Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:59:00 +0200Fri, 30 Oct 2026 18:36:41 +0100https://english.radio.cz© 2026 Radio Prague InternationalRadio Prague International - Topic «Czech language course»enNewscr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/?timestamp= https://english.radio.cz Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 https://english.radio.cz/keeping-czech-alive-abroad-how-krajanek-ve-svete-helps-children-stay-close-their-8894415 One of the challenges of living abroad is gradually losing contact with your native language, and this can be even more difficult for children of expats. Various associations can therefore serve as a bridge to their native language and fellow countrymen, often run by volunteers who want to share their enthusiasm for their native language with children living abroad. One such organisation, focused on the youngest generation, is Krajánek ve světě. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:59:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/node/8894415 One of the challenges of living abroad is gradually losing contact with your native language, and this can be even more difficult for children of expats. Various associations can therefore serve as a bridge to their native language and fellow countrymen, often run by volunteers who want to share their enthusiasm for their native language with children living abroad. One such organisation, focused on the youngest generation, is Krajánek ve světě. 00:05:46https://english.radio.cz/hantec-added-south-moravian-folk-culture-list-enthusiasts-eye-unesco-recognition-8894314 Brno’s unique language variety, known as Hantec, has been added to the South Moravian Region’s list of traditional folk culture. It developed among the city’s lower classes in the 19th century and has survived in some everyday expressions. Its promoters now hope to have it recognised at national level and eventually by UNESCO. Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:14:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/node/8894314 Brno’s unique language variety, known as Hantec, has been added to the South Moravian Region’s list of traditional folk culture. It developed among the city’s lower classes in the 19th century and has survived in some everyday expressions. Its promoters now hope to have it recognised at national level and eventually by UNESCO. 00:03:42https://english.radio.cz/essential-tips-learning-czech-linguist-and-his-new-book-history-alphabet-8866673 Danny Bate, a former member of Radio Prague and linguist, has just published his first book, titled Why Q Needs U. In it, he dives into the history of the English alphabet and invites readers to see language as a collaborative project shaped by its speakers from day to day. The self-taught Czech speaker, writer, and perennial Czechophile, also shares practical advice for learning the language, including how to master the notoriously difficult ‘ř’ sound.  Thu, 23 Oct 2025 09:38:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/node/8866673 Danny Bate, a former member of Radio Prague and linguist, has just published his first book, titled Why Q Needs U. In it, he dives into the history of the English alphabet and invites readers to see language as a collaborative project shaped by its speakers from day to day. The self-taught Czech speaker, writer, and perennial Czechophile, also shares practical advice for learning the language, including how to master the notoriously difficult ‘ř’ sound.  00:27:09https://english.radio.cz/university-vienna-celebrates-250-years-czech-language-teaching-8861666 The University of Vienna is marking a remarkable milestone this year: 250 years since Czech was first taught there. In fact, Czech was introduced as a field of study in Vienna 18 years earlier than at any Czech University. Wed, 03 Sep 2025 12:11:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/node/8861666 The University of Vienna is marking a remarkable milestone this year: 250 years since Czech was first taught there. In fact, Czech was introduced as a field of study in Vienna 18 years earlier than at any Czech University. 00:02:59https://english.radio.cz/word-week-kost-bone-8861197 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. Sat, 30 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/node/8861197 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. https://english.radio.cz/word-week-teply-warm-8859501 As the summer sun finally begins to shine over Czechia, a useful word to know is teplý, an Czech adjective meaning ‘warm’. Sat, 16 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/node/8859501 As the summer sun finally begins to shine over Czechia, a useful word to know is teplý, an Czech adjective meaning ‘warm’. https://english.radio.cz/word-week-losos-salmon-8858392 Losos is the Czech name for the salmon fish, which, unhelpfully for learners, looks nothing like English salmon. The Czech word, however, is part of a big and ancient family of words, some members of which English speakers may know.   Sat, 02 Aug 2025 07:00:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/node/8858392 Losos is the Czech name for the salmon fish, which, unhelpfully for learners, looks nothing like English salmon. The Czech word, however, is part of a big and ancient family of words, some members of which English speakers may know.   https://english.radio.cz/word-week-pater-spine-8857903 What have prayers got to do with the human backbone? There’s a connection, at least in the mind of Czech speakers! The Czech word for the spine is páteř , a term in fact inspired by rosaries – those strings of beads that assist praying for Catholics.   Sat, 26 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/node/8857903 What have prayers got to do with the human backbone? There’s a connection, at least in the mind of Czech speakers! The Czech word for the spine is páteř , a term in fact inspired by rosaries – those strings of beads that assist praying for Catholics.   https://english.radio.cz/word-week-skrin-cupboard-8857225 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.   Sat, 19 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/node/8857225 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.   https://english.radio.cz/word-week-tajemnik-secretary-8856671 Many organisations have the position of tajemník , a secretary, such as the United Nations’ Generální tajemník (in English: Secretary-General). This Czech term is another case of other languages inspiring the structure or formation of Czech vocabulary.   Sat, 12 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/node/8856671 Many organisations have the position of tajemník , a secretary, such as the United Nations’ Generální tajemník (in English: Secretary-General). This Czech term is another case of other languages inspiring the structure or formation of Czech vocabulary.   https://english.radio.cz/word-week-plny-full-8855992 Plný , which means ‘full’ in Czech, is an ordinary word, but with ancient origins. We can easily trace its family tree back to the prehistoric source of the Indo-European languages.   Sat, 05 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/node/8855992 Plný , which means ‘full’ in Czech, is an ordinary word, but with ancient origins. We can easily trace its family tree back to the prehistoric source of the Indo-European languages.   https://english.radio.cz/word-week-vlak-train-8855153 Compared with English’s word, train, there are no obvious and helpful similarities with Czech vlak . However, a bit of linguistics can illuminate what the two terms have in common.   Sat, 28 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/node/8855153 Compared with English’s word, train, there are no obvious and helpful similarities with Czech vlak . However, a bit of linguistics can illuminate what the two terms have in common.   https://english.radio.cz/word-week-ty-you-8853920 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’, all descending from one ancient source. You can find one relative in French: tu . It’s also there in Spanish as tú .   Mon, 16 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/node/8853920 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’, all descending from one ancient source. You can find one relative in French: tu . It’s also there in Spanish as tú .   https://english.radio.cz/word-week-clo-tariff-8853266 Tariffs are a topical concept at the moment, and the Czech word clo is similar to the German over the border: Zoll . It was from medieval German that Czech took the word clo .   Mon, 09 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/node/8853266 Tariffs are a topical concept at the moment, and the Czech word clo is similar to the German over the border: Zoll . It was from medieval German that Czech took the word clo .   https://english.radio.cz/word-week-mlyn-mill-8852633 The Romans called a mill a molīna , literally a ‘grinder’, as the root of the word is the Latin verb molere ‘to grind’ (see also: your molar teeth).  Mon, 02 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/node/8852633 The Romans called a mill a molīna , literally a ‘grinder’, as the root of the word is the Latin verb molere ‘to grind’ (see also: your molar teeth).  https://english.radio.cz/day-czech-returns-enthuse-and-educate-about-czech-language-and-literature-8852274 On May 27th, the ‘Day of Czech’ ( Den češtiny ) is serving up a multi-genre programme of linguistic events, designed to inform Czech speakers about their language and help them to look at it with new eyes. Aimed in the morning at school groups, and later on the general public, the Day of Czech is being held in Prague’s Kampus Hybernská, where Danny Bate met with one of the team behind the event, Dr. Ondřej Dufek. Tue, 27 May 2025 13:20:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/node/8852274 On May 27th, the ‘Day of Czech’ ( Den češtiny ) is serving up a multi-genre programme of linguistic events, designed to inform Czech speakers about their language and help them to look at it with new eyes. Aimed in the morning at school groups, and later on the general public, the Day of Czech is being held in Prague’s Kampus Hybernská, where Danny Bate met with one of the team behind the event, Dr. Ondřej Dufek. 00:05:44https://english.radio.cz/word-week-ocet-vinegar-8851978 The primary component of vinegar is acetic acid, both words of which derive from the Latin verb acēre ‘to be sour’. Mon, 26 May 2025 07:00:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/node/8851978 The primary component of vinegar is acetic acid, both words of which derive from the Latin verb acēre ‘to be sour’. https://english.radio.cz/word-week-chvile-while-8851318 Sometimes, a language can get a word from another language, and preserve aspects of the word that are changed in the original source.  Mon, 19 May 2025 07:00:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/node/8851318 Sometimes, a language can get a word from another language, and preserve aspects of the word that are changed in the original source.  https://english.radio.cz/word-week-dvanact-twelve-8850637 Dvanáct is the number ‘twelve’ in Czech. The dva- bit of the word is the number ‘two’ on its own, while - náct is the part that it shares with the other ‘teen’ numbers: jedenáct (11), třináct (13), čtrnáct (14) and so on. But where does this - náct bit come from? English - teen looks like ten , yet - náct does not much like the Czech for ‘ten’: deset . Mon, 12 May 2025 07:00:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/node/8850637 Dvanáct is the number ‘twelve’ in Czech. The dva- bit of the word is the number ‘two’ on its own, while - náct is the part that it shares with the other ‘teen’ numbers: jedenáct (11), třináct (13), čtrnáct (14) and so on. But where does this - náct bit come from? English - teen looks like ten , yet - náct does not much like the Czech for ‘ten’: deset . https://english.radio.cz/word-week-slon-elephant-8849814 Experts have argued over the exact origins of Czech’s distinctive word for ‘elephant’. It shares this word with other Slavic languages (for example, Polish słoń , Russian слон ), but where Slavic as a whole got it from is a linguistic puzzle. Mon, 05 May 2025 07:00:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/node/8849814 Experts have argued over the exact origins of Czech’s distinctive word for ‘elephant’. It shares this word with other Slavic languages (for example, Polish słoń , Russian слон ), but where Slavic as a whole got it from is a linguistic puzzle. https://english.radio.cz/word-week-tresen-cherry-8848809 The Czech word for the cherry tree or fruit ( třešeň ) may now begin with a T, but it can be reconstructed back to a prehistoric Slavic word like * čerša . Mon, 28 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/node/8848809 The Czech word for the cherry tree or fruit ( třešeň ) may now begin with a T, but it can be reconstructed back to a prehistoric Slavic word like * čerša . https://english.radio.cz/word-week-osel-donkey-8848772 This stubborn but useful animal was much liked by the Romans, who depended on donkeys for transporting goods around their empire. Mon, 21 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/node/8848772 This stubborn but useful animal was much liked by the Romans, who depended on donkeys for transporting goods around their empire. https://english.radio.cz/essential-words-czech-easter-8848732 Easter is upon us, and with it comes a host of Czech traditions. Czechia is known internationally for its unique selection of Easter activities, some of which may raise a concerned eyebrow among foreigners. To help you understand what happens over this holiday period in Czechia, here’s a special edition of our Czech Word of the Week series . This is our list of essential Easter vocabulary, providing you with the meaning and a bit of word history for six typically Czech seasonal terms. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 08:00:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/node/8848732 Easter is upon us, and with it comes a host of Czech traditions. Czechia is known internationally for its unique selection of Easter activities, some of which may raise a concerned eyebrow among foreigners. To help you understand what happens over this holiday period in Czechia, here’s a special edition of our Czech Word of the Week series . This is our list of essential Easter vocabulary, providing you with the meaning and a bit of word history for six typically Czech seasonal terms. https://english.radio.cz/word-week-sloka-verse-8848268 Sloka may seem like a humble Czech word, referring to the verse of a song or a stanza of poem, but it has a very distinct origin. It’s also a testament to how individuals can have a big impact on a language, if the conditions are right. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/node/8848268 Sloka may seem like a humble Czech word, referring to the verse of a song or a stanza of poem, but it has a very distinct origin. It’s also a testament to how individuals can have a big impact on a language, if the conditions are right. https://english.radio.cz/prague-primary-school-transforms-teaching-czech-foreigners-innovative-textbooks-8848141 Teachers at a Prague primary school are changing how the Czech language is taught to foreign children, and have produced new textbooks that implement their method. Thu, 10 Apr 2025 13:39:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/node/8848141 Teachers at a Prague primary school are changing how the Czech language is taught to foreign children, and have produced new textbooks that implement their method. 00:02:36https://english.radio.cz/word-week-krida-chalk-8846237 Křída is another one of those humble Czech words with a Roman origin. It goes all the way to Latin crēta , which likewise referred to chalk, and which also developed into the Italian and French words for the soft, white rock: creta and craie . Mon, 07 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/node/8846237 Křída is another one of those humble Czech words with a Roman origin. It goes all the way to Latin crēta , which likewise referred to chalk, and which also developed into the Italian and French words for the soft, white rock: creta and craie . https://english.radio.cz/word-week-narodni-national-8846810 Národní is a Czech adjective that translates to ‘national’. Just like in English, underlying the adjective národní is the Czech word for ‘nation’, národ. Mon, 31 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/node/8846810 Národní is a Czech adjective that translates to ‘national’. Just like in English, underlying the adjective národní is the Czech word for ‘nation’, národ. https://english.radio.cz/word-week-dekovat-thank-8846241 Děkuji is among the first words that Czech learners tend to pick up. After all, we all want to be polite! Děkovat means ‘to thank’, and it has an associated noun, dík ‘thanks’. Mon, 24 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/node/8846241 Děkuji is among the first words that Czech learners tend to pick up. After all, we all want to be polite! Děkovat means ‘to thank’, and it has an associated noun, dík ‘thanks’. https://english.radio.cz/word-week-kupovatkoupit-buy-8845433 A lowly tradesman in Roman times was a caupō , and to trade or barter was to caupōnārī . From either the noun or the verb, the modern Germanic languages of Swedish, Dutch and German get their words for ‘to buy’: köpa , kopen and kaufen . What’s more, the capital of Denmark is the related ‘merchant-harbour’, Copenhagen . Mon, 17 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/node/8845433 A lowly tradesman in Roman times was a caupō , and to trade or barter was to caupōnārī . From either the noun or the verb, the modern Germanic languages of Swedish, Dutch and German get their words for ‘to buy’: köpa , kopen and kaufen . What’s more, the capital of Denmark is the related ‘merchant-harbour’, Copenhagen . https://english.radio.cz/word-week-host-guest-8844876 'Host' might be a challenge for English-speaking Czech learners, since the word looks like the opposite of what it means – not a guest, but a host! Mon, 10 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/node/8844876 'Host' might be a challenge for English-speaking Czech learners, since the word looks like the opposite of what it means – not a guest, but a host! https://english.radio.cz/word-week-kostel-church-8844167 In their Latin language, the Romans had the word castellum , which meant ‘fortress’. This is straightforwardly the origin of English castle , but in Czech it has taken on a religious meaning. Mon, 03 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/node/8844167 In their Latin language, the Romans had the word castellum , which meant ‘fortress’. This is straightforwardly the origin of English castle , but in Czech it has taken on a religious meaning. https://english.radio.cz/become-a-superdialectologist-young-linguists-help-record-czechias-dialects-8840673 The Czech Academy of Sciences’ Institute of the Czech Language is recruiting young language enthusiasts to document dialects and the endangered speech of older generations. Wed, 22 Jan 2025 13:17:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/node/8840673 The Czech Academy of Sciences’ Institute of the Czech Language is recruiting young language enthusiasts to document dialects and the endangered speech of older generations. 00:02:51https://english.radio.cz/czech-class-germany-six-bilingual-schools-be-established-bavarian-border-area-8833270 Bavaria wants to deepen its neighbourly relationship with Czechia, and therefore intends to improve the teaching of the Czech language in the region around their shared border. Six German-Czech bilingual schools are to be established in the next school year. Thu, 31 Oct 2024 14:30:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/node/8833270 Bavaria wants to deepen its neighbourly relationship with Czechia, and therefore intends to improve the teaching of the Czech language in the region around their shared border. Six German-Czech bilingual schools are to be established in the next school year. https://english.radio.cz/internet-transforming-language-czech-youth-8826047 Czech children and teenagers are crafting their own language, filled with slang and new expressions, often borrowed from English. The internet speeds up the creation of new words and phrases, which can be confusing for people who aren't active online. In particular, it can be difficult for their parents and grandparents to understand. Mon, 19 Aug 2024 12:59:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/node/8826047 Czech children and teenagers are crafting their own language, filled with slang and new expressions, often borrowed from English. The internet speeds up the creation of new words and phrases, which can be confusing for people who aren't active online. In particular, it can be difficult for their parents and grandparents to understand. 00:02:37https://english.radio.cz/its-familiar-music-my-brain-czech-summer-course-students-learning-language-8823611 As every year, dozens of students from all over the world arrived in Czechia to take part in this year’s edition of the annual Summer Czech Course for Expats organised by Charles University's Institute for Language and Preparatory Studies. For the past few years, the course has been held in the charming spa town of Poděbrady in Central Bohemia. We caught up with some of them to find out about their motivation to study Czech. Tue, 23 Jul 2024 13:32:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/node/8823611 As every year, dozens of students from all over the world arrived in Czechia to take part in this year’s edition of the annual Summer Czech Course for Expats organised by Charles University's Institute for Language and Preparatory Studies. For the past few years, the course has been held in the charming spa town of Poděbrady in Central Bohemia. We caught up with some of them to find out about their motivation to study Czech. 00:10:24https://english.radio.cz/hantec-enthusiasts-seek-make-brno-sociolect-part-unesco-list-8822296 The promoters of hantec, a unique Czech language variety, spoken by the lower classes of Brno during the 19th and early 20th centuries, would like get it inscribed on the UNESCO Intangible World Heritage List. They are hoping that this might prevent the famous sociolect from completely dying out. Tue, 09 Jul 2024 12:32:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/node/8822296 The promoters of hantec, a unique Czech language variety, spoken by the lower classes of Brno during the 19th and early 20th centuries, would like get it inscribed on the UNESCO Intangible World Heritage List. They are hoping that this might prevent the famous sociolect from completely dying out. 00:03:57https://english.radio.cz/linguist-danny-bate-best-motivation-learning-czech-a-mother-law-8791215 British linguist Danny Bate divides his time between Prague and Edinburgh, where he is completing a PhD. Given his academic background, the 26-year-old has many fascinating things to say on the Czech language, which he himself is studying. But I also asked Bate – who, incidentally, helps shape Czechia’s “maturita” school-leaving exam – about his experience of living in the country to date. Mon, 14 Aug 2023 11:00:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/node/8791215 British linguist Danny Bate divides his time between Prague and Edinburgh, where he is completing a PhD. Given his academic background, the 26-year-old has many fascinating things to say on the Czech language, which he himself is studying. But I also asked Bate – who, incidentally, helps shape Czechia’s “maturita” school-leaving exam – about his experience of living in the country to date. 00:15:25https://english.radio.cz/czech-and-slovak-languages-or-dialects-8771400 “A language is a dialect with an army and a navy.” This is the maxim often cited to explain the sometimes arbitrary distinctions between languages and dialects. So what about the case of Czech and Slovak, which are generally considered to be mutually intelligible? Were they always considered to be separate languages, even when Czechoslovakia was one country? And has anything changed linguistically since the nations went their separate ways politically? Thu, 05 Jan 2023 11:10:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/node/8771400 “A language is a dialect with an army and a navy.” This is the maxim often cited to explain the sometimes arbitrary distinctions between languages and dialects. So what about the case of Czech and Slovak, which are generally considered to be mutually intelligible? Were they always considered to be separate languages, even when Czechoslovakia was one country? And has anything changed linguistically since the nations went their separate ways politically? 00:15:44https://english.radio.cz/meryl-streepova-or-streep-dailys-move-sparks-debate-over-surname-endings-8771124 On moving to the Czech Republic, many foreigners are surprised to find famous women such as Hillary Clinton and Meryl Streep referred to in the Czech media as ‘Hillary Clintonová’ and ‘Meryl Streepová’. Now one Czech news outlet has sparked debate on the matter, after dropping this practice for foreign women’s surnames. Mon, 02 Jan 2023 13:59:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/node/8771124 On moving to the Czech Republic, many foreigners are surprised to find famous women such as Hillary Clinton and Meryl Streep referred to in the Czech media as ‘Hillary Clintonová’ and ‘Meryl Streepová’. Now one Czech news outlet has sparked debate on the matter, after dropping this practice for foreign women’s surnames. 00:03:21https://english.radio.cz/linguist-i-dont-czechia-i-think-it-will-be-adopted-8766969 Proponents of “Czechia” got a boost this month, when Olympic officials in Prague asked the International Olympic Committee to register it in its database of country names. But will the short name ever replace the official “the Czech Republic” in common speech? I discussed the matter with leading Czech linguist Karel Oliva. Mon, 14 Nov 2022 12:30:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/node/8766969 Proponents of “Czechia” got a boost this month, when Olympic officials in Prague asked the International Olympic Committee to register it in its database of country names. But will the short name ever replace the official “the Czech Republic” in common speech? I discussed the matter with leading Czech linguist Karel Oliva. 00:03:04https://english.radio.cz/what-does-jan-hus-have-do-czech-spelling-8754833 If you live in the Czech Republic, you’ll have been enjoying two extra days off from work due to a pair of consecutive public holidays this week. 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? And is Czech really easier to learn to read and write than other languages? Our reporter and amateur linguistics enthusiast, Anna Fodor, spoke to well-known Czech linguist Karel Oliva, to find out. Wed, 06 Jul 2022 11:14:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/node/8754833 If you live in the Czech Republic, you’ll have been enjoying two extra days off from work due to a pair of consecutive public holidays this week. 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? And is Czech really easier to learn to read and write than other languages? Our reporter and amateur linguistics enthusiast, Anna Fodor, spoke to well-known Czech linguist Karel Oliva, to find out. 00:25:19https://english.radio.cz/nazdar-czech-greeting-has-fascinating-history-8734154 November 21 is World Greeting Day. One particular Czech greeting – Nazdar – has a colourful history. Sun, 21 Nov 2021 00:05:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/node/8734154 November 21 is World Greeting Day. One particular Czech greeting – Nazdar – has a colourful history. https://english.radio.cz/czech-women-may-finally-be-able-decide-about-their-own-surname-8719344 After years of heated debates, Czech women may finally be able to make their own decision about the form of their surname. On Tuesday the Chamber of Deputies approved an amendment to the law on birth registers, names and surnames, allowing them to drop the ending –ová and use the masculine form instead. Thu, 03 Jun 2021 13:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/node/8719344 After years of heated debates, Czech women may finally be able to make their own decision about the form of their surname. On Tuesday the Chamber of Deputies approved an amendment to the law on birth registers, names and surnames, allowing them to drop the ending –ová and use the masculine form instead. 00:03:17https://english.radio.cz/vit-benesovsky-youtuber-who-teaches-foreigners-czech-8105947 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. This has naturally led to a demand in Czech language courses. One of those who are leading the pack in online Czech teaching is YouTuber Vít Benešovský. Tue, 10 Mar 2020 14:46:02 +0100https://english.radio.cz/vit-benesovsky-youtuber-who-teaches-foreigners-czech-8105947 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. This has naturally led to a demand in Czech language courses. One of those who are leading the pack in online Czech teaching is YouTuber Vít Benešovský. 00:03:36https://english.radio.cz/new-debate-erupts-over-use-ova-suffix-czech-female-surnames-8120934 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 draft law on birth registers, which denies women the possibility to do so. The Pirate Party calls it discriminatory and wants to reverse the decision in the Lower House. Thu, 12 Sep 2019 14:18:36 +0200https://english.radio.cz/new-debate-erupts-over-use-ova-suffix-czech-female-surnames-8120934 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 draft law on birth registers, which denies women the possibility to do so. The Pirate Party calls it discriminatory and wants to reverse the decision in the Lower House. 00:03:36https://english.radio.cz/slavonic-studies-students-school-session-8153886 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 and culture. I spoke with program coordinators to learn more about the school and its international student body. Fri, 10 Aug 2018 15:02:22 +0200https://english.radio.cz/slavonic-studies-students-school-session-8153886 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 and culture. I spoke with program coordinators to learn more about the school and its international student body. 00:02:59https://english.radio.cz/learners-czech-meet-brno-50th-time-8185832 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 year, the Masaryk University Summer School of Slavonic Studies offers its students much more than just language lessons. Sat, 05 Aug 2017 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/learners-czech-meet-brno-50th-time-8185832 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 year, the Masaryk University Summer School of Slavonic Studies offers its students much more than just language lessons. 00:11:58https://english.radio.cz/vojtech-merunka-part-language-creating-team-discusses-benefits-interslavic-8188645Vojtěch 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 behind Interslavic – a language designed to make communication possible for anyone with Slav roots. Speak Czech but not any Russian? Bulgarian but no Polish? Interslavic, he says, is the alternative; at a conference in June, he and fellow team members put the language to the test.Fri, 30 Jun 2017 12:51:19 +0200https://english.radio.cz/vojtech-merunka-part-language-creating-team-discusses-benefits-interslavic-8188645Vojtěch 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 behind Interslavic – a language designed to make communication possible for anyone with Slav roots. Speak Czech but not any Russian? Bulgarian but no Polish? Interslavic, he says, is the alternative; at a conference in June, he and fellow team members put the language to the test.00:13:21https://english.radio.cz/bohemist-ivana-bozdechova-dropping-ova-ending-has-bigger-consequences-these-8202652Charles University academic Ivana Bozděchová has taught Czech and Czech Studies in several corners of the world, including in the United States and in the South Korean capital Seoul. When we spoke, the conversation took in everything from the particular difficulties Czech tends to throw up for English speakers to Czechia to the use of -ová surname endings. But I first asked Ms. Bozděchová about her experiences of teaching at the University of Nebraska in 1990, right after the fall of communism.Mon, 23 Jan 2017 14:48:45 +0100https://english.radio.cz/bohemist-ivana-bozdechova-dropping-ova-ending-has-bigger-consequences-these-8202652Charles University academic Ivana Bozděchová has taught Czech and Czech Studies in several corners of the world, including in the United States and in the South Korean capital Seoul. When we spoke, the conversation took in everything from the particular difficulties Czech tends to throw up for English speakers to Czechia to the use of -ová surname endings. But I first asked Ms. Bozděchová about her experiences of teaching at the University of Nebraska in 1990, right after the fall of communism.00:10:51https://english.radio.cz/czechs-borrow-widen-vocabulary-8203189 How has the Czech language developed over the past four decades? What expressions do we borrow from other languages and which words have fallen into oblivion? These are just some of the question I asked Martin Prošek, the head of the Institute of the Czech language, which has just started to release a new monolingual dictionary of Czech. Its first chapter, containing words starting with the letter A, has just been published in electronic form. Tue, 17 Jan 2017 15:07:23 +0100https://english.radio.cz/czechs-borrow-widen-vocabulary-8203189 How has the Czech language developed over the past four decades? What expressions do we borrow from other languages and which words have fallen into oblivion? These are just some of the question I asked Martin Prošek, the head of the Institute of the Czech language, which has just started to release a new monolingual dictionary of Czech. Its first chapter, containing words starting with the letter A, has just been published in electronic form. 00:10:31https://english.radio.cz/bureaucrats-holding-czechia-back-name-will-catch-says-professor-petr-pavlinek-8216510Earlier this year the Czech government made international news with its plan to promote “Czechia” as a snappy alternative to the cumbersome “the Czech Republic”. So far how has successful has this rebranding exercise actually been? I discussed that question and more with Professor Petr Pavlínek, a geographer who teaches at Charles University and at the University of Nebraska. He’s a member of the group Civic Initiative Czechia, which began by advocating for the Czech-language name Česko before focusing on its English equivalent. I first asked Professor Pavlínek what were the key arguments in favour of using “Czechia”.Mon, 22 Aug 2016 13:57:19 +0200https://english.radio.cz/bureaucrats-holding-czechia-back-name-will-catch-says-professor-petr-pavlinek-8216510Earlier this year the Czech government made international news with its plan to promote “Czechia” as a snappy alternative to the cumbersome “the Czech Republic”. So far how has successful has this rebranding exercise actually been? I discussed that question and more with Professor Petr Pavlínek, a geographer who teaches at Charles University and at the University of Nebraska. He’s a member of the group Civic Initiative Czechia, which began by advocating for the Czech-language name Česko before focusing on its English equivalent. I first asked Professor Pavlínek what were the key arguments in favour of using “Czechia”.00:13:01https://english.radio.cz/heaven-and-hell-8216777 Hello and welcome to a fresh edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn Czech idioms with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song, sung by Markéta Konvičková, is called Z ráje jsem utekla – I ran away from heaven. The words to listen out for are ráj and peklo. Sat, 20 Aug 2016 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/heaven-and-hell-8216777 Hello and welcome to a fresh edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn Czech idioms with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song, sung by Markéta Konvičková, is called Z ráje jsem utekla – I ran away from heaven. The words to listen out for are ráj and peklo. 00:04:01https://english.radio.cz/until-end-time-8218052 Hello and welcome to a fresh edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. The word for today is věk – meaning a time or age. We will be listening to the song V blbým věku sung by Xindl X and Olga Königová. Sat, 06 Aug 2016 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/until-end-time-8218052 Hello and welcome to a fresh edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. The word for today is věk – meaning a time or age. We will be listening to the song V blbým věku sung by Xindl X and Olga Königová. 00:03:31https://english.radio.cz/our-street-8219821 Hello and welcome to a new edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn Czech phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today we will be listening to the song V naší ulici, or in our street, sung by Voxel. The word to listen out for is ulice – meaning street. Sat, 16 Jul 2016 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/our-street-8219821 Hello and welcome to a new edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn Czech phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today we will be listening to the song V naší ulici, or in our street, sung by Voxel. The word to listen out for is ulice – meaning street. 00:03:31https://english.radio.cz/bohemia-czechia-8220362On May 2, 2016, the government of the Czech Republic decided to notify Czechia to the UN as the short alternative of the country´s English name, and on July 1, it was officially entered into the UN databases. Heated discussions preceded this resolution, with many considering the word „ugly“, and with even more erroneously believing that it was to replace „the Czech Republic“. So what´s in the name?Tue, 12 Jul 2016 10:05:32 +0200https://english.radio.cz/bohemia-czechia-8220362On May 2, 2016, the government of the Czech Republic decided to notify Czechia to the UN as the short alternative of the country´s English name, and on July 1, it was officially entered into the UN databases. Heated discussions preceded this resolution, with many considering the word „ugly“, and with even more erroneously believing that it was to replace „the Czech Republic“. So what´s in the name?https://english.radio.cz/tons-angels-8221181 Welcome to a new edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn Czech phrases with the help of song lyrics. The word for today is anděl – an angel. We will be listening to a song performed by Czech singer Aneta Langerová called Spousta andělů – Tons of Angels. Sat, 02 Jul 2016 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/tons-angels-8221181 Welcome to a new edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn Czech phrases with the help of song lyrics. The word for today is anděl – an angel. We will be listening to a song performed by Czech singer Aneta Langerová called Spousta andělů – Tons of Angels. 00:04:16https://english.radio.cz/cat-and-mouse-8221895 Hello and welcome to a new edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn Czech phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today we will be listening to the song “Jaký to je” or “How it is” sung by Ewa Farna. The words to listen out for are šedá myš - a grey mouse. Sat, 25 Jun 2016 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/cat-and-mouse-8221895 Hello and welcome to a new edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn Czech phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today we will be listening to the song “Jaký to je” or “How it is” sung by Ewa Farna. The words to listen out for are šedá myš - a grey mouse. 00:03:30https://english.radio.cz/looking-catch-a-bird-8222308 Welcome to a new edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn Czech phrases with the help of song lyrics. Some days you may find yourself being convinced to do something, perhaps against your better judgement. If so, the Czech band ‘Kabát’ or ‘The Coat’ has just the song for you called Když ptáčka lapají. Sat, 18 Jun 2016 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/looking-catch-a-bird-8222308 Welcome to a new edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn Czech phrases with the help of song lyrics. Some days you may find yourself being convinced to do something, perhaps against your better judgement. If so, the Czech band ‘Kabát’ or ‘The Coat’ has just the song for you called Když ptáčka lapají. 00:02:41https://english.radio.cz/north-carolina-language-school-becomes-meeting-point-czech-and-slovak-expats-8222863 How to teach your children the Czech language and maintain it in an environment where everyone speaks English? That is a big question for the Czech expatriate community living in the United States. Marta McCabe, a Czech teacher who moved to North Carolina, decided to deal with the issue by establishing a Czech and Slovak School in the town of Durham – the first organisation of its kind in that state. I met Marta McCabe on her recent visit to Prague to talk about the Czech community in North Carolina and about the school she founded. But I first asked her how she herself ended up living in the United States: Tue, 14 Jun 2016 15:42:36 +0200https://english.radio.cz/north-carolina-language-school-becomes-meeting-point-czech-and-slovak-expats-8222863 How to teach your children the Czech language and maintain it in an environment where everyone speaks English? That is a big question for the Czech expatriate community living in the United States. Marta McCabe, a Czech teacher who moved to North Carolina, decided to deal with the issue by establishing a Czech and Slovak School in the town of Durham – the first organisation of its kind in that state. I met Marta McCabe on her recent visit to Prague to talk about the Czech community in North Carolina and about the school she founded. But I first asked her how she herself ended up living in the United States: 00:10:44https://english.radio.cz/disappear-8222963 Hello and welcome to a fresh edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn Czech phrases with the help of song lyrics. The word for today is zmizet, which means to disappear. We will be listening to a song by Helena Vondráčková called Kam zmizel ten starý song – where did that old song disappear to. Sat, 11 Jun 2016 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/disappear-8222963 Hello and welcome to a fresh edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn Czech phrases with the help of song lyrics. The word for today is zmizet, which means to disappear. We will be listening to a song by Helena Vondráčková called Kam zmizel ten starý song – where did that old song disappear to. 00:04:11https://english.radio.cz/just-cough-it-8223881 Hello and welcome to a new edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn Czech phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today we will be listening to the song “Chemie” or “Chemistry” by Czech singer and songwriter Xindl X. The phrase we are listening out for is “Vykašli se na to”. Sat, 04 Jun 2016 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/just-cough-it-8223881 Hello and welcome to a new edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn Czech phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today we will be listening to the song “Chemie” or “Chemistry” by Czech singer and songwriter Xindl X. The phrase we are listening out for is “Vykašli se na to”. 00:02:36https://english.radio.cz/a-night-out-town-8224675 Hello and welcome to a new edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn Czech phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today we will be learning words and phrases related to a night out on the town. The song we will be listening to is “Hospoda U Mámy”, or “The Pub at Mother’s Place”, sung by Jaromír Nohavica. Sat, 28 May 2016 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/a-night-out-town-8224675 Hello and welcome to a new edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn Czech phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today we will be learning words and phrases related to a night out on the town. The song we will be listening to is “Hospoda U Mámy”, or “The Pub at Mother’s Place”, sung by Jaromír Nohavica. 00:04:07https://english.radio.cz/czechia-wins-top-backing-opposition-voiced-shortened-name-czech-republic-8228523Czechia in English, and other variants of the name Česko in other languages, has taken a big step forward towards becoming the shorthand name for the Czech Republic at official meetings and international sporting events in the future.Fri, 15 Apr 2016 12:21:41 +0200https://english.radio.cz/czechia-wins-top-backing-opposition-voiced-shortened-name-czech-republic-8228523Czechia in English, and other variants of the name Česko in other languages, has taken a big step forward towards becoming the shorthand name for the Czech Republic at official meetings and international sporting events in the future.00:03:40https://english.radio.cz/czechia-front-runner-shortened-name-czech-republic-8228717 The Czech Republic’s top officials are meeting to try and agree on a shortened name for the Czech Republic. The frontrunner in English appears to be the name Czechia and that could soon be popping up all over the place. Wed, 13 Apr 2016 14:10:35 +0200https://english.radio.cz/czechia-front-runner-shortened-name-czech-republic-8228717 The Czech Republic’s top officials are meeting to try and agree on a shortened name for the Czech Republic. The frontrunner in English appears to be the name Czechia and that could soon be popping up all over the place. 00:03:25https://english.radio.cz/everyone-needs-a-friend-8229848 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn Czech phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is sung by Hana Zagorová and the word to listen out for is kamarád, meaning friend. Sat, 02 Apr 2016 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/everyone-needs-a-friend-8229848 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn Czech phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is sung by Hana Zagorová and the word to listen out for is kamarád, meaning friend. 00:04:10https://english.radio.cz/forget-8232360 All of us have found ourselves in situations when everything goes wrongs, days we would like to forget. When you get canned from work, get the boot from your partner, or get evicted from your apartment. Sometimes all three at once. Mňága & Zďorp have just the song for you called: Zapomenout (To Forget). Listen for the line chtěl bych zapomenout – I’d like to forget. Sat, 05 Mar 2016 02:01:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/forget-8232360 All of us have found ourselves in situations when everything goes wrongs, days we would like to forget. When you get canned from work, get the boot from your partner, or get evicted from your apartment. Sometimes all three at once. Mňága & Zďorp have just the song for you called: Zapomenout (To Forget). Listen for the line chtěl bych zapomenout – I’d like to forget. 00:04:09https://english.radio.cz/bored-death-8233628 Hello and welcome to SoundCzech Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is called Statistika je nuda by Jaroslav Uhlíř and Zdeňek Svěrák who composed it for a Czech children’s movie in 1980. The word to listen out for is nuda. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 02:01:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/bored-death-8233628 Hello and welcome to SoundCzech Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is called Statistika je nuda by Jaroslav Uhlíř and Zdeňek Svěrák who composed it for a Czech children’s movie in 1980. The word to listen out for is nuda. 00:03:57https://english.radio.cz/be-tongue-tied-8234959 Hello and welcome to a fresh edition of SoundCzech, in which you can learn interesting Czech idioms with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by the singer and song writer Michal Prokop. It’s called Blues o spolykaných slovech or Blues about swallowed words and the phrase to listen out for is slova váznou na jazyku: Sat, 06 Feb 2016 02:01:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/be-tongue-tied-8234959 Hello and welcome to a fresh edition of SoundCzech, in which you can learn interesting Czech idioms with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by the singer and song writer Michal Prokop. It’s called Blues o spolykaných slovech or Blues about swallowed words and the phrase to listen out for is slova váznou na jazyku: 00:04:07https://english.radio.cz/come-hell-or-high-water-8236241 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech –Radio Prague’s Czech language crash course in which you can learn new idioms with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song, sung by Václav Neckář and Helena Vondráčková, is from a popular Czech fairy tale and is called Kdyby na sůl nebylo – if we couldn’t even afford salt. Sat, 23 Jan 2016 02:01:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/come-hell-or-high-water-8236241 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech –Radio Prague’s Czech language crash course in which you can learn new idioms with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song, sung by Václav Neckář and Helena Vondráčková, is from a popular Czech fairy tale and is called Kdyby na sůl nebylo – if we couldn’t even afford salt. 00:04:31https://english.radio.cz/we-are-all-going-nuts-8237553 Hello and welcome to a fresh edition of Sound Czech, in which you can learn Czech idioms with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by the popular Czech band Chinaski. It is called Zadarmo / For Free and it is literally packed with interesting idioms and phrases. Let’s have a look at some of them: Sat, 09 Jan 2016 02:01:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/we-are-all-going-nuts-8237553 Hello and welcome to a fresh edition of Sound Czech, in which you can learn Czech idioms with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by the popular Czech band Chinaski. It is called Zadarmo / For Free and it is literally packed with interesting idioms and phrases. Let’s have a look at some of them: 00:02:59https://english.radio.cz/have-something-under-thumb-8241225 Hello and welcome to a fresh edition of SoundCzech, in which you can learn interesting Czech idioms with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by the singer songwriter Jaromír Nohavica. It’s called Kdybych byl ředitelem zeměkoule – If I was Director of the World and the phrase to listen out for is mít všechno pod palcem: Sat, 28 Nov 2015 02:01:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/have-something-under-thumb-8241225 Hello and welcome to a fresh edition of SoundCzech, in which you can learn interesting Czech idioms with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by the singer songwriter Jaromír Nohavica. It’s called Kdybych byl ředitelem zeměkoule – If I was Director of the World and the phrase to listen out for is mít všechno pod palcem: 00:14:16https://english.radio.cz/when-day-breaks-8242517 Welcome to a fresh edition of SoundCzech, our Czech language mini-series in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today we’ll hear a song by Jana Kratochvílová called V stínu kapradiny – in the shadow of the fern and the phrase to listen out for is když lámal se den. Sat, 14 Nov 2015 02:01:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/when-day-breaks-8242517 Welcome to a fresh edition of SoundCzech, our Czech language mini-series in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today we’ll hear a song by Jana Kratochvílová called V stínu kapradiny – in the shadow of the fern and the phrase to listen out for is když lámal se den. 00:03:56https://english.radio.cz/give-me-your-hand-8247927 Welcome to Radio Prague’s Czech language course SoundCzech in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s phrases revolve around the word ruka, meaning hand. Here is Vaclav Neckar with a song called give me your hand - Podej mi ruku. Sat, 19 Sep 2015 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/give-me-your-hand-8247927 Welcome to Radio Prague’s Czech language course SoundCzech in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s phrases revolve around the word ruka, meaning hand. Here is Vaclav Neckar with a song called give me your hand - Podej mi ruku. 00:04:00https://english.radio.cz/quiet-foam-8251968 Hello and welcome to a fresh edition of Sound Czech, in which you can learn interesting Czech idioms with the help of song lyrics. Today's song is by the Czech singer song writer Karel Plíhal and it is called Kde jsou or Where Are They. The phrase to listen out for is tiše jako pěna. Sat, 08 Aug 2015 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/quiet-foam-8251968 Hello and welcome to a fresh edition of Sound Czech, in which you can learn interesting Czech idioms with the help of song lyrics. Today's song is by the Czech singer song writer Karel Plíhal and it is called Kde jsou or Where Are They. The phrase to listen out for is tiše jako pěna. 00:03:35https://english.radio.cz/consistent-usage-ova-ending-best-possible-approach-says-czech-language-institute-8263803Just like society in general, Czech has changed markedly since the Velvet Revolution, says Karel Oliva, director of the Institute of the Czech Language. There is now greater informality in Czech – and a divisive trend of women with foreign husbands not using the traditional “ová” surname ending.Tue, 07 Apr 2015 15:56:26 +0200https://english.radio.cz/consistent-usage-ova-ending-best-possible-approach-says-czech-language-institute-8263803Just like society in general, Czech has changed markedly since the Velvet Revolution, says Karel Oliva, director of the Institute of the Czech Language. There is now greater informality in Czech – and a divisive trend of women with foreign husbands not using the traditional “ová” surname ending.00:11:37https://english.radio.cz/neres-let-it-drop-8269095 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech –Radio Prague’s Czech language series in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by a rapper going by the name of Johnny Machette – it is called Neřeš to – meaning don’t deal with this, or drop it –and that’s the phrase to look out for today. Sat, 14 Feb 2015 02:01:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/neres-let-it-drop-8269095 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech –Radio Prague’s Czech language series in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by a rapper going by the name of Johnny Machette – it is called Neřeš to – meaning don’t deal with this, or drop it –and that’s the phrase to look out for today. 00:04:03https://english.radio.cz/ploughed-mice-8270643 Hello and welcome to a fresh edition of SoundCzech, in which you can learn Czech phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song, called OK, is by the band Alkehol, and it is literally packed with interesting idioms and phrases: Sat, 31 Jan 2015 02:01:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/ploughed-mice-8270643 Hello and welcome to a fresh edition of SoundCzech, in which you can learn Czech phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song, called OK, is by the band Alkehol, and it is literally packed with interesting idioms and phrases: 00:02:46https://english.radio.cz/i-dont-have-a-clue-8273266 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, where you can learn Czech words and idioms through song lyrics. The expression to listen out for today is nemá ani šajna, which is a colloquial way to say that someone doesn’t have a clue. The title of the song is “Dítě školou povinné”, or Schoolchild, and it was written by the 1960s legendary Czech duo Jiří Suchý and Jiří Šlitr. Sat, 03 Jan 2015 02:01:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/i-dont-have-a-clue-8273266 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, where you can learn Czech words and idioms through song lyrics. The expression to listen out for today is nemá ani šajna, which is a colloquial way to say that someone doesn’t have a clue. The title of the song is “Dítě školou povinné”, or Schoolchild, and it was written by the 1960s legendary Czech duo Jiří Suchý and Jiří Šlitr. 00:04:15https://english.radio.cz/merry-christmas-8273814 Hello and welcome to SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today we are playing a Christmas carol called Veselé Vánoce – or Merry Christmas. Sat, 27 Dec 2014 02:01:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/merry-christmas-8273814 Hello and welcome to SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today we are playing a Christmas carol called Veselé Vánoce – or Merry Christmas. 00:04:09https://english.radio.cz/world-rubbing-salt-our-wounds-8275719 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s programme explaining Czech vocabulary through song lyrics. Today’s song is the 1969 Czech cover of “Hey Jude” by The Beatles. It is sung by Marta Kubišová and the Czech lyrics were written by Zdeněk Rytíř. We shall concentrate on the chorus which features a number of idioms. Let’s start by listening to the whole chorus which begins by the line Svět je krásnej, svět je zlej, hej, Jude, věř v něj meaning “the world is beautiful, the world is evil, hey Jude, trust in it”. Sat, 06 Dec 2014 02:01:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/world-rubbing-salt-our-wounds-8275719 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s programme explaining Czech vocabulary through song lyrics. Today’s song is the 1969 Czech cover of “Hey Jude” by The Beatles. It is sung by Marta Kubišová and the Czech lyrics were written by Zdeněk Rytíř. We shall concentrate on the chorus which features a number of idioms. Let’s start by listening to the whole chorus which begins by the line Svět je krásnej, svět je zlej, hej, Jude, věř v něj meaning “the world is beautiful, the world is evil, hey Jude, trust in it”. 00:05:09https://english.radio.cz/catch-nightjars-8279951 Hello and welcome to a fresh edition of SoundCzech, in which you can learn Czech phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by the famous singer-songwriter Karel Plíhal. The song is called Lelek and the phrase to listen out for is chytat lelky: Sat, 25 Oct 2014 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/catch-nightjars-8279951 Hello and welcome to a fresh edition of SoundCzech, in which you can learn Czech phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by the famous singer-songwriter Karel Plíhal. The song is called Lelek and the phrase to listen out for is chytat lelky: 00:03:34https://english.radio.cz/cross-eyed-hunger-8282052 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech in which you can learn Czech words and sayings through song lyrics. In today’s episode the word to look out for is šilhat, meaning to have squint-eye, slang for the medical condition known as strabismus, where one eye wanders. The word is found in the song Balada O Rozhodujícím úderu šilhavého řezníka Josky about a pig slaughter and a squint-eyed butcher Joska. Sat, 04 Oct 2014 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/cross-eyed-hunger-8282052 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech in which you can learn Czech words and sayings through song lyrics. In today’s episode the word to look out for is šilhat, meaning to have squint-eye, slang for the medical condition known as strabismus, where one eye wanders. The word is found in the song Balada O Rozhodujícím úderu šilhavého řezníka Josky about a pig slaughter and a squint-eyed butcher Joska. 00:03:47https://english.radio.cz/black-eyes-8283606 Hello and welcome to this week’s edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. This week the music is from an old black and white movie starring comic Vlasta Burian who is presenting his own “Russian” version of Black Eyes –Oči černé. Sat, 20 Sep 2014 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/black-eyes-8283606 Hello and welcome to this week’s edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. This week the music is from an old black and white movie starring comic Vlasta Burian who is presenting his own “Russian” version of Black Eyes –Oči černé. 00:04:02https://english.radio.cz/czech-expats-seek-strengthen-language-links-8283810 Czech expats from around the world gathered in Prague last week for a conference on maintaining their native language skills abroad. Czechoslovak exiles who fled the country after the war or after the Soviet-led invasion of 1968, descendants of the old Czech settlers, as well as members of the younger community of Czechs who went abroad to study or work met for a two-day event held in the National Museum building in the centre of Prague to discuss their cultural and linguistic heritage. Tue, 16 Sep 2014 16:00:19 +0200https://english.radio.cz/czech-expats-seek-strengthen-language-links-8283810 Czech expats from around the world gathered in Prague last week for a conference on maintaining their native language skills abroad. Czechoslovak exiles who fled the country after the war or after the Soviet-led invasion of 1968, descendants of the old Czech settlers, as well as members of the younger community of Czechs who went abroad to study or work met for a two-day event held in the National Museum building in the centre of Prague to discuss their cultural and linguistic heritage. 00:09:36https://english.radio.cz/its-splashing-his-lighthouse-8284901 Hello and welcome to a fresh edition of SoundCzech, in which you can learn Czech phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by the legendary rock group Jasná Páka and the phrase to listen out for is šplouchá mu na maják, which is repeated several times in the songs’ chorus: Sat, 06 Sep 2014 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/its-splashing-his-lighthouse-8284901 Hello and welcome to a fresh edition of SoundCzech, in which you can learn Czech phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by the legendary rock group Jasná Páka and the phrase to listen out for is šplouchá mu na maják, which is repeated several times in the songs’ chorus: 00:04:02https://english.radio.cz/words-words-words-8286411 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech in which you can learn Czech phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by the group Spiritual Kvintet and the phrase to listen out for is “správné slovo”. Sat, 23 Aug 2014 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/words-words-words-8286411 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech in which you can learn Czech phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by the group Spiritual Kvintet and the phrase to listen out for is “správné slovo”. 00:04:11https://english.radio.cz/summer-school-dobruska-brings-together-czech-expats-around-world-8286480 Each summer the small eastern Bohemian town of Dobruška becomes a home to dozens of people from around the world who come to reconnect with the language and customs of their Czech ancestors. The summer programme, organized by Prague’s Charles University and supported by the Czech government, offers intensive language courses as well as an insight into Czech culture and way of life. Thu, 21 Aug 2014 16:48:20 +0200https://english.radio.cz/summer-school-dobruska-brings-together-czech-expats-around-world-8286480 Each summer the small eastern Bohemian town of Dobruška becomes a home to dozens of people from around the world who come to reconnect with the language and customs of their Czech ancestors. The summer programme, organized by Prague’s Charles University and supported by the Czech government, offers intensive language courses as well as an insight into Czech culture and way of life. 00:11:46https://english.radio.cz/its-drawing-a-close-8287963 Welcome to a new edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which we explain idioms and phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is called “Malovaný džbánku” and is sung by the Czech pop-music diva Helena Vondráčková. Sat, 09 Aug 2014 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/its-drawing-a-close-8287963 Welcome to a new edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which we explain idioms and phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is called “Malovaný džbánku” and is sung by the Czech pop-music diva Helena Vondráčková. 00:04:06https://english.radio.cz/i-have-what-it-takes-do-you-8290602 Welcome to a fresh edition of SoundCzech Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can lean new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by the rock group Natural and is called Já na to mám. Sat, 12 Jul 2014 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/i-have-what-it-takes-do-you-8290602 Welcome to a fresh edition of SoundCzech Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can lean new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by the rock group Natural and is called Já na to mám. 00:03:51https://english.radio.cz/students-introduced-all-things-czech-summer-school-slavonic-studies-prague-8617125 This year's Summer School of Slavonic studies is in full swing at Prague's Charles University. Almost 250 people are immersed in the study of Czech language, culture, and life. Students from all over the world - around 40 countries in all - and all degrees of education come together to brave the difficulties of learning Czech. Fri, 06 Jun 2014 22:04:26 +0200https://english.radio.cz/students-introduced-all-things-czech-summer-school-slavonic-studies-prague-8617125 This year's Summer School of Slavonic studies is in full swing at Prague's Charles University. Almost 250 people are immersed in the study of Czech language, culture, and life. Students from all over the world - around 40 countries in all - and all degrees of education come together to brave the difficulties of learning Czech. 00:07:33https://english.radio.cz/living-life-full-8294171 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by Dalibor Janda and it is called Žít jako kaskadér - Living like a stuntman. Sat, 31 May 2014 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/living-life-full-8294171 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by Dalibor Janda and it is called Žít jako kaskadér - Living like a stuntman. 00:04:23https://english.radio.cz/have-butter-your-head-and-a-dumpling-your-throat-8296746 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by a singer going by the name of Xindl X and it’s called Poslední večeře - The Last Supper. Sat, 03 May 2014 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/have-butter-your-head-and-a-dumpling-your-throat-8296746 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by a singer going by the name of Xindl X and it’s called Poslední večeře - The Last Supper. 00:03:45https://english.radio.cz/i-am-full-steam-and-going-strong-8298160 Hello and welcome to SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song by Michal Tučný and is called Mam Páru – and that is the phrase to listen out for. Sat, 19 Apr 2014 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/i-am-full-steam-and-going-strong-8298160 Hello and welcome to SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song by Michal Tučný and is called Mam Páru – and that is the phrase to listen out for. 00:04:08https://english.radio.cz/world-rubbing-salt-our-wounds-8299580 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s programme explaining Czech vocabulary through song lyrics. Today’s song is the 1969 Czech cover of “Hey Jude” by The Beatles. It is sung by Marta Kubišová and the Czech lyrics were written by Zdeněk Rytíř. We shall concentrate on the chorus which features a number of idioms. Let’s start by listening to the whole chorus which begins by the line Svět je krásnej, svět je zlej, hej, Jude, věř v něj meaning “the world is beautiful, the world is evil, hey Jude, trust in it”. Sat, 05 Apr 2014 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/world-rubbing-salt-our-wounds-8299580 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s programme explaining Czech vocabulary through song lyrics. Today’s song is the 1969 Czech cover of “Hey Jude” by The Beatles. It is sung by Marta Kubišová and the Czech lyrics were written by Zdeněk Rytíř. We shall concentrate on the chorus which features a number of idioms. Let’s start by listening to the whole chorus which begins by the line Svět je krásnej, svět je zlej, hej, Jude, věř v něj meaning “the world is beautiful, the world is evil, hey Jude, trust in it”. 00:05:10https://english.radio.cz/i-dont-have-a-clue-8302308 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, where you can learn Czech words and idioms through song lyrics. The expression to listen out for today is nemá ani šajna, which is a colloquial way to say that someone doesn’t have a clue. The title of the song is “Dítě školou povinné”, or Schoolchild, and it was written by the 1960s legendary Czech duo Jiří Suchý and Jiří Šlitr. Sat, 08 Mar 2014 02:01:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/i-dont-have-a-clue-8302308 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, where you can learn Czech words and idioms through song lyrics. The expression to listen out for today is nemá ani šajna, which is a colloquial way to say that someone doesn’t have a clue. The title of the song is “Dítě školou povinné”, or Schoolchild, and it was written by the 1960s legendary Czech duo Jiří Suchý and Jiří Šlitr. 00:04:15https://english.radio.cz/dogs-and-wolves-8539803 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague's Czech language series in which we explore idioms through song lyrics. Today, we'll be listening to a song called "Nikdy nic nikdo nemá" (or “Noone should ever”) by the pre-World War II comic duo, Jan Werich and Jiří Voskovec. The phrase to listen out for is "život je pes". Sat, 08 Feb 2014 02:01:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/dogs-and-wolves-8539803 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague's Czech language series in which we explore idioms through song lyrics. Today, we'll be listening to a song called "Nikdy nic nikdo nemá" (or “Noone should ever”) by the pre-World War II comic duo, Jan Werich and Jiří Voskovec. The phrase to listen out for is "život je pes". 00:03:28https://english.radio.cz/merry-christmas-8541050 Hello and welcome to SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today we are playing a Christmas carol called Veselé Vánoce – or Merry Christmas. Sat, 14 Dec 2013 02:01:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/merry-christmas-8541050 Hello and welcome to SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today we are playing a Christmas carol called Veselé Vánoce – or Merry Christmas. 00:04:10https://english.radio.cz/not-so-golden-oldies-8541322 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, where you can learn Czech words or expressions through song lyrics. The key word in today's edition is starý (starej in the colloquial) meaning old. The name of the song, by Czech hard rock band Kabát, is Starej bar – old bar. In it frontman Pepa Vojtek sings about stumbling into an old, mostly empty dive, with only a jukebox, a few stools or chairs, and an ancient barman who convinces the song's protagonist to have a drink. Sat, 30 Nov 2013 02:01:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/not-so-golden-oldies-8541322 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, where you can learn Czech words or expressions through song lyrics. The key word in today's edition is starý (starej in the colloquial) meaning old. The name of the song, by Czech hard rock band Kabát, is Starej bar – old bar. In it frontman Pepa Vojtek sings about stumbling into an old, mostly empty dive, with only a jukebox, a few stools or chairs, and an ancient barman who convinces the song's protagonist to have a drink. 00:04:32https://english.radio.cz/president-zeman-revives-debate-one-word-name-czech-republic-8542427 The Czech Republic –or Czechia – a dilemma that Czechs have been unable to resolve since the 1993 Czech-Slovak divorce left the country without a one-word name that would roll of the tongue easily and that the public could identify with. On a state visit to Israel this week, President Miloš Zeman revived a twenty-year-old debate on an informal English name for his country, publicly thanking his host, President Simon Perez, for using the informal name Czechia rather than the official Czech Republic. I discussed the proposal with the head of the Czech Language Institute of the Academy of Sciences, Karel Oliva. Thu, 10 Oct 2013 15:17:28 +0200https://english.radio.cz/president-zeman-revives-debate-one-word-name-czech-republic-8542427 The Czech Republic –or Czechia – a dilemma that Czechs have been unable to resolve since the 1993 Czech-Slovak divorce left the country without a one-word name that would roll of the tongue easily and that the public could identify with. On a state visit to Israel this week, President Miloš Zeman revived a twenty-year-old debate on an informal English name for his country, publicly thanking his host, President Simon Perez, for using the informal name Czechia rather than the official Czech Republic. I discussed the proposal with the head of the Czech Language Institute of the Academy of Sciences, Karel Oliva. 00:05:05https://english.radio.cz/im-a-rush-8542696 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by Hana Zagorová and is called Spěchám –the word to listen out for today. Sat, 28 Sep 2013 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/im-a-rush-8542696 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by Hana Zagorová and is called Spěchám –the word to listen out for today. 00:04:22https://english.radio.cz/lazing-day-away-8543863 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech. In today's edition we look at at expressions using the word 'líný' or ‘línej’(informal) - featured in the song Jsem tak línej by the legendary Czech pop group Olympic. Yawn. What could be more appropriate for the lazy days of summer, on a weekend when temperatures are expected to hit around 35 degrees Celsius! Sat, 03 Aug 2013 14:27:02 +0200https://english.radio.cz/lazing-day-away-8543863 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech. In today's edition we look at at expressions using the word 'líný' or ‘línej’(informal) - featured in the song Jsem tak línej by the legendary Czech pop group Olympic. Yawn. What could be more appropriate for the lazy days of summer, on a weekend when temperatures are expected to hit around 35 degrees Celsius! 00:04:26https://english.radio.cz/living-life-full-8544163 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by Dalibor Janda and it is called Žít jako kaskadér - Living like a stuntman. Sat, 20 Jul 2013 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/living-life-full-8544163 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by Dalibor Janda and it is called Žít jako kaskadér - Living like a stuntman. 00:04:04https://english.radio.cz/no-tip-toeing-around-issue-8544473 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, our series where you can learn Czech expressions through song lyrics. Today we feature the expression chodit po špičkách, which translates as walking on one's toes or tippy toes. Sat, 06 Jul 2013 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/no-tip-toeing-around-issue-8544473 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, our series where you can learn Czech expressions through song lyrics. Today we feature the expression chodit po špičkách, which translates as walking on one's toes or tippy toes. 00:04:10https://english.radio.cz/have-no-fear-8545798Welcome to SoundCzech, a mini-series where we teach you Czech words and phrases with the help of Czech musicians. This week we will talk about fear and how to handle it, and we will listen to a part of a song Vyvolený, by the punk-rock group Jaksi Taksi.Sat, 04 May 2013 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/have-no-fear-8545798Welcome to SoundCzech, a mini-series where we teach you Czech words and phrases with the help of Czech musicians. This week we will talk about fear and how to handle it, and we will listen to a part of a song Vyvolený, by the punk-rock group Jaksi Taksi.00:04:14https://english.radio.cz/animals-spotlight-8546084 Welcome to a fresh edition of SoundCzech in which you can learn Czech phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is a 1970’s Semafor Theatre hit called Máme radi zvířata and the singer is Jitka Molavcová. The word to listen out for is “zvířata”. Sat, 20 Apr 2013 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/animals-spotlight-8546084 Welcome to a fresh edition of SoundCzech in which you can learn Czech phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is a 1970’s Semafor Theatre hit called Máme radi zvířata and the singer is Jitka Molavcová. The word to listen out for is “zvířata”. 00:05:19https://english.radio.cz/grim-toother-8546396 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech. In today’s edition we’ll be hearing a song called called Zubatá by the legendary Czech band Pražský výběr. The root of the word Zubatá is zub, which means tooth. Zubatá, could be loosely translated as ‘Ol’ Toothy’ or the ‘Grim Toother’, referring to the Grim Reaper and his unflinching skeletal grin. One difference is that in Czech, Death is female. Sat, 06 Apr 2013 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/grim-toother-8546396 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech. In today’s edition we’ll be hearing a song called called Zubatá by the legendary Czech band Pražský výběr. The root of the word Zubatá is zub, which means tooth. Zubatá, could be loosely translated as ‘Ol’ Toothy’ or the ‘Grim Toother’, referring to the Grim Reaper and his unflinching skeletal grin. One difference is that in Czech, Death is female. 00:03:38https://english.radio.cz/words-words-words-8546679 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech in which you can learn Czech phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by the group Spiritual Kvintet and the phrase to listen out for is “správné slovo”. Sat, 23 Mar 2013 02:01:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/words-words-words-8546679 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech in which you can learn Czech phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by the group Spiritual Kvintet and the phrase to listen out for is “správné slovo”. 00:04:23https://english.radio.cz/sun-came-out-today-8547307 Hello and welcome to the newest edition of SoundCzech. To help you shake off the winter blues, and learn a bit of Czech in the process, we will listen today to Jaromír Nohavica’s song Ahoj, Slunko, which translates as “Hi, sun”. And it is the sun, often elusive at this time of year, that we will be talking about today, and also a bit about compliments. So listen to how the song begins, with Nohavica addressing the sun – ‘slunko’ – and giving it a first compliment. Sat, 23 Feb 2013 02:01:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/sun-came-out-today-8547307 Hello and welcome to the newest edition of SoundCzech. To help you shake off the winter blues, and learn a bit of Czech in the process, we will listen today to Jaromír Nohavica’s song Ahoj, Slunko, which translates as “Hi, sun”. And it is the sun, often elusive at this time of year, that we will be talking about today, and also a bit about compliments. So listen to how the song begins, with Nohavica addressing the sun – ‘slunko’ – and giving it a first compliment. 00:03:03https://english.radio.cz/smart-vs-dumb-8547590 Welcome to another new edition of SoundCzech our long-running language series in which you can learn words and idioms through song lyrics. Today's song is by the Czech pop group Chinaski and is called 'chytrej kluk'. Chytrej is the ungrammatical version of chytrý and chtrej kluk means smart boy or smart guy. Sat, 09 Feb 2013 02:01:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/smart-vs-dumb-8547590 Welcome to another new edition of SoundCzech our long-running language series in which you can learn words and idioms through song lyrics. Today's song is by the Czech pop group Chinaski and is called 'chytrej kluk'. Chytrej is the ungrammatical version of chytrý and chtrej kluk means smart boy or smart guy. 00:03:59https://english.radio.cz/when-every-vote-counts-8547891Welcome to this week’s SoundCzech, a series where we teach you useful Czech words and phrases through songs. Today we will listen to Tomáš Klus’s song Panu bohu do oken. And since this is the presidential election weekend, we will focus on words connected with voting. The word you want to look for first is "volič".Sat, 26 Jan 2013 02:01:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/when-every-vote-counts-8547891Welcome to this week’s SoundCzech, a series where we teach you useful Czech words and phrases through songs. Today we will listen to Tomáš Klus’s song Panu bohu do oken. And since this is the presidential election weekend, we will focus on words connected with voting. The word you want to look for first is "volič".00:05:10https://english.radio.cz/another-rotten-day-8548199 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s language course in which you can pick up useful phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is called Další blbej den (the Czech version of Nick Cave’s Death is Not the End ) and is sung by the duo Aleš Brychta and Pavla Kapitanová. The phrase to listen out for is actually hard to miss because it is simply everywhere : blbej den. Sat, 12 Jan 2013 02:01:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/another-rotten-day-8548199 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s language course in which you can pick up useful phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is called Další blbej den (the Czech version of Nick Cave’s Death is Not the End ) and is sung by the duo Aleš Brychta and Pavla Kapitanová. The phrase to listen out for is actually hard to miss because it is simply everywhere : blbej den. 00:05:38https://english.radio.cz/dziny-hamburgry-and-komputry-czech-under-threat-english-8557815‘English is attacking Czech from all sides’ one newspaper columnist recently despaired, while others talk of Czech’s ‘battle for survival’ in a world in which ever more English is spoken. From terms like ‘setobox’, ‘vygooglovat’ and ‘mobil’ on the one hand to words like ‘sorry’, ‘byzy’ and ‘lůzr’ on the other, English does seem to be making an impact on today’s Czech. But are these English borrowings really a threat to the Czech language, or do they enrich it instead? I asked some Czechs for their opinion: Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:04:42 +0100https://english.radio.cz/dziny-hamburgry-and-komputry-czech-under-threat-english-8557815‘English is attacking Czech from all sides’ one newspaper columnist recently despaired, while others talk of Czech’s ‘battle for survival’ in a world in which ever more English is spoken. From terms like ‘setobox’, ‘vygooglovat’ and ‘mobil’ on the one hand to words like ‘sorry’, ‘byzy’ and ‘lůzr’ on the other, English does seem to be making an impact on today’s Czech. But are these English borrowings really a threat to the Czech language, or do they enrich it instead? I asked some Czechs for their opinion: 00:10:12https://english.radio.cz/czech-expats-around-world-come-dobruska-connect-their-heritage-8561001 Every summer the north-east Bohemian town of Dobruška turns truly cosmopolitan, opening its doors to Czech language students from around the world. The Czech language summer school organized by Charles University lasts for a month and is specially tailored for Czech expats and people who have developed an interest in the Czech language and culture. Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:49:30 +0200https://english.radio.cz/czech-expats-around-world-come-dobruska-connect-their-heritage-8561001 Every summer the north-east Bohemian town of Dobruška turns truly cosmopolitan, opening its doors to Czech language students from around the world. The Czech language summer school organized by Charles University lasts for a month and is specially tailored for Czech expats and people who have developed an interest in the Czech language and culture. 00:10:33https://english.radio.cz/dictionary-communist-totalitarianism-decodes-language-propaganda-8565167 How did communist propaganda brainwash people? What were the most frequent words used in the communist press? And was it at all possible to learn any real news from the censored newspapers? These are some of the questions a team of Czech linguists is trying to answer in their Dictionary of Communist Totalitarianism. Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:05:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/dictionary-communist-totalitarianism-decodes-language-propaganda-8565167 How did communist propaganda brainwash people? What were the most frequent words used in the communist press? And was it at all possible to learn any real news from the censored newspapers? These are some of the questions a team of Czech linguists is trying to answer in their Dictionary of Communist Totalitarianism. 00:08:46https://english.radio.cz/i-need-get-out-hole-8566445 Welcome to SoundCzech our long-running language series in which you can learn Czech idioms through song lyrics. Today’s final edition looks at the expression vypdanout z týhle díry – to get out of this hole. The expression features in a song by Mňága a Žďorp a very popular alternative rock band from Valašské Meziříčí, called Ve 4 rano – At four in the morning. The setting is a bar or club just before closing: the music has come to an end, no one has anything left to smoke and the tables are dirty from spilled drinks. Sat, 29 Jan 2011 02:01:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/i-need-get-out-hole-8566445 Welcome to SoundCzech our long-running language series in which you can learn Czech idioms through song lyrics. Today’s final edition looks at the expression vypdanout z týhle díry – to get out of this hole. The expression features in a song by Mňága a Žďorp a very popular alternative rock band from Valašské Meziříčí, called Ve 4 rano – At four in the morning. The setting is a bar or club just before closing: the music has come to an end, no one has anything left to smoke and the tables are dirty from spilled drinks. 00:04:06https://english.radio.cz/delicacies-you-and-you-8566578 English speaking foreigners to the Czech Republic who are interested in the language are often befuddled or even annoyed by the feature of formal and informal speech in Czech grammar, called vykání and tykání - that is, the formal, plural “you” and the informal, singular “you”. Nowhere is that characteristic more frowned upon than in multinational companies, where new employees, called “formal you” at the job interview, are renamed “demotic you” on their first day of work, and told to address everyone else accordingly. Sun, 23 Jan 2011 02:01:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/delicacies-you-and-you-8566578 English speaking foreigners to the Czech Republic who are interested in the language are often befuddled or even annoyed by the feature of formal and informal speech in Czech grammar, called vykání and tykání - that is, the formal, plural “you” and the informal, singular “you”. Nowhere is that characteristic more frowned upon than in multinational companies, where new employees, called “formal you” at the job interview, are renamed “demotic you” on their first day of work, and told to address everyone else accordingly. 00:03:15https://english.radio.cz/yay-work-8567497Welcome to a new edition of SoundCzech, our long-running series looking at sayings and expressions through song lyrics. Today’s expressions all have to do with the Czech word for work – práce – at a time when people either don’t have enough or have too much, trying to clear their desk ahead of the holidays. Featured is a song by 1990s punk band E!E called Práce. In the tune, the group sings “práce, jé práce, práce, je práce”, which translates as work, yay work, work there’s work. The accent on the “e” in the first jé makes all the difference.Sat, 18 Dec 2010 02:01:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/yay-work-8567497Welcome to a new edition of SoundCzech, our long-running series looking at sayings and expressions through song lyrics. Today’s expressions all have to do with the Czech word for work – práce – at a time when people either don’t have enough or have too much, trying to clear their desk ahead of the holidays. Featured is a song by 1990s punk band E!E called Práce. In the tune, the group sings “práce, jé práce, práce, je práce”, which translates as work, yay work, work there’s work. The accent on the “e” in the first jé makes all the difference.00:03:39https://english.radio.cz/life-a-heap-8567898 Hello and welcome to SoundCzech, our popular miniseries in which you can learn some interesting Czech phrases while listening to music. Today’s song is by Vladimír Mišík and it’s called “Co ti dám”. The phrase to listen out for is “na hromádce”. Sat, 04 Dec 2010 02:01:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/life-a-heap-8567898 Hello and welcome to SoundCzech, our popular miniseries in which you can learn some interesting Czech phrases while listening to music. Today’s song is by Vladimír Mišík and it’s called “Co ti dám”. The phrase to listen out for is “na hromádce”. 00:03:04https://english.radio.cz/blood-and-milk-meets-thunderbasher-8568062Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is a traditional Czech folk song sung by Standa Hložek – and it’s called “When I used to come to your house.” The phrase to listen out for is “krev a mlíko”.Sat, 27 Nov 2010 02:01:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/blood-and-milk-meets-thunderbasher-8568062Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is a traditional Czech folk song sung by Standa Hložek – and it’s called “When I used to come to your house.” The phrase to listen out for is “krev a mlíko”.00:03:24https://english.radio.cz/hey-dont-brag-8568278 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, our long-running language series which looks at popular Czech sayings through song lyrics. The expression in today’s episode is Hele, nemachruj (Hey, don’t brag) featured in a song of the same name by 1980s Czech pop icon Michal David. Sat, 20 Nov 2010 02:01:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/hey-dont-brag-8568278 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, our long-running language series which looks at popular Czech sayings through song lyrics. The expression in today’s episode is Hele, nemachruj (Hey, don’t brag) featured in a song of the same name by 1980s Czech pop icon Michal David. 00:03:09https://english.radio.cz/have-butter-your-head-and-a-dumpling-your-throat-8568458 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by a singer going by the name of Xindl X and it’s called Poslední večeře - The Last Supper. Sat, 13 Nov 2010 02:01:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/have-butter-your-head-and-a-dumpling-your-throat-8568458 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by a singer going by the name of Xindl X and it’s called Poslední večeře - The Last Supper. 00:03:45https://english.radio.cz/having-no-steam-8568699 Hello and welcome to SoundCzech, the only programme on global airwaves in which you can learn something interesting about the Czech language while listening to song lyrics. In this edition, we’ll hear the track “Ani k stáru”, part of the music score for the popular Czech film, “Vratné lahve”, or Empties. The phrase to listen out for is “nemám páru”. Sat, 06 Nov 2010 02:01:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/having-no-steam-8568699 Hello and welcome to SoundCzech, the only programme on global airwaves in which you can learn something interesting about the Czech language while listening to song lyrics. In this edition, we’ll hear the track “Ani k stáru”, part of the music score for the popular Czech film, “Vratné lahve”, or Empties. The phrase to listen out for is “nemám páru”. 00:03:54https://english.radio.cz/your-knees-8568866 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by Ivan Hlas and is called Na kolena. Sat, 30 Oct 2010 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/your-knees-8568866 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by Ivan Hlas and is called Na kolena. 00:03:15https://english.radio.cz/what-might-they-be-doing-cutthroats-8569079 Hello and welcome to SoundCzech, our weekly programme to help you learn Czech through song lyrics, and in this case place names as well. The Czech Republic is packed with towns and villages with bizarre names, from Aš to Žabeň (the name of the latter having something to do with frogs). But just looking at some parts of Prague is enough to give you an idea. Here’s the folk singer Pepa Nos (which incidentally translates as Joe the Nose in case you’re wondering) thinking about what people from different, strangely named parts of Prague might be doing at the moment in his song “Copak asi dělá”: Sat, 23 Oct 2010 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/what-might-they-be-doing-cutthroats-8569079 Hello and welcome to SoundCzech, our weekly programme to help you learn Czech through song lyrics, and in this case place names as well. The Czech Republic is packed with towns and villages with bizarre names, from Aš to Žabeň (the name of the latter having something to do with frogs). But just looking at some parts of Prague is enough to give you an idea. Here’s the folk singer Pepa Nos (which incidentally translates as Joe the Nose in case you’re wondering) thinking about what people from different, strangely named parts of Prague might be doing at the moment in his song “Copak asi dělá”: 00:04:58https://english.radio.cz/a-fight-a-knifes-edge-8569301Welcome to this edition of SoundCzech looking at expressions in the Czech language through song lyrics. In today’s episode we look at sayings associated with the word battle or fight which is boj in Czech. The featured song is sung by Daniel Landa, related to the Hussite wars. Bojovníci means warriors. We’ll be looking at fighting not in an historic context, though, but on a more comic book level.Sat, 16 Oct 2010 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/a-fight-a-knifes-edge-8569301Welcome to this edition of SoundCzech looking at expressions in the Czech language through song lyrics. In today’s episode we look at sayings associated with the word battle or fight which is boj in Czech. The featured song is sung by Daniel Landa, related to the Hussite wars. Bojovníci means warriors. We’ll be looking at fighting not in an historic context, though, but on a more comic book level.00:04:35https://english.radio.cz/straw-sticking-out-my-boots-8569494 Welcome to SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s popular series in which you can learn things about the Czech language you will not learn elsewhere, and enjoy music while doing it. In today’s edition, we’ll hear the song “Sprostý chlap”, or Vulgar Guy, by the popular Eben brothers. The phrase to listen out for is “sláma mně čouhá z bot” or straw sticking out of my boots. Sat, 09 Oct 2010 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/straw-sticking-out-my-boots-8569494 Welcome to SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s popular series in which you can learn things about the Czech language you will not learn elsewhere, and enjoy music while doing it. In today’s edition, we’ll hear the song “Sprostý chlap”, or Vulgar Guy, by the popular Eben brothers. The phrase to listen out for is “sláma mně čouhá z bot” or straw sticking out of my boots. 00:03:30https://english.radio.cz/its-a-sausage-me-8569691 Welcome to a fresh edition of Soundczech in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by the group Vypsaná fixa and the phrase to listen out for is “je mi to jedno”. Sat, 02 Oct 2010 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/its-a-sausage-me-8569691 Welcome to a fresh edition of Soundczech in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by the group Vypsaná fixa and the phrase to listen out for is “je mi to jedno”. https://english.radio.cz/renaming-world-czech-8569880 Hi, and welcome to Sound Czech - which is going to sound Czecher than ever today because we’re going to talk about the Czechification of foreign place names, i.e. exonyms. We’ll start with Austria, because after hundreds of years of cohabitation Czechs have renamed just about everything in the country, beginning with the word Austria itself, Rakousko in Czech, as you can hear in this song by Šlapeto, “Kampak na nás bolševici”, where they sing about the “rakouský stat”, meaning the Austrian Empire. Sat, 25 Sep 2010 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/renaming-world-czech-8569880 Hi, and welcome to Sound Czech - which is going to sound Czecher than ever today because we’re going to talk about the Czechification of foreign place names, i.e. exonyms. We’ll start with Austria, because after hundreds of years of cohabitation Czechs have renamed just about everything in the country, beginning with the word Austria itself, Rakousko in Czech, as you can hear in this song by Šlapeto, “Kampak na nás bolševici”, where they sing about the “rakouský stat”, meaning the Austrian Empire. https://english.radio.cz/cooking-plain-water-8570081 Hello and welcome to Radio Prague’s Czech language series in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s rap song is by Bow Wave and the phrase to listen out for is “umí vařit z vody”. Sat, 18 Sep 2010 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/cooking-plain-water-8570081 Hello and welcome to Radio Prague’s Czech language series in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s rap song is by Bow Wave and the phrase to listen out for is “umí vařit z vody”. https://english.radio.cz/st-dyndas-day-8570301 Hello and welcome to Sound Czech, Radio Prague’s language series in which you can learn some interesting phrases while listening to music. Today, we’ll hear the 1994 song Ne, teď ne (No, not now) by the Moravian band Mňága a Žďorp, whose name would deserve a special edition of SoundCzech in its own right. In this edition, however, the phrase to listen out for is ‘na svatýho Dyndy’. Sat, 11 Sep 2010 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/st-dyndas-day-8570301 Hello and welcome to Sound Czech, Radio Prague’s language series in which you can learn some interesting phrases while listening to music. Today, we’ll hear the 1994 song Ne, teď ne (No, not now) by the Moravian band Mňága a Žďorp, whose name would deserve a special edition of SoundCzech in its own right. In this edition, however, the phrase to listen out for is ‘na svatýho Dyndy’. https://english.radio.cz/back-when-i-dragged-a-toy-duck-8570517 Welcome to this week’s SoundCzech, our weekly language programme helping you learn Czech phrases with the help of song lyrics, and starring this week the legendary Jaromír Nohavica. Regular listeners may be wondering why we so frequently use the songs of music of Nohavica. The answer is that not only does he write wonderfully entertaining songs, but they’re chock-full of homey idioms from the times when he was dragging a toy duck in Moravia – that is, when he was a young fellow in Ostrava. Have a listen to this song, Když jsem tahal kačera, “When I used to drag the duck” – or drake, really, but why get technical. Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/back-when-i-dragged-a-toy-duck-8570517 Welcome to this week’s SoundCzech, our weekly language programme helping you learn Czech phrases with the help of song lyrics, and starring this week the legendary Jaromír Nohavica. Regular listeners may be wondering why we so frequently use the songs of music of Nohavica. The answer is that not only does he write wonderfully entertaining songs, but they’re chock-full of homey idioms from the times when he was dragging a toy duck in Moravia – that is, when he was a young fellow in Ostrava. Have a listen to this song, Když jsem tahal kačera, “When I used to drag the duck” – or drake, really, but why get technical. https://english.radio.cz/carry-someone-your-arms-8570726 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s Czech language series in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is On My Own from the musical Les Miserables, it is sung by Lucie Bílá and the phrase to listen out for is “nosil by mě na rukou”. Sat, 28 Aug 2010 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/carry-someone-your-arms-8570726 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s Czech language series in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is On My Own from the musical Les Miserables, it is sung by Lucie Bílá and the phrase to listen out for is “nosil by mě na rukou”. https://english.radio.cz/promises-are-made-and-fools-are-happy-8571127 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech Radio Prague’s Czech language series in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Our song today is sung by Hana Zagorová and is called Sliby chyby – and that is the phrase to look out for. Sat, 14 Aug 2010 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/promises-are-made-and-fools-are-happy-8571127 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech Radio Prague’s Czech language series in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Our song today is sung by Hana Zagorová and is called Sliby chyby – and that is the phrase to look out for. https://english.radio.cz/was-then-now-8571355 Welcome to SoundCzech, our language series in which you can learn Czech phrases through song lyrics. In today’s edition the phrase to look out for is “To co bylo, neplatí”, featured in a song of the same name by Czech pop singer Hana Zagorová. Sat, 07 Aug 2010 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/was-then-now-8571355 Welcome to SoundCzech, our language series in which you can learn Czech phrases through song lyrics. In today’s edition the phrase to look out for is “To co bylo, neplatí”, featured in a song of the same name by Czech pop singer Hana Zagorová. https://english.radio.cz/troubles-svizel-8571575 Hello and welcome to Soundczech, Radio Prague’s signature series in which you can learn some interesting Czech phrases while listening to a song. Today, we’ll hear a modern cover version by the band Lucie of the 1933 song Klobouk ve křoví, or The Hat in the Bushes, originally composed for a theatre play by Jaroslav Ježek, Jiří Voskovec and Jan Werich. The phrase to listen for is mít svízel. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/troubles-svizel-8571575 Hello and welcome to Soundczech, Radio Prague’s signature series in which you can learn some interesting Czech phrases while listening to a song. Today, we’ll hear a modern cover version by the band Lucie of the 1933 song Klobouk ve křoví, or The Hat in the Bushes, originally composed for a theatre play by Jaroslav Ježek, Jiří Voskovec and Jan Werich. The phrase to listen for is mít svízel. https://english.radio.cz/summer-czech-language-courses-dobruska-8571623 For many Czechs, the eastern Bohemian town of Dobruška evokes the Czech National Revival, a time when the Czech language was on the verge of extinction. A local merchant, immortalized in the novel F.L.Vek by the Czech writer Alois Jirásek, worked tirelessly in and around Dobruška to promote the Czech language and literature. Today, a different kind of Czech revival is taking place in the town. For the last 20 years, Prague’s Charles University has been organizing summer language courses for expats at this particular venue. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:49:34 +0200https://english.radio.cz/summer-czech-language-courses-dobruska-8571623 For many Czechs, the eastern Bohemian town of Dobruška evokes the Czech National Revival, a time when the Czech language was on the verge of extinction. A local merchant, immortalized in the novel F.L.Vek by the Czech writer Alois Jirásek, worked tirelessly in and around Dobruška to promote the Czech language and literature. Today, a different kind of Czech revival is taking place in the town. For the last 20 years, Prague’s Charles University has been organizing summer language courses for expats at this particular venue. 00:08:33https://english.radio.cz/fly-a-madman-8571737Welcome to SoundCzech, our language series in which you can learn Czech phrases and idioms through song lyrics. In today’s edition the phrase to look out for is “letím jako blázen”, featured in a song by the Czech pop group Chinaski.Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/fly-a-madman-8571737Welcome to SoundCzech, our language series in which you can learn Czech phrases and idioms through song lyrics. In today’s edition the phrase to look out for is “letím jako blázen”, featured in a song by the Czech pop group Chinaski.https://english.radio.cz/all-things-hot-8572006 Welcome to SoundCzech, our Czech language series in which you can learn Czech phrases and idioms through song lyrics. Today, we will learn some expressions that might come in handy for those of us who would like to complain about the current heat wave. The song we will be listening to is called “Vedro” by the group Tichá Dohoda. The title of the song means heat. The word to listen for is vedro. Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/all-things-hot-8572006 Welcome to SoundCzech, our Czech language series in which you can learn Czech phrases and idioms through song lyrics. Today, we will learn some expressions that might come in handy for those of us who would like to complain about the current heat wave. The song we will be listening to is called “Vedro” by the group Tichá Dohoda. The title of the song means heat. The word to listen for is vedro. https://english.radio.cz/big-animals-and-small-beers-8572151 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s piece is from the musical Les Miserables and is one you’’ll probably recognize – Master of the House. Sat, 10 Jul 2010 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/big-animals-and-small-beers-8572151 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s piece is from the musical Les Miserables and is one you’’ll probably recognize – Master of the House. https://english.radio.cz/flek-and-kvit-8572310 Hello, this is a fresh edition of SoundCzech, our signature series in which you can learn some interesting Czech phrases while listening to a song. Today, we‘ll hear the song S nebem to mám dobrý, in English “I’m in good with heaven”, by the rock singer Vladimír Mišík and his band, Etc. The song appeared on his latest album, Ztracený podzim, or “Lost Autumn”, which came out this May. The first phrase to listen out for is držej mi tam flek, or “they’re holding a spot for me there”. Sat, 03 Jul 2010 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/flek-and-kvit-8572310 Hello, this is a fresh edition of SoundCzech, our signature series in which you can learn some interesting Czech phrases while listening to a song. Today, we‘ll hear the song S nebem to mám dobrý, in English “I’m in good with heaven”, by the rock singer Vladimír Mišík and his band, Etc. The song appeared on his latest album, Ztracený podzim, or “Lost Autumn”, which came out this May. The first phrase to listen out for is držej mi tam flek, or “they’re holding a spot for me there”. https://english.radio.cz/a-hectic-day-8572523 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by Hana Zagorová and it is called Perný den – which is the phrase to listen out for today. Sat, 26 Jun 2010 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/a-hectic-day-8572523 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by Hana Zagorová and it is called Perný den – which is the phrase to listen out for today. https://english.radio.cz/if-it-were-nothing-8572764 Welcome to SoundCzech, our language series in which we look at Czech phrases through song lyrics. In today’s edition, the expression to listen for is “jakoby nic” featured in a song by the pop group Chinaski. Sat, 19 Jun 2010 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/if-it-were-nothing-8572764 Welcome to SoundCzech, our language series in which we look at Czech phrases through song lyrics. In today’s edition, the expression to listen for is “jakoby nic” featured in a song by the pop group Chinaski. https://english.radio.cz/dictionary-communist-totalitarianism-decodes-language-propaganda-8572787 How did communist propaganda brainwash people? What were the most frequent words used in the communist press? And was it at all possible to learn any real news from the censored newspapers? These are some of the questions a team of Czech linguists is trying to answer in their Dictionary of Communist Totalitarianism. Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:39:19 +0200https://english.radio.cz/dictionary-communist-totalitarianism-decodes-language-propaganda-8572787 How did communist propaganda brainwash people? What were the most frequent words used in the communist press? And was it at all possible to learn any real news from the censored newspapers? These are some of the questions a team of Czech linguists is trying to answer in their Dictionary of Communist Totalitarianism. 00:09:07https://english.radio.cz/red-red-red-8572965 Welcome to SoundCzech, our Czech language series in which you can learn Czech phrases and idioms through song lyrics. Today, we will focus on all things red. The Czech word for red is červená. Sat, 12 Jun 2010 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/red-red-red-8572965 Welcome to SoundCzech, our Czech language series in which you can learn Czech phrases and idioms through song lyrics. Today, we will focus on all things red. The Czech word for red is červená. https://english.radio.cz/no-more-messing-around-8573122 Welcome to SoundCzech, our language series where we look at Czech sayings through song lyrics. In today’s episode the expression to look out for is “konec srandy” featured in a song of the same name by the popular Czech blues band Katapult. Sat, 05 Jun 2010 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/no-more-messing-around-8573122 Welcome to SoundCzech, our language series where we look at Czech sayings through song lyrics. In today’s episode the expression to look out for is “konec srandy” featured in a song of the same name by the popular Czech blues band Katapult. https://english.radio.cz/many-a-friday-8573583 Hello, welcome to this week’s edition of Sound Czech, our weekend language programme that has been providing you with the Czech you need for the last, roughly, 182 Fridays. Why Fridays? Today is Saturday, I hear you say. But when something has been happening for ages for Czech, you can say it has been going on for nějaký pátek, or some Friday. And if you don’t believe me, then have a listen to Hana Zagorová in her song Baron Prášil: Sat, 22 May 2010 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/many-a-friday-8573583 Hello, welcome to this week’s edition of Sound Czech, our weekend language programme that has been providing you with the Czech you need for the last, roughly, 182 Fridays. Why Fridays? Today is Saturday, I hear you say. But when something has been happening for ages for Czech, you can say it has been going on for nějaký pátek, or some Friday. And if you don’t believe me, then have a listen to Hana Zagorová in her song Baron Prášil: https://english.radio.cz/a-few-dry-berries-my-pocket-8573802 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by Lucie Bílá, it is called Requiem and the phrase to listen out for is “v kapse pár suchých jeřabin”. Sat, 15 May 2010 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/a-few-dry-berries-my-pocket-8573802 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by Lucie Bílá, it is called Requiem and the phrase to listen out for is “v kapse pár suchých jeřabin”. https://english.radio.cz/its-not-possible-turn-light-8574039 Welcome to SoundCzech, our language series in which you can learn Czech expressions through song lyrics. The expression to listen out for is “nedá se svítit”, used in a song by the popular, now defunct Czech rock band, Lucie. The name of the song is Pod mědeným nebem (Under a Copper Sky). Sat, 08 May 2010 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/its-not-possible-turn-light-8574039 Welcome to SoundCzech, our language series in which you can learn Czech expressions through song lyrics. The expression to listen out for is “nedá se svítit”, used in a song by the popular, now defunct Czech rock band, Lucie. The name of the song is Pod mědeným nebem (Under a Copper Sky). https://english.radio.cz/professor-lubomir-dolezel-now-retired-doyen-czech-studies-toronto-8574171 Professor Lubomír Doležel, who was born in the Moravian village of Lesnice in 1922, is an internationally respected academic best known for his pioneering work in literary theory and linguistics. After three years at the University of Michigan in the second half of the 1960s, he was invited to the University of Toronto, where he established the study of Czech language and literature. On Friday Professor Doležel received the Czech Foreign Ministry’s Gratias Agit prize for promoting the good name of his native country. Mon, 03 May 2010 16:15:19 +0200https://english.radio.cz/professor-lubomir-dolezel-now-retired-doyen-czech-studies-toronto-8574171 Professor Lubomír Doležel, who was born in the Moravian village of Lesnice in 1922, is an internationally respected academic best known for his pioneering work in literary theory and linguistics. After three years at the University of Michigan in the second half of the 1960s, he was invited to the University of Toronto, where he established the study of Czech language and literature. On Friday Professor Doležel received the Czech Foreign Ministry’s Gratias Agit prize for promoting the good name of his native country. 00:08:18https://english.radio.cz/a-lie-tall-a-tower-8574223 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech –Radio Prague’s Czech language series in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by Hana Zagorová it is called Biograf Lásky (Cinema of Love)and the phrase to listen out for is “můžeme si lhát” – we can lie to each other. Sat, 01 May 2010 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/a-lie-tall-a-tower-8574223 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech –Radio Prague’s Czech language series in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by Hana Zagorová it is called Biograf Lásky (Cinema of Love)and the phrase to listen out for is “můžeme si lhát” – we can lie to each other. https://english.radio.cz/be-or-not-be-8574434 Hello, and welcome to SoundCzech – part Czech language programme, and in part a tool with which to unravel man’s deepest philosophical queries. Forsooth, today we delve into the most quintessential of them all, as Shakespeare asked, být či nebýt, “to be or not to be” – pondered o’er not only by the poets but also by the band Pražský Výběr in the song Big bít či nebýt. Sat, 24 Apr 2010 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/be-or-not-be-8574434 Hello, and welcome to SoundCzech – part Czech language programme, and in part a tool with which to unravel man’s deepest philosophical queries. Forsooth, today we delve into the most quintessential of them all, as Shakespeare asked, být či nebýt, “to be or not to be” – pondered o’er not only by the poets but also by the band Pražský Výběr in the song Big bít či nebýt. https://english.radio.cz/little-upstart-8574871 Hello and welcome to a fresh edition of SoundCzech – our language series in which you can learn Czech words and expressions through song lyrics. Today’s word is usmrkanec – an expression Czechs have for a little upstart, or little snotnose or sniveler. The phrase to look out for is Co si to malý usmrkanec myslí? – what’s the little upstart thinking?! (or who does he think he is) featured in the song O Ferdovi a Mravenci by the pop band Divokej Bill. Sat, 10 Apr 2010 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/little-upstart-8574871 Hello and welcome to a fresh edition of SoundCzech – our language series in which you can learn Czech words and expressions through song lyrics. Today’s word is usmrkanec – an expression Czechs have for a little upstart, or little snotnose or sniveler. The phrase to look out for is Co si to malý usmrkanec myslí? – what’s the little upstart thinking?! (or who does he think he is) featured in the song O Ferdovi a Mravenci by the pop band Divokej Bill. https://english.radio.cz/spring-comes-spring-fatigue-8575087Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is “Den jako obrázek“ or “A picture perfect day” by the singer duo Hana Zagorová and Helena Růžičková. The expression to look out for is “byl konec s jarní únavou” or “spring fatigue was finally gone”.Sat, 03 Apr 2010 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/spring-comes-spring-fatigue-8575087Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is “Den jako obrázek“ or “A picture perfect day” by the singer duo Hana Zagorová and Helena Růžičková. The expression to look out for is “byl konec s jarní únavou” or “spring fatigue was finally gone”.https://english.radio.cz/good-lord-8575270 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is sung by Eva Olmerová. It is called Boží Den – a heavenly day and the refrain goes “a heavenly day – a gift from Our Lord”. The expression to look out for is “dal nám ho Pán” meaning it was given to us by our Lord. Sat, 27 Mar 2010 02:01:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/good-lord-8575270 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is sung by Eva Olmerová. It is called Boží Den – a heavenly day and the refrain goes “a heavenly day – a gift from Our Lord”. The expression to look out for is “dal nám ho Pán” meaning it was given to us by our Lord. https://english.radio.cz/a-patent-reason-8575486 Ahoj, and welcome to this edition of SoundCzech which this week features both rhyme and reason. The rhyme is provided by the hard rock group Kabát in their song Brouk Pytlík, and reason in the patent na rozum, “a patent on reason”. Have a listen: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:01:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/a-patent-reason-8575486 Ahoj, and welcome to this edition of SoundCzech which this week features both rhyme and reason. The rhyme is provided by the hard rock group Kabát in their song Brouk Pytlík, and reason in the patent na rozum, “a patent on reason”. Have a listen: https://english.radio.cz/where-carpenter-left-a-hole-8575717 Hello, this is SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s very own programme in which you can learn some interesting, if not useful phrases while listening to music. Today’s phrase to listen to is kde nechal tesař díru, or where the carpenter left a hole. This old and rather odd saying appeared in a song by the Moravian band Mňága a Žďorp, released on their recent album, Takže dobrý. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:01:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/where-carpenter-left-a-hole-8575717 Hello, this is SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s very own programme in which you can learn some interesting, if not useful phrases while listening to music. Today’s phrase to listen to is kde nechal tesař díru, or where the carpenter left a hole. This old and rather odd saying appeared in a song by the Moravian band Mňága a Žďorp, released on their recent album, Takže dobrý. https://english.radio.cz/prague-hosts-machine-translation-marathon-8575834 Prague’s Charles University recently hosted an unusual marathon which tested the capacity of various machine translating systems. The annual event is part of the Euromatrix project, which aims to establish machine translation systems for all European languages. The participants had a week to translate some 12,000 sentences from various newspapers and news sites. In the coming weeks their output will be confronted with translations done by professional „human” translators. Ruth Fraňková spoke to Ondřej Bojar from the Institute of Formal and Applied Linguistics, which is taking part in the Euromatrix project: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:38:38 +0100https://english.radio.cz/prague-hosts-machine-translation-marathon-8575834 Prague’s Charles University recently hosted an unusual marathon which tested the capacity of various machine translating systems. The annual event is part of the Euromatrix project, which aims to establish machine translation systems for all European languages. The participants had a week to translate some 12,000 sentences from various newspapers and news sites. In the coming weeks their output will be confronted with translations done by professional „human” translators. Ruth Fraňková spoke to Ondřej Bojar from the Institute of Formal and Applied Linguistics, which is taking part in the Euromatrix project: 00:03:23https://english.radio.cz/pub-ours-8575921 Hello and welcome to SoundCzech, which this week will give you lots of the language you need to know when doing one of the things that Czechs like most: drinking beer. Czechs drink more beer than any nation in the world so there are a lot of words you need to know, beginning with “hospoda”, as sung in the folk song “Ta naše hospoda”, or “That Pub of Ours”: Sat, 06 Mar 2010 02:01:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/pub-ours-8575921 Hello and welcome to SoundCzech, which this week will give you lots of the language you need to know when doing one of the things that Czechs like most: drinking beer. Czechs drink more beer than any nation in the world so there are a lot of words you need to know, beginning with “hospoda”, as sung in the folk song “Ta naše hospoda”, or “That Pub of Ours”: https://english.radio.cz/i-am-fed-8576144 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by the group Alkehol and it is called Guardian Angel. The phrase to listen out for is “on už mě má plný zuby”. Sat, 27 Feb 2010 02:01:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/i-am-fed-8576144 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by the group Alkehol and it is called Guardian Angel. The phrase to listen out for is “on už mě má plný zuby”. https://english.radio.cz/dancing-among-eggs-8576371 Welcome to SoundCzech – our Czech language series in which you can learn Czech phrases and idioms through song lyrics. Today, the phrase to look out for is tanec mezi vejci – dancing among eggs in a song of the same name by famous Czech folksinger Jaromír Nohavica. Sat, 20 Feb 2010 02:01:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/dancing-among-eggs-8576371 Welcome to SoundCzech – our Czech language series in which you can learn Czech phrases and idioms through song lyrics. Today, the phrase to look out for is tanec mezi vejci – dancing among eggs in a song of the same name by famous Czech folksinger Jaromír Nohavica. https://english.radio.cz/a-bloody-nag-8576537 Welcome to SoundCzech – our Czech language series in which you can learn Czech phrases and idioms through song lyrics. Today, we’ll be learning some expressions that might come in handy when someone gets on your nerves. Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:05:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/a-bloody-nag-8576537 Welcome to SoundCzech – our Czech language series in which you can learn Czech phrases and idioms through song lyrics. Today, we’ll be learning some expressions that might come in handy when someone gets on your nerves. https://english.radio.cz/a-hairs-breadth-8576792 Hello and welcome to a new edition of SoundCzech, our programme in which you can learn some interesting and perhaps useful Czech phrases while listening to music. Today’s song is “Já mořem plul”, or I sailed the sea, by the Czech singer Pavel Bobek. It appeared on his 2000 album, “Jsem pouhý známý”, or I’m Just an Acquaintance. The phrase to listen for is “o chlup”, or by a hair’s breadth. Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:01:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/a-hairs-breadth-8576792 Hello and welcome to a new edition of SoundCzech, our programme in which you can learn some interesting and perhaps useful Czech phrases while listening to music. Today’s song is “Já mořem plul”, or I sailed the sea, by the Czech singer Pavel Bobek. It appeared on his 2000 album, “Jsem pouhý známý”, or I’m Just an Acquaintance. The phrase to listen for is “o chlup”, or by a hair’s breadth. https://english.radio.cz/doodley-squat-8577035Welcome to this week’s edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language series in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by Czech rock musician Vladimír Mišík and is called Velikej Hever. The phrase to look out for is the somewhat incongruous mít prd, which means to have nothing, or to have little to show for something (such as one’s efforts) or even to have a miserable sum on your bank account.Sat, 30 Jan 2010 02:01:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/doodley-squat-8577035Welcome to this week’s edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language series in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by Czech rock musician Vladimír Mišík and is called Velikej Hever. The phrase to look out for is the somewhat incongruous mít prd, which means to have nothing, or to have little to show for something (such as one’s efforts) or even to have a miserable sum on your bank account.https://english.radio.cz/eyes-stems-8577216 Welcome to this week’s edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language series in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by teenage pop singer Ewa Farna. The song is called Passion and the phrase to listen out for is “oči na stopkách”. Sat, 23 Jan 2010 02:01:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/eyes-stems-8577216 Welcome to this week’s edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language series in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by teenage pop singer Ewa Farna. The song is called Passion and the phrase to listen out for is “oči na stopkách”. https://english.radio.cz/world-inside-out-8577432 Welcome to SoundCzech. Do you ever get the feeling that the world has gone mad, that everything is upside-down? The songwriters Voskovec and Werich had the same feeling when they wrote the following ditty more than 70 years ago, but in Czech they called it “Svět naruby”, or “the world inside-out”. Sat, 16 Jan 2010 02:01:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/world-inside-out-8577432 Welcome to SoundCzech. Do you ever get the feeling that the world has gone mad, that everything is upside-down? The songwriters Voskovec and Werich had the same feeling when they wrote the following ditty more than 70 years ago, but in Czech they called it “Svět naruby”, or “the world inside-out”. https://english.radio.cz/fools-or-blockheads-8577726Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, our long-running language series in which you can learn Czech words or sayings through song lyrics. In today’s edition we’ll hear part of a song by the great Czech folksinger Jaromír Nohavica: the word to look out for is also the name of the song, Hlupáci, the plural of hlupák, the Czech equivalent of fool or dummy. If you say somebody is hloupý, you’re basically saying they’re not too bright - the light’s on but nobody’s home.Sat, 09 Jan 2010 02:01:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/fools-or-blockheads-8577726Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, our long-running language series in which you can learn Czech words or sayings through song lyrics. In today’s edition we’ll hear part of a song by the great Czech folksinger Jaromír Nohavica: the word to look out for is also the name of the song, Hlupáci, the plural of hlupák, the Czech equivalent of fool or dummy. If you say somebody is hloupý, you’re basically saying they’re not too bright - the light’s on but nobody’s home.https://english.radio.cz/ministry-issues-guidelines-avoiding-sexist-language-8577807 As of this year, Czech teachers and ministry officials should only use politically correct language. The Ministry of Education has sent out a language guide to all of the Czech Republic’s schools and ministries, giving advice on how to avoid sexist language and how to speak correctly in terms of gender. I spoke to Pavla Paclíková, one of the authors of the guide, who says Czech is still full of politically incorrect language. Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:02:23 +0100https://english.radio.cz/ministry-issues-guidelines-avoiding-sexist-language-8577807 As of this year, Czech teachers and ministry officials should only use politically correct language. The Ministry of Education has sent out a language guide to all of the Czech Republic’s schools and ministries, giving advice on how to avoid sexist language and how to speak correctly in terms of gender. I spoke to Pavla Paclíková, one of the authors of the guide, who says Czech is still full of politically incorrect language. 00:02:57https://english.radio.cz/im-scared-8577832Welcome to SoundCzech – our Czech language series in which you can learn Czech phrases and idioms through song lyrics. In today’s edition, we will be listening to a song by the famous Czech singer-songwriter Karel Kryl, a famous dissident who some dubbed “the poet with a guitar” because of his well-written lyrics. The word to listen out for is tréma.Sat, 02 Jan 2010 02:01:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/im-scared-8577832Welcome to SoundCzech – our Czech language series in which you can learn Czech phrases and idioms through song lyrics. In today’s edition, we will be listening to a song by the famous Czech singer-songwriter Karel Kryl, a famous dissident who some dubbed “the poet with a guitar” because of his well-written lyrics. The word to listen out for is tréma.https://english.radio.cz/hills-are-alive-sound-r-8578167 I have the feeling that your hearing is more acute when the temperature is -10 Celsius. Certainly Prague smells better, but it seems to sound better too. But then I always enjoyed the sounds of just about anything Czech at all, from the sound of Dvořák to the sound of ř. Sun, 20 Dec 2009 02:01:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/hills-are-alive-sound-r-8578167 I have the feeling that your hearing is more acute when the temperature is -10 Celsius. Certainly Prague smells better, but it seems to sound better too. But then I always enjoyed the sounds of just about anything Czech at all, from the sound of Dvořák to the sound of ř. 00:03:46https://english.radio.cz/go-devil-8578168 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new expressions with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by a group called 100 Zvířat – 100 Animals, it’s called Fairytale and the phrase to listen out for is “a potom čert ho vzal” – “and then the devil took him”. Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:01:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/go-devil-8578168 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new expressions with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by a group called 100 Zvířat – 100 Animals, it’s called Fairytale and the phrase to listen out for is “a potom čert ho vzal” – “and then the devil took him”. https://english.radio.cz/honey-knowers-big-wanderers-woofers-and-more-8578381 Hello and welcome to SoundCzech, our weekly exploration into all the strange and lovely things that people say in Czech. This week we get into animals with interesting names in Czech, beginning with bears. And “bears” - or little bears - is the name of this lullaby by Jaroslav Samson, “Méďové”. Sat, 12 Dec 2009 02:01:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/honey-knowers-big-wanderers-woofers-and-more-8578381 Hello and welcome to SoundCzech, our weekly exploration into all the strange and lovely things that people say in Czech. This week we get into animals with interesting names in Czech, beginning with bears. And “bears” - or little bears - is the name of this lullaby by Jaroslav Samson, “Méďové”. https://english.radio.cz/its-okay-8578604 Welcome to SoundCzech – our Czech language series in which you can learn Czech phrases and idioms through song lyrics. In today’s edition, we’ll hear a song by the popular Czech rock group, Chinaski. The song we are playing for you today, Tabáček, is from their 2005 album “Music Bar.” The word to look out for is pohoda, which translates as contentment or peace. Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:01:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/its-okay-8578604 Welcome to SoundCzech – our Czech language series in which you can learn Czech phrases and idioms through song lyrics. In today’s edition, we’ll hear a song by the popular Czech rock group, Chinaski. The song we are playing for you today, Tabáček, is from their 2005 album “Music Bar.” The word to look out for is pohoda, which translates as contentment or peace. https://english.radio.cz/have-a-peacock-8578820 Welcome to a fresh edition of Radio Prague’s SoundCzech, one of our most popular series, in which you can learn interesting Czech phrases while listening to music. Today’s song is “Když se kouří konopí”, or Smoking Cannabis, with lyrics by the head of Czech Pen Club, poet Jiří Dědeček. The tune, performed by Vladimír Mišík and his band Etc., appeared on their 2004 album, Umlkly stroje, or Machines Fell Silent. The phrase to listen for is “dát si páva”, or have a drag. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:01:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/have-a-peacock-8578820 Welcome to a fresh edition of Radio Prague’s SoundCzech, one of our most popular series, in which you can learn interesting Czech phrases while listening to music. Today’s song is “Když se kouří konopí”, or Smoking Cannabis, with lyrics by the head of Czech Pen Club, poet Jiří Dědeček. The tune, performed by Vladimír Mišík and his band Etc., appeared on their 2004 album, Umlkly stroje, or Machines Fell Silent. The phrase to listen for is “dát si páva”, or have a drag. https://english.radio.cz/if-youre-afraid-dont-go-forest-8579030 Welcome to SoundCzech – our Czech language series in which you can learn Czech phrases and idioms through song lyrics. In today’s edition, we’ll hear a song by the popular Czech rock group, Lucie. The phrase to look out for is Kdo se bojí, nesmí do lesa, which translates literally as, if you’re afraid, don’t go into the forest. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:01:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/if-youre-afraid-dont-go-forest-8579030 Welcome to SoundCzech – our Czech language series in which you can learn Czech phrases and idioms through song lyrics. In today’s edition, we’ll hear a song by the popular Czech rock group, Lucie. The phrase to look out for is Kdo se bojí, nesmí do lesa, which translates literally as, if you’re afraid, don’t go into the forest. https://english.radio.cz/hit-hay-8579265 Welcome to a fresh edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s language series in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s topic is sleep and the song we are going to listen to is a popular lullaby by Petr Skoumal called ‘Když jde malý bobr spát’ – ‘When a little beaver goes to bed’: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:01:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/hit-hay-8579265 Welcome to a fresh edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s language series in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s topic is sleep and the song we are going to listen to is a popular lullaby by Petr Skoumal called ‘Když jde malý bobr spát’ – ‘When a little beaver goes to bed’: https://english.radio.cz/a-kiss-not-just-a-kiss-8579454 Hello and welcome to a new edition SoundCzech, where we use song to help you learn the Czech you really need. Today’s song is by Hana Zagorová and the word it gives you must certainly be one of the most important in any language. It’s called “Polibek”, or “kiss”. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:01:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/a-kiss-not-just-a-kiss-8579454 Hello and welcome to a new edition SoundCzech, where we use song to help you learn the Czech you really need. Today’s song is by Hana Zagorová and the word it gives you must certainly be one of the most important in any language. It’s called “Polibek”, or “kiss”. https://english.radio.cz/going-a-little-nuts-8579870 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, our language course in which you can pick up Czech idioms through song lyrics. In today’s episode we learn the expression rupnout v kouli used in a song called Proč, proč by folksinger Jaroslav Hutka. In Czech rupnout means to crack while koule is a sphere, but in this case it is slang for one’s head. When you say ruplo mu v kouli, you’re basically saying something went wrong in his head, he went a bit bonkers. Sat, 24 Oct 2009 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/going-a-little-nuts-8579870 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, our language course in which you can pick up Czech idioms through song lyrics. In today’s episode we learn the expression rupnout v kouli used in a song called Proč, proč by folksinger Jaroslav Hutka. In Czech rupnout means to crack while koule is a sphere, but in this case it is slang for one’s head. When you say ruplo mu v kouli, you’re basically saying something went wrong in his head, he went a bit bonkers. https://english.radio.cz/have-your-t-shirt-8580092 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, which will appeal in particular to dedicated followers of fashion. This week’s song is by dissident folk singer Jaroslav Hutka and is called ‘Knoflík’ (meaning ‘Button’). The phrase to listen out for in this ode to a fastening device comes near the end of the song, and goes “Ty mě máš na triku”: Sat, 17 Oct 2009 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/have-your-t-shirt-8580092 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, which will appeal in particular to dedicated followers of fashion. This week’s song is by dissident folk singer Jaroslav Hutka and is called ‘Knoflík’ (meaning ‘Button’). The phrase to listen out for in this ode to a fastening device comes near the end of the song, and goes “Ty mě máš na triku”: https://english.radio.cz/pack-your-plums-8580301 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s language series in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today we are going to listen to a song by Jaromír Nohavica called Jdou po mně, jdou or “They are after me”, which is packed with interesting idioms: Sat, 10 Oct 2009 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/pack-your-plums-8580301 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s language series in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today we are going to listen to a song by Jaromír Nohavica called Jdou po mně, jdou or “They are after me”, which is packed with interesting idioms: https://english.radio.cz/dog-died-here-8580460Welcome to SoundCzech, our weekly exploration of Czech idioms as used in Czech songs. Have you ever heard any Czech renditions of popular Western songs? Their lyrics usually bear no resemblance at all to the original, except that the Czech is sometimes made to rhyme with the English, for some reason. That’s the case in this version of Tina Turner’s “Simply the Best” by Těžkej Pokondr, in which “simply the best” becomes chípnul tu pes, “the dog died here!”Sat, 03 Oct 2009 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/dog-died-here-8580460Welcome to SoundCzech, our weekly exploration of Czech idioms as used in Czech songs. Have you ever heard any Czech renditions of popular Western songs? Their lyrics usually bear no resemblance at all to the original, except that the Czech is sometimes made to rhyme with the English, for some reason. That’s the case in this version of Tina Turner’s “Simply the Best” by Těžkej Pokondr, in which “simply the best” becomes chípnul tu pes, “the dog died here!”https://english.radio.cz/eat-me-flies-8580753 Welcome to a fresh edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s signature miniseries in which you can learn something about the Czech language – while listening to music! In this edition, we’ll be talking about flies. The song is called Mouchy, or Flies, and it appeared on the 1995 album Ukončete mě! – or Terminate me! – by the Prague-based band Tata bojs. The phrase to listen for is “Mouchy, snězte si mě”. Sat, 26 Sep 2009 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/eat-me-flies-8580753 Welcome to a fresh edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s signature miniseries in which you can learn something about the Czech language – while listening to music! In this edition, we’ll be talking about flies. The song is called Mouchy, or Flies, and it appeared on the 1995 album Ukončete mě! – or Terminate me! – by the Prague-based band Tata bojs. The phrase to listen for is “Mouchy, snězte si mě”. https://english.radio.cz/when-i-get-rich-8580893 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by the group Alkehol and is called “Až já budu bohatej” - when I get rich. The word to listen out for is “prachy” which is a frequently used slang expression for money – and the choice is no coincidence –what with the economic crisis and a looming record budget deficit next year money is the operative word in most conversations these days. Sat, 19 Sep 2009 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/when-i-get-rich-8580893 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by the group Alkehol and is called “Až já budu bohatej” - when I get rich. The word to listen out for is “prachy” which is a frequently used slang expression for money – and the choice is no coincidence –what with the economic crisis and a looming record budget deficit next year money is the operative word in most conversations these days. https://english.radio.cz/road-happiness-8581140Hello and welcome to this edition of SoundCzech, which takes up where we left off a couple of weeks ago with the saying “tak dlouho se džbánem, až ucho upadne” - translating, as you might remember, as “don't push your luck”. Well today, we are going to push at least luck-related idioms just a little bit further, using a song called 'Cesta ke štěstí' ('The road to happiness') as our aid. The song is sung by Hana Zagorová, across from whom, it happens, I used to live, in one of my least tenuous brushes with celebrity to date. The line to listen out for comes at the very end, and is “vždyť štěstí má ten, kdo má rád, kdo má rád.”Sat, 12 Sep 2009 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/road-happiness-8581140Hello and welcome to this edition of SoundCzech, which takes up where we left off a couple of weeks ago with the saying “tak dlouho se džbánem, až ucho upadne” - translating, as you might remember, as “don't push your luck”. Well today, we are going to push at least luck-related idioms just a little bit further, using a song called 'Cesta ke štěstí' ('The road to happiness') as our aid. The song is sung by Hana Zagorová, across from whom, it happens, I used to live, in one of my least tenuous brushes with celebrity to date. The line to listen out for comes at the very end, and is “vždyť štěstí má ten, kdo má rád, kdo má rád.”https://english.radio.cz/bread-porridge-and-soup-8581320 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today we will look at some popular Czech sayings revolving around food – with the help of a song by the group Kamelot called Dvě kůrky. Sat, 05 Sep 2009 02:01:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/bread-porridge-and-soup-8581320 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today we will look at some popular Czech sayings revolving around food – with the help of a song by the group Kamelot called Dvě kůrky. https://english.radio.cz/mutes-germans-lent-a-lot-words-8581528 Welcome to this week’s SoundCzech, which this week sounds less Czech and more German. This time we are going to be looking at German words that are commonly used in Czech, and to introduce a popular example, I’ve chosen the song “Ksicht” by the well-known ska band Sto zvířat (“100 Animals”). Sat, 29 Aug 2009 03:25:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/mutes-germans-lent-a-lot-words-8581528 Welcome to this week’s SoundCzech, which this week sounds less Czech and more German. This time we are going to be looking at German words that are commonly used in Czech, and to introduce a popular example, I’ve chosen the song “Ksicht” by the well-known ska band Sto zvířat (“100 Animals”). https://english.radio.cz/dont-push-your-luck-8581737 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. The song we’ll be listening to is called Pořekadla – or “sayings” and as the title rightly suggests, the song is packed with them! But before we listen out for the first one, let me tell you that the voice you’re about to hear belongs to the popular Czech folk singer Wabi Daněk. Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:25:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/dont-push-your-luck-8581737 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. The song we’ll be listening to is called Pořekadla – or “sayings” and as the title rightly suggests, the song is packed with them! But before we listen out for the first one, let me tell you that the voice you’re about to hear belongs to the popular Czech folk singer Wabi Daněk. https://english.radio.cz/throwing-peas-against-wall-8582062 Welcome to SoundCzech. Two decades ago, the current minister for human rights and minorities Michael Kocáb was a musician. In 1988 his band Výběr was allowed to release their self-titled album after being banned by the authorities for several years. Today we are going to play a song from that album, called “Snaživec” or “Eager Beaver”. Just a year before the fall of the communist regime, audiences understood its lyrics as a very fitting description of a communist official trying to jump on the perestroika bandwagon. Sat, 15 Aug 2009 03:25:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/throwing-peas-against-wall-8582062 Welcome to SoundCzech. Two decades ago, the current minister for human rights and minorities Michael Kocáb was a musician. In 1988 his band Výběr was allowed to release their self-titled album after being banned by the authorities for several years. Today we are going to play a song from that album, called “Snaživec” or “Eager Beaver”. Just a year before the fall of the communist regime, audiences understood its lyrics as a very fitting description of a communist official trying to jump on the perestroika bandwagon. https://english.radio.cz/sugar-and-salt-8582382 Hello and welcome to today's SoundCzech, which has a slight culinary flavour to it. This week, we'll be listening to a song by Karel Kryl, one of the most respected Czech folk singers ever to have lived. The song comes from Kryl's first album, 'Bratříčku, zavírej vrátka', released in 1969 – it's called 'Salome', and all about King Herod's famed seductress. The phrase to listen out for is 'cukr i sůl': Sat, 01 Aug 2009 03:25:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/sugar-and-salt-8582382 Hello and welcome to today's SoundCzech, which has a slight culinary flavour to it. This week, we'll be listening to a song by Karel Kryl, one of the most respected Czech folk singers ever to have lived. The song comes from Kryl's first album, 'Bratříčku, zavírej vrátka', released in 1969 – it's called 'Salome', and all about King Herod's famed seductress. The phrase to listen out for is 'cukr i sůl': https://english.radio.cz/smart-boy-8582673 Hello and welcome to SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by the group Chinaski and is called Chytrej kluk – or smart boy. Sat, 25 Jul 2009 03:25:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/smart-boy-8582673 Hello and welcome to SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by the group Chinaski and is called Chytrej kluk – or smart boy. https://english.radio.cz/kdo-s-koho-8582769 Welcome to Sound Czech, our weekly programme that explains Czech phrases. This week’s idiom is hard to explain though, even for Czechs... Listen out for the first phrase of this song by the underground psychedelic group Dg307, “Kdo s koho”. Sat, 18 Jul 2009 03:25:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/kdo-s-koho-8582769 Welcome to Sound Czech, our weekly programme that explains Czech phrases. This week’s idiom is hard to explain though, even for Czechs... Listen out for the first phrase of this song by the underground psychedelic group Dg307, “Kdo s koho”. https://english.radio.cz/have-hawaii-8583008 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, our weekly feature in which we look at Czech expressions through song lyrics. Today’s song is called Havaj (Hawaii) and is by the famous Czech band Laura a její tygři (Laura and her Tigers). Sat, 11 Jul 2009 03:25:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/have-hawaii-8583008 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, our weekly feature in which we look at Czech expressions through song lyrics. Today’s song is called Havaj (Hawaii) and is by the famous Czech band Laura a její tygři (Laura and her Tigers). https://english.radio.cz/dziny-hamburgry-and-komputry-czech-under-threat-english-8583053‘English is attacking Czech from all sides’ one newspaper columnist recently despaired, while others talk of Czech’s ‘battle for survival’ in a world in which ever more English is spoken. From terms like ‘setobox’, ‘vygooglovat’ and ‘mobil’ on the one hand to words like ‘sorry’, ‘byzy’ and ‘lůzr’ on the other, English does seem to be making an impact on today’s Czech. But are these English borrowings really a threat to the Czech language, or do they enrich it instead? I asked some Czechs for their opinion: Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:54:04 +0200https://english.radio.cz/dziny-hamburgry-and-komputry-czech-under-threat-english-8583053‘English is attacking Czech from all sides’ one newspaper columnist recently despaired, while others talk of Czech’s ‘battle for survival’ in a world in which ever more English is spoken. From terms like ‘setobox’, ‘vygooglovat’ and ‘mobil’ on the one hand to words like ‘sorry’, ‘byzy’ and ‘lůzr’ on the other, English does seem to be making an impact on today’s Czech. But are these English borrowings really a threat to the Czech language, or do they enrich it instead? I asked some Czechs for their opinion: 00:10:10https://english.radio.cz/get-woods-8583193 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, and a new set of Czech idioms imparted through song. Today’s phrases are none too polite, but could come in handy if you find yourself being pestered on a trip to the Czech Republic. Here’s hoping that you never have to use them but, still, they could be good to know. The source of today’s choice phrases is a song by Czech blues singer Ivan Hlas called ‘Na kolena’ (in English ‘On your knees’). And the phrase to listen out for comes in the very first line – ‘táhněte do háje’: Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:25:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/get-woods-8583193 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, and a new set of Czech idioms imparted through song. Today’s phrases are none too polite, but could come in handy if you find yourself being pestered on a trip to the Czech Republic. Here’s hoping that you never have to use them but, still, they could be good to know. The source of today’s choice phrases is a song by Czech blues singer Ivan Hlas called ‘Na kolena’ (in English ‘On your knees’). And the phrase to listen out for comes in the very first line – ‘táhněte do háje’: https://english.radio.cz/green-a-seven-leaves-8583463 Welcome to SoundCzech. In last week’s edition you learnt all about green lights, green brains and Green Thursdays and today we’ll take a look at another phrase using the word green – “zelený”. Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:25:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/green-a-seven-leaves-8583463 Welcome to SoundCzech. In last week’s edition you learnt all about green lights, green brains and Green Thursdays and today we’ll take a look at another phrase using the word green – “zelený”. https://english.radio.cz/green-lights-green-brains-and-green-thursday-8583621 Hello and welcome to this week’s SoundCzech, which has something of a motoring theme to it. Today, we’re listening to vintage Czech rockers Olympic and, more specifically, their song ‘Když ti svítí zelená’ (in English ‘When you get the green light’). The title of the song is, as you might have guessed, also the phrase to listen out for. So, here it is, at the end of the first verse, ‘jed’, když ti svítí zelená’: Sat, 20 Jun 2009 03:25:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/green-lights-green-brains-and-green-thursday-8583621 Hello and welcome to this week’s SoundCzech, which has something of a motoring theme to it. Today, we’re listening to vintage Czech rockers Olympic and, more specifically, their song ‘Když ti svítí zelená’ (in English ‘When you get the green light’). The title of the song is, as you might have guessed, also the phrase to listen out for. So, here it is, at the end of the first verse, ‘jed’, když ti svítí zelená’: https://english.radio.cz/water-water-everywhere-8583815 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by the group Hradišťan and is called Modlitba za Vodu - Prayer for the Water. The phrase to listen out for is “voda má rozpuštěné vlasy”. Sat, 13 Jun 2009 03:25:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/water-water-everywhere-8583815 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by the group Hradišťan and is called Modlitba za Vodu - Prayer for the Water. The phrase to listen out for is “voda má rozpuštěné vlasy”. https://english.radio.cz/kitty-cat-stunner-8584033 Welcome to this week’s edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s language course where we help you learn new Czech phrases through the language of music. This week’s song is “Dokonalá kost” – “a perfect stunner”, by the Nahoru po schodišti dolů band. The word to be on the look out for is “kočička”, or “kitty cat” Sat, 06 Jun 2009 03:25:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/kitty-cat-stunner-8584033 Welcome to this week’s edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s language course where we help you learn new Czech phrases through the language of music. This week’s song is “Dokonalá kost” – “a perfect stunner”, by the Nahoru po schodišti dolů band. The word to be on the look out for is “kočička”, or “kitty cat” https://english.radio.cz/international-lingua-ceca-8584297 While English resounds in the offices of Prague’s hoity-toity, Czech is the international language in the halls of Radio Prague. Here you’ll find a Spaniard deep in discussion with a German and a Frenchman with an Englishman in Czech. Sometimes this occurs to the mingled delight and anguish of native listeners. Czechs are not yet accustomed to their language going global. Sun, 31 May 2009 03:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/international-lingua-ceca-8584297 While English resounds in the offices of Prague’s hoity-toity, Czech is the international language in the halls of Radio Prague. Here you’ll find a Spaniard deep in discussion with a German and a Frenchman with an Englishman in Czech. Sometimes this occurs to the mingled delight and anguish of native listeners. Czechs are not yet accustomed to their language going global. 00:02:46https://english.radio.cz/feeling-a-soft-boiled-egg-8584257 Hello and welcome to this edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s language programme where you can learn some interesting phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today we’ll hear the song Doteky, or Touches by Vladimír Mišík and his band Etc from their 1987 album, 4 and the phrase we’ll listen to is “jak vejce, celej naměkko”. Sat, 30 May 2009 03:25:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/feeling-a-soft-boiled-egg-8584257 Hello and welcome to this edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s language programme where you can learn some interesting phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today we’ll hear the song Doteky, or Touches by Vladimír Mišík and his band Etc from their 1987 album, 4 and the phrase we’ll listen to is “jak vejce, celej naměkko”. https://english.radio.cz/running-out-steam-8584492 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, in which you can learn Czech expressions through song lyrics. Today, we feature a song by one of the most popular Czech bands of ‘90s, Lucie. It’s called L’aura and is all about running out of energy, or spirit, or gas. The words to look out for are došly mi síly. Sat, 23 May 2009 03:25:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/running-out-steam-8584492 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, in which you can learn Czech expressions through song lyrics. Today, we feature a song by one of the most popular Czech bands of ‘90s, Lucie. It’s called L’aura and is all about running out of energy, or spirit, or gas. The words to look out for are došly mi síly. https://english.radio.cz/not-salty-not-fatty-8584707 Hello and welcome to SoundCzech, which this week finds us dissecting a song by ageing rockers and former Czech Eurovision flag-fliers, Kabát. The song is called 'Cesta do Kadaně' ('Journey to Kadan') and sees the group travelling to a range of glamorous, and less glamorous, Czech locations and having an uproarious time in most of them. The phrase to listen out for comes bang in the middle of the song and goes 've Slaným je to nemastný': Sat, 16 May 2009 03:25:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/not-salty-not-fatty-8584707 Hello and welcome to SoundCzech, which this week finds us dissecting a song by ageing rockers and former Czech Eurovision flag-fliers, Kabát. The song is called 'Cesta do Kadaně' ('Journey to Kadan') and sees the group travelling to a range of glamorous, and less glamorous, Czech locations and having an uproarious time in most of them. The phrase to listen out for comes bang in the middle of the song and goes 've Slaným je to nemastný': https://english.radio.cz/drunk-a-plum-8585023 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by the group Alcohol and the phrase to listen out for is “ožral bych se na mol”. Sat, 09 May 2009 03:25:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/drunk-a-plum-8585023 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by the group Alcohol and the phrase to listen out for is “ožral bych se na mol”. https://english.radio.cz/it-a-spanish-village-me-8585112 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases through song lyrics. Today we´ll be listening to the Prague band Tata Bojs, who are well known for their playful songs full of puns and little jokes. Today´s song "Informační", or Informative, is swarming with Czech idioms. Sat, 02 May 2009 03:25:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/it-a-spanish-village-me-8585112 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases through song lyrics. Today we´ll be listening to the Prague band Tata Bojs, who are well known for their playful songs full of puns and little jokes. Today´s song "Informační", or Informative, is swarming with Czech idioms. https://english.radio.cz/mailbox-8585384 In this week’s Mailbox: the release of Tomáš Halík’s new book in English, more on the translations of Czech place names, Radio Prague’s signature tune. Listeners quoted: Jaroslav B. Tusek, Charlie Cockey, Peter Freemantle, Peter DeHart. Sun, 26 Apr 2009 03:22:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/mailbox-8585384 In this week’s Mailbox: the release of Tomáš Halík’s new book in English, more on the translations of Czech place names, Radio Prague’s signature tune. Listeners quoted: Jaroslav B. Tusek, Charlie Cockey, Peter Freemantle, Peter DeHart. 00:05:56https://english.radio.cz/promising-mountains-and-valleys-8585300 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s language series where you can learn Czech phrases through song lyrics. In today’s episode: slibovat hory doly – an expression singer Daniel Landa uses in the song Verbíři. The phrase means to promise a lot – indeed more than one can deliver. Sat, 25 Apr 2009 03:25:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/promising-mountains-and-valleys-8585300 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s language series where you can learn Czech phrases through song lyrics. In today’s episode: slibovat hory doly – an expression singer Daniel Landa uses in the song Verbíři. The phrase means to promise a lot – indeed more than one can deliver. https://english.radio.cz/get-a-move-8585522 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – a programme in which you can learn new Czech phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by Ewa Farna, it is called Ponorka –Submarine - and the phrase to listen out for is “hejbni se”. Sat, 18 Apr 2009 03:25:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/get-a-move-8585522 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – a programme in which you can learn new Czech phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by Ewa Farna, it is called Ponorka –Submarine - and the phrase to listen out for is “hejbni se”. https://english.radio.cz/oxman-cometh-8585754 Perhaps the most common swear word in the Czech language sounds a bit strange to say the least to the uninitiated. The Czech word for ox or bullock is vůl, and spend any time in the company of young Czech men and probably very soon, and very frequently, you’ll hear the word in the vocative: ty vole, you ox. Sun, 12 Apr 2009 03:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/oxman-cometh-8585754 Perhaps the most common swear word in the Czech language sounds a bit strange to say the least to the uninitiated. The Czech word for ox or bullock is vůl, and spend any time in the company of young Czech men and probably very soon, and very frequently, you’ll hear the word in the vocative: ty vole, you ox. 00:02:43https://english.radio.cz/rabbits-amusement-8585767 Hello and welcome to SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s Czech language programme where you can learn Czech phrases through music lyrics. Today’s song is called Králíci (Rabbits) by the hard rock band Kabát. The phrase to look out for is pro srandu králíků – for rabbits’ amusement. Sat, 11 Apr 2009 03:25:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/rabbits-amusement-8585767 Hello and welcome to SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s Czech language programme where you can learn Czech phrases through music lyrics. Today’s song is called Králíci (Rabbits) by the hard rock band Kabát. The phrase to look out for is pro srandu králíků – for rabbits’ amusement. https://english.radio.cz/traveling-black-8585987 Hello and welcome to SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s Czech language programme where you will hopefully be taught a useful phrase or two through music. Today’s song is one of my favourites, and indeed a former Czech learning-aid of my own – it’s called ‘Černej pasažér’ by the folk group Traband. Listen out for the Czech ‘dechovka’ or ‘brass band music’ being played in a strangely mariachi way, and also the song’s title: ‘Černej pasažér’. Sat, 04 Apr 2009 03:25:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/traveling-black-8585987 Hello and welcome to SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s Czech language programme where you will hopefully be taught a useful phrase or two through music. Today’s song is one of my favourites, and indeed a former Czech learning-aid of my own – it’s called ‘Černej pasažér’ by the folk group Traband. Listen out for the Czech ‘dechovka’ or ‘brass band music’ being played in a strangely mariachi way, and also the song’s title: ‘Černej pasažér’. https://english.radio.cz/not-me-im-just-a-musician-8586175 That’s the band Divokej Bill in their song Čmelák, or bumble bee, singing our phrase for the week: “Not me, I’m a musician”. That’s not the musician just stating the obvious. In Czech, the phrase “Já nic, já muzikant” means more figuratively “Don’t look at me, I had nothing to do with it... pretend I’m not here”, so to speak. Have another listen to Divokej Bill, and look out for the phrase “Já nic, já muzikant”. Sat, 28 Mar 2009 03:25:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/not-me-im-just-a-musician-8586175 That’s the band Divokej Bill in their song Čmelák, or bumble bee, singing our phrase for the week: “Not me, I’m a musician”. That’s not the musician just stating the obvious. In Czech, the phrase “Já nic, já muzikant” means more figuratively “Don’t look at me, I had nothing to do with it... pretend I’m not here”, so to speak. Have another listen to Divokej Bill, and look out for the phrase “Já nic, já muzikant”. https://english.radio.cz/jdi-se-bodnout-8586413 Hello and welcome to this edition of Sound Czech, Radio Prague's weekly language programme that introduces you to Czech idioms by way of Czech music. The song today is Šachy, or Chess, by the Nahoru po schodišti dolů Band from their album Wet Laundry. The phrase you're looking for is “jdi se bodnout”. Sat, 21 Mar 2009 03:25:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/jdi-se-bodnout-8586413 Hello and welcome to this edition of Sound Czech, Radio Prague's weekly language programme that introduces you to Czech idioms by way of Czech music. The song today is Šachy, or Chess, by the Nahoru po schodišti dolů Band from their album Wet Laundry. The phrase you're looking for is “jdi se bodnout”. https://english.radio.cz/have-something-your-sleeve-8586592 Hello and welcome to another edition of Sound Czech, a programme in which you can learn new Czech idioms with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is a duet by the Czech evergreens Karel Gott and Lucie Bílá from their 1997 hit album Duets. The phrase to listen out for is “co za lubem máš”. Sat, 14 Mar 2009 03:25:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/have-something-your-sleeve-8586592 Hello and welcome to another edition of Sound Czech, a programme in which you can learn new Czech idioms with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is a duet by the Czech evergreens Karel Gott and Lucie Bílá from their 1997 hit album Duets. The phrase to listen out for is “co za lubem máš”. https://english.radio.cz/all-five-together-8586852Hello and welcome to this edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s very own language programme where you can learn some interesting phrases, and enjoy some interesting music. Today, we’ll hear the song “5 policajtů”, or Five Policemen by the band Jablkoň. The song was featured on their 1999 album Bláznivá. The phrase to listen for is “mít všech pět pohromadě”.Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:25:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/all-five-together-8586852Hello and welcome to this edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s very own language programme where you can learn some interesting phrases, and enjoy some interesting music. Today, we’ll hear the song “5 policajtů”, or Five Policemen by the band Jablkoň. The song was featured on their 1999 album Bláznivá. The phrase to listen for is “mít všech pět pohromadě”.https://english.radio.cz/ova-reaction-commentator-reprimanded-not-using-feminine-suffix-8586973 Britney Spearsová, Angela Merkelová, Venus Williamsová – this is how some of the world’s most famous women are referred to in Czech. The –ová suffix is widely used in Czech to denote it’s a woman you’re talking about. Czech women who wanted to ditch the -ová and use the masculine form of a surname were only allowed to do so as recently as 2004, and this is still very much the exception to the rule. A row erupted over whether the –ová form was outdated last week when a TV sports commentator refused to use it. In light of the uproar, I spoke to one of the –ova’s biggest defenders, linguist Jiří Kraus. He claims it is an important part of the Czech national identity: Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:49:54 +0100https://english.radio.cz/ova-reaction-commentator-reprimanded-not-using-feminine-suffix-8586973 Britney Spearsová, Angela Merkelová, Venus Williamsová – this is how some of the world’s most famous women are referred to in Czech. The –ová suffix is widely used in Czech to denote it’s a woman you’re talking about. Czech women who wanted to ditch the -ová and use the masculine form of a surname were only allowed to do so as recently as 2004, and this is still very much the exception to the rule. A row erupted over whether the –ová form was outdated last week when a TV sports commentator refused to use it. In light of the uproar, I spoke to one of the –ova’s biggest defenders, linguist Jiří Kraus. He claims it is an important part of the Czech national identity: 00:04:22https://english.radio.cz/have-a-bug-your-bonnet-8587065 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language programme in which you can learn popular Czech expressions through song lyrics. Today’s song, called Snad jsem to zavinil já (It was probably my fault), is by the rock band Olympic and the phrase to look out for is brouka v hlavě máš (or brouk v hlavě). Sat, 28 Feb 2009 03:25:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/have-a-bug-your-bonnet-8587065 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language programme in which you can learn popular Czech expressions through song lyrics. Today’s song, called Snad jsem to zavinil já (It was probably my fault), is by the rock band Olympic and the phrase to look out for is brouka v hlavě máš (or brouk v hlavě). https://english.radio.cz/blind-a-cartridge-8587240 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language programme in which you can learn a new Czech idiom or two through song. Today we’ll be listening to Czech household favourite Lucie Bílá sing rock’n’roll, in the form of a tune called ‘Amor Magor’ (more or less ‘Idiot Love’). The phrase to listen out for comes near the end and goes by in a flash – so listen hard. It is ‘je asi slepý jako patrona’ Sat, 21 Feb 2009 03:25:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/blind-a-cartridge-8587240 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language programme in which you can learn a new Czech idiom or two through song. Today we’ll be listening to Czech household favourite Lucie Bílá sing rock’n’roll, in the form of a tune called ‘Amor Magor’ (more or less ‘Idiot Love’). The phrase to listen out for comes near the end and goes by in a flash – so listen hard. It is ‘je asi slepý jako patrona’ https://english.radio.cz/wandering-shoes-8587483 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by Waldemar Matuška and is called Boty toulavý. Sat, 14 Feb 2009 03:25:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/wandering-shoes-8587483 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by Waldemar Matuška and is called Boty toulavý. https://english.radio.cz/toothy-one-8587691 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases or expressions through song lyrics. Today’s song is called Zubatá by the famous underground rock band Pražský výběr – a group headed in the 1980s by singer and musician Michael Kocáb, now the country’s minister for human rights and ethnic minorities. Zubatá is a Czech slang expression for none other than the Grim Reaper, only in Czech Death is a woman. Sat, 07 Feb 2009 03:25:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/toothy-one-8587691 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases or expressions through song lyrics. Today’s song is called Zubatá by the famous underground rock band Pražský výběr – a group headed in the 1980s by singer and musician Michael Kocáb, now the country’s minister for human rights and ethnic minorities. Zubatá is a Czech slang expression for none other than the Grim Reaper, only in Czech Death is a woman. https://english.radio.cz/a-knife-slicing-through-butter-8587885 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – RPs Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is called Joshua - a spiritual sung by the group Sprituál Kvintet and the phrase to listen out for is jako když máslem projde nůž. Sat, 31 Jan 2009 03:25:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/a-knife-slicing-through-butter-8587885 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – RPs Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is called Joshua - a spiritual sung by the group Sprituál Kvintet and the phrase to listen out for is jako když máslem projde nůž. https://english.radio.cz/frost-under-your-nails-8588109 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s Czech language series in which you can learn idioms through song lyrics. For the past few weeks, the Czech Republic has been in the grip of freezing weather with temperatures only recently rising above zero. I guess it’s high time to check out a few idioms connected with the wintertime. We’ll be listening to a song with a very fitting title indeed – Zima, or winter: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:25:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/frost-under-your-nails-8588109 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s Czech language series in which you can learn idioms through song lyrics. For the past few weeks, the Czech Republic has been in the grip of freezing weather with temperatures only recently rising above zero. I guess it’s high time to check out a few idioms connected with the wintertime. We’ll be listening to a song with a very fitting title indeed – Zima, or winter: https://english.radio.cz/spell-czech-new-online-grammar-launched-correct-frequent-language-mistakes-8588202 Despairing students often say that Czech is a particularly difficult language to learn, and even Czechs themselves have problems with it. Last year, the Ústav pro jazyk český received over 9000 emails from Czechs unsure about their spelling and grammar. Now, the organisation has launched the first online Czech handbook to help users sort their s’s from their z’s. I met the head of the Ústav pro jazyk český, Karel Oliva, to ask him whether it was exasperation which drove him to publish a grammar online: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:23:21 +0100https://english.radio.cz/spell-czech-new-online-grammar-launched-correct-frequent-language-mistakes-8588202 Despairing students often say that Czech is a particularly difficult language to learn, and even Czechs themselves have problems with it. Last year, the Ústav pro jazyk český received over 9000 emails from Czechs unsure about their spelling and grammar. Now, the organisation has launched the first online Czech handbook to help users sort their s’s from their z’s. I met the head of the Ústav pro jazyk český, Karel Oliva, to ask him whether it was exasperation which drove him to publish a grammar online: 00:04:17https://english.radio.cz/clear-a-slap-8588317Hello and welcome to SoundCzech, where, once a week, you can pick up a new Czech idiom or two through song lyrics. Today, we’ll be listening to a tune by the comedian, singer and banjo player Ivan Mládek, called ‘Vysoké Mýto’. ‘Vysoké Mýto’ does mean literally ‘high toll’, but the title of the song actually refers to a small town on the Bohemian-Moravian border. In the song, Ivan Mládek laments that Vysoké Mýto, population 12,000, does not have its own Empire State Building. You’ll find out why in a minute, but first, the phrase to listen out for: ‘jasné jak facka’.Sat, 17 Jan 2009 03:25:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/clear-a-slap-8588317Hello and welcome to SoundCzech, where, once a week, you can pick up a new Czech idiom or two through song lyrics. Today, we’ll be listening to a tune by the comedian, singer and banjo player Ivan Mládek, called ‘Vysoké Mýto’. ‘Vysoké Mýto’ does mean literally ‘high toll’, but the title of the song actually refers to a small town on the Bohemian-Moravian border. In the song, Ivan Mládek laments that Vysoké Mýto, population 12,000, does not have its own Empire State Building. You’ll find out why in a minute, but first, the phrase to listen out for: ‘jasné jak facka’.https://english.radio.cz/be-thin-ice-8588534 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – our Czech language series in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by Lucie Vondráčková and is called Tenký led – thin ice – which is the phrase to listen out for today. Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:25:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/be-thin-ice-8588534 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – our Czech language series in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by Lucie Vondráčková and is called Tenký led – thin ice – which is the phrase to listen out for today. https://english.radio.cz/be-blind-drunk-8588926 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s Czech language series in which you can learn idioms through song lyrics. With the New Year just round the corner, it might be the right time to check out a few phrases connected with drinking, which is, after all, an important part of most New Year celebrations. We’ll be listening to a song by Karel Plíhal and the phrase to look out for is “namol opilý”: Sat, 27 Dec 2008 03:25:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/be-blind-drunk-8588926 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s Czech language series in which you can learn idioms through song lyrics. With the New Year just round the corner, it might be the right time to check out a few phrases connected with drinking, which is, after all, an important part of most New Year celebrations. We’ll be listening to a song by Karel Plíhal and the phrase to look out for is “namol opilý”: https://english.radio.cz/dragging-your-feet-8589038 Hello and welcome to this edition of SoundCzech, our language series which gives you a chance to learn interesting Czech phrases through song lyrics. Today, we’ll hear the song Muzeum by the star singer-songwriter Jaromír Nohavica. It was one of the tracks on his 1993 album, Mikymauzoleum. The phrase to listen for is “noha nohu mine”. Sat, 20 Dec 2008 03:25:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/dragging-your-feet-8589038 Hello and welcome to this edition of SoundCzech, our language series which gives you a chance to learn interesting Czech phrases through song lyrics. Today, we’ll hear the song Muzeum by the star singer-songwriter Jaromír Nohavica. It was one of the tracks on his 1993 album, Mikymauzoleum. The phrase to listen for is “noha nohu mine”. https://english.radio.cz/disappear-steam-over-a-boiling-pot-8589324 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – our feature in which you can learn Czech phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by the Czech band Psí vojaci (Dog Soldiers) called Nechoď sama do tmy (Don‘t walk in the dark by yourself). The phrase is “zmizet jako pára nad hrncem” - “to disappear like steam over a boiling pot”. Sat, 13 Dec 2008 03:25:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/disappear-steam-over-a-boiling-pot-8589324 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – our feature in which you can learn Czech phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by the Czech band Psí vojaci (Dog Soldiers) called Nechoď sama do tmy (Don‘t walk in the dark by yourself). The phrase is “zmizet jako pára nad hrncem” - “to disappear like steam over a boiling pot”. https://english.radio.cz/i-am-working-it-8589513 Welcome to this weeks edition of SoundCzech in which you can learn Czech phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is sung by the Eben brothers and is called Já na tom dělám – I’m working on it. And that’s the phrase to listen out for today. Sat, 06 Dec 2008 03:25:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/i-am-working-it-8589513 Welcome to this weeks edition of SoundCzech in which you can learn Czech phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is sung by the Eben brothers and is called Já na tom dělám – I’m working on it. And that’s the phrase to listen out for today. https://english.radio.cz/why-cant-diacritics-be-used-czech-internet-addresses-8589628 At his office in downtown Prague, Jan Hájek describes his company’s unusual services. They sell experiences, zážitky in Czech, and the name of their firm is zážitky.cz. The odd thing is that to get to their internet site you have to use either the address zazitky.cz or zážitky.com. The former, like all domain names ending in .cz, does not allow an important feature of the Czech language: diacritics (such as the ‘little hook’ on the letter ř). But why not? Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:45:01 +0100https://english.radio.cz/why-cant-diacritics-be-used-czech-internet-addresses-8589628 At his office in downtown Prague, Jan Hájek describes his company’s unusual services. They sell experiences, zážitky in Czech, and the name of their firm is zážitky.cz. The odd thing is that to get to their internet site you have to use either the address zazitky.cz or zážitky.com. The former, like all domain names ending in .cz, does not allow an important feature of the Czech language: diacritics (such as the ‘little hook’ on the letter ř). But why not? 00:07:15https://english.radio.cz/a-bears-service-8589700Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course, helping you learn new idioms and key phrases through song lyrics. Today we’re listening to a song by Hana Hegerová – the Czech queen of chanson sometimes referred to as this country’s answer to Edith Piaf. The tune is called ‘Potměšilý host’ (which you could translate as ‘the wily guest’) and the phrase to listen out for comes nearly halfway through the song. It goes “slouží službu medvědí”:Sat, 29 Nov 2008 03:25:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/a-bears-service-8589700Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course, helping you learn new idioms and key phrases through song lyrics. Today we’re listening to a song by Hana Hegerová – the Czech queen of chanson sometimes referred to as this country’s answer to Edith Piaf. The tune is called ‘Potměšilý host’ (which you could translate as ‘the wily guest’) and the phrase to listen out for comes nearly halfway through the song. It goes “slouží službu medvědí”:https://english.radio.cz/salome-na-sklonku-8589776 Hello and welcome to this week’s edition of SoundCzech – the programme in which we explore the Czech language through song lyrics. The phrase that we will look at is “na sklonku” from the famous Karel Kryl song Salome. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 03:25:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/salome-na-sklonku-8589776 Hello and welcome to this week’s edition of SoundCzech – the programme in which we explore the Czech language through song lyrics. The phrase that we will look at is “na sklonku” from the famous Karel Kryl song Salome. https://english.radio.cz/put-your-hand-fire-8590123 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s Czech language series in which you can learn idioms through song lyrics. Today, we’ll listen to a song by Janek Ledecký with a rather complicated title: “Jediný, co na mě vypadá fajn, jsi ty” or the only thing that suits me is you. The phrase to look out for is “dát ruku do ohně”. Sat, 15 Nov 2008 03:25:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/put-your-hand-fire-8590123 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s Czech language series in which you can learn idioms through song lyrics. Today, we’ll listen to a song by Janek Ledecký with a rather complicated title: “Jediný, co na mě vypadá fajn, jsi ty” or the only thing that suits me is you. The phrase to look out for is “dát ruku do ohně”. https://english.radio.cz/cage-has-dropped-8590343 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s language series in which you have a chance to learn interesting phrases through song lyrics. Today, we’ll hear a song called “Sklerotická” (Sclerotic) by the Eben brothers, from their 1984 album Malé písně do tmy, or Small songs for the Dark. The phrase to listen for is Spadla klec. Sat, 08 Nov 2008 03:25:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/cage-has-dropped-8590343 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s language series in which you have a chance to learn interesting phrases through song lyrics. Today, we’ll hear a song called “Sklerotická” (Sclerotic) by the Eben brothers, from their 1984 album Malé písně do tmy, or Small songs for the Dark. The phrase to listen for is Spadla klec. https://english.radio.cz/scythe-hitting-stone-8590565 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech our Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by the popular Czech band Divokej Bill (Wild Bill) and the name of the song is Znamení (The Sign). The phrase to look out for is “kosa na kámen narazí”. Sat, 01 Nov 2008 03:25:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/scythe-hitting-stone-8590565 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech our Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by the popular Czech band Divokej Bill (Wild Bill) and the name of the song is Znamení (The Sign). The phrase to look out for is “kosa na kámen narazí”. https://english.radio.cz/sleep-until-pink-8591251Hello, and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course, in which you can learn a new idiom or two through song lyrics. Today, we’ll be listening to a tune by legendary singer-songwriter Karel Plíhal, called ‘O Písničce’ (in English ‘About a Song’). The phrase to listen out for comes at the start of the second verse and goes ‘vyspala se do růžova’.Sat, 11 Oct 2008 03:25:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/sleep-until-pink-8591251Hello, and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course, in which you can learn a new idiom or two through song lyrics. Today, we’ll be listening to a tune by legendary singer-songwriter Karel Plíhal, called ‘O Písničce’ (in English ‘About a Song’). The phrase to listen out for comes at the start of the second verse and goes ‘vyspala se do růžova’.https://english.radio.cz/sladounke-cukrbliky-8591492 Hello and welcome to this week’s edition of SoundCzech – the programme in which we explore the Czech language through song lyrics. The phrase that we will look at is “slaďounké cukrbliky” from the Jaromír Nohavica song Cukrářská Bossanova. Sat, 04 Oct 2008 03:25:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/sladounke-cukrbliky-8591492 Hello and welcome to this week’s edition of SoundCzech – the programme in which we explore the Czech language through song lyrics. The phrase that we will look at is “slaďounké cukrbliky” from the Jaromír Nohavica song Cukrářská Bossanova. https://english.radio.cz/focus-both-language-and-culture-weekly-czech-school-queens-8591530 Every Friday evening during the school year, children from all over New York (and sometimes even further afield) gather for Czech lessons at the Bohemian Hall in Queens. As well as improving their Czech, the school’s pupils learn about various aspects of Czech culture, while their parents get to catch up on what’s happening in the community. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:50:01 +0200https://english.radio.cz/focus-both-language-and-culture-weekly-czech-school-queens-8591530 Every Friday evening during the school year, children from all over New York (and sometimes even further afield) gather for Czech lessons at the Bohemian Hall in Queens. As well as improving their Czech, the school’s pupils learn about various aspects of Czech culture, while their parents get to catch up on what’s happening in the community. 00:07:27https://english.radio.cz/christopher-harwood-professor-czech-columbia-university-8591872Christopher Harwood is a lecturer in Czech at Columbia University in New York. When I met him at his office on Columbia’s Upper West Side campus, we discussed Czech literature, the difficulties of learning Czech, and how Professor Harwood himself had become good enough at the language to teach it at one of the world’s leading universities.Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:57:43 +0200https://english.radio.cz/christopher-harwood-professor-czech-columbia-university-8591872Christopher Harwood is a lecturer in Czech at Columbia University in New York. When I met him at his office on Columbia’s Upper West Side campus, we discussed Czech literature, the difficulties of learning Czech, and how Professor Harwood himself had become good enough at the language to teach it at one of the world’s leading universities.00:07:51https://english.radio.cz/against-fur-8592166 Welcome to this edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s language series in which you can learn some interesting Czech phrases through song lyrics. Today’s song is Královna, or The Queen, and it comes from the 1996 album Apogeum by the legendary Czech new-wave rock band Garáž. The phrase to listen for is “proti srsti”. Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:25:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/against-fur-8592166 Welcome to this edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s language series in which you can learn some interesting Czech phrases through song lyrics. Today’s song is Královna, or The Queen, and it comes from the 1996 album Apogeum by the legendary Czech new-wave rock band Garáž. The phrase to listen for is “proti srsti”. https://english.radio.cz/a-bag-fleas-8592415 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s Czech language series in which you can learn idioms through song lyrics. Today, we’ll be listening to a song called Zkamenělý dítě (The Petrified or Stony Child) by the great Czech ‘90s rock band, Lucie. The words to look out for are “pytel blech” - a bag of fleas. Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:25:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/a-bag-fleas-8592415 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s Czech language series in which you can learn idioms through song lyrics. Today, we’ll be listening to a song called Zkamenělý dítě (The Petrified or Stony Child) by the great Czech ‘90s rock band, Lucie. The words to look out for are “pytel blech” - a bag of fleas. https://english.radio.cz/makes-me-feel-a-stag-8592580 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, RRs language course made easy. Today we’ll look at a few ways of expressing surprise. The song you’ll hear is called Antlers, the singer is Jan Burian and the phrase to listen out for is jsem z toho jelen. Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:25:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/makes-me-feel-a-stag-8592580 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, RRs language course made easy. Today we’ll look at a few ways of expressing surprise. The song you’ll hear is called Antlers, the singer is Jan Burian and the phrase to listen out for is jsem z toho jelen. https://english.radio.cz/czechoslovakia-czech-republic-or-czechia-whats-a-name-8592732“And I regret some of the recent behaviour that Russia has exhibited, and I’ll be glad to talk about that later including the reduction of oil supplies to Czechoslovakia after they agreed with us on a missile defence system…” That was Republican presidential candidate John McCain talking in New Mexico earlier this summer.Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:47:59 +0200https://english.radio.cz/czechoslovakia-czech-republic-or-czechia-whats-a-name-8592732“And I regret some of the recent behaviour that Russia has exhibited, and I’ll be glad to talk about that later including the reduction of oil supplies to Czechoslovakia after they agreed with us on a missile defence system…” That was Republican presidential candidate John McCain talking in New Mexico earlier this summer.00:07:56https://english.radio.cz/where-wind-theres-his-cape-8592885 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn idioms through song lyrics. Today, we’ll be listening to a tune by Lucie Vondráčková – the niece of one of this country’s biggest pop stars, Helena Vondráčková. The song is called ‘Vítr’ (meaning ‘The Wind’) and you might recognise it as a Czech reworking of Bonnie Tyler’s ‘Holding Out For A Hero’. The phrase to listen out for is ‘Kam vítr, tam plášt’’. Sat, 23 Aug 2008 03:25:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/where-wind-theres-his-cape-8592885 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn idioms through song lyrics. Today, we’ll be listening to a tune by Lucie Vondráčková – the niece of one of this country’s biggest pop stars, Helena Vondráčková. The song is called ‘Vítr’ (meaning ‘The Wind’) and you might recognise it as a Czech reworking of Bonnie Tyler’s ‘Holding Out For A Hero’. The phrase to listen out for is ‘Kam vítr, tam plášt’’. https://english.radio.cz/zacli-se-mnou-certi-sit-8593132 Welcome to SoundCzech, the programme in which you can learn Czech through song lyrics. This week we’ll be looking at a song all too familiar to yours truly – “Dominiku” - it is originally a French song, but the Czech version was famously sung by Judita Čeřovská in 1964. The phrase to look out for is “začli se mnou čerti šít.” Sat, 16 Aug 2008 03:25:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/zacli-se-mnou-certi-sit-8593132 Welcome to SoundCzech, the programme in which you can learn Czech through song lyrics. This week we’ll be looking at a song all too familiar to yours truly – “Dominiku” - it is originally a French song, but the Czech version was famously sung by Judita Čeřovská in 1964. The phrase to look out for is “začli se mnou čerti šít.” https://english.radio.cz/authorities-launch-website-help-residency-applicants-czech-language-exams-8593215 Beginning in January 2009, foreigners from outside the EU who seek permanent residency in the Czech Republic will have to pass a Czech language exam to qualify for the permit. The authorities have now launched a website with information on the language test, a list of language centres where they can take the exam, as well as places where they can receive a voucher that will entitle them to one exam free-of-charge. And the website also features a sample exam in which seekers of permanent residency can test their Czech language skills. Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:04:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/authorities-launch-website-help-residency-applicants-czech-language-exams-8593215 Beginning in January 2009, foreigners from outside the EU who seek permanent residency in the Czech Republic will have to pass a Czech language exam to qualify for the permit. The authorities have now launched a website with information on the language test, a list of language centres where they can take the exam, as well as places where they can receive a voucher that will entitle them to one exam free-of-charge. And the website also features a sample exam in which seekers of permanent residency can test their Czech language skills. 00:04:59https://english.radio.cz/have-your-heart-your-throat-8593369 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s Czech language series in which you can learn idioms through song lyrics. Today, we’ll be listening to a song called Lovci lebek or Head hunters by Czech band Traband. The phrase to look out for is “srdce v krku”. Sat, 09 Aug 2008 03:25:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/have-your-heart-your-throat-8593369 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s Czech language series in which you can learn idioms through song lyrics. Today, we’ll be listening to a song called Lovci lebek or Head hunters by Czech band Traband. The phrase to look out for is “srdce v krku”. https://english.radio.cz/love-keeps-us-above-water-8593730 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech in which you can learn useful phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is “Dej Mi Ruku” or “Give Me Your Hand” by the Czech singer Iveta Bartošová. Although released in the early nineties, the song is best described as typical eighties kitsch – you’ll recognize the style. The key phrase to look out for is “Ty lásky co nás držej nad vodou” or “The love that keeps us above the water.” Sat, 26 Jul 2008 03:25:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/love-keeps-us-above-water-8593730 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech in which you can learn useful phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is “Dej Mi Ruku” or “Give Me Your Hand” by the Czech singer Iveta Bartošová. Although released in the early nineties, the song is best described as typical eighties kitsch – you’ll recognize the style. The key phrase to look out for is “Ty lásky co nás držej nad vodou” or “The love that keeps us above the water.” https://english.radio.cz/going-bad-worse-8594040 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech in which you can learn useful phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by the current teenage idol Ewa Farna and is called Z bláta do louže – which coincidentally is the phrase to listen out for. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:25:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/going-bad-worse-8594040 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech in which you can learn useful phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by the current teenage idol Ewa Farna and is called Z bláta do louže – which coincidentally is the phrase to listen out for. https://english.radio.cz/falling-headlessly-love-8594201Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s Czech language series in which you can learn idioms through song lyrics. Today, we’ll be listening to a song called Gilotina by singer songwriter Karel Plíhal. The phrase to look out for is “zamilovat se bezhlavě”:Sat, 12 Jul 2008 03:25:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/falling-headlessly-love-8594201Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s Czech language series in which you can learn idioms through song lyrics. Today, we’ll be listening to a song called Gilotina by singer songwriter Karel Plíhal. The phrase to look out for is “zamilovat se bezhlavě”:https://english.radio.cz/i-dont-feel-right-my-skin-8594631 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s Czech language series in which you can learn idioms through song lyrics. Today, we’ll be listening to a song called S cizí ženou v cizím pokoji and the phrase to look out for is “nejsem ve své kůži”: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:25:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/i-dont-feel-right-my-skin-8594631 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s Czech language series in which you can learn idioms through song lyrics. Today, we’ll be listening to a song called S cizí ženou v cizím pokoji and the phrase to look out for is “nejsem ve své kůži”: https://english.radio.cz/its-too-late-chase-after-would-8594891Hello and welcome to this week’s edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language series in which you have a chance to learn some interesting phrases through songs lyrics. Today’s song Tichá domácnost, or “Quiet Household”, comes from a 1995 album, of the same name, by the Eben Brothers, and features Iva Bittová. The phrase to listen for is “je pozdě honit bycha”.Sat, 21 Jun 2008 03:25:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/its-too-late-chase-after-would-8594891Hello and welcome to this week’s edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language series in which you have a chance to learn some interesting phrases through songs lyrics. Today’s song Tichá domácnost, or “Quiet Household”, comes from a 1995 album, of the same name, by the Eben Brothers, and features Iva Bittová. The phrase to listen for is “je pozdě honit bycha”.https://english.radio.cz/shot-nerves-8595130 Welcome to SoundCzech, our language course in which where we look at Czech expressions through song lyrics. In today’s edition, we look at the expression “nervy nadranc”, which means having nerves that are completely shot. The song is by Hana Zagorová and is called Spěchám from the verb “spěchat” – which means to hurry or rush. In Hana Zagorová’s case: getting nowhere fast. Sat, 14 Jun 2008 03:25:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/shot-nerves-8595130 Welcome to SoundCzech, our language course in which where we look at Czech expressions through song lyrics. In today’s edition, we look at the expression “nervy nadranc”, which means having nerves that are completely shot. The song is by Hana Zagorová and is called Spěchám from the verb “spěchat” – which means to hurry or rush. In Hana Zagorová’s case: getting nowhere fast. https://english.radio.cz/im-losing-control-again-8595358 Welcome to SoundCzech RPs Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is sung by Helena Vondráčková – it is called “Thanks for being you" and the phrase, or rather the two phrases, to listen out for are: “Já v tom plavu, já v tom lítám” – “I’m swimming in it, I’m flying in it”. Sat, 07 Jun 2008 03:25:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/im-losing-control-again-8595358 Welcome to SoundCzech RPs Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is sung by Helena Vondráčková – it is called “Thanks for being you" and the phrase, or rather the two phrases, to listen out for are: “Já v tom plavu, já v tom lítám” – “I’m swimming in it, I’m flying in it”. https://english.radio.cz/have-enough-time-8595553 Hello and welcome to another edition of Sound Czech –Radio Prague’s Czech language programme which helps you learn idioms through song lyrics. Today, we’ll be listening to a song by the legendary duo Jiří Suchý and Jiří Šlitr called “Pramínek vlasů”, which translates as “A Lock of Hair”. The phrase to listen out for is “je totiž neděle a mám dost času”. Sat, 31 May 2008 03:25:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/have-enough-time-8595553 Hello and welcome to another edition of Sound Czech –Radio Prague’s Czech language programme which helps you learn idioms through song lyrics. Today, we’ll be listening to a song by the legendary duo Jiří Suchý and Jiří Šlitr called “Pramínek vlasů”, which translates as “A Lock of Hair”. The phrase to listen out for is “je totiž neděle a mám dost času”. https://english.radio.cz/a-soaked-hen-8596520 Welcome to a SoundCzech – in which listeners can learn about the Czech language through song lyrics. In today’s edition, the simile “jako zmoklá slepice” which translated literally means “like a soaked hen”. The phrase was used in a famous song called Strejček Hlad (Uncle Hunger). The original lyrics were written by the great Jan Werich and performed by Werich and Jiří Voskovec. Sat, 03 May 2008 03:25:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/a-soaked-hen-8596520 Welcome to a SoundCzech – in which listeners can learn about the Czech language through song lyrics. In today’s edition, the simile “jako zmoklá slepice” which translated literally means “like a soaked hen”. The phrase was used in a famous song called Strejček Hlad (Uncle Hunger). The original lyrics were written by the great Jan Werich and performed by Werich and Jiří Voskovec. https://english.radio.cz/i-am-racking-my-brains-vain-8596690 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, our language series in which you can learn Czech expressions with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by the country’s leading chanson singer Hana Hegerová and it is called Tak abyste to věděla – Just so you know. The phrase to listen out for is Marně si hlavu lamu. Sat, 26 Apr 2008 02:25:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/i-am-racking-my-brains-vain-8596690 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, our language series in which you can learn Czech expressions with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by the country’s leading chanson singer Hana Hegerová and it is called Tak abyste to věděla – Just so you know. The phrase to listen out for is Marně si hlavu lamu. https://english.radio.cz/have-milk-your-chin-8596977 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech - Radio Prague’s Czech language series which helps you learn idioms through song lyrics. Today, we’ll be listening to a song by Wabi Daněk, which Czechs often sing themselves around a roaring campfire. It’s called ‘Hudsonský šífy’ meaning something like ‘Hudson boats’, though the word ‘šíf’ is a very unusual way of saying boat in Czech, and has more than a hint of the exotic to it. But anyway, the phrase to listen out for is ‘ten, kdo na bradě má mlíko’, which comes at the beginning of the fourth verse. Sat, 19 Apr 2008 01:25:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/have-milk-your-chin-8596977 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech - Radio Prague’s Czech language series which helps you learn idioms through song lyrics. Today, we’ll be listening to a song by Wabi Daněk, which Czechs often sing themselves around a roaring campfire. It’s called ‘Hudsonský šífy’ meaning something like ‘Hudson boats’, though the word ‘šíf’ is a very unusual way of saying boat in Czech, and has more than a hint of the exotic to it. But anyway, the phrase to listen out for is ‘ten, kdo na bradě má mlíko’, which comes at the beginning of the fourth verse. https://english.radio.cz/mailbox-8597270 This week: a response to an author’s appeal; different language versions of articles on Radio Prague’s website; Czech learning programmes on Radio Prague; “From the Archives”. Listeners quoted: Cyle Joseph, Róbert Kiss, Eva Ehrlich, Stephen Hrebenach, Ian Morrison. Sun, 13 Apr 2008 01:22:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/mailbox-8597270 This week: a response to an author’s appeal; different language versions of articles on Radio Prague’s website; Czech learning programmes on Radio Prague; “From the Archives”. Listeners quoted: Cyle Joseph, Róbert Kiss, Eva Ehrlich, Stephen Hrebenach, Ian Morrison. 00:06:14https://english.radio.cz/getting-untangled-8597139 Welcome to this week’s edition of Sound Czech, Radio Prague’s Czech language series in which you can learn interesting phrases through song lyrics. Today’s phrase is “Než se odtud vymotáme” and comes from a song contained in the 1980s children’s story Hurvínek a Lupiči - or Hurvínek and the Burglars – part of the famous Špejbl and Hurvínek series. Sat, 12 Apr 2008 01:25:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/getting-untangled-8597139 Welcome to this week’s edition of Sound Czech, Radio Prague’s Czech language series in which you can learn interesting phrases through song lyrics. Today’s phrase is “Než se odtud vymotáme” and comes from a song contained in the 1980s children’s story Hurvínek a Lupiči - or Hurvínek and the Burglars – part of the famous Špejbl and Hurvínek series. https://english.radio.cz/screws-your-head-8597471 Welcome to this week’s edition of Sound Czech, Radio Prague’s Czech language series in which you can learn interesting phrases through songs’ lyrics. Today’s phrase “Šrouby do hlavy”, or “Screws into the head”, is also the name of the song released in 1990 by one of the most popular Czech pop bands, Lucie. Sat, 05 Apr 2008 01:25:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/screws-your-head-8597471 Welcome to this week’s edition of Sound Czech, Radio Prague’s Czech language series in which you can learn interesting phrases through songs’ lyrics. Today’s phrase “Šrouby do hlavy”, or “Screws into the head”, is also the name of the song released in 1990 by one of the most popular Czech pop bands, Lucie. https://english.radio.cz/whats-a-name-8597717 Don't ask me why, but one of the first things I noticed when I moved from Cologne to Prague, was that I didn't understand what lay behind many of the metro station or street names here in the Golden City. The names I'd left behind were, at least for me, entirely comprehensible, logical and reasonable. Now in Prague, however, my familiar Heumarkt, Neumarkt, Altstadt and Beethovenstrasse seemed far away when faced with the likes of Smíchovské nádraží, I.P. Pavlova, or Pražského Povstání. Mind you, I barely understood anything written or spoken in the Czech language when I arrived last month. A state of affairs which is changing, albeit so slowly as to be as yet undetectable to many! Sun, 30 Mar 2008 01:15:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/whats-a-name-8597717 Don't ask me why, but one of the first things I noticed when I moved from Cologne to Prague, was that I didn't understand what lay behind many of the metro station or street names here in the Golden City. The names I'd left behind were, at least for me, entirely comprehensible, logical and reasonable. Now in Prague, however, my familiar Heumarkt, Neumarkt, Altstadt and Beethovenstrasse seemed far away when faced with the likes of Smíchovské nádraží, I.P. Pavlova, or Pražského Povstání. Mind you, I barely understood anything written or spoken in the Czech language when I arrived last month. A state of affairs which is changing, albeit so slowly as to be as yet undetectable to many! 00:03:37https://english.radio.cz/have-something-behind-your-ears-8597718 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s Czech language series in which you can learn idioms through song lyrics. Today, we’ll be listening to a song called Brno je zlatá loď - Brno is a golden boat - performed by a group called Banjo Band Ivana Mládka. The phrase to listen out for is “mít za ušima”. Sat, 29 Mar 2008 01:25:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/have-something-behind-your-ears-8597718 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s Czech language series in which you can learn idioms through song lyrics. Today, we’ll be listening to a song called Brno je zlatá loď - Brno is a golden boat - performed by a group called Banjo Band Ivana Mládka. The phrase to listen out for is “mít za ušima”. https://english.radio.cz/frantisek-cermak-a-chronicler-modern-day-czech-8597766Have you ever wondered what word people use most frequently? In Czech it’s dítě or child – at least as far as nouns go. One of the most common words in general are “voni”, “prostě”, “teda” or “bejt”. That you have never come across these expressions? That’s because they are used mostly in spoken – not written – Czech, which is practically a language of its own. The linguist František Čermák, together with colleagues, classified the words of spoken Czech and created a new Czech dictionary – Frekvenční slovník mluvené češtiny or the Frequency Dictionary of Spoken Czech.Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:49:54 +0100https://english.radio.cz/frantisek-cermak-a-chronicler-modern-day-czech-8597766Have you ever wondered what word people use most frequently? In Czech it’s dítě or child – at least as far as nouns go. One of the most common words in general are “voni”, “prostě”, “teda” or “bejt”. That you have never come across these expressions? That’s because they are used mostly in spoken – not written – Czech, which is practically a language of its own. The linguist František Čermák, together with colleagues, classified the words of spoken Czech and created a new Czech dictionary – Frekvenční slovník mluvené češtiny or the Frequency Dictionary of Spoken Czech.00:07:39https://english.radio.cz/mazat-karty-8597906 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language programme in which listeners can learn new expressions through music lyrics. In today’s episode you’ll hear the expression “mazat karty” which means to play cards. “Mazali jsme karty” is the past tense and is used in the song “Marta” by the Czechs 1960s folk trio KTO (Kamarádi táborových ohňů or The Campfire Boys). The song is about what a bunch of friends and what they do when Marta fails to show up. Sat, 22 Mar 2008 01:25:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/mazat-karty-8597906 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language programme in which listeners can learn new expressions through music lyrics. In today’s episode you’ll hear the expression “mazat karty” which means to play cards. “Mazali jsme karty” is the past tense and is used in the song “Marta” by the Czechs 1960s folk trio KTO (Kamarádi táborových ohňů or The Campfire Boys). The song is about what a bunch of friends and what they do when Marta fails to show up. https://english.radio.cz/it-worth-it-8598129 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by the band Žlutý Pes or Yellow Dog and it is called Harašení – Harassment. The phrase to listen out for today is “vzpomínáme na starý časy, kdy svět jěště za něco stál”. This translates as “we remember the good old days when the world was a better place” or, literally, when the world was still worth something. Sat, 15 Mar 2008 01:25:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/it-worth-it-8598129 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by the band Žlutý Pes or Yellow Dog and it is called Harašení – Harassment. The phrase to listen out for today is “vzpomínáme na starý časy, kdy svět jěště za něco stál”. This translates as “we remember the good old days when the world was a better place” or, literally, when the world was still worth something. https://english.radio.cz/theyre-springing-mushrooms-after-rain-8598408 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s Czech language series in which you can learn idioms through song lyrics. Today, we’ll be listening to a song by Czech rockers Kabát called “Kdo si nechce hubu spálit”, which translates into English roughly as “If you don’t want to get into trouble”. The phrase to listen out for is “rostou nám tak jako houby po dešti”, which comes right at the beginning of the song. Sat, 08 Mar 2008 01:25:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/theyre-springing-mushrooms-after-rain-8598408 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s Czech language series in which you can learn idioms through song lyrics. Today, we’ll be listening to a song by Czech rockers Kabát called “Kdo si nechce hubu spálit”, which translates into English roughly as “If you don’t want to get into trouble”. The phrase to listen out for is “rostou nám tak jako houby po dešti”, which comes right at the beginning of the song. https://english.radio.cz/getting-things-mixed-8598693 Welcome to SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s Czech-language course which helps you learn Czech idioms through song lyrics. Today the 1950s and 60s Czech pop idol Richard Adam will teach us a few useful phrases from his hit song “Páni kluci“. The title literally translates as “Gentlemen Boys” but the idiom means just the opposite of the English “boys will be boys”. It refers to small boys but gives them the respect reserved to grown up men. Strangely enough, “Páni kluci” is actually a love song. The boys playing in the street are witnesses to a romance between the singer and his beloved. Here comes the first phrase: “páté přes deváté”. Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:05:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/getting-things-mixed-8598693 Welcome to SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s Czech-language course which helps you learn Czech idioms through song lyrics. Today the 1950s and 60s Czech pop idol Richard Adam will teach us a few useful phrases from his hit song “Páni kluci“. The title literally translates as “Gentlemen Boys” but the idiom means just the opposite of the English “boys will be boys”. It refers to small boys but gives them the respect reserved to grown up men. Strangely enough, “Páni kluci” is actually a love song. The boys playing in the street are witnesses to a romance between the singer and his beloved. Here comes the first phrase: “páté přes deváté”. https://english.radio.cz/muj-pritel-yetti-8598866 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s Czech language series in which you can learn Czech phrases through song lyrics. Today, we’ll be listening to a tune by the folk singer Karel Plíhal called Můj přítel Yetti, or my friend the Yeti. Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:05:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/muj-pritel-yetti-8598866 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s Czech language series in which you can learn Czech phrases through song lyrics. Today, we’ll be listening to a tune by the folk singer Karel Plíhal called Můj přítel Yetti, or my friend the Yeti. https://english.radio.cz/language-exams-permanent-residence-applicants-begin-next-year-8598896Under a new system presented on Thursday, foreigners who apply for either permanent residence or Czech citizenship will, from next January, have to first pass a compulsory exam in the Czech language. But why is the Czech Republic introducing this requirement? And will applicants from other Slavic countries find the tests relatively easy?Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:55:17 +0100https://english.radio.cz/language-exams-permanent-residence-applicants-begin-next-year-8598896Under a new system presented on Thursday, foreigners who apply for either permanent residence or Czech citizenship will, from next January, have to first pass a compulsory exam in the Czech language. But why is the Czech Republic introducing this requirement? And will applicants from other Slavic countries find the tests relatively easy?00:04:44https://english.radio.cz/follow-your-nose-8599119 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s Czech language series in which you can learn idioms through song lyrics. Today, we’ll be listening to a tune by Jaromír Nohavica called Tři čuníci. The phrase to listen out for is “jít rovnou za nosem”. Sat, 16 Feb 2008 00:05:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/follow-your-nose-8599119 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s Czech language series in which you can learn idioms through song lyrics. Today, we’ll be listening to a tune by Jaromír Nohavica called Tři čuníci. The phrase to listen out for is “jít rovnou za nosem”. https://english.radio.cz/bide-your-time-a-goose-waits-corn-8599319 You’re listening to SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s weekly programme in which you can learn Czech idioms with the help of songs. Today we’ll be listening to a song from the 1960s called “Chybí mi ta jistota“ or “I can’t be sure” by the legendary duo Jiří Suchý and Jiří Šlitr, the protagonists of the Semafor theatre. Today’s featured phrase is “dočkej času jako husa klasu“. Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:36:52 +0100https://english.radio.cz/bide-your-time-a-goose-waits-corn-8599319 You’re listening to SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s weekly programme in which you can learn Czech idioms with the help of songs. Today we’ll be listening to a song from the 1960s called “Chybí mi ta jistota“ or “I can’t be sure” by the legendary duo Jiří Suchý and Jiří Šlitr, the protagonists of the Semafor theatre. Today’s featured phrase is “dočkej času jako husa klasu“. https://english.radio.cz/fake-innocence-8599585 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s language course where you can learn new words and expressions through song lyrics. Today’s song is by singer/guitarist Petr Bende, the runner-up in the country’s second edition of Pop Idol (known in Czech as Česko hledá superstar). The song is called Nevinnost and the text to look out for is “nevinnost zkoušíš hrát”. Sat, 02 Feb 2008 00:05:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/fake-innocence-8599585 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s language course where you can learn new words and expressions through song lyrics. Today’s song is by singer/guitarist Petr Bende, the runner-up in the country’s second edition of Pop Idol (known in Czech as Česko hledá superstar). The song is called Nevinnost and the text to look out for is “nevinnost zkoušíš hrát”. https://english.radio.cz/even-though-luck-has-turned-its-back-us-8599804 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new expressions with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is sung by the famous Czech chanson singer Hana Hegerová and is called Lásko má – My love. And the phrase to listen out for is “Ač se štěstí točí zády k nám”. Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:05:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/even-though-luck-has-turned-its-back-us-8599804 Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new expressions with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is sung by the famous Czech chanson singer Hana Hegerová and is called Lásko má – My love. And the phrase to listen out for is “Ač se štěstí točí zády k nám”. https://english.radio.cz/we-are-too-small-birds-8600048 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s Czech language series in which you can learn idioms through song lyrics. Today, we’ll be listening to a tune by Janek Ledecký called “na ptáky jsme krátký”. The phrase “na ptáky jsme krátký” is also the one to listen out for. Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:05:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/we-are-too-small-birds-8600048 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s Czech language series in which you can learn idioms through song lyrics. Today, we’ll be listening to a tune by Janek Ledecký called “na ptáky jsme krátký”. The phrase “na ptáky jsme krátký” is also the one to listen out for. https://english.radio.cz/heavenly-love-8600383 You’re listening to SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s weekly programme in which you can learn Czech phrases through song lyrics. Today we’ll be listening to a song from the 1960s called “Ach, ta láska nebeská“, in English “Heavenly love” or “Love made in heaven”, sung by the legendary Czech singers Waldemar Matuška and Eva Pilarová. The title of the song is also today’s featured phrase. Sat, 12 Jan 2008 00:05:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/heavenly-love-8600383 You’re listening to SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s weekly programme in which you can learn Czech phrases through song lyrics. Today we’ll be listening to a song from the 1960s called “Ach, ta láska nebeská“, in English “Heavenly love” or “Love made in heaven”, sung by the legendary Czech singers Waldemar Matuška and Eva Pilarová. The title of the song is also today’s featured phrase. https://english.radio.cz/i-will-wager-my-head-8600620 You’re listening to SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s weekly programme in which you can learn Czech idioms with the help of songs. Today we’ll be listening to a song from the 1960s called “To všechno odnes čas“ or “Time took it all away” sung by the legendary Czech singer Waldemar Matuška. Today’s featured phrase is “hlavu za to dám“. Sat, 05 Jan 2008 00:05:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/i-will-wager-my-head-8600620 You’re listening to SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s weekly programme in which you can learn Czech idioms with the help of songs. Today we’ll be listening to a song from the 1960s called “To všechno odnes čas“ or “Time took it all away” sung by the legendary Czech singer Waldemar Matuška. Today’s featured phrase is “hlavu za to dám“. https://english.radio.cz/hes-guy-antlers-8601049 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can pick up useful phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by the group Wanastovi Vjecy and is called Velkej první letní den “that great first day of summer”. The phrase to listen out for is “láska bez paroží”. Sat, 15 Dec 2007 19:32:35 +0100https://english.radio.cz/hes-guy-antlers-8601049 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can pick up useful phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by the group Wanastovi Vjecy and is called Velkej první letní den “that great first day of summer”. The phrase to listen out for is “láska bez paroží”. https://english.radio.cz/have-extra-cog-8601530 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech - Radio Prague's Czech language series in which you can learn idioms through song lyrics. Today, we'll be listening to a song called “Je to blázen” from a Czech musical called Hamlet. The phrase to listen out for is “mít o kolečko navíc”: Sat, 01 Dec 2007 19:01:09 +0100https://english.radio.cz/have-extra-cog-8601530 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech - Radio Prague's Czech language series in which you can learn idioms through song lyrics. Today, we'll be listening to a song called “Je to blázen” from a Czech musical called Hamlet. The phrase to listen out for is “mít o kolečko navíc”: https://english.radio.cz/son-death-8601762Welcome to this week’s edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s Czech language programme in which you can learn interesting phrases through song lyrics. Today we will listen to a 1989 song entitled ‘Vysočany-Libeň’ written by singer and poet Jiří Dědeček but performed by an all-girl band called Panika. The phrase to listen for is ‘syn smrti’.Sat, 24 Nov 2007 19:32:14 +0100https://english.radio.cz/son-death-8601762Welcome to this week’s edition of SoundCzech – Radio Prague’s Czech language programme in which you can learn interesting phrases through song lyrics. Today we will listen to a 1989 song entitled ‘Vysočany-Libeň’ written by singer and poet Jiří Dědeček but performed by an all-girl band called Panika. The phrase to listen for is ‘syn smrti’.https://english.radio.cz/its-drizzling-8601999 Today’s SoundCzech features a song called Mrholí by the bearded 1960s Czechoslovak pop star Waldemar Matuska; I first heard the cute but likable tune on the soundtrack of the nostalgic 1999 film Pelíšky (Cosy Dens). Mrholí means it’s drizzling, or it’s misty. In the song the drizzle reflects the protagonist’s lovelorn sadness. Sat, 17 Nov 2007 19:32:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/its-drizzling-8601999 Today’s SoundCzech features a song called Mrholí by the bearded 1960s Czechoslovak pop star Waldemar Matuska; I first heard the cute but likable tune on the soundtrack of the nostalgic 1999 film Pelíšky (Cosy Dens). Mrholí means it’s drizzling, or it’s misty. In the song the drizzle reflects the protagonist’s lovelorn sadness. https://english.radio.cz/what-a-bash-itll-be-8602248 Welcome to SoundCzech, our Czech-language series through music. In this edition: slang used by young people to describe partying, slang any person in their late teens or early twenties who has ever gone clubbing or to a party in Prague will have used or come across. The song is by popular hip hop group Gipsy.cz. Sat, 10 Nov 2007 19:39:52 +0100https://english.radio.cz/what-a-bash-itll-be-8602248 Welcome to SoundCzech, our Czech-language series through music. In this edition: slang used by young people to describe partying, slang any person in their late teens or early twenties who has ever gone clubbing or to a party in Prague will have used or come across. The song is by popular hip hop group Gipsy.cz. https://english.radio.cz/its-a-dogs-life-8602498 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech - Radio Prague's Czech language series in which you can learn idioms through song lyrics. Today, we'll be listening to a song called "Život je pes" by Pavel Sedláček, which was very popular in the 1960s. The title of the song also happens to be the phrase we'll hear today. Sat, 03 Nov 2007 18:49:03 +0100https://english.radio.cz/its-a-dogs-life-8602498 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech - Radio Prague's Czech language series in which you can learn idioms through song lyrics. Today, we'll be listening to a song called "Život je pes" by Pavel Sedláček, which was very popular in the 1960s. The title of the song also happens to be the phrase we'll hear today. https://english.radio.cz/a-train-cant-be-driven-across-it-8602732 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech - Radio Prague's Czech language series in which you can learn idioms through song lyrics. Today, we'll be listening to a tune by one of the most popular Czech bands of the decade - Chinaski. The song's title is "Chátra", which means "the rabble" or "riff-raff" in Czech. And the phrase to listen out for is "přes to nejede vlak". Sat, 27 Oct 2007 18:54:38 +0200https://english.radio.cz/a-train-cant-be-driven-across-it-8602732 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech - Radio Prague's Czech language series in which you can learn idioms through song lyrics. Today, we'll be listening to a tune by one of the most popular Czech bands of the decade - Chinaski. The song's title is "Chátra", which means "the rabble" or "riff-raff" in Czech. And the phrase to listen out for is "přes to nejede vlak". https://english.radio.cz/life-old-hat-8602964 You're listening to SoundCzech - Radio Prague's weekly programme in which you can learn Czech idioms with the help of songs. Today we'll be listening to a song from the 1960s called "Léta dozrávání" or "Growing up" by the legendary duo Jiří Suchý and Jiří Šlitr. Today's featured phrase is "obnošená vesta". Sat, 20 Oct 2007 19:27:29 +0200https://english.radio.cz/life-old-hat-8602964 You're listening to SoundCzech - Radio Prague's weekly programme in which you can learn Czech idioms with the help of songs. Today we'll be listening to a song from the 1960s called "Léta dozrávání" or "Growing up" by the legendary duo Jiří Suchý and Jiří Šlitr. Today's featured phrase is "obnošená vesta". https://english.radio.cz/road-or-no-road-8603190 You're listening to SoundCzech - Radio Prague's Czech language series in which you can learn Czech idioms through song lyrics. Today we'll be listening to a song from the 1960s called "Jezdím bez nehod" or "I drive without accidents" sung by the pop-star of the day Milan Chladil. Today's first featured phrase is "cestou necestou". Sat, 13 Oct 2007 19:59:58 +0200https://english.radio.cz/road-or-no-road-8603190 You're listening to SoundCzech - Radio Prague's Czech language series in which you can learn Czech idioms through song lyrics. Today we'll be listening to a song from the 1960s called "Jezdím bez nehod" or "I drive without accidents" sung by the pop-star of the day Milan Chladil. Today's first featured phrase is "cestou necestou". https://english.radio.cz/i-took-it-my-head-8603431 Hello, it's time again to learn a new Czech phrase with the help of a song. Today's tune is a 1960's duet "Motýl" (or Butterfly) written by hitmakers Jiří Suchý and Jiří Šlitr for the legendary Semafor theatre. The stanza we will be listening to is sung by jazz trumpeter Jiří Jelínek. The phrase to listen out for is "vzít si něco do hlavy". Sat, 06 Oct 2007 19:02:13 +0200https://english.radio.cz/i-took-it-my-head-8603431 Hello, it's time again to learn a new Czech phrase with the help of a song. Today's tune is a 1960's duet "Motýl" (or Butterfly) written by hitmakers Jiří Suchý and Jiří Šlitr for the legendary Semafor theatre. The stanza we will be listening to is sung by jazz trumpeter Jiří Jelínek. The phrase to listen out for is "vzít si něco do hlavy". https://english.radio.cz/nicholas-kirke-british-entrepreneur-who-came-prague-search-his-father-and-8603617 Our guest for One on One this week is Nicholas Kirke, a British-born property developer who has been operating in the Czech Republic since the early 1990s and whose La Salle property development company now own thousands of square metres of prime real estate in Prague, including the historical Melantrich building on Wenceslas Square. Mon, 01 Oct 2007 18:20:01 +0200https://english.radio.cz/nicholas-kirke-british-entrepreneur-who-came-prague-search-his-father-and-8603617 Our guest for One on One this week is Nicholas Kirke, a British-born property developer who has been operating in the Czech Republic since the early 1990s and whose La Salle property development company now own thousands of square metres of prime real estate in Prague, including the historical Melantrich building on Wenceslas Square. 00:08:30https://english.radio.cz/mailbox-8603978 This week in Mailbox: music on Radio Prague, our SoundCzech series, stamps featuring Czech WWII heroes, staff photos on Radio Prague's website. Listeners quoted: Christopher Roung, Tom Caprioli, Ramiro Diez, Travis McMullins. Sun, 23 Sep 2007 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/mailbox-8603978 This week in Mailbox: music on Radio Prague, our SoundCzech series, stamps featuring Czech WWII heroes, staff photos on Radio Prague's website. Listeners quoted: Christopher Roung, Tom Caprioli, Ramiro Diez, Travis McMullins. 00:04:52https://english.radio.cz/thirteenth-chamber-8604068 Welcome to another edition of Sound Czech - Radio Prague's Czech language series in which you can learn idioms through song lyrics. Today, we'll be listening to a tune by 1980s Czech rockers Katapult. The song's title is "třináctá komnata" which translates as "the thirteenth chamber". "Třináctá komnata" is also the phrase you should be listening out for: Sat, 15 Sep 2007 19:24:17 +0200https://english.radio.cz/thirteenth-chamber-8604068 Welcome to another edition of Sound Czech - Radio Prague's Czech language series in which you can learn idioms through song lyrics. Today, we'll be listening to a tune by 1980s Czech rockers Katapult. The song's title is "třináctá komnata" which translates as "the thirteenth chamber". "Třináctá komnata" is also the phrase you should be listening out for: https://english.radio.cz/stretch-ones-slippers-8604128 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech - Radio Prague's Czech language series in which you can learn Czech idioms through song lyrics. Today we'll be listening to a song "Až natáhnu bačkory" by a popular Moravian band Mňága a Žďorp, which also happens to be the phrase we will hear today: Sat, 08 Sep 2007 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/stretch-ones-slippers-8604128 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech - Radio Prague's Czech language series in which you can learn Czech idioms through song lyrics. Today we'll be listening to a song "Až natáhnu bačkory" by a popular Moravian band Mňága a Žďorp, which also happens to be the phrase we will hear today: https://english.radio.cz/dont-become-disheartened-8604516 Hello, it's time again to learn a new Czech idiom with the help of a song. Today's tune originally comes from a 1980 television fairy tale "Princove jsou na draka" or "Princes are no good" (there's another Czech idiom for you). It is full of catchy songs that are extremely popular with children to this day. One of them is "Statistika nuda je" or "Statistics is boring". The phrase we'll be paying special attention to is "neklesejte na mysli". Sat, 01 Sep 2007 19:31:43 +0200https://english.radio.cz/dont-become-disheartened-8604516 Hello, it's time again to learn a new Czech idiom with the help of a song. Today's tune originally comes from a 1980 television fairy tale "Princove jsou na draka" or "Princes are no good" (there's another Czech idiom for you). It is full of catchy songs that are extremely popular with children to this day. One of them is "Statistika nuda je" or "Statistics is boring". The phrase we'll be paying special attention to is "neklesejte na mysli". https://english.radio.cz/maybe-yes-maybe-no-8604719 Today's SoundCzech features a scratchy old recording is of "Možná, že jo, že ne", by the Joe Patek Orchestra, who played Czech dechovka music in Texas in the first half of the last century. The compilation the song comes from gives it the English title "Maybe Yes, Maybe No". "Možná" means "maybe", "jo" is an informal affirmative similar to "yeah" in English ("ano is yes) and "ne" means "no". Sat, 25 Aug 2007 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/maybe-yes-maybe-no-8604719 Today's SoundCzech features a scratchy old recording is of "Možná, že jo, že ne", by the Joe Patek Orchestra, who played Czech dechovka music in Texas in the first half of the last century. The compilation the song comes from gives it the English title "Maybe Yes, Maybe No". "Možná" means "maybe", "jo" is an informal affirmative similar to "yeah" in English ("ano is yes) and "ne" means "no". https://english.radio.cz/charles-university-celebrates-over-fifty-years-czech-summer-school-foreigners-8604837Thursday marks the end of Charles University's 51st Czech Language Summer School. Over the past month, participants from over 36 countries, from Mexico to Mongolia, have been brushing up on their Czech skills in the nation's capital. Former student Rosie Johnston went back to school to see the progress that they had made:Wed, 22 Aug 2007 16:11:32 +0200https://english.radio.cz/charles-university-celebrates-over-fifty-years-czech-summer-school-foreigners-8604837Thursday marks the end of Charles University's 51st Czech Language Summer School. Over the past month, participants from over 36 countries, from Mexico to Mongolia, have been brushing up on their Czech skills in the nation's capital. Former student Rosie Johnston went back to school to see the progress that they had made:00:03:25https://english.radio.cz/decent-people-are-long-gone-8604929 You're listening to SoundCzech - Radio Prague's own Czech language series in which you can learn Czech idioms through song lyrics. Today's song is "Blues pro slušný lidi" or "Blues for decent people" by Czech singer, songwriter and lyricist Jiří Dědeček. It is featured on his 1995 album "Reprezentant lůzy". The phrase to listen for is "s lidma už je dávno ámen". Sat, 18 Aug 2007 18:43:49 +0200https://english.radio.cz/decent-people-are-long-gone-8604929 You're listening to SoundCzech - Radio Prague's own Czech language series in which you can learn Czech idioms through song lyrics. Today's song is "Blues pro slušný lidi" or "Blues for decent people" by Czech singer, songwriter and lyricist Jiří Dědeček. It is featured on his 1995 album "Reprezentant lůzy". The phrase to listen for is "s lidma už je dávno ámen". https://english.radio.cz/language-summer-school-dobruska-8605033 Students from all around the world with ties to the Czech Republic have come to the annual Czech language summer school in Dobruska, northeast Bohemia. The programme is now in its seventeenth year. Christian Rühmkorf spoke to Jan Paterson, who works for the BBC in Great Britain, about the reasons that brought him to this year's popular summer course. Wed, 15 Aug 2007 17:42:33 +0200https://english.radio.cz/language-summer-school-dobruska-8605033 Students from all around the world with ties to the Czech Republic have come to the annual Czech language summer school in Dobruska, northeast Bohemia. The programme is now in its seventeenth year. Christian Rühmkorf spoke to Jan Paterson, who works for the BBC in Great Britain, about the reasons that brought him to this year's popular summer course. 00:02:57https://english.radio.cz/ill-think-it-over-8605365 You are listening to SoundCzech, Radio Prague's own Czech language programme which explores Czech idioms through song lyrics. Today's featured song is "Nejlíp jim bylo" which can be loosely translated as "Those were their best times", sung by the Moravian band Mňága a Žďorp. The song is from their 1995 album "Ryzí zlato" or "Pure gold". The phrase we'll be paying special attention to is "nechám si projít hlavou". Here is the song for you. Sat, 04 Aug 2007 19:28:42 +0200https://english.radio.cz/ill-think-it-over-8605365 You are listening to SoundCzech, Radio Prague's own Czech language programme which explores Czech idioms through song lyrics. Today's featured song is "Nejlíp jim bylo" which can be loosely translated as "Those were their best times", sung by the Moravian band Mňága a Žďorp. The song is from their 1995 album "Ryzí zlato" or "Pure gold". The phrase we'll be paying special attention to is "nechám si projít hlavou". Here is the song for you. https://english.radio.cz/stone-fell-away-my-heart-8605599 Welcome to another edition of Sound Czech - Radio Prague's Czech language series in which you can learn Czech idioms through song lyrics. Today we'll be listening to a song by the most famous of Czech crooners, Karel Gott. The song's title is "Srdce jako kámen", which translates as "Heart like a stone". Listen out for this phrase in the song's chorus. Sat, 28 Jul 2007 19:06:34 +0200https://english.radio.cz/stone-fell-away-my-heart-8605599 Welcome to another edition of Sound Czech - Radio Prague's Czech language series in which you can learn Czech idioms through song lyrics. Today we'll be listening to a song by the most famous of Czech crooners, Karel Gott. The song's title is "Srdce jako kámen", which translates as "Heart like a stone". Listen out for this phrase in the song's chorus. https://english.radio.cz/a-pig-rye-8605814 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech - Radio Prague's Czech language series in which you can learn Czech idioms through song lyrics. Today we'll be listening to a song written by a popular singer and songwriter Jaromír Nohavica, which is called Píseň spokojeného člověka - The contented man's song. The phrase to listen out for is: "jak prase v žitě". Sat, 21 Jul 2007 19:24:44 +0200https://english.radio.cz/a-pig-rye-8605814 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech - Radio Prague's Czech language series in which you can learn Czech idioms through song lyrics. Today we'll be listening to a song written by a popular singer and songwriter Jaromír Nohavica, which is called Píseň spokojeného člověka - The contented man's song. The phrase to listen out for is: "jak prase v žitě". https://english.radio.cz/love-a-beam-8606037 You are listening to SoundCzech, Radio Prague's original Czech language programme which explores Czech idioms through song lyrics. Today's featured song is "Červená řeka" or "Red River Valley" in the original, sung by Czech pop singer Helena Vondráčková. The phrase we'll be paying special attention to is "láska jako trám". Here is the song for you. Sat, 14 Jul 2007 18:56:05 +0200https://english.radio.cz/love-a-beam-8606037 You are listening to SoundCzech, Radio Prague's original Czech language programme which explores Czech idioms through song lyrics. Today's featured song is "Červená řeka" or "Red River Valley" in the original, sung by Czech pop singer Helena Vondráčková. The phrase we'll be paying special attention to is "láska jako trám". Here is the song for you. https://english.radio.cz/there-a-catch-it-8606692 You're listening to Sound Czech - Radio Prague's Czech language series in which you can learn useful phrases through song lyrics. Today we'll be listening to the singer-songwriter Jan Spálený and his 1985 song called Asi v tom bude nějakej háček, which also happens to be the phrase we will hear today. Sat, 23 Jun 2007 19:05:59 +0200https://english.radio.cz/there-a-catch-it-8606692 You're listening to Sound Czech - Radio Prague's Czech language series in which you can learn useful phrases through song lyrics. Today we'll be listening to the singer-songwriter Jan Spálený and his 1985 song called Asi v tom bude nějakej háček, which also happens to be the phrase we will hear today. https://english.radio.cz/one-years-time-day-8606917 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech - Radio Prague's Czech language series that allows you to learn interesting expressions with the help of song lyrics. Today's song is by the band Divoký Bill (Wild Bill) and is called "Dávno", meaning A Long Time Ago. The words to listen for are: "do roka a do dne". Sat, 16 Jun 2007 18:42:56 +0200https://english.radio.cz/one-years-time-day-8606917 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech - Radio Prague's Czech language series that allows you to learn interesting expressions with the help of song lyrics. Today's song is by the band Divoký Bill (Wild Bill) and is called "Dávno", meaning A Long Time Ago. The words to listen for are: "do roka a do dne". https://english.radio.cz/i-wouldnt-give-you-a-broken-groschen-it-8607149 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech -Radio Prague's Czech language series in which you can learn useful phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today's song is by singer Karel Kryl and it is called Srdce a Kříž - Heart and Cross. The phrase to listen out for is : "nedal bych za nový zlámanou grešli". Sat, 09 Jun 2007 18:54:40 +0200https://english.radio.cz/i-wouldnt-give-you-a-broken-groschen-it-8607149 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech -Radio Prague's Czech language series in which you can learn useful phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today's song is by singer Karel Kryl and it is called Srdce a Kříž - Heart and Cross. The phrase to listen out for is : "nedal bych za nový zlámanou grešli". https://english.radio.cz/one-day-youre-next-youre-down-8607380 You're listening to SoundCzech - Radio Prague's Czech language series in which you can learn Czech idioms through song lyrics. Today we'll be listening to a song from the 1930s called "Život je jen náhoda" or "Life is but chance" by the comedians and playwrights Jan Werich and Jiří Voskovec, with music by Jaroslav Ježek. Today's featured phrase is "jednou jsi dole, jednou nahoře". Sat, 02 Jun 2007 19:32:45 +0200https://english.radio.cz/one-day-youre-next-youre-down-8607380 You're listening to SoundCzech - Radio Prague's Czech language series in which you can learn Czech idioms through song lyrics. Today we'll be listening to a song from the 1930s called "Život je jen náhoda" or "Life is but chance" by the comedians and playwrights Jan Werich and Jiří Voskovec, with music by Jaroslav Ježek. Today's featured phrase is "jednou jsi dole, jednou nahoře". https://english.radio.cz/just-forget-about-it-8608075 You're listening to SoundCzech - Radio Prague's own Czech language series in which you can learn Czech idioms through song lyrics. Today's song is "Sladké mámení" or "Sweet deception" by Czech pop singer Helena Vondráčková. It is the central tune from the hugely popular 1982 family movie "S tebou mě baví svět". The phrase we are listening out for is "házet za hlavu". Sat, 12 May 2007 21:36:11 +0200https://english.radio.cz/just-forget-about-it-8608075 You're listening to SoundCzech - Radio Prague's own Czech language series in which you can learn Czech idioms through song lyrics. Today's song is "Sladké mámení" or "Sweet deception" by Czech pop singer Helena Vondráčková. It is the central tune from the hugely popular 1982 family movie "S tebou mě baví svět". The phrase we are listening out for is "házet za hlavu". https://english.radio.cz/mailbox-8608546 In this week's Mailbox, a Czech-born listener shares her experience of emigrating to Canada as a child in the 1950s. We also hear your views on the use of the word "Czechia" instead of "the Czech Republic." Listeners quoted: Jenny Roth, Vic Uhlik, Keith Bracknell, Miloslav Rechcigl and Lynda-Marie Hauptman. Sun, 29 Apr 2007 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/mailbox-8608546 In this week's Mailbox, a Czech-born listener shares her experience of emigrating to Canada as a child in the 1950s. We also hear your views on the use of the word "Czechia" instead of "the Czech Republic." Listeners quoted: Jenny Roth, Vic Uhlik, Keith Bracknell, Miloslav Rechcigl and Lynda-Marie Hauptman. 00:04:55https://english.radio.cz/i-dont-strike-right-note-you-8608493 Welcome to SoundCzech, Radio Prague's Czech language series in which you can learn useful phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today's phrase is from a song called "Levandulová" meaning "The Lavender Girl" and is sung by the country's best known chanson singer Hana Hegerova. And the phrase to listen out for today is "nekapu ti do noty". Sat, 28 Apr 2007 18:53:18 +0200https://english.radio.cz/i-dont-strike-right-note-you-8608493 Welcome to SoundCzech, Radio Prague's Czech language series in which you can learn useful phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today's phrase is from a song called "Levandulová" meaning "The Lavender Girl" and is sung by the country's best known chanson singer Hana Hegerova. And the phrase to listen out for today is "nekapu ti do noty". https://english.radio.cz/mailbox-8608773 In Mailbox this week: more reaction to a Hollywood version of the life of Milada Horakova, the song that is synonymous with the Russian occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1968, and why Radio Prague doesn't use the name "Czechia" instead of "the Czech Republic". Listeners quoted: Stephen Landesman, Anna Zila-Granger and Dr. Eva Horova. Sun, 22 Apr 2007 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/mailbox-8608773 In Mailbox this week: more reaction to a Hollywood version of the life of Milada Horakova, the song that is synonymous with the Russian occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1968, and why Radio Prague doesn't use the name "Czechia" instead of "the Czech Republic". Listeners quoted: Stephen Landesman, Anna Zila-Granger and Dr. Eva Horova. 00:05:36https://english.radio.cz/clothes-make-a-man-8608729 You're listening to SoundCzech - Radio Prague's own Czech language series in which you'll learn useful phrases through song lyrics. Today we'll hear a song from the 1930s by the comedians and playwrights Jan Werich and Jiří Voskovec, with music by Jaroslav Ježek. It is called "Šaty dělaj člověka" which incidentally, is the phrase we are going to learn today. Sat, 21 Apr 2007 18:52:03 +0200https://english.radio.cz/clothes-make-a-man-8608729 You're listening to SoundCzech - Radio Prague's own Czech language series in which you'll learn useful phrases through song lyrics. Today we'll hear a song from the 1930s by the comedians and playwrights Jan Werich and Jiří Voskovec, with music by Jaroslav Ježek. It is called "Šaty dělaj člověka" which incidentally, is the phrase we are going to learn today. https://english.radio.cz/eighteen-or-twenty-minus-two-8608948 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech - Radio Prague's Czech language course in which you can learn useful phrases through song lyrics. Today's song is from the very first Czech musical Starci na chmelu or The Hop Pickers. The song is called - "The story you are about to see" and the phrase to listen out for is "jeden za osmnáct, druhý bez dvou za dvacet". Sat, 14 Apr 2007 18:50:24 +0200https://english.radio.cz/eighteen-or-twenty-minus-two-8608948 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech - Radio Prague's Czech language course in which you can learn useful phrases through song lyrics. Today's song is from the very first Czech musical Starci na chmelu or The Hop Pickers. The song is called - "The story you are about to see" and the phrase to listen out for is "jeden za osmnáct, druhý bez dvou za dvacet". https://english.radio.cz/were-all-carrying-a-burden-8609135 Hello and welcome to SoundCzech, the programme in which you learn Czech phrases and idioms through song lyrics. Today's idiom comes from a song by the popular Czech singer and songwriter Jaromír Nohavica and is called "každý si nese své břímě", which translates into each one of us is carrying a burden - and the title of the song is coincidentally the phrase we're learning today... Sat, 07 Apr 2007 19:13:24 +0200https://english.radio.cz/were-all-carrying-a-burden-8609135 Hello and welcome to SoundCzech, the programme in which you learn Czech phrases and idioms through song lyrics. Today's idiom comes from a song by the popular Czech singer and songwriter Jaromír Nohavica and is called "každý si nese své břímě", which translates into each one of us is carrying a burden - and the title of the song is coincidentally the phrase we're learning today... https://english.radio.cz/ill-be-right-back-8609365 Welcome to SoundCzech - Radio Prague's Czech language series in which you can learn useful phrases through song lyrics. Today's song is called Jinde, or Elsewhere, and it is sung by Hana Hegerova - the country's most popular chanson singer. Sat, 31 Mar 2007 20:29:14 +0200https://english.radio.cz/ill-be-right-back-8609365 Welcome to SoundCzech - Radio Prague's Czech language series in which you can learn useful phrases through song lyrics. Today's song is called Jinde, or Elsewhere, and it is sung by Hana Hegerova - the country's most popular chanson singer. https://english.radio.cz/dont-throw-your-rifle-rye-8609729 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech. Today, we'll look at an expression that's quite popular here: "hodit flintu do žita", which literally means to "throw one's rifle in the rye". The meaning of the phrase is to give up. The English equivalents would be "to throw in the towel", "chuck up the sponge", or "to fly the white flag". Sat, 17 Mar 2007 00:05:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/dont-throw-your-rifle-rye-8609729 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech. Today, we'll look at an expression that's quite popular here: "hodit flintu do žita", which literally means to "throw one's rifle in the rye". The meaning of the phrase is to give up. The English equivalents would be "to throw in the towel", "chuck up the sponge", or "to fly the white flag". https://english.radio.cz/leave-it-horse-8609927 In today's edition of SoundCzech you will learn another popular Czech phrase. This time, through the song "Nechte to koňovi" by the well-known Czech singer Jaromír Nohavica. The prase to listen out for today is the same as the title of the song: Nechte to koňovi. Sat, 10 Mar 2007 00:05:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/leave-it-horse-8609927 In today's edition of SoundCzech you will learn another popular Czech phrase. This time, through the song "Nechte to koňovi" by the well-known Czech singer Jaromír Nohavica. The prase to listen out for today is the same as the title of the song: Nechte to koňovi. https://english.radio.cz/thats-really-strong-coffee-8610274 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech - Radio Prague's Czech language series in which you can learn useful phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today's song is one we've heard before - it is by a group called Chinaski and it is called Jsem dobrák od kosti. The song is packed with idioms and the phrase to listen out for today is "je to vážně silná káva": Sat, 03 Mar 2007 19:28:25 +0100https://english.radio.cz/thats-really-strong-coffee-8610274 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech - Radio Prague's Czech language series in which you can learn useful phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today's song is one we've heard before - it is by a group called Chinaski and it is called Jsem dobrák od kosti. The song is packed with idioms and the phrase to listen out for today is "je to vážně silná káva": https://english.radio.cz/stone-upon-stone-8610509 You're listening to SoundCzech - Radio Prague's own Czech language series in which you'll learn useful phrases through song lyrics. Today we'll hear a song by the Czech folk singers Jan and František Nedvěd. The song is called "Na kameni kámen" or "Stone upon stone" which is also the phrase we are listening out for today. Sat, 24 Feb 2007 18:49:30 +0100https://english.radio.cz/stone-upon-stone-8610509 You're listening to SoundCzech - Radio Prague's own Czech language series in which you'll learn useful phrases through song lyrics. Today we'll hear a song by the Czech folk singers Jan and František Nedvěd. The song is called "Na kameni kámen" or "Stone upon stone" which is also the phrase we are listening out for today. https://english.radio.cz/hold-ones-thumbs-8610747 Hello and welcome to SoundCzech. Today's idiom comes from "Moje malá válka" or "My little war", a song by the popular singer-songwriter Jaromír Nohavica. The phrase we'll learn today is the Czech equivalent of "to keep one's fingers crossed for someone" or "držet někomu palce". The sentence to look out for is "držte mi prosím palce", which means "please (prosím) keep your fingers crossed for me"... Sat, 17 Feb 2007 18:53:07 +0100https://english.radio.cz/hold-ones-thumbs-8610747 Hello and welcome to SoundCzech. Today's idiom comes from "Moje malá válka" or "My little war", a song by the popular singer-songwriter Jaromír Nohavica. The phrase we'll learn today is the Czech equivalent of "to keep one's fingers crossed for someone" or "držet někomu palce". The sentence to look out for is "držte mi prosím palce", which means "please (prosím) keep your fingers crossed for me"... https://english.radio.cz/soundczech-8610985 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech - Radio Prague's language series in which you can learn useful phrases through song lyrics. Today's selection is a popular 1960's song by the much-loved duo Jiří Suchý and Jiří Šlitr of the Semafor Theatre, who produced playful and lighthearted songs that were an instant hit with a public bored with so called "socialist realism". Sat, 10 Feb 2007 18:44:01 +0100https://english.radio.cz/soundczech-8610985 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech - Radio Prague's language series in which you can learn useful phrases through song lyrics. Today's selection is a popular 1960's song by the much-loved duo Jiří Suchý and Jiří Šlitr of the Semafor Theatre, who produced playful and lighthearted songs that were an instant hit with a public bored with so called "socialist realism". https://english.radio.cz/water-water-everywhere-8611216 You're listening to SoundCzech - Radio Prague's own Czech language series in which you'll learn useful phrases through song lyrics. Today we'll be listening to clips from a song by one of the most popular young Czech bands, Divokej Bill. Sat, 03 Feb 2007 18:47:52 +0100https://english.radio.cz/water-water-everywhere-8611216 You're listening to SoundCzech - Radio Prague's own Czech language series in which you'll learn useful phrases through song lyrics. Today we'll be listening to clips from a song by one of the most popular young Czech bands, Divokej Bill. https://english.radio.cz/out-sight-out-mind-8611685 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech - Radio Prague's Czech language series in which you can learn useful phrases through song lyrics. Today's song is by a well-known group called Chinaski. Sat, 20 Jan 2007 19:13:16 +0100https://english.radio.cz/out-sight-out-mind-8611685 Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech - Radio Prague's Czech language series in which you can learn useful phrases through song lyrics. Today's song is by a well-known group called Chinaski. https://english.radio.cz/castles-air-8611919 Welcome to SoundCzech - Radio Prague's own Czech language series in which you'll learn useful phrases through song lyrics. Today we'll hear a song by one of the most popular Czech bands at the moment, Divokej Bill. The song is called "Malování" or "Painting" and uses more than one idiom. Sat, 13 Jan 2007 19:07:55 +0100https://english.radio.cz/castles-air-8611919 Welcome to SoundCzech - Radio Prague's own Czech language series in which you'll learn useful phrases through song lyrics. Today we'll hear a song by one of the most popular Czech bands at the moment, Divokej Bill. The song is called "Malování" or "Painting" and uses more than one idiom. https://english.radio.cz/thunder-upon-you-my-love-8612358 Welcome to SoundCzech - Radio Prague's Czech language series in which you can learn useful phrases through song lyrics. Today's song is by a well known Czech singer - Eva Pilarova and it is called "Thunder upon you, my love". Sat, 30 Dec 2006 19:59:39 +0100https://english.radio.cz/thunder-upon-you-my-love-8612358 Welcome to SoundCzech - Radio Prague's Czech language series in which you can learn useful phrases through song lyrics. Today's song is by a well known Czech singer - Eva Pilarova and it is called "Thunder upon you, my love". https://english.radio.cz/christmas-edition-8612490 You're listening to a Christmas edition of SoundCzech - Radio Prague's Czech language series in which you'll learn useful phrases through song lyrics. Today we chose a popular Christmas song for you, called "Vánoce přicházejí" or "Christmas is coming" which pokes fun at the fretful atmosphere and nervous chaos in the house when Christmas is drawing close. Sat, 23 Dec 2006 19:19:20 +0100https://english.radio.cz/christmas-edition-8612490 You're listening to a Christmas edition of SoundCzech - Radio Prague's Czech language series in which you'll learn useful phrases through song lyrics. Today we chose a popular Christmas song for you, called "Vánoce přicházejí" or "Christmas is coming" which pokes fun at the fretful atmosphere and nervous chaos in the house when Christmas is drawing close. https://english.radio.cz/break-a-neck-8612729 Today's song is by the band Ready Kirken and is called Hvezda or "Star". The phrase you'll learn today is "Zlom vaz!" - a popular phrase used in the theatre before actors go on stage. Sat, 16 Dec 2006 18:44:12 +0100https://english.radio.cz/break-a-neck-8612729 Today's song is by the band Ready Kirken and is called Hvezda or "Star". The phrase you'll learn today is "Zlom vaz!" - a popular phrase used in the theatre before actors go on stage. https://english.radio.cz/i-am-a-good-person-very-bones-8612961 You are listening to SoundCzech - Radio Prague's new Czech language series in which you can learn useful phrases through song lyrics. Today we'll be using a song by the group Chinaski - called Jsem dobrák od kosti. Sat, 09 Dec 2006 18:49:09 +0100https://english.radio.cz/i-am-a-good-person-very-bones-8612961 You are listening to SoundCzech - Radio Prague's new Czech language series in which you can learn useful phrases through song lyrics. Today we'll be using a song by the group Chinaski - called Jsem dobrák od kosti. https://english.radio.cz/i-dont-know-which-way-and-where-8613198 You're listening to SoundCzech - Radio Prague's Czech language series in which you can learn useful phrases through song lyrics. Today we'll be learning from a love song from the 1973 musical film "Noc na Karlštejně" or "A Night at Karlstejn Castle". It is sung by popular singer Helena Vondráčková. Sat, 02 Dec 2006 19:00:06 +0100https://english.radio.cz/i-dont-know-which-way-and-where-8613198 You're listening to SoundCzech - Radio Prague's Czech language series in which you can learn useful phrases through song lyrics. Today we'll be learning from a love song from the 1973 musical film "Noc na Karlštejně" or "A Night at Karlstejn Castle". It is sung by popular singer Helena Vondráčková. https://english.radio.cz/confronting-challenging-contortions-czech-8613492 After a weekend in Hungary, it was with some relief when my train rolled into the Czech Republic, and I heard my first "Dobry den" from the ticket inspector. Of course, going from Magyar to Czech was not a huge leg up for me personally. I've only been taking Czech lessons for about two months and I admit that the language still confounds me. Sun, 26 Nov 2006 00:05:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/confronting-challenging-contortions-czech-8613492 After a weekend in Hungary, it was with some relief when my train rolled into the Czech Republic, and I heard my first "Dobry den" from the ticket inspector. Of course, going from Magyar to Czech was not a huge leg up for me personally. I've only been taking Czech lessons for about two months and I admit that the language still confounds me. 00:03:25https://english.radio.cz/youve-made-your-bed-now-lie-it-8613429 You're listening to SoundCzech - our new Czech lesson in which we introduce you to useful phrases through song lyrics. And the phrase we have for you this week is from the song "1. Signální" from one of the country's most popular pop bands Chinaski. Sat, 25 Nov 2006 19:08:20 +0100https://english.radio.cz/youve-made-your-bed-now-lie-it-8613429 You're listening to SoundCzech - our new Czech lesson in which we introduce you to useful phrases through song lyrics. And the phrase we have for you this week is from the song "1. Signální" from one of the country's most popular pop bands Chinaski. https://english.radio.cz/what-i-have-made-myself-i-will-drink-8613670 You are listening to SoundCzech - Radio Prague's new Czech language series in which you can learn useful phrases through song lyrics. Today's phrase is from a song called "Tomorrow morning at five" by one of the most popular Czech singers and song-writers Jaromir Nohavica. Sat, 18 Nov 2006 19:38:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/what-i-have-made-myself-i-will-drink-8613670 You are listening to SoundCzech - Radio Prague's new Czech language series in which you can learn useful phrases through song lyrics. Today's phrase is from a song called "Tomorrow morning at five" by one of the most popular Czech singers and song-writers Jaromir Nohavica. https://english.radio.cz/dont-put-out-a-fire-thats-not-burning-you-8613883 You're listening to SoundCzech - Radio Prague's new Czech language series in which you'll learn useful phrases through song lyrics. Today we'll be listening to a popular 1960s song "Malé kotě" or "Small Kitten" by Jiri Suchy and Jiri Slitr, of the famous Semafor Theatre. The singer is Eva Pilarova. Sat, 11 Nov 2006 19:20:36 +0100https://english.radio.cz/dont-put-out-a-fire-thats-not-burning-you-8613883 You're listening to SoundCzech - Radio Prague's new Czech language series in which you'll learn useful phrases through song lyrics. Today we'll be listening to a popular 1960s song "Malé kotě" or "Small Kitten" by Jiri Suchy and Jiri Slitr, of the famous Semafor Theatre. The singer is Eva Pilarova. https://english.radio.cz/soundczech-happy-a-flea-8614126 Hello and welcome to SoundCzech - the first edition of our new Czech lesson in which you'll learn idioms and phrases through song lyrics. This week, the Czech equivalent to the saying "as happy as a clam"! Sat, 04 Nov 2006 20:13:23 +0100https://english.radio.cz/soundczech-happy-a-flea-8614126 Hello and welcome to SoundCzech - the first edition of our new Czech lesson in which you'll learn idioms and phrases through song lyrics. This week, the Czech equivalent to the saying "as happy as a clam"! https://english.radio.cz/czech-numbers-idioms-8614863 You are listening to Radio Prague's special Czech language course Czech by Numbers which explores numbers and their usage in everyday Czech speech. Today we'll be looking at numbers in Czech idioms and proverbs. Sat, 14 Oct 2006 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/czech-numbers-idioms-8614863 You are listening to Radio Prague's special Czech language course Czech by Numbers which explores numbers and their usage in everyday Czech speech. Today we'll be looking at numbers in Czech idioms and proverbs. 00:02:31https://english.radio.cz/czech-numbers-housing-8615092 You are listening to Radio Prague's special Czech language course Czech by Numbers which explores numbers and their usage in everyday Czech speech. Today we'll be looking at numbers to do with living and housing. Sat, 07 Oct 2006 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/czech-numbers-housing-8615092 You are listening to Radio Prague's special Czech language course Czech by Numbers which explores numbers and their usage in everyday Czech speech. Today we'll be looking at numbers to do with living and housing. 00:03:12https://english.radio.cz/czech-numbers-counting-8615335 Hello and welcome to Czech by Numbers, Radio Prague's own Czech learning programme in which we examine the use of numbers in everyday Czech. Today we'll be looking at the Czech verb počítat - to count. Sat, 30 Sep 2006 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/czech-numbers-counting-8615335 Hello and welcome to Czech by Numbers, Radio Prague's own Czech learning programme in which we examine the use of numbers in everyday Czech. Today we'll be looking at the Czech verb počítat - to count. 00:02:28https://english.radio.cz/czech-numbers-number-ii-8615544 Hello and welcome to Czech by Numbers, Radio Prague's own Czech learning programme in which we examine the use of numbers in everyday Czech. Today we'll be looking once again at the very word number or číslo. Sat, 23 Sep 2006 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/czech-numbers-number-ii-8615544 Hello and welcome to Czech by Numbers, Radio Prague's own Czech learning programme in which we examine the use of numbers in everyday Czech. Today we'll be looking once again at the very word number or číslo. 00:02:47https://english.radio.cz/czech-numbers-sizes-8615769 Hello and welcome to Czech by Numbers, Radio Prague's Czech language series in which we look at the use of numbers in everyday speech. Today we will be looking at what you need to know when shopping for clothes in the Czech Republic. Sat, 16 Sep 2006 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/czech-numbers-sizes-8615769 Hello and welcome to Czech by Numbers, Radio Prague's Czech language series in which we look at the use of numbers in everyday speech. Today we will be looking at what you need to know when shopping for clothes in the Czech Republic. 00:02:49https://english.radio.cz/czech-numbers-street-numbers-and-post-codes-8616003 Hello and welcome to Czech by Numbers, Radio Prague's Czech learning series in which we look at the use of numbers in everyday speech. Today we will be looking at numbers in addresses, phone numbers and so on. Sat, 09 Sep 2006 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/czech-numbers-street-numbers-and-post-codes-8616003 Hello and welcome to Czech by Numbers, Radio Prague's Czech learning series in which we look at the use of numbers in everyday speech. Today we will be looking at numbers in addresses, phone numbers and so on. 00:03:14https://english.radio.cz/czech-numbers-birthdays-and-anniversaries-8616255 Hello and welcome to Czech by Numbers, Radio Prague's Czech language course in which we look at the different ways of using numbers in everyday speech. Today we'll take a look at expressions and idioms to do with birthdays and anniversaries. Sat, 02 Sep 2006 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/czech-numbers-birthdays-and-anniversaries-8616255 Hello and welcome to Czech by Numbers, Radio Prague's Czech language course in which we look at the different ways of using numbers in everyday speech. Today we'll take a look at expressions and idioms to do with birthdays and anniversaries. 00:02:31https://english.radio.cz/czech-numbers-road-8616480 Welcome to Czech by Numbers, Radio Prague's Czech language course in which we look at the different ways of using numbers in everyday speech. Today we'll be focusing on the special importance of numbers on the roads. Sat, 26 Aug 2006 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/czech-numbers-road-8616480 Welcome to Czech by Numbers, Radio Prague's Czech language course in which we look at the different ways of using numbers in everyday speech. Today we'll be focusing on the special importance of numbers on the roads. 00:02:42https://english.radio.cz/brno-czech-language-summer-school-a-students-perspective-8616441 Every summer for the past 39 years, students from around the globe have gathered at Brno's Masaryk University to work on their Czech at the annual Czech Language summer school, or letni skola. Throughout the month of August they've been drilled in grammar, they've memorized new vocabulary words, and they've practiced conversation. Fri, 25 Aug 2006 13:01:05 +0200https://english.radio.cz/brno-czech-language-summer-school-a-students-perspective-8616441 Every summer for the past 39 years, students from around the globe have gathered at Brno's Masaryk University to work on their Czech at the annual Czech Language summer school, or letni skola. Throughout the month of August they've been drilled in grammar, they've memorized new vocabulary words, and they've practiced conversation. 00:07:27https://english.radio.cz/16th-annual-summer-school-dobruska-8616542 The variety of people found at Charles University's Czech summer language school is vast. Some have a Czech parent, but live in faraway countries and return here to make a connection with their heritage, while others found their way to the Czech language and culture through other means. When I found a classroom full of intermediate students singing a song typically sung in a pub, or around a campfire, it was obvious that these students are learning, and that they're having fun. In this week's Special, we introduce you to some of the people who studied in Dobruska this August. Tue, 22 Aug 2006 16:29:31 +0200https://english.radio.cz/16th-annual-summer-school-dobruska-8616542 The variety of people found at Charles University's Czech summer language school is vast. Some have a Czech parent, but live in faraway countries and return here to make a connection with their heritage, while others found their way to the Czech language and culture through other means. When I found a classroom full of intermediate students singing a song typically sung in a pub, or around a campfire, it was obvious that these students are learning, and that they're having fun. In this week's Special, we introduce you to some of the people who studied in Dobruska this August. 00:08:11https://english.radio.cz/love-and-marriage-czech-style-8616786 Some of you may be in love with a Czech, some of you may want to marry a Czech. So in this ABC of Czech, we bring you the Czech words that you need to bridge the gap between love and marriage... Sat, 19 Aug 2006 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/love-and-marriage-czech-style-8616786 Some of you may be in love with a Czech, some of you may want to marry a Czech. So in this ABC of Czech, we bring you the Czech words that you need to bridge the gap between love and marriage... https://english.radio.cz/dobruskas-czech-summer-school-underway-8616704 In its sixteenth year now, the Czech language summer school in Dobruska, north Bohemia, is in full swing. With 66 students from all around the world enrolled this year, the program is as popular as ever. Thu, 17 Aug 2006 14:27:33 +0200https://english.radio.cz/dobruskas-czech-summer-school-underway-8616704 In its sixteenth year now, the Czech language summer school in Dobruska, north Bohemia, is in full swing. With 66 students from all around the world enrolled this year, the program is as popular as ever. 00:04:40https://english.radio.cz/summer-time-fun-and-junk-food-8617026 In the Czech Republic, summer is a time of fun fairs, day trips and also swimming and bathing in lakes and open air pools. Those events and locations are associated with a special type of food, or junk food, to be more precise. Without it the experience would not be complete. Sat, 12 Aug 2006 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/summer-time-fun-and-junk-food-8617026 In the Czech Republic, summer is a time of fun fairs, day trips and also swimming and bathing in lakes and open air pools. Those events and locations are associated with a special type of food, or junk food, to be more precise. Without it the experience would not be complete. 00:02:39https://english.radio.cz/czech-numbers-banknotes-8617171 Hello and welcome to Czech by Numbers, Radio Prague's special Czech language programme in which we look at the use of numbers in everyday Czech. Today, as promised, we will take a look at Czech banknotes and their colloquial names. Sat, 05 Aug 2006 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/czech-numbers-banknotes-8617171 Hello and welcome to Czech by Numbers, Radio Prague's special Czech language programme in which we look at the use of numbers in everyday Czech. Today, as promised, we will take a look at Czech banknotes and their colloquial names. 00:02:23https://english.radio.cz/czech-numbers-coins-8617361 Welcome to Czech by Numbers, Radio Prague's Czech language programme explaining the details of the use of numbers in everyday speech. Today we'll be looking at a topic closely related to numbers and that is money. In this first part we'll focus on coins. Sat, 29 Jul 2006 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/czech-numbers-coins-8617361 Welcome to Czech by Numbers, Radio Prague's Czech language programme explaining the details of the use of numbers in everyday speech. Today we'll be looking at a topic closely related to numbers and that is money. In this first part we'll focus on coins. 00:02:36https://english.radio.cz/czech-numbers-number-8617587 Hello and welcome to Czech by Numbers, Radio Prague's own Czech language series in which we examine Czech numbers and their use in common speech. Today we will be looking at the word "number" itself in Czech. Sat, 22 Jul 2006 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/czech-numbers-number-8617587 Hello and welcome to Czech by Numbers, Radio Prague's own Czech language series in which we examine Czech numbers and their use in common speech. Today we will be looking at the word "number" itself in Czech. 00:02:48https://english.radio.cz/czech-numbers-zero-8617825 Hello and welcome to Czech by Numbers, Radio Prague's own Czech language programme which explores Czech numbers in everyday speech. Today we'll look at one special number - zero. Sat, 15 Jul 2006 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/czech-numbers-zero-8617825 Hello and welcome to Czech by Numbers, Radio Prague's own Czech language programme which explores Czech numbers in everyday speech. Today we'll look at one special number - zero. 00:02:20https://english.radio.cz/social-changes-influencing-teenage-slang-some-words-perennial-8622237According to a report recently published by the Institute of the Czech Language, today's Czech teenagers and pre-teens have developed their own slang and swear words, using many terms that would be simply incomprehensible to their grandparents. That said, a lot of Czech slang spans the generations, while today's teens have also revived words which went out of fashion decades ago.Thu, 02 Mar 2006 12:37:59 +0100https://english.radio.cz/social-changes-influencing-teenage-slang-some-words-perennial-8622237According to a report recently published by the Institute of the Czech Language, today's Czech teenagers and pre-teens have developed their own slang and swear words, using many terms that would be simply incomprehensible to their grandparents. That said, a lot of Czech slang spans the generations, while today's teens have also revived words which went out of fashion decades ago.00:08:06https://english.radio.cz/bitten-czech-bug-8624143 In today's lesson, we will be talking about probably the least popular members of the animal kingdom - the creepy-crawlies. The insect most frequently represented in Czech idioms is probably the fly. Moucha. To solve two problems at once can be expressed by the expression: Zabít dvě mouchy jednou ranou . Literally, "to kill two flies with one blow", or to use the English idiom, to kill two birds with one stone. Sat, 07 Jan 2006 00:05:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/bitten-czech-bug-8624143 In today's lesson, we will be talking about probably the least popular members of the animal kingdom - the creepy-crawlies. The insect most frequently represented in Czech idioms is probably the fly. Moucha. To solve two problems at once can be expressed by the expression: Zabít dvě mouchy jednou ranou . Literally, "to kill two flies with one blow", or to use the English idiom, to kill two birds with one stone. 00:03:03https://english.radio.cz/a-hare-raising-lesson-8625714 Hello and welcome to a fresh Czech language lesson, explaining Czech idioms featuring wild animals. Now, can you guess which animal this is? Sat, 19 Nov 2005 00:05:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/a-hare-raising-lesson-8625714 Hello and welcome to a fresh Czech language lesson, explaining Czech idioms featuring wild animals. Now, can you guess which animal this is? 00:29:00https://english.radio.cz/dr-mila-saskova-pierce-a-czech-academic-nebraska-8628928 My guest today is Dr Mila Saskova-Pierce, who works at the University of Nebraska's Department of Modern Languages. Dr Saskova-Pierce was born in Prague, but like many of her generation, left after the Soviet invasion of 1968. She has been living in Nebraska for the last 16 years, and is an active member of the state's Czech community. When she visited us here at Radio Prague, I asked Mila Saskova-Pierce: why Nebraska? Tue, 09 Aug 2005 16:24:24 +0200https://english.radio.cz/dr-mila-saskova-pierce-a-czech-academic-nebraska-8628928 My guest today is Dr Mila Saskova-Pierce, who works at the University of Nebraska's Department of Modern Languages. Dr Saskova-Pierce was born in Prague, but like many of her generation, left after the Soviet invasion of 1968. She has been living in Nebraska for the last 16 years, and is an active member of the state's Czech community. When she visited us here at Radio Prague, I asked Mila Saskova-Pierce: why Nebraska? 00:29:00https://english.radio.cz/new-software-czech-your-grammar-8628944 Computer users who work with text editors know how helpful but sometimes also annoying the spell and grammar checkers can be. Czech-speaking computer users could so far only have their spelling mistakes checked by the programme. But now new software developed by specialists from the Czech branch of Microsoft with the substantial help of academics from the Institute of the Czech Language will make sure all your commas are in the right place and your nouns agree with your verbs. Tue, 09 Aug 2005 14:57:21 +0200https://english.radio.cz/new-software-czech-your-grammar-8628944 Computer users who work with text editors know how helpful but sometimes also annoying the spell and grammar checkers can be. Czech-speaking computer users could so far only have their spelling mistakes checked by the programme. But now new software developed by specialists from the Czech branch of Microsoft with the substantial help of academics from the Institute of the Czech Language will make sure all your commas are in the right place and your nouns agree with your verbs. 00:29:00https://english.radio.cz/hundreds-students-say-dobry-den-czech-summer-schools-8629138 August sees month-long summer schools in the Czech language kicking off all over the country. Students from all over the world converge in the towns of Brno, Olomouc and Prague to study intensively all things Czech. Former student Rosie Johnston follows this year's intake here in Prague. Wed, 03 Aug 2005 14:16:06 +0200https://english.radio.cz/hundreds-students-say-dobry-den-czech-summer-schools-8629138 August sees month-long summer schools in the Czech language kicking off all over the country. Students from all over the world converge in the towns of Brno, Olomouc and Prague to study intensively all things Czech. Former student Rosie Johnston follows this year's intake here in Prague. 00:29:00https://english.radio.cz/women-writers-take-centre-stage-prague-congress-czech-literary-studies-8630188 Bozena Nemcova's 19th century novel Babicka, or the Grandmother is one of the most important, and popular, texts in Czech literature. The 150th anniversary of its publication is being celebrated in Prague this week at the third World Congress of Czech Literary Studies. The congress is held every five years and is organised by the Czech Academy of Sciences, Charles University and the National Literary Archives. This year's theme: "The World in Czech Literature and Czech Literature in the World". Thu, 30 Jun 2005 15:40:18 +0200https://english.radio.cz/women-writers-take-centre-stage-prague-congress-czech-literary-studies-8630188 Bozena Nemcova's 19th century novel Babicka, or the Grandmother is one of the most important, and popular, texts in Czech literature. The 150th anniversary of its publication is being celebrated in Prague this week at the third World Congress of Czech Literary Studies. The congress is held every five years and is organised by the Czech Academy of Sciences, Charles University and the National Literary Archives. This year's theme: "The World in Czech Literature and Czech Literature in the World". 00:29:00https://english.radio.cz/karel-oliva-subtle-difference-between-mitink-and-schuzka-8094058 Rob Cameron's guest on this week's One on One is Karel Oliva, head of the Institute of the Czech Language. Every time Czechs start using a new word, or every time an old word goes out fashion, the Institute keeps track of the changes. Of course it does a great deal more than that: monitoring changes in spelling, grammar, slang, all adding up to a constantly updated record of this Slavic language spoken by 10 million people in the Czech Republic and - with various degrees of fluency - by thousands of foreigners around the world. Tue, 21 Dec 2004 00:05:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/karel-oliva-subtle-difference-between-mitink-and-schuzka-8094058 Rob Cameron's guest on this week's One on One is Karel Oliva, head of the Institute of the Czech Language. Every time Czechs start using a new word, or every time an old word goes out fashion, the Institute keeps track of the changes. Of course it does a great deal more than that: monitoring changes in spelling, grammar, slang, all adding up to a constantly updated record of this Slavic language spoken by 10 million people in the Czech Republic and - with various degrees of fluency - by thousands of foreigners around the world. 00:29:00https://english.radio.cz/pub-talk-8092391 !!!NOTICE!!! In order to properly view letters from the Czech alphabet it is necessary to set your browser to Central European languages (ISO). Sun, 07 Nov 2004 00:05:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/pub-talk-8092391 !!!NOTICE!!! In order to properly view letters from the Czech alphabet it is necessary to set your browser to Central European languages (ISO). https://english.radio.cz/introduction-new-series-8547049 !!!NOTICE!!! In order to properly view letters from the Czech alphabet it is necessary to set your browser to Central European languages (ISO). Sun, 31 Oct 2004 02:01:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/introduction-new-series-8547049 !!!NOTICE!!! In order to properly view letters from the Czech alphabet it is necessary to set your browser to Central European languages (ISO). https://english.radio.cz/new-king-cambodia-another-czech-speaker-world-political-scene-8091792 Later this month, the Cambodian Prince Norodom Sihamoni will be crowned the country's new king after his father, Norodom Sihanouk, abdicated last week. Cambodia's ex-ambassador to Unesco, Prince Sihamoni is also a former ballet dancer. But it is not widely-known that he had spent thirteen years in Prague studying classical ballet at various schools. Also, the new king of Cambodia is not the only one among world politicians who speaks fluent Czech - a language often described as very difficult to master. Fri, 15 Oct 2004 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/new-king-cambodia-another-czech-speaker-world-political-scene-8091792 Later this month, the Cambodian Prince Norodom Sihamoni will be crowned the country's new king after his father, Norodom Sihanouk, abdicated last week. Cambodia's ex-ambassador to Unesco, Prince Sihamoni is also a former ballet dancer. But it is not widely-known that he had spent thirteen years in Prague studying classical ballet at various schools. Also, the new king of Cambodia is not the only one among world politicians who speaks fluent Czech - a language often described as very difficult to master. https://english.radio.cz/anglicization-and-its-discontents-8089332"Nemluvim Cesky." I don't speak Czech. It's by far my least favorite phrase in the Czech language and one that unfortunately I've had to say quite often. On Monday's edition of this program, Dominik Jun took a look at the growing trend of Anglicization in Prague's tourist districts. I enjoyed the segment but must admit that it made me feel a bit uncomfortable when it occurred to me that I am one of this trend's perpetrators. Sat, 07 Aug 2004 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/anglicization-and-its-discontents-8089332"Nemluvim Cesky." I don't speak Czech. It's by far my least favorite phrase in the Czech language and one that unfortunately I've had to say quite often. On Monday's edition of this program, Dominik Jun took a look at the growing trend of Anglicization in Prague's tourist districts. I enjoyed the segment but must admit that it made me feel a bit uncomfortable when it occurred to me that I am one of this trend's perpetrators. https://english.radio.cz/students-czech-language-back-48th-year-running-8089248 Every summer hundreds of people come to the Czech Republic to study Czech culture, history, film, politics, and even agriculture, most common of course is to learn the Czech language. The 48th consecutive Summer School of Slavonic Studies organized by the Department of Bohemian Studies at Charles University has just begun. Tue, 03 Aug 2004 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/students-czech-language-back-48th-year-running-8089248 Every summer hundreds of people come to the Czech Republic to study Czech culture, history, film, politics, and even agriculture, most common of course is to learn the Czech language. The 48th consecutive Summer School of Slavonic Studies organized by the Department of Bohemian Studies at Charles University has just begun. https://english.radio.cz/english-threatening-czech-language-8089228 Take a walk down most streets in the centre of Prague, and you'll notice one very curious thing. The universal, almost over-riding presence of the English language; be it on shop signs, advertising posters, restaurant menus, or indeed wherever one finds the written word. For an English speaker, a trip to Prague need never really feel like a trip to a foreign country at all. Feel like a meal? Look out for the signs that promise 'Classic Czech cuisine' or 'Fast Food'. Fancy a shopping trip? Just follow the signs to the 'sale'. Mon, 02 Aug 2004 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/english-threatening-czech-language-8089228 Take a walk down most streets in the centre of Prague, and you'll notice one very curious thing. The universal, almost over-riding presence of the English language; be it on shop signs, advertising posters, restaurant menus, or indeed wherever one finds the written word. For an English speaker, a trip to Prague need never really feel like a trip to a foreign country at all. Feel like a meal? Look out for the signs that promise 'Classic Czech cuisine' or 'Fast Food'. Fancy a shopping trip? Just follow the signs to the 'sale'. https://english.radio.cz/looking-a-name-8086471 The official name of the Czech Republic is a bit of a mouthful but, in more than 10 years, Czechs have been unable to agree on a short and snappy version which would serve as the country's geographical name. This week the upper house of parliament, the Senate, held a public session to try to throw more light on the problem and encourage Czechs to finally make up their minds. Thu, 13 May 2004 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/looking-a-name-8086471 The official name of the Czech Republic is a bit of a mouthful but, in more than 10 years, Czechs have been unable to agree on a short and snappy version which would serve as the country's geographical name. This week the upper house of parliament, the Senate, held a public session to try to throw more light on the problem and encourage Czechs to finally make up their minds. https://english.radio.cz/magazine-8085512 The violin that's different from all others but still makes sweet music. Record breakers on the Old Town Square and the man who fell asleep at a rail crossing waiting for the train to pass.Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova. Sat, 17 Apr 2004 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/magazine-8085512 The violin that's different from all others but still makes sweet music. Record breakers on the Old Town Square and the man who fell asleep at a rail crossing waiting for the train to pass.Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova. https://english.radio.cz/press-review-8084750 Pravo reports today that Culture Minister Pavel Dostal could be the only member of the cabinet to accompany President Vaclav Klaus on his forthcoming trip to China. Mr Klaus is due to visit the country in mid-April, but neither Trade and Industry Minister Milan Urban nor Foreign Minister Cyril Svoboda is likely to go with him. Mr Klaus, who wants to strengthen economic ties with China, disagrees with the two men on a number of issues, says Pravo. Thu, 25 Mar 2004 00:05:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/press-review-8084750 Pravo reports today that Culture Minister Pavel Dostal could be the only member of the cabinet to accompany President Vaclav Klaus on his forthcoming trip to China. Mr Klaus is due to visit the country in mid-April, but neither Trade and Industry Minister Milan Urban nor Foreign Minister Cyril Svoboda is likely to go with him. Mr Klaus, who wants to strengthen economic ties with China, disagrees with the two men on a number of issues, says Pravo. https://english.radio.cz/press-review-8084707 Mlada Fronta Dnes leads with news that President Vaclav Klaus has issued his first official pardon for murder. President Klaus pardoned 22-year-old Ondrej Gregor, who killed his violent alcoholic father. Mr Gregor, who was sentenced to five years in prison, killed his father while trying to protect his mother and brother. He tells the paper of the huge sense of relief felt by both himself and his family. Wed, 24 Mar 2004 00:05:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/press-review-8084707 Mlada Fronta Dnes leads with news that President Vaclav Klaus has issued his first official pardon for murder. President Klaus pardoned 22-year-old Ondrej Gregor, who killed his violent alcoholic father. Mr Gregor, who was sentenced to five years in prison, killed his father while trying to protect his mother and brother. He tells the paper of the huge sense of relief felt by both himself and his family. https://english.radio.cz/why-reading-czech-much-easier-speaking-it-8082023 Before I started here at Radio Prague I worked as a translator at CTK, the Czech Republic's only news agency and I still do translations to make a bit of extra cash. I find myself doing the most bizarre translations, often in areas of which I know next to nothing, such as ceramics, the construction industry and, for my sins, Lord of the Rings mobile phone games. Sat, 10 Jan 2004 00:05:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/why-reading-czech-much-easier-speaking-it-8082023 Before I started here at Radio Prague I worked as a translator at CTK, the Czech Republic's only news agency and I still do translations to make a bit of extra cash. I find myself doing the most bizarre translations, often in areas of which I know next to nothing, such as ceramics, the construction industry and, for my sins, Lord of the Rings mobile phone games. https://english.radio.cz/mailbox-8080030 In this week's Mailbox we answer your letters and emails about the future of our Czech language series ABC of Czech, a man we recently reported on who composes music by listening to mushrooms and the complicated question of how many people listen to Radio Prague. Sun, 09 Nov 2003 00:05:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/mailbox-8080030 In this week's Mailbox we answer your letters and emails about the future of our Czech language series ABC of Czech, a man we recently reported on who composes music by listening to mushrooms and the complicated question of how many people listen to Radio Prague. https://english.radio.cz/where-have-all-flowers-gone-8079656 Welcome to Radio Prague' special Czech language course which looks at idioms concerning wild flora. All that's left for today's lesson are flowers - kvetiny. Wed, 29 Oct 2003 00:05:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/where-have-all-flowers-gone-8079656 Welcome to Radio Prague' special Czech language course which looks at idioms concerning wild flora. All that's left for today's lesson are flowers - kvetiny. https://english.radio.cz/forest-fruit-and-mushrooms-8079444 Welcome to Radio Prague's Czech language series in which we look at Czech idioms concerning wild flora. Today we take a closer look at wild berries and mushrooms. Wed, 22 Oct 2003 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/forest-fruit-and-mushrooms-8079444 Welcome to Radio Prague's Czech language series in which we look at Czech idioms concerning wild flora. Today we take a closer look at wild berries and mushrooms. https://english.radio.cz/a-thorny-lesson-8079204 Welcome to Radio Prague's Czech language programme in which we explain the meaning of Czech idioms about plants. Today's topic is anything to do with bushes, shrubs and brambles. Wed, 15 Oct 2003 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/a-thorny-lesson-8079204 Welcome to Radio Prague's Czech language programme in which we explain the meaning of Czech idioms about plants. Today's topic is anything to do with bushes, shrubs and brambles. https://english.radio.cz/touch-wood-lesson-8078958 Hello and welcome to Radio Prague's special Czech-language series focusing on idioms about wild-growing plants. We've already done trees and their parts, and today we won't go far from that topic - we'll be looking at the words "wood" and "forest" in Czech phrases and idioms. Wed, 08 Oct 2003 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/touch-wood-lesson-8078958 Hello and welcome to Radio Prague's special Czech-language series focusing on idioms about wild-growing plants. We've already done trees and their parts, and today we won't go far from that topic - we'll be looking at the words "wood" and "forest" in Czech phrases and idioms. https://english.radio.cz/david-talacko-a-surreal-misunderstanding-8078175 David Talacko was born and grew up in Australia, but his roots are here in Prague. Like many people of Czech origin, he decided to settle in the Czech Republic after the fall of communism, and he now runs a shop selling sheet music in the heart of Prague's Old Town. When he first arrived in Prague he had to make do with the nursery Czech he learned from his parents, and this sometimes led to some amusing misunderstandings, as David now recalls. Tue, 16 Sep 2003 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/david-talacko-a-surreal-misunderstanding-8078175 David Talacko was born and grew up in Australia, but his roots are here in Prague. Like many people of Czech origin, he decided to settle in the Czech Republic after the fall of communism, and he now runs a shop selling sheet music in the heart of Prague's Old Town. When he first arrived in Prague he had to make do with the nursery Czech he learned from his parents, and this sometimes led to some amusing misunderstandings, as David now recalls. https://english.radio.cz/fowl-play-8074065 Hello and welcome to the last farm-animals episode in our language-teaching series featuring Czech countryside idioms. The only important animals left are poultry - drubez. Wed, 21 May 2003 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/fowl-play-8074065 Hello and welcome to the last farm-animals episode in our language-teaching series featuring Czech countryside idioms. The only important animals left are poultry - drubez. https://english.radio.cz/more-a-pigs-whisper-8073824 Thanks for joining us again in exploring Czech idioms featuring farm animals. Today we look at the pig. Although reportedly one of the cleverest animals, in language pigs are stuck with such unpopular qualities as obesity, disorderliness, dirt and smuttiness - in every sense of the word. Both the word prase - pig, and svinì - a swine, or an obsolete word for a female pig - are terms of offence in Czech. While the former refers mainly to poor hygiene habits and lack of decency, the latter implies dishonourable, disloyal behaviour. Wed, 14 May 2003 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/more-a-pigs-whisper-8073824 Thanks for joining us again in exploring Czech idioms featuring farm animals. Today we look at the pig. Although reportedly one of the cleverest animals, in language pigs are stuck with such unpopular qualities as obesity, disorderliness, dirt and smuttiness - in every sense of the word. Both the word prase - pig, and svinì - a swine, or an obsolete word for a female pig - are terms of offence in Czech. While the former refers mainly to poor hygiene habits and lack of decency, the latter implies dishonourable, disloyal behaviour. https://english.radio.cz/goat-it-gets-8073609 It's time again to stroll around the Czech farm. Today we take a peek in the goat pen. There we find a goat, koza, which also means a she-goat, nanny goat; her mate kozel - he-goat, billy goat and the kids - kuzlata. Wed, 07 May 2003 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/goat-it-gets-8073609 It's time again to stroll around the Czech farm. Today we take a peek in the goat pen. There we find a goat, koza, which also means a she-goat, nanny goat; her mate kozel - he-goat, billy goat and the kids - kuzlata. https://english.radio.cz/simply-bovine-8073170 Hello and welcome again to the Czech farm... and what kind of farm would it be without cows, bulls, heifers, oxen and calves? All those animals were so important to our ancestors that they coined many phrases using those words. However, we must admit that a lot of them don't seem to be very flattering for the animals. With the exception of the bull which is the symbol of both a strong body and will, the rest of the family have a reputation for not being very bright and their names have an abusive meaning when applied to human beings. Wed, 23 Apr 2003 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/simply-bovine-8073170 Hello and welcome again to the Czech farm... and what kind of farm would it be without cows, bulls, heifers, oxen and calves? All those animals were so important to our ancestors that they coined many phrases using those words. However, we must admit that a lot of them don't seem to be very flattering for the animals. With the exception of the bull which is the symbol of both a strong body and will, the rest of the family have a reputation for not being very bright and their names have an abusive meaning when applied to human beings. https://english.radio.cz/easter-czech-language-special-8072954 Welcome to a special edition of Radio Prague's Czech-teaching programme, today dedicated to Easter themes. Easter, Velikonoce, is the most important Christian holiday, celebrated also by all those who are happy that winter is over and spring has come once again. The word Velikonoce is derived from the expression velká noc - meaning a "great night". It comes from Greek and originally stood for the great day on which Jesus Christ rose from the dead. Mon, 21 Apr 2003 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/easter-czech-language-special-8072954 Welcome to a special edition of Radio Prague's Czech-teaching programme, today dedicated to Easter themes. Easter, Velikonoce, is the most important Christian holiday, celebrated also by all those who are happy that winter is over and spring has come once again. The word Velikonoce is derived from the expression velká noc - meaning a "great night". It comes from Greek and originally stood for the great day on which Jesus Christ rose from the dead. https://english.radio.cz/cat-got-your-tongue-8072945 Welcome again to our Czech-teaching programme. Last week we talked about dogs, so today it can be nothing else but the cat - koèka. The word stands for the whole species and also for a female cat. A male cat, a tomcat, is kocour. Each of these words also has a secondary meaning: while koèka is an attractive young woman, kocour, or even better starý kocour, an old tomcat, means a lecherous old man. An interesting example of language sexism there, favouring for a change the feminine gender. Wed, 16 Apr 2003 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/cat-got-your-tongue-8072945 Welcome again to our Czech-teaching programme. Last week we talked about dogs, so today it can be nothing else but the cat - koèka. The word stands for the whole species and also for a female cat. A male cat, a tomcat, is kocour. Each of these words also has a secondary meaning: while koèka is an attractive young woman, kocour, or even better starý kocour, an old tomcat, means a lecherous old man. An interesting example of language sexism there, favouring for a change the feminine gender. https://english.radio.cz/beware-dog-8072700 We are back with our Czech-teaching series focusing on animal idioms in the Czech language. Today's episode is dedicated to man's best friend. Wed, 09 Apr 2003 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/beware-dog-8072700 We are back with our Czech-teaching series focusing on animal idioms in the Czech language. Today's episode is dedicated to man's best friend. https://english.radio.cz/straight-horses-mouth-8072482 Hello and welcome to Radio Prague's Czech teaching programme. With the new season we bring you a brand new series. As in our previous series, we'll continue to explore Czech idioms but this time focused on nature. The first part of our new series will concentrate on animal idioms - and as you might have guessed from the jingle, farm animals will be first. And today we start with the horse. Wed, 02 Apr 2003 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/straight-horses-mouth-8072482 Hello and welcome to Radio Prague's Czech teaching programme. With the new season we bring you a brand new series. As in our previous series, we'll continue to explore Czech idioms but this time focused on nature. The first part of our new series will concentrate on animal idioms - and as you might have guessed from the jingle, farm animals will be first. And today we start with the horse. https://english.radio.cz/knee-deep-czech-8071989 We are approaching the end of the series and this time we focus on idioms containing the word knee - koleno, or its plural - kolena. Wed, 19 Mar 2003 00:05:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/knee-deep-czech-8071989 We are approaching the end of the series and this time we focus on idioms containing the word knee - koleno, or its plural - kolena. https://english.radio.cz/a-few-handy-phrases-8071746 Today's body part is the hand. The Czech word ruka and its plural form - ruce is commonly used for both hands and arms. The number of phrases and fixed expressions using the words is overwhelming - you can try and count how many you can think of in your own language. Wed, 12 Mar 2003 00:05:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/a-few-handy-phrases-8071746 Today's body part is the hand. The Czech word ruka and its plural form - ruce is commonly used for both hands and arms. The number of phrases and fixed expressions using the words is overwhelming - you can try and count how many you can think of in your own language. https://english.radio.cz/mailbox-8070620 Today's Mailbox includes: Topics: RP listeners' clubs. Sending RP souvenirs, Czech language, Bruntal, oldest town in Moravia. Quotes from: Razia Rasheed, Mostafa Amesiin, Lasse Haapaniemi, Janice Wallace. Sun, 09 Feb 2003 00:05:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/mailbox-8070620 Today's Mailbox includes: Topics: RP listeners' clubs. Sending RP souvenirs, Czech language, Bruntal, oldest town in Moravia. Quotes from: Razia Rasheed, Mostafa Amesiin, Lasse Haapaniemi, Janice Wallace. https://english.radio.cz/a-nosy-lesson-8070535 Hello and welcome to a new episode of our language series in which we look at the Czech language from head to toe. Today's body part is the nose, the prominent part of the human face which serves as the organ of smell. Both its position on the face and its function inspired our forefathers to coin idioms and sayings using the word nose or nos. Wed, 05 Feb 2003 00:05:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/a-nosy-lesson-8070535 Hello and welcome to a new episode of our language series in which we look at the Czech language from head to toe. Today's body part is the nose, the prominent part of the human face which serves as the organ of smell. Both its position on the face and its function inspired our forefathers to coin idioms and sayings using the word nose or nos. https://english.radio.cz/writing-behind-ears-8070305 Hello and welcome to our Czech language series in which we study the Czech language from head to toe. I hope you are all ears today because we are going to talk about - yes - the organ of hearing. Wed, 29 Jan 2003 00:05:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/writing-behind-ears-8070305 Hello and welcome to our Czech language series in which we study the Czech language from head to toe. I hope you are all ears today because we are going to talk about - yes - the organ of hearing. https://english.radio.cz/there-more-idioms-meets-eye-8070065 This new series of Radio Prague's language-teaching programme examines the Czech language from head to toe. Last time we looked at some idioms using the word head or hlava. We are not going to move any further today's because it's time to take a look at a very important organ located on the head - the eye - oko. Wed, 22 Jan 2003 00:05:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/there-more-idioms-meets-eye-8070065 This new series of Radio Prague's language-teaching programme examines the Czech language from head to toe. Last time we looked at some idioms using the word head or hlava. We are not going to move any further today's because it's time to take a look at a very important organ located on the head - the eye - oko. https://english.radio.cz/a-headstart-czech-8069806 Hello and welcome to our new Czech language series in which we look at Czech from head to toe and it is the word head we'll start with today. In Czech it is hlava and just like in English, the word is the core of many idioms. In fact, so many, that only a tiny fraction can fit into our programme today. But you don't have to lose your head - ztrácet hlavu - because many of them are quite similar in the two languages. Wed, 15 Jan 2003 00:05:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/a-headstart-czech-8069806 Hello and welcome to our new Czech language series in which we look at Czech from head to toe and it is the word head we'll start with today. In Czech it is hlava and just like in English, the word is the core of many idioms. In fact, so many, that only a tiny fraction can fit into our programme today. But you don't have to lose your head - ztrácet hlavu - because many of them are quite similar in the two languages. https://english.radio.cz/czech-head-foot-finger-8069589 The ABC of Czech - the Czech language series which followed the alphabet - reached the letter Z in December but in the New Year we are back to take you on a new journey around the Czech language - from head to toe. Wed, 08 Jan 2003 00:05:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/czech-head-foot-finger-8069589 The ABC of Czech - the Czech language series which followed the alphabet - reached the letter Z in December but in the New Year we are back to take you on a new journey around the Czech language - from head to toe. https://english.radio.cz/z-zodiac-8068829 Hello and welcome to the ABC of Czech, the Czech language series which follows the letters of the alphabet. Today we get to the last letter of the alphabet and our series is almost over. We are going to finish it on a lighter note as Z stands for the zodiac. Wed, 11 Dec 2002 00:05:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/z-zodiac-8068829 Hello and welcome to the ABC of Czech, the Czech language series which follows the letters of the alphabet. Today we get to the last letter of the alphabet and our series is almost over. We are going to finish it on a lighter note as Z stands for the zodiac. https://english.radio.cz/y-yum-yuck-and-yippee-8068605 Hello and welcome to the last but one episode of the ABC of Czech, Radio Prague's own Czech-language series in which we follow the letters of the alphabet. Today's letter is Y and it stands for yippee - or all kinds of exclamations which are such an important part of any language. Exclamations, or interjections, are the easiest and most expressive means of conveying feelings, moods or sensations. Wed, 04 Dec 2002 00:05:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/y-yum-yuck-and-yippee-8068605 Hello and welcome to the last but one episode of the ABC of Czech, Radio Prague's own Czech-language series in which we follow the letters of the alphabet. Today's letter is Y and it stands for yippee - or all kinds of exclamations which are such an important part of any language. Exclamations, or interjections, are the easiest and most expressive means of conveying feelings, moods or sensations. https://english.radio.cz/x-x-files-8068390 Today's edition is dedicated to a very mysterious topic. Our letter for the week is X, which stands for X-files or Akta X and the world of secrets and mysteries - tajemství a záhady. Wed, 27 Nov 2002 00:05:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/x-x-files-8068390 Today's edition is dedicated to a very mysterious topic. Our letter for the week is X, which stands for X-files or Akta X and the world of secrets and mysteries - tajemství a záhady. https://english.radio.cz/love-and-marriage-czech-style-8067851 Some of you may be in love with a Czech, some of you may want to marry a Czech. So in this ABC of Czech, we bring you the Czech words that you need to bridge the gap between love and marriage... Wed, 13 Nov 2002 00:05:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/love-and-marriage-czech-style-8067851 Some of you may be in love with a Czech, some of you may want to marry a Czech. So in this ABC of Czech, we bring you the Czech words that you need to bridge the gap between love and marriage... https://english.radio.cz/w-weather-8067639 Yes, another week has passed and it's time for a new letter in our Czech language programme in which we follow the alphabet. It's "w" this time, so let's talk about the weather. The word for weather is poèasí. It comes from the word èas, which means time. The weather is a very important part of our life and that's why at the end of every Radio Prague news bulletin you can find a weather forecast - pøedpovìï poèasí. Wed, 06 Nov 2002 00:05:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/w-weather-8067639 Yes, another week has passed and it's time for a new letter in our Czech language programme in which we follow the alphabet. It's "w" this time, so let's talk about the weather. The word for weather is poèasí. It comes from the word èas, which means time. The weather is a very important part of our life and that's why at the end of every Radio Prague news bulletin you can find a weather forecast - pøedpovìï poèasí. https://english.radio.cz/u-urban-life-8067167 Working our way through the alphabet, we have got as far as the letter U this week and as promised we will dive into the topic of urban life. The Czech Republic with its 11,000,000 inhabitants has only one city with more than a million people. Wed, 23 Oct 2002 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/u-urban-life-8067167 Working our way through the alphabet, we have got as far as the letter U this week and as promised we will dive into the topic of urban life. The Czech Republic with its 11,000,000 inhabitants has only one city with more than a million people. https://english.radio.cz/t-transport-ii-8066951 Hello and welcome again to Radio Prague's own Czech teaching programme - the ABC of Czech. This week we're staying with the letter T and the topic of transport as a lot still remains to be said about it. Wed, 16 Oct 2002 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/t-transport-ii-8066951 Hello and welcome again to Radio Prague's own Czech teaching programme - the ABC of Czech. This week we're staying with the letter T and the topic of transport as a lot still remains to be said about it. https://english.radio.cz/student-czech-offers-useful-tips-learners-8066247 It's time again to take a break from new vocabulary and listen to someone who decided to study Czech at university and has a few useful tips for learners of the language. Karl Anderson comes from Sweden. Recently he took a bike trip from Stockholm to Budapest and stopped in Prague for a few days, the city, as he says, which had become his second home. I first asked Karl what had made him take up Czech.Wed, 25 Sep 2002 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/student-czech-offers-useful-tips-learners-8066247 It's time again to take a break from new vocabulary and listen to someone who decided to study Czech at university and has a few useful tips for learners of the language. Karl Anderson comes from Sweden. Recently he took a bike trip from Stockholm to Budapest and stopped in Prague for a few days, the city, as he says, which had become his second home. I first asked Karl what had made him take up Czech.https://english.radio.cz/r-radio-8066023 Hello and welcome to the ABC of Czech, Radio Prague's Czech language series, which follows the alphabet. Today the letter R is in our focus and with it the topic of "radio". For that I'm joined in the studio by Zuzana Durcakova. Wed, 18 Sep 2002 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/r-radio-8066023 Hello and welcome to the ABC of Czech, Radio Prague's Czech language series, which follows the alphabet. Today the letter R is in our focus and with it the topic of "radio". For that I'm joined in the studio by Zuzana Durcakova. https://english.radio.cz/q-questions-8065530 Hello and welcome to the ABC of Czech in which we unveil the mysteries of the Czech language. Today's letter is Q for questions. Yes, we're going to try and answer some of the questions and queries which you, the listeners, have sent in. Wed, 04 Sep 2002 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/q-questions-8065530 Hello and welcome to the ABC of Czech in which we unveil the mysteries of the Czech language. Today's letter is Q for questions. Yes, we're going to try and answer some of the questions and queries which you, the listeners, have sent in. https://english.radio.cz/n-names-8064848Hello and welcome again to our regular Czech language programme, the ABC of Czech. It's time now for the letter "N" which stands for names. The typical Czech has two names - a first name and surname. Those who have been baptised have one or more middle names but very few people ever use them. Wed, 14 Aug 2002 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/n-names-8064848Hello and welcome again to our regular Czech language programme, the ABC of Czech. It's time now for the letter "N" which stands for names. The typical Czech has two names - a first name and surname. Those who have been baptised have one or more middle names but very few people ever use them. https://english.radio.cz/spilberk-roast-virgin-8064625 In recent editions we burdened you with a huge amount of new vocabulary, so today we can take a break and look at something more entertaining than new words. It's the bad translations into English which are still plentiful in the Czech Republic, especially in the tourist and restaurant business.Wed, 07 Aug 2002 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/spilberk-roast-virgin-8064625 In recent editions we burdened you with a huge amount of new vocabulary, so today we can take a break and look at something more entertaining than new words. It's the bad translations into English which are still plentiful in the Czech Republic, especially in the tourist and restaurant business.https://english.radio.cz/summer-school-czech-underway-8064593 Those of you who are learning the Czech language might be interested to hear this week's edition of Talking Point. Summer schools of Czech are taking place in a number of Bohemian and Moravian cities and hundreds of foreign students have come to the Czech Republic to polish up their Czech. In this week's Talking Point Pavla Horakova visits a lecture here in Prague and talks to the students and organisers of the Summer School of Slavonic Studies at Charles University. Tue, 06 Aug 2002 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/summer-school-czech-underway-8064593 Those of you who are learning the Czech language might be interested to hear this week's edition of Talking Point. Summer schools of Czech are taking place in a number of Bohemian and Moravian cities and hundreds of foreign students have come to the Czech Republic to polish up their Czech. In this week's Talking Point Pavla Horakova visits a lecture here in Prague and talks to the students and organisers of the Summer School of Slavonic Studies at Charles University. https://english.radio.cz/m-money-8064418Hello and welcome to the ABC of Czech. We've reached M in the alphabet and our topic today is "money". Although the Czech Republic plans to start using the single European currency in a few years' time, the country still uses its national currency the crown or "koruna". Wed, 31 Jul 2002 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/m-money-8064418Hello and welcome to the ABC of Czech. We've reached M in the alphabet and our topic today is "money". Although the Czech Republic plans to start using the single European currency in a few years' time, the country still uses its national currency the crown or "koruna". https://english.radio.cz/k-kitchen-8063943 K is our letter for today and the topic is kitchen... or cuisine, if you like, because the Czechs have just one word for both kitchen and cuisine - kuchynì. Wed, 17 Jul 2002 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/k-kitchen-8063943 K is our letter for today and the topic is kitchen... or cuisine, if you like, because the Czechs have just one word for both kitchen and cuisine - kuchynì. https://english.radio.cz/j-jobs-8063708We are back with the alphabet and the letter J. "J" in our series stands for things related to the subject of "jobs". Wed, 10 Jul 2002 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/j-jobs-8063708We are back with the alphabet and the letter J. "J" in our series stands for things related to the subject of "jobs". https://english.radio.cz/czechs-and-titles-8063504 Last time we talked about institutions and bureaucracy in the Czech Republic. Before we move on to the next letter in the alphabet, let's stop to talk about another typical Czech phenomenon, not so far from the topic of bureaucracy. Titles.Wed, 03 Jul 2002 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/czechs-and-titles-8063504 Last time we talked about institutions and bureaucracy in the Czech Republic. Before we move on to the next letter in the alphabet, let's stop to talk about another typical Czech phenomenon, not so far from the topic of bureaucracy. Titles.https://english.radio.cz/i-institutions-8063271 The Czech Republic is a bureaucratic superpower, someone has once said. Czech bureaucracy - byrokracie - indeed drives everybody mad and foreign residents are usually shocked when they first encounter it. Whatever you want to do there are always identity cards, personal numbers, permits and licenses, rules, regulations and complicated forms dampening your spirits. Anyone who has ever ventured into a Czech office with some innocent query will understand where the writer Franz Kafka found inspiration for his novels...Wed, 26 Jun 2002 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/i-institutions-8063271 The Czech Republic is a bureaucratic superpower, someone has once said. Czech bureaucracy - byrokracie - indeed drives everybody mad and foreign residents are usually shocked when they first encounter it. Whatever you want to do there are always identity cards, personal numbers, permits and licenses, rules, regulations and complicated forms dampening your spirits. Anyone who has ever ventured into a Czech office with some innocent query will understand where the writer Franz Kafka found inspiration for his novels...https://english.radio.cz/abc-czech-8063042 Today we'll take a break from the alphabet for a change and pay special attention at one very important little word - one you can't get by without.Wed, 19 Jun 2002 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/abc-czech-8063042 Today we'll take a break from the alphabet for a change and pay special attention at one very important little word - one you can't get by without.https://english.radio.cz/h-home-8062674 It's time for the letter H in the ABC of Czech and this week Pavla Horakova will explain all the vocabulary concerning home, sweet home.Wed, 12 Jun 2002 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/h-home-8062674 It's time for the letter H in the ABC of Czech and this week Pavla Horakova will explain all the vocabulary concerning home, sweet home.https://english.radio.cz/g-greetings-8062443 This week Pavla Horakova reaches the letter G in Radio Prague's Czech language series and tells you all you need to know about Czech greetingsWed, 05 Jun 2002 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/g-greetings-8062443 This week Pavla Horakova reaches the letter G in Radio Prague's Czech language series and tells you all you need to know about Czech greetingshttps://english.radio.cz/f-foreign-influences-8062219The letter for this week is F and the topic: "foreign influences". No language exists on its own and Czech, just like other languages, has been exposed to various influences over the centuries from both the country's neighbours and languages more distant or even extinct. Wed, 29 May 2002 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/f-foreign-influences-8062219The letter for this week is F and the topic: "foreign influences". No language exists on its own and Czech, just like other languages, has been exposed to various influences over the centuries from both the country's neighbours and languages more distant or even extinct. https://english.radio.cz/e-embassy-8061965 Hello and welcome again to our weekly Czech language series, the ABC of Czech in which we follow the alphabet. Today I'm joined by Vladimir Tax and it's time for the letter E, which in our series stands for "embassy" and everything connected with that topic. Wed, 22 May 2002 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/e-embassy-8061965 Hello and welcome again to our weekly Czech language series, the ABC of Czech in which we follow the alphabet. Today I'm joined by Vladimir Tax and it's time for the letter E, which in our series stands for "embassy" and everything connected with that topic. https://english.radio.cz/d-doctors-8061729After a short break we're back with the alphabet and as promised, this time it's the letter D and doctors. Unfortunately we all get ill sometimes, and - even though we may not enjoy it - we have to go to the doctors. Today we give you a few basic expressions that should help you to get over the communication barrier in a doctor's surgery. Wed, 15 May 2002 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/d-doctors-8061729After a short break we're back with the alphabet and as promised, this time it's the letter D and doctors. Unfortunately we all get ill sometimes, and - even though we may not enjoy it - we have to go to the doctors. Today we give you a few basic expressions that should help you to get over the communication barrier in a doctor's surgery. https://english.radio.cz/abc-may-1st-edition-8061285Welcome to our special "First of May" edition of our Czech language series, the ABC of Czech. This particular day deserves a special programme, so let's take a break from the alphabet and look at something related to today's programme. No, it's neither love as you might have thought (you'll have to wait for that until the letter "L"), nor labour. Wed, 01 May 2002 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/abc-may-1st-edition-8061285Welcome to our special "First of May" edition of our Czech language series, the ABC of Czech. This particular day deserves a special programme, so let's take a break from the alphabet and look at something related to today's programme. No, it's neither love as you might have thought (you'll have to wait for that until the letter "L"), nor labour. https://english.radio.cz/jim-naughton-author-colloquial-czech-8061244 Those of you still grappling with the mysteries of Czech grammar will be pleased to hear that Rob Cameron's guest on this week's One on One - the translator Jim Naughton - has also been through the same agonising process. Born in 1950 in Edinburgh, Jim studied Czech and Russian at Cambridge University, gaining his doctorate in 1978. Now a lecturer on Czech language and literature at the Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages at Oxford, he's best known as the author of the popular language book "Colloquial Czech." Join Jim Naughton in conversation with Rob Cameron for this week's One on One. Mon, 29 Apr 2002 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/jim-naughton-author-colloquial-czech-8061244 Those of you still grappling with the mysteries of Czech grammar will be pleased to hear that Rob Cameron's guest on this week's One on One - the translator Jim Naughton - has also been through the same agonising process. Born in 1950 in Edinburgh, Jim studied Czech and Russian at Cambridge University, gaining his doctorate in 1978. Now a lecturer on Czech language and literature at the Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages at Oxford, he's best known as the author of the popular language book "Colloquial Czech." Join Jim Naughton in conversation with Rob Cameron for this week's One on One. https://english.radio.cz/c-czech-8061069Hello and welcome to the ABC of Czech. For this week's episode I'm joined by Vladimir Tax and we're going to look at the letter "C" which stands for Czech. Is it confusing? The whole series is about Czech, isn't it? Sure it is, but this time we'll talk about the word "Czech" itself which in Czech takes on surprisingly many different forms. Wed, 24 Apr 2002 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/c-czech-8061069Hello and welcome to the ABC of Czech. For this week's episode I'm joined by Vladimir Tax and we're going to look at the letter "C" which stands for Czech. Is it confusing? The whole series is about Czech, isn't it? Sure it is, but this time we'll talk about the word "Czech" itself which in Czech takes on surprisingly many different forms. https://english.radio.cz/b-beer-8060790 Hello and welcome again to the ABC of Czech. Today I'm here with Daniela Lazarova and it's time for the letter "B". I'll give you a hint: brewery, barrel, belly... Yes, we are going to talk about beer or "pivo". Beer and the Czech Republic are inseparable and if you ever visit the country, even if you are not a great beer-drinker, you should at least try it... Wed, 17 Apr 2002 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/b-beer-8060790 Hello and welcome again to the ABC of Czech. Today I'm here with Daniela Lazarova and it's time for the letter "B". I'll give you a hint: brewery, barrel, belly... Yes, we are going to talk about beer or "pivo". Beer and the Czech Republic are inseparable and if you ever visit the country, even if you are not a great beer-drinker, you should at least try it... https://english.radio.cz/a-alphabet-8060599!!!NOTICE!!! In order to properly view letters from the Czech alphabet it is necessary to set your browser to Central European languages. Do all the accent marks above Czech letters puzzle you? Have you always wondered how to pronounce the name of the Czech composer Antonín Dvoøák correctly? Now is your chance to find out, in this week's ABC of Czech with Pavla Horakova. Wed, 10 Apr 2002 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/a-alphabet-8060599!!!NOTICE!!! In order to properly view letters from the Czech alphabet it is necessary to set your browser to Central European languages. Do all the accent marks above Czech letters puzzle you? Have you always wondered how to pronounce the name of the Czech composer Antonín Dvoøák correctly? Now is your chance to find out, in this week's ABC of Czech with Pavla Horakova. https://english.radio.cz/introduction-abc-czech-8060316 Hello and welcome to the first in our new series of programmes dedicated to the Czech language. Every Wednesday, the tune you've just heard will tell you that another mystery of the Czech language is going to be dealt with shortly. Wed, 03 Apr 2002 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/introduction-abc-czech-8060316 Hello and welcome to the first in our new series of programmes dedicated to the Czech language. Every Wednesday, the tune you've just heard will tell you that another mystery of the Czech language is going to be dealt with shortly. https://english.radio.cz/czech-children-using-more-bad-language-8045326 Many things have changed in this country in the last decade or so. Czechs have had to get used to increased crime, drugs and graffiti. Many believe that something else has also changed for the worse - today's children are using more bad language than their parents' generation did. Olga Kadanikova was a schoolteacher for several years. Ian Willoughby asked her where children were learning the swear-words which they now use so freely. Wed, 23 Jan 2002 00:05:00 +0100https://english.radio.cz/czech-children-using-more-bad-language-8045326 Many things have changed in this country in the last decade or so. Czechs have had to get used to increased crime, drugs and graffiti. Many believe that something else has also changed for the worse - today's children are using more bad language than their parents' generation did. Olga Kadanikova was a schoolteacher for several years. Ian Willoughby asked her where children were learning the swear-words which they now use so freely. https://english.radio.cz/czech-language-threatened-internet-8045837"Strc prst skrz krk"... Now that's a sentence that sooner or later just about anyone learning Czech is bound to stumble upon, or rather stumble over. It means something like "Stick your finger down your throat", and as is famous for the fact that it does not include a single vowel. Such are the wonders of the Czech language, and for ninety years this year the wellbeing of the language has been overseen by one of the nation's most respected institutions, the Institute for the Czech Language. To mark its birthday, the institute has organised an international conference and this week over a hundred scholars of the Czech language from around the world have gathered in Prague to indulge their passion for Czech and exchange views about the latest developments in the language. Discussion has not just covered traditional fields of linguistics. The impact of new information technology has figured prominently. Dr Vera Henzl from Stanford University in California has made a special study of Czech and the Internet. She spoke with Radio Prague's David Vaughan about the Internet and other aspects of the conference. Fri, 07 Sep 2001 00:05:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/czech-language-threatened-internet-8045837"Strc prst skrz krk"... Now that's a sentence that sooner or later just about anyone learning Czech is bound to stumble upon, or rather stumble over. It means something like "Stick your finger down your throat", and as is famous for the fact that it does not include a single vowel. Such are the wonders of the Czech language, and for ninety years this year the wellbeing of the language has been overseen by one of the nation's most respected institutions, the Institute for the Czech Language. To mark its birthday, the institute has organised an international conference and this week over a hundred scholars of the Czech language from around the world have gathered in Prague to indulge their passion for Czech and exchange views about the latest developments in the language. Discussion has not just covered traditional fields of linguistics. The impact of new information technology has figured prominently. Dr Vera Henzl from Stanford University in California has made a special study of Czech and the Internet. She spoke with Radio Prague's David Vaughan about the Internet and other aspects of the conference.