Study in the Czech Republic
Useful tips and lifehacks to study Czech language interesting and easy
There are two types of verbs in Czech that torment international students – „nedokonavé sloveso“ (imperfective verb) and “dokonavé sloveso“ (perfective verb). Let’s talk about them. Verbs always suggest action. For example, the verb “to fly”/letět. The bird flies, flies, flies, flies – but it cannot fly forever! One day it has to fly somewhere…
Many people know that Dumbledore from the Harry Potter books is Brumbál in the Czech translation. But very few know why. The translator, Pavel Medek, who translated the stories of The Boy Who Lived, did not invent anything – he did the same as the original author. “Dumbledore” is an old English word meaning bumblebee….
One of the biggest difficulties for non-Slavic students is cases. To put it very simply, the case of a noun shows how it is related to other words in the sentence. Many languages have cases, even English, but they are not that noticeable. Let’s imagine a phrase that consists of words “without” cases: lamp table….
Read Czech Podcast If you listen to podcasts and learn Czech, you should definitely subscribe to the podcast of the Czech radio Vinohradská 12. The podcast comes out almost every day, lasts about 40 minutes, during which the host, Lenka Kabrhelová, discusses one of the hottest topics with guests. If you don’t have time for…
Author: Victoria Romanova,student of ÚJOP UK 2020/21 Learning a language is a gradual process. Layer by layer, like a cake, you put together grammar and vocabulary, joining it all with the joy of progress and simple pleasure of using the language. Films and TV series are the best option for “cream”, because they both give…
Robot and robot are two completely different words, though they are spelled exactly the same. One of them translates as “robot” and the other as “food processor”, but how can you tell what meaning is implied? It’s simple – ask the person that you are having a conversation with to put the word in the form of the first case plural. Roboty and roboti. Yeah, well, now everything is clear –…
Recently I have discovered a new form of entertainment – podcasts. Most often I listen to them on the road, thanks to them travel time flies by. Of course, most of the podcasts in my personal collection are in Russian, but there are three in Czech. I decided to tell you about podcasts that I listen to myself, and about those that…
The hyphen (spojovník in Czech) is not just a dash. Sometimes it can change the meaning! For example, the word ‚e-mail‘ is electronic mail, while ‚email‘ is enamel, such as the one on your teeth. And as we have opened the topic of e-mails, let’s say a few words about them. Do you want to study at the best Czech universities for free? You only…
Most of the universities accept the B2 level as sufficient for student enrollment. The majority of the graduates of ILPS successfully pass the B2 exam at the end of one-year course. But before we find out what lies behind the B2 level, let’s go through them from the very beginning. Czech language proficiency at the A1 level By ear, you understand certain familiar words and very simple…
As we all know, nothing is unimportant in a language. This applies not only to grammar and pronunciation, but also to punctuation. However, it is the thing that is given the least importance in learning foreign languages. That makes sense – it would be great to remember grammatical constructions, let alone dashes and full stops!…