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Hello and welcome to SoundCzech. Today's idiom comes from "Moje mala válka" or "My little war", a song by the popular singer-songwriter Jaromir Nohavica. The phrase we'll learn today is the Czech equivalent of "to keep one's fingers crossed for someone" or "drzet nekomu palce". The sentence to look out for is "drzte mi prosím palce", which means "please (prosím) keep your fingers crossed for me"...

Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech - Radio Prague's language series in which you can learn useful phrases through song lyrics. Today's selection is a popular 1960's song by the much-loved duo Jiří Suchý and Jiří Šlitr of the Semafor Theatre, who produced playful and lighthearted songs that were an instant hit with a public bored with so called "socialist realism".

You're listening to SoundCzech - Radio Prague's own Czech language series in which you'll learn useful phrases through song lyrics. Today we'll be listening to clips from a song by one of the most popular young Czech bands, Divokej Bill.

Today's idiom comes from "Zelva" or "Tortoise", a very popular song by the 1960s Czech answer to the Beatles - the band Olympic. The phrase we'll learn today is the Czech equivalent for "to kill two birds with one stone" or "zabit dve mouchy jednou ranou"...

Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech - Radio Prague's Czech language series in which you can learn useful phrases through song lyrics. Today's song is by a well-known group called Chinaski.

Welcome to SoundCzech - Radio Prague's own Czech language series in which you'll learn useful phrases through song lyrics. Today we'll hear a song by one of the most popular Czech bands at the moment, Divokej Bill. The song is called "Malovani" or "Painting" and uses more than one idiom.

Today's idiom comes from a song by the band Mňága & Žďorp and it's called - "It's Dark". The phrase we'll learn today is: and the sentence you should look out for is: ...

Welcome to SoundCzech - Radio Prague's Czech language series in which you can learn useful phrases through song lyrics. Today's song is by a well known Czech singer - Eva Pilarova and it is called "Thunder upon you, my love".

You're listening to a Christmas edition of SoundCzech - Radio Prague's Czech language series in which you'll learn useful phrases through song lyrics. Today we chose a popular Christmas song for you, called "Vánoce přicházejí" or "Christmas is coming" which pokes fun at the fretful atmosphere and nervous chaos in the house when Christmas is drawing close.

Today's song is by the band Ready Kirken and is called Hvezda or "Star". The phrase you'll learn today is "Zlom vaz!" - a popular phrase used in the theatre before actors go on stage.