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Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech - Radio Prague's Czech language series in which you can learn Czech idioms through song lyrics. Today we'll be listening to a song written by a popular singer and songwriter Jaromir Nohavica, which is called Pisen spokojeneho cloveka - The contented man's song. The phrase to listen out for is: "jak prase v žite".

You are listening to SoundCzech, Radio Prague's original Czech language programme which explores Czech idioms through song lyrics. Today's featured song is "Cervena reka" or "Red River Valley" in the original, sung by Czech pop singer Helena Vondrackova. The phrase we'll be paying special attention to is "laska jako tram". Here is the song for you.

You're listening to Sound Czech - Radio Prague's Czech language series in which you can learn useful phrases through song lyrics. Today we'll be listening to the singer-songwriter Jan Spálený and his 1985 song called Asi v tom bude nějakej háček, which also happens to be the phrase we will hear today.

Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech - Radio Prague's Czech language series that allows you to learn interesting expressions with the help of song lyrics. Today's song is by the band Divoky Bill (Wild Bill) and is called "Davno", meaning A Long Time Ago. The words to listen for are: "do roka a do dne".

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 by singer Karel Kryl and it is called Srdce a Kriz - Heart and Cross. The phrase to listen out for is : "nedal bych za novy zlamanou gresli".

You're listening to SoundCzech - Radio Prague's Czech language series in which you can learn Czech idioms through song lyrics. Today we'll be listening to a song from the 1930s called "zivot je jen nahoda" or "Life is but chance" by the comedians and playwrights Jan Werich and Jiri Voskovec, with music by Jaroslav Jezek. Today's featured phrase is "jednou jsi dole, jednou nahore".

You're listening to SoundCzech - Radio Prague's Czech language series in which you can learn Czech idioms through song lyrics. Today we'll be listening to a song called "Chlupaty kaktus" or "Hairy Cactus". It was written in 1932 by Emil Frantisek Burian and we'll be listening to a 1980s version sung by Jiri Korn. The phrase we will be paying special attention to is "od desiti k peti".

It's time for another edition of SoundCzech and this time with the Czech Republic's king of pop - Karel Gott. Today, we'll be hearing a song called "V kartach já smulu mam," which translates into: "I have bad luck in cards". The sentence continues with the words: "that must mean I won't have bad luck in love". Now, there is an equivalent in various other languages and there may be one in English but if it does exist, it's certainly not as popular as in Czech.

You're listening to SoundCzech - Radio Prague's own Czech language series in which you can learn Czech idioms through song lyrics. Today's song is "Sladke mameni" or "Sweet deception" by Czech pop singer Helena Vondrackova. It is the central tune from the hugely popular 1982 family movie "S tebou me bavi svet". The phrase we are listening out for is "hazet za hlavu".

Welcome to SoundCzech, Radio Prague's Czech language series in which you can learn useful phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today's phrase is from a song called "Levandulova" meaning "The Lavender Girl" and is sung by the country's best known chanson singer Hana Hegerova. And the phrase to listen out for today is "nekapu ti do noty".