If you spend any time around Czech speakers, you will quickly notice something: so many words have these tickling letters č and k. Words gett endings like -ek, -ka, -ko, -íček, -ička, and suddenly everything sounds softer, friendlier, and often much cuter. These forms are called diminutives, and they are extremely common in Czech (and...
In Czech, some words have two forms with the same meaning. Sometimes the longer form is informal, while in other cases, it’s the shorter one that’s informal. Let’s take a look at the latter! The shorter forms of the words in this post are more common for spoken Czech. Let’s start with the adverbs. The following...
You might have heard a Czech person say: Umím anglicky (I can speak English) or Neumím anglicky (I can’t speak English). Did they forget to add the verb ‘to speak’ (mluvit)? Let’s see what is going on. Watch a video about this topic here: First things first Let’s review the basics. We can leave out the main...
Zuzana Mikulecká