Czech language
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Linguist Danny Bate: Best motivation for learning Czech? A mother-in-law
Linguist Danny Bate, who alternates between living in Prague and Edinburgh, has many fascinating things to say on the Czech language, which he himself is studying.
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Czech and Slovak: languages or dialects?
Czech and Slovak are generally considered to be mutually intelligible, but is this still the case? And were they considered separate languages prior to the Velvet Divorce?
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Meryl Streepová, or Streep? Daily’s move sparks debate over surname endings
On moving to the Czech Republic, many foreigners are surprised to find famous women such as Hillary Clinton referred to in the Czech media as ‘Hillary Clintonová’.
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Linguist: “I don’t like Czechia – but I think it will be adopted”
“Czechia” got a boost when Olympic officials in Prague asked the International Olympic Committee to register it in its database of country names. But will it catch on?
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What does Jan Hus have to do with Czech spelling?
5th July, Saints Cyril and Methodius day, and 6th July, Jan Hus day, both have a connection to the way Czech is written – but what is it?
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Anniversary of the Week
Nazdar! Czech greeting has fascinating history
November 21 is World Greeting Day. One particular Czech greeting – Nazdar – has a colourful history.
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Czech women may finally be able to decide about their own surname
After years of heated debates, Czech women may finally be able to make their own decision about the form of their surname.
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Vít Benešovský– The YouTuber who teaches foreigners Czech
With a strong economy and cities that few can rival in their beauty, the Czech Republic has become an increasingly popular country for foreigners from across the world…
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New debate erupts over use of -ová suffix in Czech female surnames
Should Czech women be able to choose whether or not to use the ending -ová in their surname? A debate over the question has flared up again after the cabinet approved a…
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For Slavonic Studies Students, School is in Session
Today marks the midway point for students at the 62nd Summer School of Slavonic Studies in Prague, a month-long program for academics and enthusiasts of Slavic language…
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Learners of Czech meet in Brno for 50th time
The city of Brno is one of a number of venues where summer schools of Czech take place every year and bring together students from across the world. Now in its fiftieth…
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Vojtěch Merunka, part of language-creating team, discusses benefits of Interslavic
Vojtěch Merunka, an associate professor who teaches at the Czech University of Life Sciences and also the Czech Technical University in Prague is one of a team of creators…
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