harp - harfa

noun - a musical instrument with strings, it is played by strumming or plucking the strings with both hands

sugar - cukr

noun - the sweet white substance that people put in their tea or coffee etc. to make it sweeter

switch - vypínač

noun - a thing usually fastened to a wall which is used for turning the light on and off

 

replaster - znovu omítnout

verb - to put plaster on the wall or ceiling from which it has been removed or fallen off

ballpoint pen - propiska, kuličkové pero

noun - a kind of pen that has a small ball at the tip that rolls ink on paper

blues - blues

noun - a kind of vocal and instrumental music that evolved in the USA from African spirituals and worksongs

 

give up - vzdát se

verb - to surrender, to go to the police when they are trying to find you and arrest you

match - zápalka, sirka

noun - a small wooden thing with a special substance at the end, it is used to make fire

 

leave me alone - nech mě napokoji, nech mě být

verb - the phrase you say to someone if you want them to go away and stop bothering you

bat - netopýr

noun - a small animal that looks like a mouse, it can fly and it hunts in the night

blackboard - tabule

noun - a dark board used in a school, the teacher writes on it with a piece of chalk

avalanche - lavina

noun - a lot of snow that comes down the side of a mountain and is dangerous for people

applaud - tleskat

verb - to award a performer etc. by clapping your hands to show that you have liked the performance

apartment - byt

noun, American English - the rooms that you use to live in, usually in a large building where many people live

jam - zácpa (dopravní)

noun - a situation in which there are so many cars in the street that they cannot move forward