Becoming Czech! #3 (American tries to pass the Czech citizenship test: "History 1948-1989")
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- čas přidán 15. 06. 2024
- In my "Becoming Czech" series, I test my knowledge of all things 🇨🇿Czech🇨🇿 and study for the Czech citizenship test (with a little help from Honza). This week, we test our knowledge of a dark but important period in Czechoslovak history, 1948 - 1989.
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Dark beer and dark humor is worth 10 bonus points.
Honza appreciates your vote. 🤓
yeah, these two are a true test of czech citizenship :D
:)
@@DreamPrague I also got same as you guys, but I am not an American, I am European (Swedish), so you both should be very proud of your self’s and admit that it is an excellent result (9 or 10 regardless). But... guy’s come on.. you are both wonderful! And you have great videos, but after a week of listening to your videos your Czech pronunciation.. ehmm... I am so starting to see that there is still room for improvement.. a lot. I think you would easily gotten a lot better if you just put your mind to it... anyway best of luck n thanks for the video!
(5:09) "But in Vyprávěj..." really got me. Best point that can be made in argument about history :DDD
I have to learn somewhere! 🤓
@@DreamPrague It's a great way to learn!
They got this right in Vyprávěj.
yep.Vypravej is correct in the facts,basically in all stuff there. It's a good channel to start learn main Czech stuff in last 50 years.
@ No doubt. I myself love Vyprávěj, it's a great show, a proč vlastně mluvíme anglicky?... No, podstatné je, že je to skvělý seriál
Mluvíte krásně. Oba jste úžasní. Povedené video. ❤️
Děkuji!! 🤗😊
@@DreamPrague jen manžel místo "v" (roce XYZ) říká něco jako "po" (roce XYZ).
Your czech has improved a lot, you both sound great. And kudos to you for getting all the answers correct. I mean a lot of Czechs wouldn't be able to pass this test :)
Thanks Jirka! We’re working hard 😓
Yeah, they are doing well.
Most of Czechs are victims of czech education systems...
In my point of view, there are too many antic and Medieval fucus on basic schools... And history education ends on ww2 at highschool...
i have to correct you : lot of stupid and ignorant czechs wouldnt pass this test. a to jsem nic z toho nezažil (je mi 20) a ani se to nenaučil ve škole, na záklace jsme se to samozřejmě učili, ale v té době to byly jen uryvky textu který jsem vůbec nechápal, až později mi to začlo dávat smysl a pochopil jsem jak je zajímavý a důležitý to vědět.Tto není jen historie, ty věci nás ovlivňují dodnes dalo by se říct, že je to aktuální.
You guys have really cute Czech. :) And Jen's "ř" is excellent!
It is so excelent, that she uses it even in the word "prezident" :-) But don't worry, my Slovakian wife used to do exactly the same type of mistake - to put ř everywhere.
OMG it's to true, I love my ř, I use it everywhere!
Glad you think so! Thank you!
So true, and Jen always pronounce "který" with a russian accent. 🙂 Her "t" is soft like in "ktěrý" instead of hard way as it should be. I may sound probably nitpicky, but I am mentioning it with the best intention. We do learn from our mistakes, don't we? Though your czech is getting better each day/week! Anyways great idea to doing these videos, perhaps also Tobík agrees with his "ear-gong". 😉 I wish you a very happy and healthy new year! 🍻
I’ve got 10/10 i love this videos. Every time “Becoming Czech” video is coming out me and my boyfriend are sitting and doing test with you, I’m from Georgia 🇬🇪 living here for 3 years now, my boyfriend is local so with every question he’s giving me a whole story about every possible answer and why they matter. So it became like a tradition of history lessons with you. Thank you and please don’t stop doing it ❤️❤️❤️
So cool! Thanks for joining in!
That sounds like fun. which of those test was the most easy for you? As a Czech person I have a different point of view on what is a hard question and what is easy. Sometimes I'm surprised how much Jen and Honza know about for me difficult topics and then they remind me how much is a common knowledge for Czechs and they have to learn it from start.
Jste oba moc fajn.Přeji Vám krásný rok 2021 a psovi totéž.
Přejeme vám krásný rok 2021 taky, Martine!
MVCR should give you the stamp already without that paper-drama. Just send them some youtube links :D
Michal, I agree 100% 🤓😊
You are better educated in modern Czech history than many native Czechs.
History teachers at Czech schools usually don't even make it to 1950s. They spend a lot of time on previous eras.
Funny how many questions about particular years have options from before 1948, while this test is for the 1948-1989 range. Easy to eliminate those :)
I was thinking the same thing!
I really love your channel, because your point of view to living in CZ (and sometimes to compare with the USA) tells really much about our nation/country, what we are not able to see. It's fun, sometimes make me proud, sometimes ashamed, but always interesting and entertaining. Thank you!
Hey Tomas! I'm glad you appreciate an outsider's perspective, and thanks for watching!
Honestly don't take it much seriously. It's just play for czech people - that's the real audience. Nothing against it. Just be aware of it.
If you would like to see behind the scene a little czcams.com/video/PbQerKaxs9s/video.html - it's not the same topic, but it hits the mark about these youtube shows.
@@Mihhoni Yeah, and I think thats the purpose of this channel, not to take it too much seriously, just enjoy these little differences or facts.
Your czech has gotten so much better since I started watching you. Keep up the good work. Your content is well thought out and funny. :)
Jste roztomilí a vtipni. Jen tak dál.
2 is a tricky q, they are all youngsters/students. Jan Opletal (student, 17.11), and Vaclav Sedlacek (worker, 28.10) were shot in 1939 during protests, Martin Smid was a fake death student in 1989.
Yes! I just learned about Martin Šmid after watching a Vypravej episode. This quizzes give me a good excuse to look up each of the people they mention.
@@DreamPrague this episode was a pure joy to watch, you both fight with pronunciation and mostly win! Great job!
Actually, Jan Opletal died six days prior (on 11th). He was buried on 15th, where the funeral ended up being a demonstration against the nazi oppressors. On 17th, the universities were closed and several people were executed. That said, it is right for the most part, and while both were students who died in their protest, which is the trick part, Jan Opletal was killed by Nazis where Jan Palach immolated himself in a protest against communist "normalization", cementing the totality. As for the exact timeline though, I had to Google it.
Well done guys! You BOTH have tremendously improved in getting the numbers gramatically correct. Real visible improvement since a couple of vids back! I am proud of you, how you really go for it.🙂👍
Thanks for the encouragement Petr!
Loving this series, Jen! Eventually I'll be studying for the same exam so it's great to see what the test might look like...
Oh cool! As you can see it’s not super hard, but this studying will definitely help our chances!
You are amazing and your Czech is superb!
Hrozně mě baví vás poslouchat :) jde vám to dobře :)
Opravdu oceňuji Vaši češtinu a taky všímavosti k českému prostředí. Na cizince myslím, že máte výborné znalosti.
I just got a notification that Jen released a new video, time to finish work and go watch. The quiz is here, it will be fun. 👏
You're great! Thanks for always tuning in! And don't work too hard ;)
@@DreamPrague I'm at the Home Office, so I can do other things with it, like cooking, washing and listening to music. I won't overwork 😆 I have a looser mode. My boss asked me today if I am boring. I can close it at 6 o'clock, and in that I received a notification.😉
Honza is such a likable down to earth guy. Actually you both seem like great people and I love your videos. Wish you all the best
Another really entertaining episode. Great job with the results, too! :-)
You did very well.And I must says your reading skills just go better and better by latest questions.Well done to you both.😊
Wonderful, regarding reading numbers and dates, you really improved a lot, it's perfect now.
oooh, thanks! We embarrassed ourselves before!
@@DreamPrague you said that, but don't worry. Considering how difficult for me was to learn .. one - first .. two - second .. etc ... and names of months .. and opposite to that czech numbers like dvacátého sedmého listopadu devatenáct set šedesát osm ... you're heros .... meaning seriously
Jste oba úžasní. Takové znalosti české historie, i když relativně nedávné, nemá ani leckterý Čech! Bravo!
Many good luck both of you. Cesi👍🤝
Cool ! Great Job !
Jen being sassy "messed up or got it wrong?" :D I laughed so hard at this :D :D You got so much better with the numbers!
Hehehe...Honza gets everything right all the time, so I was rubbing it in a bit ;)
You guys really must love Prague and Czechia, I'm surprised about your reading skills of numbers that's usually the last thing people learn in a new language, especially of the 4 digit year numbers. As a person whos trying to leave Czechia every chance he got then come back to just don't forget its really nice to see someone who is complete opposite, trying to learn, understand and love the country.
You did pretty well! I love how you always drink some kind of czech beer while taking the test :D
I tried the USCIS test with a result of 19/20 without preparation. At least a little overview is needed, then it is possible to pass the test. And you really have that overview. The Vyprávěj series is also a great preparation. :)
You have great improvements in pronunciation of numerals. Also congratulation to your results
Thank you! 😃
Ste uzasny oba mluvite krasne jsem moc hrda na cesko i na nase lidi...great video..keep it up 👌👌💚
" Sedmnáctého listopáádu " :D to mě pobavilo :) ale naprosto to chápu...jste super ! :)
That is so cute :) You are 100% Czech the day you start to understand jokes of ZDJC theatre (so called Jara Cimrman) it’s better than any Czech citizenship test. When the day comes, you understand Czech humor and you have sufficient knowledge of Czech history, culture and mentality :) and I believe you will really enjoy it, I think there is nothing like Jara Cimrman in a whole world.
Oba dva jste skvělí, vždy se těším na tvá videa :) kdy vás čekají zkoušky?
Tak jsem musel dát odběr, bavíš mě. Žiji čtvrtým rokem ve Skotsku a opět teda sedím doma na zadku "furloughed" protože Covid 🤔. Mam tak ale spoustu času a zahanim nudu na CZcams. Tvoje videa jsou zábavná a zajímavá. A tak si o domovině alespoň poslechnu, když už nemůžu cestovat.
Jen tak dál. 😉
Jenn! Have you been watching the junior hockey championship? Because that hockey dress is ON POINT! great stuff keep it up
Maybe it could help. When I was younger I remembered that Jan O pletal (1939) - O is in alphabeth before P - Jan P alach (1969). So Opletal died first.
Nice work!
Thanks!
Hey Jen I am 100% sure you will pass the citizenship test you were doing great even in those other quiz videos. So just wanna say I LOVE your content! keep it up, my vinohrady neigbour :D
Oh hey neighbor! Thanks for your encouragement. We'll keep working on it!
Perfektní, gratuluju! Já měla stejný výsledek jako Jen :)
šikulka!
Guys, i love you both. Velký palec nahoru:)
Czech beer, czech hockey jersey and dark humor? I love it! :) You said you know we're suffering when you're reading numbers. We're not... actually. You read it pretty well this time and I really mean it! :) I was like "wow," because I didn't see that coming. Fingers crossed with your citizenship exam, you're doing great so far!
Thanks John! Hopefully the numbers are improving ;)
Hi Jen! Have you ever seen the film Cosy Dens (Pelíšky)? It is set in 1967-1968. So it captures "Pražské jaro" and it ends with occupation. It si availalbe on Netflix and it is one of the best and one of the most popular czech movie.
Yes, that movie is great! I wanted to review it for Christmas but I ran out of time. Hopefully next Christmas. :)
It´s a great film. My wife and I watch it at least twice a year.
Jen, you are perfect 👍
I love how jen says "kominické vlády" at 6:09, reminds me of opráski.
Jste skvělí! Gratuluji!
Děkuji!
I am so proud that someone is interested in my nation's history... And I know it is a little absurd. But still, I am happy ;-)
It's a fascinating culture!
Nice work guyz 👍 I can recommend you movies/series: Horici ker, Ve stinu, Ceske stoleti - hope you’ll enjoy them 😊
Tato videa mě neuvěřitelně baví 🙂 Zajímalo by mě, zda v reálném testu jsou přesně stejné otázky a nebo je toto náhodný výběr z nějakého širšího spektra? Děkuji a krásný nový rok 🙂
Moc se mi libi zpusob, jakym se propracujete ke spravnemu vysledku :). Honza je chytry a jde na to primo, nezkouma to ze vsech stran. Ty jsi perfektni v dedukci :D. Ale tim nechci rict, ze nejsi chytra, naopak :). Beres to z vice uhlu a nakonec to das :) Jste oba super :)
Oba oceňujeme vaše komentáře, Andreo!
@@DreamPrague dekuji, později jsem si říkala, jestli to nevyznelo špatně :). Ale jsem fanynka tvého kanálu 👍🍀
Za mě jste uspěli už dávno, víte toho o čechách daleko více než někteří češi samotní :)
Well done. I look forward to seeing you showing us your brand new Czech ID cards soon. :-)
That idea makes me happy too!
Jen, strašně ti to tady sluší! (y)
Actually, your reading numbers is pretty impressive. Thumbs up!
You are awesome people.
You’re sweet.
Kam se mnozí z nás "na vás hrabou".!!!👍Vaše videa mě inspirují lidský,navíc mi pomáhají v začátcích s angličtinou.Prosim,pokračujte a ať se vám v naší kotlině daří a líbí!!🌞
Vy jste zlatá, Anno!
I am sorry. I will use translate.I like your "view from the other side".We Czechs should not be taken so seriously😁.My mom also listen to you,she ONLY speaks russian.We are excited!!!
U R THE BEST!!!!! Quite a level, to be honest.....
Im relieved to find I got them all right - without the options! Phew!
You are doing so well in czech 👌👌👌are these actual questions for citizenship test??
👍👍👏Jste hodně dobří!!
The impatience is over. Thank you :-)
😘
I really enjoy your struggles with pronunciation to be honest :) Good luck with your studies
Hey, it's entertaining! We're trying to improve though 😜
@@DreamPrague And you are doing great. 👌
👍👍👍Test dáte levou zadní. Skvěle přečtená čísla. Dobře vybalancována plynulost x přesnost projevu😁Oba mluvíte česky moc hezky. Tip: pro 20.stoleti jsou typické české osudové osmicky-1918,1938,1948,1968; a sem tam nějaká devítka 1939,1969,1989. Stalin zemřel v 1953,stejně jako Gottwald.
I recommend playing the film "Pelíšky". It deals with the time during the communists and the year 1968 when Russian tanks invaded the Czech Republic. It's filmed nicely and like a comedy :-) Only some phrases are probably unknown to foreigners. For example, we know them from the stories of parents who lived at the time :-)
Hi Jana, I really like that film and have seen it a few times. I'm still parsing through all the meanings, but I'm sure I'll watch it again! Perhaps this time with English subtitles 🤓
Even we foreigners love that scene... "Gnocci!" "Knedlíky!" Great film.
@@DreamPrague I would like to see a review from you, like you did for the "Starci na chmelu". Interestingly, lot of foreign people do not get this Czech masterpiece at all. I guess the humour is not for everyone.
Sem myslel, že Honza pije kofolu :-).
😂
Měl kozlíka, tmavého a ten je dobrý
Lounský pivo
Pít kofolu to je pro Američany ultimátní test na české občanství :D
Máte vlastně rádi Kofolu?
Nice one bruva :-D
What about review of Czecho-Slovak Christmas films? Who's favourite?
Part 3, yay, you made my day better.
One question, I watched review on Starci na chmelu. It was amazing, would you consider to do more movies (prety please)? I know, 'm annoying with this (I probably once wrote it already) (I could also sugest aome titles, my favourite would be Limonádový Joe, than Spalovač mrtvol or any movie written by Miloš Macourek, for example Pane vy jste vdova).
I hope you anjoyed victory of USA U20 tem in the championship final this morning.
And of course happy new year
Thanks Roman, I will put these movies on my list!
@@DreamPrague Hi Jen, you should definitely see movie Pelíšky (set in 1967-1968). I bet you have already seen it, but in case you did not, do so. It is a masterpiece!
Oh, I would LOVE to see the "Limonadovy Joe" review :-D
You are doing great... You know more than some Czechs... I got a fun fact for you - The armies of Warsaw pact (mostly russian) invaded us on 21st of August 1968 and on the 21st of August 2008, our famous spear(wo)man Barbora Špotáková won a good medal at the Summer Olympics, setting new world record and winning over, at that time leading Russian Mariya Abakumova. This win was for a lot of Czechs as great as eliminating Russia in Nagano 1998. Czech band Tři sestry has a song about Barbora's winning called Čtvrtá sestra.
Dali ste to na pána. Super. Páči sa mi, že si trénujete čítanie čísloviek. Občas pekne zamotajú jazyk. :-)
1:36 They should give you honorary citizenship for this alone. You have become fully Czechnized👍
Škoda, že nejde dát víc lajků - jeden za video a druhý za výběr piva. Zichovec! ❤️
Jo Zichovec je skvělý!
U r the best!
Hi Jen. My husband and I enjoy your videos; these citizenship question videos great. Wondering.... have you seen the Czech film "Pelíšky"?
We have! It’s great and very funny.
@Jen - Pelíšky takes place in 1968. Such a difficult time. My father was born in August 1948 (the son of a farmer who had a large farm and fields) - some months after the communist invasion. Due to being a kulak child (kulak = farmer), he was not allowed to go to the schools he wanted, their farm was confiscated in the mid 1950s and grandfather was put in jail for 2 years, but then 1968 Prague Spring came and they accepted my father into university. Then August 1968 came and everything went downhill again. My parents decided to emmigrate.
Jen!
Ten hokejový dres Vám moc sluší
Oba 2 jste skvělí a přeji Vám,aby jste uspěli
Naše země (druhá nejhomogenní po Islandu),potřebuje lidi jako jste Vy
Jste pro naši zemi přínosem
Děkuji Ivan! (Ivane??) 🤗
Well done!!!
Beer, Czech ice hockey jersey..how more Czech could you be? U guys are awesome!
11:42 - If you'd like to get to know an absolutely crazy point of history, then make sure you do some research about the invasion. Czechoslovakia was a part of the Warsaw Pact. But despite that our "allies" (mostly Soviets, Poles and Hungarians) decided to invade the ccountry, simply becouse they didn't like that the local politicians wanted a less strict form of communist government. On the other hand, at least the Romanians and Albanians refused to take part in the invasion.
That's the same as if today the USA together with Germany and France decided to invade Great Britain (their NATO ally), just becouse they didn't like the idea of the Brits leaving the EU or some other minor reason.
They didn't decide, it was ordered from Moscow. Russians and Ukrainians were told they are going to Germany. Poles knew where they are going (like our neighbors they had to know that) so many of them pretended malfunctions on vehicles etc...also many of them actually helped to to protesters, there is known case when Polish soldiers didn't destroy anti communistic radio transmitter and pretended they could not find where it is, we should be glad to them for that. Also few Warsaw Pact countries refused go here, I think it was Albania and Romania.
One hint for Honza we became a Socialistic Republic in 1960 when our parlament passed the new constitution. This constitution also changed Czechoslovakia in to federation of Czech and Slovakian state.
I'll pass it along, thanks!
@@DreamPrague You're wellcome. You called him a law geek in Brno episode down you find a link to the 1960 constitution for him to read (in Czech). Especially the prologue is basicly Communist propaganda writen in legal document.
www.psp.cz/docs/texts/constitution_1960.html
And btw.: This constitution lad a wave of new legislation from whitch 1963 Civil procedure code is still in use today.
You did it very well. Even to many young people who was born in Czech republic wouldn't know these questions which is shameless. By the way your pronunciation is also very nice.
WooHoo! Guys, you are better and better every time! Well done! You deserve your cold beer and warm dinner today!! :-)
Thank you so much 😀
Different beers this time! 😄
Really tasty ones too.
Přeju krásný zbytek roku.
Hezky přečítáte výsledky, jen co je pravda. Mimochodem Jen, kdy se konečně naučíte česky? Děkuji Vám za Vaši odpověď. PS: Jinak Vám fandím.
I love how totalitní became totální in your video... its kinda true :-)
After what happened yesterday , I think that now is the best time for you two to become CZ citizens.
Well done, guys! :) Your knowledge of Czechia and also your pronunciation skills are getting better! I have a strong appeal towards you though. Please, if you haven´t seen these 2 Czech-Slovak mini-series yet, you definitely should - they will tell you a lot about the Czechoslovak history: the first one which is called "Burning Bush/Hořící keř" is about Jan Palach´s death (obviously not your former president Bush... dark humour, sorry :D ) and the second is called "Bez vědomí/The Sleepers" which is more fictional but nicely decribes the era of communism and practices of the State police/StB... except the fact that these films tell you a lot about the Czechoslovak history, they truly have an artistically high value. So please, check it out and enjoy! ;)
Já bych ještě přidal film Masaryk, Milada a seriál Zdivočelá země.
Lepšíte se, oba! :)
V popisku videa máš chybu. Pivo je levnější než voda ;)
jinak držím palce u zkoušky, hodně štěstí.
Jen, you have a great taste in beer :-D Not sure if I can say the same about Honza...
Hahah, way to go guys. Fingers crossed for you in future tests (or, as Czechs would say, holding thumbs for you). No worries about your numbers pronunciation, you are actually pretty decent :)
Also, Honza's mistake was sooooo undestandable (provided it wasn't actually letters mix up). In the minds of communist of the day, "communism" was like nirvana for buddhists: a final goal to aspire to, but not being there quite yet. Hence them calling everything "socialist" left and right rather than "communist," e.g. "Czechoslovak Socialist Republic."
Looking forward to your next entry!
Actually that number reading was pretty good! Way better than "ch" 😁😁
Výborně! Myslím že i dost Čechů si rádo test s Vámi zkusí. Honza dělá v češtině velké pokroky, za chvilku bude Jen doučovat!!! :- ))
Btw Dark Kozel i Zichovec - dobrá volba! - Kdyby se Jen chtěla trochu "zpumprlíkovat" (can you say that? :- ) ) tak ať zkusí Zichovec 15° Magor :- )
Chutná mi Zichovec 15 Magor. Mňam.
Hi Jen. Číslovky i ty řadové už vám jdou skvěle i ř. Klobouček i za znalost dějin.
I love how the test clearly states 1948 - 1989 yet there were options to answer with years 1918 or 1939 :D
Mluvíte hezky
u r amazing ... movie Pelisky is about 1968
Dark beer I recomanded Cerna Barbora, very tasty beer :) 5. question: movie Rebelove.
I've heard of that beer...will definitely try to find it!
Good job! Myslím, že hodně rodilých Čechů by mělo problém na tyto otázky odpovědět. Klidně bych zkusil test o Americe.