Czech language
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Essential tips on learning Czech from linguist and his new book on the history of the alphabet
Danny Bate, the self-taught Czech speaker and newly published author, shares tips for learning Czech, including how to master the notoriously difficult ‘ř’ sound, and more.
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University of Vienna celebrates 250 years of Czech language teaching
The University of Vienna is marking a remarkable milestone this year: 250 years since Czech was first taught there.
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Word of the Week: kost – ‘bone’
Kost is the Czech word for ‘bone’, a word with an unclear prehistory, but it offers us a couple of avenues for doing linguistic archaeology.
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Word of the Week: teplý – ‘warm’
As the summer sun finally begins to shine over Czechia, a useful word to know is teplý, an Czech adjective meaning ‘warm’.
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Word of the Week: losos – ‘salmon’
The Czech word 'losos' is part of a big and ancient family of words, some members of which English speakers may know.
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Word of the Week: páteř – ‘spine’
What have prayers got to do with the human backbone? There’s a connection, at least in the mind of Czech speakers!
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Word of the Week: skříň – ‘cupboard’
A skříň in Czech is a cupboard or a cabinet, like the type you find in a kitchen. Yet this ordinary Czech word has an English cousin that’s had a religious conversion.
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Word of the Week: tajemník – ‘secretary’
English secretary comes from Medieval Latin secrētārius, the assistant or clerk entrusted with your sēcrēta – that is, your secrets.
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Word of the Week: plný – ‘‘full’
Plný, which means ‘full’ in Czech, is an ordinary word, but with ancient origins.
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Word of the Week: vlak –‘train’
Compared with English’s word train, there are no obvious similarities with Czech vlak. However, a bit of linguistics can illuminate what the two terms have in common.
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Word of the Week: ty – ‘you’
Ty is one of the ways to say ‘you’ in Czech, specifically the singular, informal version. It’s part of a big family of related words for ‘you’.
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Word of the Week: clo – ‘tariff’
Tariffs are a topical concept at the moment, and the Czech word clo is similar to the German over the border: Zoll.
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