Czech Republic vs. Czechia
I never thought that one day I would write anything like that: Some people strongly oppose the use of the name Czech Republic. Instead, they want you to use the short form Czechia. The...
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I never thought that one day I would write anything like that: Some people strongly oppose the use of the name Czech Republic. Instead, they want you to use the short form Czechia. The...
Something you don’t eat every day: “Poullet Beef” burgers. Is this going to be some kind of beef from a poulet? Nope. It is trhané maso z hovězího krku and therefore pulled beef. I...
Great campaign! I have experienced that so many times.
For the bonus laugh: Turn on the auto-generated subtitles.
If you speak some Czech, you might have noticed that Czechs sometimes address Vietnamese informally while they, on the other hand, naturally expect to be addressed formally.
It seems to be a by-product of the “large pig-killing ceremony”, just like the blood soup “prdelačka”. (The meaning of “prdel” is explained here.) source (5 Dec 2014)
The consumer electronics store Alza sells a bag that you may not be able to fully appreciate if you don’t understand some words of Czech. So here we go: “Svíčková” is one of the...
The English word “about” has many meanings, one of them being “approximately” – in Czech: “přibližně”.
The ová behind Czech names is a lovely feature of the Czech language and definitely one of the prime reasons why I went through the trouble learning it in the first place. There is...
Quoting Alza: Attractive stuffed lamb with integrated lights and three narcotic melodies. LED lights can be activated by pressing the little bodies of animals. Poor little light easily help a child fall asleep or...
The soup bar Dobrá Polévka (‘Good Soup’) has gained dubious fame after they have published four photos of their dishes on their Facebook page that visitors have ridiculed as being over-decorated with parsley. The...
When foreigners use the Czech language, results can be quite funny. I remember that I was once talking about a good friend and his girl. Tragically, I chose the wrong word for girl. These...
People here sometimes resort to strong language when it is absolutely unnecessary and at occasions where you would not expect it. On the image above, tenants used the house caretaker’s notice about office hours...
Every now and then, it happens again: I talk to Czechs in my broken Czech and they reply in their broken English – probably assuming that their broken English is still better than my...