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Dám si changes the item

Order for yourself with Dám si ... prosím. Notice the item form: káva kávu, voda vodu, and čaj stays čaj.

What changes

Start from the base form: káva. After Dám si, use the order form: kávu.

káva
Dám si kávu
coffee
voda
Dám si vodu
water
čaj
Dám si čaj
tea

Čaj does not visibly change here. That is normal.

Grammar anchor

Grammar name: accusative singular (akuzativ).

In this frame, Dám si takes the thing you order as its object.

A1 target: use this with guidance in familiar phrases. Full declension tables are reference material; the goal here is to order confidently with this one frame.

Support practice

Dám si changes the item

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Practice this support

Work through 3 focused activities.

Related reference

AccusativeReady

Related lessons

  1. Order one drinkYou can order coffee, tea, or water with a short polite sentence.
  2. Cafe checkpointYou can handle a short cafe order, price, payment, and closing exchange.
  3. Cafe basicsYou can recognise common cafe words and use polite cafe basics.

Mission context

Order food and drink