mám v krku knedlík

07:40 May 17, 2019
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Czech to English translations [Non-PRO]
Education / Pedagogy
Czech term or phrase: mám v krku knedlík
Does the phrase mám v krku knedlík, [mom v kirkoo knedleek] “I have a dumpling in my throat” mean

1. I have something in my throat making me hoarse, as we'd say in English, I have a frog in my throat
2. I'm speechless
3. Something else
hilaryFR
United States


Summary of answers provided
5 +1I have a frog in my throat
Jan Kapoun
5 +1to have a lump in one’s throat
Renáta Sobolevičová


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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
I have a frog in my throat


Explanation:
Yes, your option 1 is right :)

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Note added at 5 mins (2019-05-17 07:46:11 GMT)
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Hmmms, as I just found, you English-natives also say „Like a bone in the throat“.
Thank you for this, what a relief from translating manuals :)

Jan Kapoun
Czech Republic
Local time: 00:24
Works in field
Native speaker of: Czech

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jiri Lonsky: what a curious phonetic transcription, though :-)
1 hr
  -> Díky! Weel, the phonetic transcription sounds exactly how an English speaker would pronounce it :D
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to have a lump in one’s throat


Explanation:
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/a-lump-...

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Note added at 1 h (2019-05-17 09:03:59 GMT)
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the first of the options :-)

Renáta Sobolevičová
Czech Republic
Local time: 00:24
Works in field
Native speaker of: Czech

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jirina Judas
7 hrs
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