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How's your lunch

Czech translation: Jak ti (vám) chutná?

19:52 Aug 8, 2003
English to Czech translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: How's your lunch
Ask a person how good was the food after she had lunch
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Czech translation:Jak ti (vám) chutná?
Explanation:
Jak ti chutná (second singular) when speaking with someone we know well or with child. Jak vám chutná when speaking with more people or when speaking politely with an adult.

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Note added at 2 days 8 mins (2003-08-10 20:01:17 GMT)
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Past tense is possible, of course. Jak ti (vám) chutnalo? I think that you can omit \"oběd\", \"lunch\". It sounds quite strange to say it IMMEDIATELY after lunch. But in case that the person did not have lunch with the asker, the question should be Jak ti (vám) chutnal oběd.
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Jirina Nevosadova
Czech Republic
Local time: 17:50
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Summary of answers provided
1 +5Jak ti chutnal oběd?
Katerina Johnson
5Jak ti (vám) chutná?
Jirina Nevosadova


  

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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Jak ti chutnal oběd?


Explanation:
- or "Jak Vám chutnal oběd?" in more formal way.

Czech language doesn't use possessive pronouns as often as English. It's not necessary to tranlstae "your" as "tvuj" in this case.

- or simply "Jak ti/Vám chutnalo?" if the question is raised right after lunch or dinner

Katerina Johnson
United States
Local time: 11:50
Native speaker of: Native in CzechCzech
PRO pts in pair: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Elenacb
1 hr
agree  Zenny Sadlon
1 hr
agree  Martina Svehlova Jurikova
1 day 15 hrs
agree  Stefan Melo
2 days 9 hrs
agree  smeagol
2 days 22 hrs
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
how's your lunch
Jak ti (vám) chutná?


Explanation:
Jak ti chutná (second singular) when speaking with someone we know well or with child. Jak vám chutná when speaking with more people or when speaking politely with an adult.

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Note added at 2 days 8 mins (2003-08-10 20:01:17 GMT)
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Past tense is possible, of course. Jak ti (vám) chutnalo? I think that you can omit \"oběd\", \"lunch\". It sounds quite strange to say it IMMEDIATELY after lunch. But in case that the person did not have lunch with the asker, the question should be Jak ti (vám) chutnal oběd.

Jirina Nevosadova
Czech Republic
Local time: 17:50
Native speaker of: Native in CzechCzech
PRO pts in pair: 65
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