Prepositions

Intro
ON
AT
IN
In vs. At
Others
Exercise

Intro


Mezi námi	between us
Blízko kina	at the cinema
Přešel jsem ulici	I went accross a street
Přes postel	over a bed
Uvnitř krabice	inside a box
Skrz zeď	throught a wall
Za naším barákem	behind our house
Naproti bance	opposite a bank
Na dně moře	on the bottom of the sea
Kolem stromu	around a tree

ON

on the surface - na povrchu, days, public transport - na palubě autobusu..., telecommunication

On the floor/wall/ceiling/door/table/chair/roof
On your face/my nose
On your shirt/trousers
On the hill
On the bus/train/plane/tram/metro/ship/boat
On TV/the radio/the phone (u TV není the)
On the computer (PC)/internet/screen
On the river/pond/lake/sea/ocean (a boat)
On the ground/grass/road
On the beach/island/shore
On the second floor/ground floor
On holiday(s)/vacation
On my way (home/to work/to the cinema)
On the map/menu
On foot
On fire (It is on fire - hoří to)
On the farm/ranch
On the border (between the Czech Republic and Poland)
On the right/left side (of)
On the list
On a diet
On strike - ve stávce/pod útokem
On duty - ve službě
On drugs/antibiotics
On page twenty
On average - průměrně
On crutches - na berlích

AT

at a point - u nějakého bodu/uzlu, místo + účel, event, místo u někoho doma

Akce s mnoha lidmi
Jdeme někam za nějakým účelem
V nějakém areálu

Váže se s osobou - jsem dobrý/špatný v něčem

At the hotel/cottage/cinema/shop/pub/theatre/stadium
At home/work/school/church
At the airport
At the (bus/railway/metro) station
At the (bus/tram) stop
At the doctor's/hairdresser's/dentist's
At my grandma's/Monika's/my house/my place
At the party/disco/concert/festival/(football) match/weding/ball
At the meeting/lecture/seminar/conference
At the desk/computer (PC) - sedím "u"
At the door/window
At the river/lake/sea
At the corner (of the street)
At lunch/breakfast/dinner
At the top/bottom (of the page/tree/stairs)
At the age of 75/speed of 120 kph/temperature of 12C
At the back/front (of the bus/classroom/group of people)
At the edge (of the table/platform/woods)
At the beginning/end (of the street/movie)
At spa
At the traffic lights/roundabout/crossroads
At reception
At Pardubice/Florenc/Vinohradská (as a station or stop)

IN

month, years, ohraničený prostor, uvnitř hranic, místo bez účelu
Ohraničená plocha/území uvnitř, kterého jsem

In the hotel/cottage/cinema/shop/pub/theatre
In the garden/car park/square/street
In some/the same/a different place
In the woods/forest/mountains/field/meadow
In the bag/box/book/letter/newspaper
In the lesson
In the classroom/office/bathroom/kitchen/my flat
In bed/town/hospital/prison/court
In the city/village
In the corner (of the room)
In the car/taxi
In Prague/London/Paris
In Germany/France/Croatia
In the Czech Republic/the Great Britain/the United States
In the river/pond/lake/sea/ocean (I swim)
In the sky
In the world
In the east/west/north/south
In the corridor/hall/hallway
In the picture/photo(graph)
In the sun/rain/air/shade/dark/light
In the centre (of Prague)
In the country(side)/suburb (of Paris)
In public
In stock (goods in shops)
In (my/your) mind
In the jungle
In heaven
In legth/width (my room measures 6 meters in length)
In the (third) row (in the theatre/cinema)

In vs. At

In - uvnitř
At - v celém areálu
At restaurant (na zahrádce) / in restaurant
At the corner - na rohu (vnější úhel)
In the corner - v rohu (vnitřní úhel)
Na konci filmu - AT THE END
Nakonec se vzali - IN THE END
V hotelu jsou postele - IN
V hotelu na dovolené - AT

Others

In hospital - nemocný
In the hospital - uklízečka

Prison, school, church

At Christmas / on Christmas day

Lucy went to New York at New Year

Past - kolem

Gifted for - nadaný v něčem
Suffer from - trpět něčím (nemoci, apod.)
Bet on - vsadit na něco
Put through - přepojit
Allergic to - alergický na něco

Plzeň je západně od Prahy. - Plzeň is to the west of Prague.

Throw at vs. to
    - At you (chci ho trefit)
    - To you (chci, aby to chytil)
    The audience threw tomatoes at him

Information in vs. on
    - Non electronics -> in (in a newspaper)
    - Electronics -> on (I've read it on the computer)

Exercise

Mohl by sis sundat džíny, potřebuju je vyprat? - Could you take off your jeans, I need to wash them?

Na světě je mnoho dobrých hokejových hráčů. - There are many good hockey players in the world.

Rád bych tě pozval do restaurace na večeři. - I'd like to invite you to a restaurant for dinner.

Paříž je hlavní město Francie. - Paris is the capital city of France.

Můžeš to udělat později? Například za 20 minut. - Can you do it later? For example, in 20 minutes.

Tyto boty jsem dostala od mých rodičů k narozeninám. - I got these shoes from my parents for my birthday.

Plzeň je západně od Prahy. - Plzeň is to the west of Prague.

Co jsi měl dnes ráno k snídani? - What did you have for breakfast this morning?

Nechtěla bych žít v poušti. - I wouldn't like to live in the desert.