Entries by Jitka

Foreigner’s troubles and loves in Czechia

What worries foreigners in Czechia and what they love I asked my students what are their biggest problems in the Czech Republic. Here are their answers. You can compare them to your experience. Foreigners in Czechia – problems Family and friends are far away and foreigners miss close contact. Office/authority negotiations, especially at the beginning. […]

Congratulations in Czech

Your Czech friend or colleague celebrates his birthday. What do you say to him? Your friend gave birth to a child. What do you say to her? Your colleague got married. What do you say to her? Your brother got a great job. What do you say to him? Can you say congratulations in Czech? […]

What do you do in your leisure time? or Leisure time in Czech

Someone does sports in his/her leisure time, someone goes for trips, someone visits galleries, someone rides a bicycle… And what about you? Can you talk about your hobby in Czech? Learn it with new handouts. The topic for the A1 level: Hiking, and the topic for the A2 level: Bicycles. New words, listening, reading, grammar […]

Favourite Czech textbooks

Have you been learning Czech? Are you not sure what textbook you should use? Here is an overview of the basic ones we have in the Czech market. Choose according to your level and start studying.

I want to discover Czechia 3

Are you a foreigner living in the Czech Republic? Discover Czechia and attractive places, interesting people and Czech character. It´s summer – a great time for trips. I offer you a couple of tips where to travel through Czechia.

Progress in Czech or excuses? I tell you straight…

Do you know the Czech saying „řeknu to na rovinu“? It means I tell you straight. And now I tell you straight what you need to do to be successful in your study and how to reach progress in Czech. Because you don´t want to listen to general advice anymore and I don´t want to […]

Hodíte, nebo chodíte? or H is not CH

Czech pronunciation: H/CH Is Czech pronunciation a problem for you? I offer you another short training. Today´s topic: consonants H and CH. H Sound H is produced in the larynx. Your lips are in a neutral position, a bit open, the tongue is quiet. H is a voiced consonant, your vocal cords vibrate – put […]

Bake Czech Christmas cookies

The Czechs bake cookies for Christmas. There are small pieces of confectionery. Some families prepare about five kinds of them, others thirty! You can buy it in a shop but if you prepare it by yourself it will taste better. Try an easy recipe for white and dark small balls.