Word of the Week
Danny Bate, our resident linguist, offers a selection of everyday Czech words, to discuss their history and show how interconnected and familiar the Czech language can be.
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Word of the Week: křída – 'chalk'
Křída is another one of those humble Czech words with a Roman origin. It goes all the way to Latin crēta...
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Word of the Week: národní – 'national'
Národní is a Czech adjective that translates to ‘national’. Just like in English, underlying the adjective národní is the Czech word for ‘nation’, národ...
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Word of the Week: děkovat – 'to thank'
Děkuji is among the first words that Czech learners tend to pick up. After all, we all want to be polite!
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Word of the Week: kupovat/koupit – 'to buy'
Starting in Ancient Rome, a lowly tradesman in Roman times was a caupō, and to trade or barter was to caupōnārī...
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Word of the Week: host – 'guest'
'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!
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Word of the Week: kostel – 'church'
In their Latin language, the Romans had the word castellum, which meant ‘fortress’. This is straightforwardly the origin of English castle, but in Czech...
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