Bedeutung
Common answer to 'Do you speak...?'.
Kultureller Hintergrund
The 'Czech Understatement': Czechs often use 'trochu' to avoid appearing too successful or too miserable. It's a social leveling tool. Slovaks use 'trochu' (or 'trocha') similarly, but are often perceived as slightly more expressive/direct than Czechs. Among foreigners, 'Trochu' is often the first word learned and becomes a 'badge of effort' when interacting with locals. In formal settings, 'trochu' is replaced by 'poněkud' or 'mírně' to sound more sophisticated.
The Modesty Shield
Always say 'trochu' when asked about your skills. It makes you sound more like a native speaker who values humility.
Genitive Alert
Remember: Trochu + Genitive. It's not 'trochu káva', it's 'trochu kávy'.
Bedeutung
Common answer to 'Do you speak...?'.
The Modesty Shield
Always say 'trochu' when asked about your skills. It makes you sound more like a native speaker who values humility.
Genitive Alert
Remember: Trochu + Genitive. It's not 'trochu káva', it's 'trochu kávy'.
Diminutives Matter
Use 'trošku' when you want to be extra polite to a waiter or a stranger.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the blank with the correct form of 'trochu' or its diminutive.
Mluvíte česky? Ano, ale jen ___.
'Trochu' is the standard answer for 'a little'.
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
Choose the correct way to ask for water.
'Trochu' requires the genitive case ('vody').
Match the response to the situation.
Situation: You are at a party and someone asks if you are hungry, but you just ate a snack.
In Czech, you 'have hunger' (mám hlad), so 'mám trochu hlad' means 'I am a little hungry'.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Je ten čaj sladký? B: Ano, je ___ sladký.
'Trochu' is used to modify adjectives like 'sladký'.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
When to use Trochu
Quantity
- • trochu vody
- • trochu cukru
- • trochu času
Degree
- • trochu unavený
- • trochu drahé
- • trochu zima
Skill
- • mluvím trochu
- • rozumím trochu
Trochu vs. Pár
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenMluvíte česky? Ano, ale jen ___.
'Trochu' is the standard answer for 'a little'.
Choose the correct way to ask for water.
'Trochu' requires the genitive case ('vody').
Situation: You are at a party and someone asks if you are hungry, but you just ate a snack.
In Czech, you 'have hunger' (mám hlad), so 'mám trochu hlad' means 'I am a little hungry'.
A: Je ten čaj sladký? B: Ano, je ___ sladký.
'Trochu' is used to modify adjectives like 'sladký'.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
14 FragenNo, that sounds like you have a piece of a person. Use 'pár' for 'a few people'.
'Trošku' is the diminutive, making it sound smaller, more informal, or more polite.
No, 'trochu' is an adverb and remains the same regardless of gender.
Yes, it is neutral and widely used in professional settings.
You say 'trochu víc'.
No, for 'sometimes' use 'někdy'.
It is a cultural habit of modesty and managing expectations.
The Genitive case follows 'trochu' when it acts as a quantifier.
Yes, e.g., 'trochu drahý' (slightly expensive).
Yes, but 'maličko' implies an even smaller amount.
It's like the 'ch' in the Scottish word 'Loch'.
Yes, 'jen trochu' means 'only a little' and is very common.
Yes, in all types of writing, though very formal texts might use 'poněkud'.
The opposite is 'hodně' (a lot) or 'mnoho'.
Verwandte Redewendungen
trošku
specialized formA tiny bit (diminutive)
maličko
synonymA little bit
málo
similarLittle / Not enough
dost
contrastEnough / Quite
kousek
similarA piece
