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Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech. Today, we'll look at an expression that's quite popular here: "hodit flintu do zita", which literally means to "throw one's rifle in the rye". The meaning of the phrase is to give up. The English equivalents would be "to throw in the towel", "chuck up the sponge", or "to fly the white flag".

In today's edition of SoundCzech you will learn another popular Czech phrase. This time, through the song "Nechte to konovi" by the well-known Czech singer Jaromir Nohavica. The prase to listen out for today is the same as the title of the song: Nechte to koňovi.

Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech - Radio Prague's Czech language series in which you can learn useful phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today's song is one we've heard before - it is by a group called Chinaski and it is called Jsem dobrak od kosti. The song is packed with idioms and the phrase to listen out for today is "je to vazne silna kava":

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 hear a song by the Czech folk singers Jan and Frantisek Nedved. The song is called "Na kameni kamen" or "Stone upon stone" which is also the phrase we are listening out for today.

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.