Czenglish
Čechismy jsou chyby, které do angličtiny podvědomě přenášíme z mateřského jazyka. Dopouštíme se jich při výslovnosti, v gramatice i slovní zásobě. V rubrice Czenglish lektor Mark Pickering odhaluje ty nejčastější a radí, jak se s nimi vypořádat.
Conspiracy vs. conspiration
WRONG: There is a conspiration theory that Neil Armstrong didn’t actually walk on the moon.
RIGHT: There is a conspiracy theory that Neil Armstrong didn’t actually walk on the moon.
2 wines vs. 2 glasses of wine
WRONG: Last night, I drank 2 wines.
RIGHT: Last night, I drank 2 glasses of wine.
To sit in the shadow vs. to sit in the shade
WRONG: When I’m hot, I like to sit in the shadow .
RIGHT: When I’m hot, I like to sit in the shade.
Hopeless vs. impossible
WRONG: I made another mistake? I am impossible today.
RIGHT: I made another mistake? I am hopeless today.
To stay vs. to stand
WRONG: There were no seats on the bus so we had to stay there.
RIGHT: There were no seats on the bus so we had to stand there.
In front of vs. before
WRONG: The man is standing before the house.
RIGHT: The man is standing in front of the house.
Always vs. still
WRONG: My wife is still talking all the time.
RIGHT: My wife is always talking all the time.
To cheat vs. to cheat on
WRONG: My friend Tina cheats her boyfriend quite often.
RIGHT: My friend Tina cheats on her boyfriend quite often.
To think yes vs. to think so
WRONG: Am I going to the party? I think yes.
RIGHT: Am I going to the party? I think so.
To shave themeselves vs. to shave
WRONG: I like men who shave themselves every day.
RIGHT: I like men who shave every day.