2.5 – Rád – saying ‘I like to__________’

In order to say that you like doing something in Czech, you just add a form of rád in front of the conjugated verb. The form of rád that you use depends on the gender of the subject of the sentence, as in the chart below:

	singular	plural
ma	rád	rádi
mi	rád	rády
f	ráda	rády
n	rádo	ráda

Rád zpívám. — I (m.) like to sing.

Ráda tančím . — I (f.) like to dance.

Rádi cestujete? — Do y’all like to travel?

Ráda spí. — She likes to sleep.

If you wish to say that don’t like, then use the forms nerad, etc. as in the chart below. Note that the vowel is shortened in the word here.

	singular	plural
ma	nerad	neradi
mi	nerad	nerady
f	nerada	nerady
n	nerado	nerada

Nerada se učím. — I (f.) don’t like studying.

Nerad pracuju. — I (m.) don’t like working.

Neradi děláme domácí úkoly. — We don’t like doing homework.

Nerady uklízíme byt. – We (f.) don’t like cleaning the apartment.