The Czech language can be quite difficult to learn and many English speakers find it very hard to pronounce. If you’re keen to learn some basic words and phrases we recommend a Czech phrase book from Lonely Planet. Believe or not even knowing a few short sentences will always please the locals, who will be pleased at your efforts and admire your trying. There are also courses for English tourist willing to learn the Czech language. Czechs usually speak German, English or Russian as a second language though their ability will vary, this may be more obvious when talking with older generations. Before the turn over in 1989 learning Russian was compulsory in schools. These days almost no one will learn Russian and most people prefer to speak English or German.
Czech
dialects and
Common Czech. The modern Czech language (Standard Czech)
is generally based on the medieval literary Czech
(approximately its state in the 16th century). It is
practically only a formal, bookish language used in
media and people don't use it in friendly contacts. The
language of normal communication is the so-called Common
Czech, which is actually the current form of the dialect
of Central Bohemia and especially Prague. This
"bilingualism" came into being in the 19th century,
during the era of the Czech national revival that led to
the renaissance of Czech literature after 200 years of
its hard suppression. Since the speech of contemporary
ordinary people was uncultivated, the revivalists
started to use the language of medieval literature. This
language norm later became official, yet the speech of
ordinary Czechs remained the same and continued in its
development. Today some features of Common Czech slowly
penetrate into the official language and the differences
partly decrease. Common Czech has also largely pushed
out all former Bohemian dialects and became the only
tool of non-formal communication in Bohemia (although
some regional differences may exist).
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Worried that you can't understand Czech language? It is always better if you know the language which is used in the country you are going to. However it is not necessary. If you talk English or German you are all set in Prague.
Czech to English and English to Czech Online Dictionary.
Well this dictionary is in Czech but is one of best on the net. Very easy to use just remember Anglicky mean English, Cesky mean Czech and Preloz mean Translate. It also has other 5 languages to translate from and to.
Czech
dialects and
Common Czech. The modern Czech language (Standard Czech)
is generally based on the medieval literary Czech
(approximately its state in the 16th century). It is
practically only a formal, bookish language used in
media and people don't use it in friendly contacts. The
language of normal communication is the so-called Common
Czech, which is actually the current form of the dialect
of Central Bohemia and especially Prague. This
"bilingualism" came into being in the 19th century,
during the era of the Czech national revival that led to
the renaissance of Czech literature after 200 years of
its hard suppression. Since the speech of contemporary
ordinary people was uncultivated, the revivalists
started to use the language of medieval literature. This
language norm later became official, yet the speech of
ordinary Czechs remained the same and continued in its
development. Today some features of Common Czech slowly
penetrate into the official language and the differences
partly decrease. Common Czech has also largely pushed
out all former Bohemian dialects and became the only
tool of non-formal communication in Bohemia (although
some regional differences may exist).