana: 'Vážně? Tak to musíme oslavit!'

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort: mám

Petr is talking about himself.

🎉 Ergebnis: /4

Visuelle Lernhilfen

Czech vs English

Czech
Mám narozeniny I HAVE birthday
English
It is my birthday IT IS my birthday

Aufgabensammlung

4 Aufgaben
Fill in the correct form of the verb 'mít'. Fill Blank A1

Já dnes ___ narozeniny.

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort: mám

The subject is 'Já' (I), so the verb must be 'mám'.

Which sentence is correct? Choose A1

How do you say 'When is your birthday?'

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort: Kdy máš narozeniny?

Czech uses 'mít' (to have) and the plural 'narozeniny'.

Match the Czech phrase with its English meaning. Match A2

Ordne jedem Element links seinen Partner rechts zu:

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort: 1-B, 2-C, 3-A

This tests your knowledge of present, past, and future tenses of 'mít'.

Complete the dialogue. dialogue_completion A1

Petr: 'Zítra ___ narozeniny.' Jana: 'Vážně? Tak to musíme oslavit!'

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort: mám

Petr is talking about himself.

🎉 Ergebnis: /4

Häufig gestellte Fragen

10 Fragen

No, 'narozky' is very informal. Stick to 'mít narozeniny' in professional settings.

The most common way is 'Všechno nejlepší k narozeninám!'

It is feminine plural.

Usually, 'Mám narozeniny' is enough. You only use 'moje' for emphasis.

You say 'Mám dvacáté narozeniny'.

Yes, Czechs use this phrase for their dogs and cats too!

No, it's a very common and friendly question in Czech culture.

Historically, it referred to a series of birth-related festivities, not just one moment.

No, for weddings use 'výročí svatby'.

There isn't a standard one, but 'narozky' is the shortened spoken form.

Verwandte Redewendungen

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slavit narozeniny

similar

to celebrate a birthday

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všechno nejlepší k narozeninám

builds on

Happy Birthday (all the best)

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narozeninový dort

specialized form

birthday cake

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mít svátek

contrast

to have a name day

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