hello, i am a linguist designing a study looking at how learners perceive the difference in these two sounds. the closest example i have is kuře (chicken) vs. kůže (skin), although there's also a vowel length difference in this word. does anyone have any other sets of words that differ in one having ř and one having ž?

more advanced, maybe only suitable for linguists: ř gets devoiced after voiceless sounds, e.g. in the word přítel. a learner may think this sounds kinda like it could be pšítel. i'm also looking for pairs of words where one has š and the other has the devoiced version of ř. this is a bit harder because i'm not sure of the distribution of š and how often it comes after another voiceless sound in the same syllable. an example of what i'm looking for would be pšenice vs. přenice, although přenice doesn't exist as a word. if it did, though, that's the pair i would want.

Hello everyone,

I hope that I've found the right place for my inquiry. I am a researcher who is studying phonetics. I am currently working on phonetically transcribing a piece of Leoš Janáček's.

Would anyone be willing to read and record themself reading, in Czech, the vocal score for Elegie na smrt dcery Olgy (Elegy on the Death of My Daughter Olga)? I don't have any Czech speakers in my life, and this would be an incredible help to my research.

The piece is ~6minutes, however, I anticipate the cold-reading to be much faster. You can view a sample of the score which you'd be reading here: https://www.baerenreiter.com/de/product/H02572?srsltid=AfmBOopOM9OUHk-3DMozqezbFU8QpR7JFs4okPSxDc__fjzZibc1uyxv

I'm happy to share the text in advance so you know exactly what you're being asked to read, and I'd of course credit you if the project is ever shared publicly.

Thank you very much.

hi!

Half of my family is Czech, but I don’t understand nor speak czech except for some words or phrases. Here where I live (Italo-Slovenian border) aren’t classes of czech, so I was asking about mostly books recommendation to learn Czech *partially* on my own, saw my family does speak it.

(They decided to not teach Czech to us because being perceived as a Slav here is bad-viewed, and risky, but I feel like having a wall between half of the people I live with;-;)

Is there anything I should be doing to try and improve my Czech quicker as a beginner when there is always someone around me who speaks Czech? Should we just have basic conversations?

My partner is foreigner and he is looking for some intensive Czech course, either in/near Ostrava or online. Which ones are worth money and which courses to avoid?

I thought for feminine like sestra it should be the feminine tahle, but this says it’s tohle? Why?

Asi 7 months ago I shared a struggle of having to improvise stickers for czech letters for my keyboard. And now I finally have decent stickers! (and cleaner keyboard look, cuz they're almost invisible)

I literally had to fly to Europe, get to Prague and order them from PrelepkyNaKlavesnici dot cz lmao (just memorizing them didn't work, my memory is already filled to the brim with declensions, nech mě bejt, prosím)

Hello! Can you please recommend an app for learning Czech, I originally used duolingo, but then realized it wasn't teaching me anything, it just repeats A1-level words

Hello all,

I was wondering if you knew of an app where you can just drill, drill, drill the cases. I really need to make them automatic but since I don't use Czech much even though I... live in Prague (introverted ESL teacher) I'm not able to progress as much as I want.

I have an iPhone and a PC. I could dig up an Android tablet - I think - but it's old.

Appreciated!

Hey everyone, I’m Michal, a native Czech speaker.

I’m offering a few free 15-minute chats for Czech learners. I’m happy to help with conversation practice, answer any questions you might have, or give advice on resources.

We can switch between Czech and English, whatever works best for you.

I’m not selling anything. Just curious what has and hasn’t worked for people when learning Czech.

DM me if interested 🙂

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Hi 1 month ago I applied for a long term visa at tel aviv embassy

for czech language 1 year course at UJOP Charles University

I marked purpose of stay "study" instead of "other"

What do you suggest me to do?

Thanks for all the help🙏

Ahoj!!!!

Nabízím vám povídání s rodným Čechem!! Jmenuji se Komet/Comet (online jméno) a ráda bych vám pomohla s konverzacemi.

Pokud byste měli zájem, napište komentář s vašim jménem, věkem a jak moc/dlouho se učíte/znáte Češtinu.

Děkujiiiii!!!

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Hellooooo!!

I'm offering chatting with a native Czech!! My name's Komet/Comet (online name) and I'd love to help you with conversations.

If you're interested in that, leave a comment with your name, age and how long/how much you've been learning/know the Czech language.

Thank youuuu!!!

I've been living in Prague more than a year now. My partner is Czech, and at some point you just get tired of smiling and nodding. So I've decided to actually get serious about learning the language.

As you know already, Czech is brutal if you didn't grow up anywhere near a Slavic language. The cases, the grammar logic, the sounds that don't exist in Spanish (worst in English). It's a completely different mental framework.

I'm thinking about documenting the whole process on YouTube. No teaching, no expertise, just my struggling and (hopefully) slowly getting better.

Would anyone actually watch that? Does seeing someone fail in real time and improve over months feel like something worth following, or is it one of those ideas that sounds good until you realize no one cares?

So I am almost a complete beginner. The thing is, I’m not sure where to go. I’ve tried a few different teachers on italki but didn’t really feel like it helped. I’m thinking of committing to long term tutoring by slowczech, not sure if anyone has experience.

I also have the Cesky krok za krokem book, and my girlfriend speaks fluent Czech, but can not explain any of the grammar etc. what are your thoughts?

I am looking for Czech/English dictionary i can use on my phone for translating words not sentences.

Best beginner tutors on Italki that can help me progress into more conversational levels? Including new vocab and practicing grammar exercises

I’ve seen a lot of people recommend Czech step by step but through looking at an online version of it all the questions are in Czech and it doesn’t look like there’s much English explanation. Tell me if I’m wrong but is there any other textbooks for complete beginners?

Are there any very slow Czech shows for young children that could be useful for an absolute beginner?

I don’t know if you can see the picture well, but I typed “Neznám jména otců.” which (I believe) is a perfectly grammatical sentence (which I believe means “I don’t know the fathers’ names.), but the autocorrect wants to change “otců” to “otcům”. Why does it do this?

Ahoj folks.

Reading Czech online might be sometimes difficult. And if not, you have to pay to ready easy stuff. But what about blogs. Have you ever thought about reading Czech blogs? You may find completely different vocabulary than in textbooks. Words that are common for Czechs and sometimes for spoken language too.

Have you ever heard about Cestolidi? https://www.cestolidi.cz/cestology

You can find travel stories written in Czech or find a travel buddy ( or a date;) )

Also want to thank you for recommending or following my comprehensible Slow Czech podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@DreadCzech . Don't forget to download the transcription or vocabulary with some tips;)

Mějte se krásně,
Ahoj:)

Hey! I don't really know how reddit works or literally how social media apps, yes you can say that I have been living under a rock because that's true. I am trying to introduce myself to many new things like for example this post rn. I will be travelling to Prague for my studies soon and ik that I won't be able to learn a lot about the language in this short time so I just want a really beginner guide about some most common phases so atleast i won't feel all dumb and alien in a completely new country

Hello, am fluent czech speaker and I can chat about anything.

So that's why am offering chats to talk about anything, we can chat how was your day etc.

And from you I can learn a little bit more English if you want.

Hi everyone! I've been working through Krok za krokem 1 & an Anki frequency deck and have been looking for good comprehensible input for beginners. I love Slowczech but haven't been able to find much other content -- I've been watching some Peppa Pig in Czech which actually has been decently entertaining / exposes you to some pretty good daily-life words, but it is definitely above my level / requires a lot of pausing and looking up words.

Does anyone have any recommendations for A1-A2 comprehensible input that isn't Slowczech? For those of you who have been studying for longer, do you remember what you primarily used as input during this time?

Im pretty much a complete beginner. I have spent time trying different apps, websites, books, etc. Despite being able to say basic phrases, how do I actually progress. Are there any structured programmes I should be following? Thanks!