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Monday, October 25, 2021 Slovanská Podporující Jednota Státu Texas
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Podpora ★ Lidskost ★ Bratrstvi´ BENEVOLENCE HUMANITY BROTHERHOOD
Uředni orgán SPJST ★ Založené roku 1897
Učme se česky Let Us Study Czech Lekce patnáctá Lesson 15 Rozmluva - Conversation Dobrý den, paní Nováková! Jsem rád, že umíte česky. Dobrý den, Honzo! Slyšela jsem, že máte zajem o ceštinu. Ano, též, se učím čísti a psáti česky. To je báječné. Jistě, že tvoje babička je tomu ráda. S
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Maminka též má z toho radost, že píši babičce česky. Babička nečte anglicky. Je čeština těžká? Není velmi těžká. Tatínek říká: “Bez práce nejsou koláče.” To je pravda. Ráda bych ještě mluvila, ale musím už jíti. S bohem, Honzo! Též mám na spěch. Večer jedeme do města. Na shledanou, paní Novákova! S
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Slovníček - Vocabulary paní Nováková - Mrs. Novak zájem - interest čeština - Czech language báječný - wonderful jistě - surely radost - joy
pravda - truth anglicky - English (adv.) koláče - sweet Czech pastry musiti II - must uměti II - to know how slyšeti II - to hear psáti III - to write čísti III - to read říkati I - to say jeti III - to drive jíti III - to go (on foot) spěch - hurry večer - evening práce - work město - town, city S
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čísti - to read (hard stem) Plural čtu čteme čteš čtete čte čtou S
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piší (-u colloquial) píšeš píše
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píšeme píšete píšete píši (-ou colloquial) S
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3. Conjugation of verbs given in the vocabulary: musiti musím musíš musí musíme musíte musí-(ejí) jeti jedu jedeš jede jedeme jedete jedou
uměti umím umíš umí umíme umíte umějí jíti jdu jdeš jde jdeme jdete jdou říkati říkám říkáš říká říkáme říkáte říkají S
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4. Explanation of phrases: Máte zájem o češtinu. - You are interested in Czech. Má z toho radost. - He is happy about it.
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psáti - to write (soft stem) Singular 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
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1. Conjugation of the verbs of the third conjugation:
Singular 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
2. Hereafter, the verbs in the vocabulary will be labeled as I, II, III conjugation. This classification will serve to guide you in conjugating. In previous lessons, the endings for conjugations I and II were given.
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TCGS offers Památník Čechoslováků as October Book of the Month Have you ever wondered how your ancestors felt leaving their families and homeland of Moravia to come to Texas? It must have been very difficult to make that decision, but the lure of freedom and the ability to own land overcame their doubts because not only they, but many others from that same area, made the trip to Texas in the mid to late 1800s.
After visiting the Czech Republic (Czechia) and seeing how beautiful the land is with its mountains, castles, and quaint villages, I wondered if they had any regrets when they saw the difference in the Texas landscape. They had a new life in a new land, but there were still strong ties to their homeland, “the mother country.” As soon as World War I started, articles appeared in Czech magazines in the United States, asking readers to help “our” people in the Old Country. It was understood that the Czechs living in Europe would be horribly affected by the war, taking a toll on the status, health, and livelihood of the people. It became clear that it was up to the American branch of the Czechoslovak nation to help in every way possible. Collections were taken up in various places across Texas and sent directly to Omaha and Chicago to aid this effort. Groups, such as the Union of Texas Catholics, were also organized to receive donations. However, it was the SPJST Convention at Galveston on July 24, 1916, with 144 delegates present from various Czech Moravian communities in Texas, that established the foundation for the continued effort. Delegates to the convention carried the message back to their communities and branches of the Czech National Association (Ceske Narodni Sdruzeni, CNS) were established all over Texas. Contributions were solicited and collected for wounded soldiers, widows, orphans, and prisoners. Supplies, such as medical cotton, were also gathered. All together, the Czech Moravians of Texas collected $100,000 in the course of the war to benefit the liberation of the homeland. The original Památník Čechoslováků, written in Czech, was published by CNS in 1920 in memory of the Czech Moravians who settled in Texas. They wished to preserve, through words and pictures, the memory of this generation, as they had proven them-
