Today's episode is about the modal verb “musieť”. You will learn how to conjugate it in the present tense. Then you'll practice the use of in a few short sentences.

Episode notes
Today's episode is about the modal verb “musieť”. You will learn how to conjugate it in the present tense. Then you'll practice the use of in a few short sentences.

Slovak lesson
1. Conjugation of “musieť” (Present Tense):
- This verb means "to must", “to have to”
Singular: 
musím (I must)                   Plural: musíme (we must)       
musíš (you must)                           musíte (you must)
musí (he, she, it must)                  musia (they must

2. Negation of the modal verb “musieť” in the Present Tense:
Singular: 
nemusím (I must not)                   Plural: nemusíme (we must not)
nemusíš (you must not)                           nemusíte (you must not)
nemusí (he, she, it must not)                  nemusia (they must not)

Sentences:
1.
Otec: Robert, poď sem, potrebujem tvoju pomoc. (Robert, come here, I need your help.)
Robert: Nemôžem, ešte musím dokončiť domácu úlohu. Nech ti Hana pomôže. (I can't, I still have to finish my homework. Let Hana help you.)
Otec: Hana ide na hodinu angličtiny, musí sa ponáhľať. (Hana is going to English class, she has to hurry.)
Robert: A ja mám test zajtra, musím sa naň pripraviť. (And I have a test tomorrow, I have to prepare for it.

2.
Mama: Jožko, čo musia dobré deti urobiť, keď stretnú svojho suseda? (Jožko, what do good children have to do when they meet their neighbor?)
Jožko: Musia sa pekne pozdraviť. (They have to say hello nicely.)
Mama: A čo nemusia deti robiť, ak im sused neodzdraví? (And what the children don't have to do if a neighbor doesn't say hello to them?)
Jožko: Nemusia sa preto hnevať. (They don't have to be angry about it.)
Mama: Presne tak. Náš sused je starý a nepočuje dobre. Nemusíš sa preto hnevať. (Exactly. Our neighbor is old and can't hear well. You don't have to be angry about it.)
Jožko: Viem, viem. Nemusím sa hnevať. (I know, I know. I don't have to be angry.)
Nemusíš sa hnevať. (You don't have to be angry.)

Final notes
00:36 Introduction to the episode
02:23 Information about the bonus episodes
03:10 Slovak lesson
05:10 Practice sentences
18:02 Final thoughts

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