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Czech is a Slavonic language, closely related to Slovak phrasebook Slovak. Spoken by over 10 million people, Czech is the official language of the Czech Republic.

Czech belongs to the "synthetic" language group, which means that unlike English and other "analytical" languages, different grammatical aspects are expressed in one word by changing the structure of that word - adding an ending or prefix, modifying the core of the word, etc. In analytical languages such as English, the same is achieved by using separate auxiliary verbs, pronouns or adjectives while the actual word remains unchanged. In Czech, one word is often sufficient to express what English can only achieve by using multiple words.

Pronunciation guide

Vowels

The accent doesn't mean a vowel is stressed. It means it's long.

a: like 'a' in "barn"
e: like 'e' in "red"
?: like 'ye' in "yet"
i: like 'i' in "machine"
o: like 'o' in "mole"
u: like 'ou' in "you"
?: same as 'u', but corresponds to 'o' in other languages
y: same as 'i'

Consonants

b: like 'b' in "bed"
c: like 'ts' in "tsunami"
?: like 'ch' in "child"
d: like 'd' in "dog"
?: like 'd' in "duty"
f: like 'f' in "for"
g: like 'g' in "go"
h: like 'h' in "help"
ch: like 'kh' in "Mikhail"
j: like 'y' in "yell"
k: like 'k' in "king"
l: like 'l' in "love"
m: like 'm' in "mother"
n: like 'n' in "nice"
?: like 'ń' in Spanish "seńor"
p: like 'p' in "pig"
q: like 'q' in "quest" (very rare)
r: like Scottish 'r' (a.k.a. rolling 'r')
?: like 'r' quickly followed by '?' (very difficult for foreigners, even the young Czechs have to learn it).
s: like 's' in "his"
?: like 'sh' in "cash"
t: like 't' in "top"
?: like 'ti' in "Tatiana"
v: like 'v' in "victory"
w: like 'v' in "victor" (rarely used in Czech words, however used in German-originated proper nouns)
x: like 'cks' in "kicks"
z: like 'z' in "zebra"
?: like 'j' in french "Jacques"

Digraphs

sh: not like the "sh" in "ship" but rather 's' followed by 'h' as in glasshouse.

Phrase list

Basics

Hello.: Dobrý den. (Dobree den)
Hello. (informal): Ahoj. (Ahoy)
How are you?: Jak se má?? (Yakh seh maash?)
Fine, thank you.: Dob?e, d?kuji. (.)
What is your name?: Jak se jmenuje?? (?)
My name is ______ .: Jmenuji se ______ . (.)
Nice to meet you.: T??í m?. (.)
Please.: Prosím (Proseem)
Thank you.: D?kuji. (Diekooyh.)
You're welcome.: Rádo se stalo. (.)
Yes.: Ano. (Ahnoh.)
No.: Ne. (.)
Excuse me, I am sorry. (getting attention): Promi?te (.)
Goodbye: Na shledanou (.)
I can't speak Czech well.: Neumím moc dob?e mluvit ?esky (.)
Do you speak English?: Mluvíte anglicky? (?)
Is there someone here who speaks English?: Je tady n?kdo, kdo mluví anglicky? (?)
Help!: Pomoc! (.)
Look out!: Pozor! (!)
Good morning.: Dobré ráno (.)
Good evening.: Dobrý ve?er (.)
Good night.: Dobrou noc (.)
I don't understand.: Nerozumím (Nerozumeem)
Where is the toilet?: Kde je záchod? (?)

Problems

Leave me alone.: Nechte m? být.
Don't touch me!: Nedotýkejte se m?!
I'll call the police.: Zavolám policii
Police!: Policie!
Stop! Thief!: St?j, zlod?j!
I need your help.: Pot?ebuji va?i pomoc.
It's an emergency.: To je nebezpe?í.
I'm lost.: Jsem ztracen
I lost my bag.: Ztratil jsem ta?ku
I lost my wallet.: Ztratil jsem pen??enku
I'm sick .: Je mi ?patn?.
I've been injured.: Jsem zran?n
I need a doctor.: Pot?ebuji doktora
Can I use your phone?: Mohu pou?ít vá? telefon?

Numbers

1: jeden/jedna
2: dva/dv?
3: t?i
4: ?ty?i
5: p?t
6: ?est
7: sedm
8: osm
9: dev?t
10: deset
11: jedenáct
12: dvanáct
13: t?ináct
14: ?trnáct
15: patnáct
16: ?estnáct
17: sedmnáct
18: osmnáct
19: devatenáct
20: dvacet
21: dvacet jedna
22: dvacet dva
23: dvacet t?i
30: t?icet
40: ?ty?icet
50: padesát
60: ?edesát
70: sedmdesát
80: osmdesát
90: devadesát
100: sto
175: sto sedmdesát p?t
200: dv? st?
300: t?i sta
1000: tisíc
2000: dva tisíce
3758: t?i tisíce sedm set padesát osm
1,000,000: milion
1,000,000,000: miliarda
1,000,000,000,000: bilion
number _____ (train, bus, etc.): ?íslo _____ (cheeslo)
half: p?l
less (than): mén? (ne?)
more (than): více (ne?)

Time

Clock time

Duration

Days

today: dnes
tonight: zítra
yesterday: v?era
yesternight: v?era v noci
the day before yesterday: p?edev?írem
tomorrow: zítra
the day after tomorrow: pozít?í
this week: tento týden
last week: minulý týden
next week: p?í?tí týden

Monday is viewed as the first day in week in the Czech Republic.

Monday: pond?lí
Tuesday: úterý
Wednesday: st?eda
Thursday: ?tvrtek
Friday: pátek
Saturday: sobota
Sunday: ned?le

Months

January: leden
February: únor
March: b?ezen
April: duben
May: kv?ten
June: ?erven
July: ?ervenec
August: srpen
September: zá?í
October: ?íjen
November: listopad
December: prosinec

Colors

black: ?erná
white: bílá
gray: zelená
red: ?ervená
blue: modrá
yellow: ?lutá
green: zelená
orange: oran?ová
purple: purpurová
brown: hn?dá

Transportation

Bus and train

Directions

Taxi

Lodging

Money

Eating

Bars

Shopping

Driving

Authority

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