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You speak English at work. You hang out with other expats. You’ve studied Czech. Maybe even with teachers, apps, Duolingo, and textbooks....

You smile, nod, catch a few words here and there… but deep down, you feel like a stranger in your own home. Many expats in the Czech...

You study, you know the rules, and you memorize vocabulary. But when you hear Czechs chatting in a pub, on the street, or in a Facebook...

You’re not alone — and it’s completely normal! Fast, authentic Czech is full of connected words, swallowed endings, slang, and colloquial...

✨ Dreaming of feeling confident when speaking Czech? ✨ Dreaming of finally joining conversations with your Czech colleagues, in-laws, or...

Overwhelmed by Czech? Maybe you’re trying to clean all the windows at once. I live in a beautiful, 100-year-old apartment in Prague. One...

“I want to learn Czech” is the worst goal you can set. Why? It’s like trying to reach a destination but constantly changing the route, so...

Have you been learning Czech for so long, but when it comes to real conversations, you feel completely lost? I hear this from people who...

You’ve been studying Czech for so long… So, why do you still feel stuck? I see this all the time with my clients. They’re really trying....

Try these powerful strategies: 1️⃣ ACCEPT IMPERFECTION  ❌ Stop translating complex English sentences word-for-word. ✅ Focus on conveying...

Trust me, you’re not alone. I hear this from my clients all the time: 😮‍💨 When I try to speak, I freeze because I’m afraid I’ll say...

I’m Eliška , a Czech language coach (Neurolanguage Coaching®) and teacher , and I help expats in the Czech Republic and foreigners ...

You've already heard about the mysterious Ř. Many people think it's the one thing to master to be understood by Czech natives. But is it?

If what you do to work on your Czech doesn't help you progress and you want different results, it's time to start doing things differently.

Cases help us convey meaning and express our thoughts clearly and accurately. They're like a secret code.

Very often I see Czech learner make a mistake with the preposition to. I'm going to grandma's - Jdu do babičky. This is not correct, though.

Both in English and Czech, the meaning of to travel (cestovat) is the same - go from one place to another. The use is different though.

How to translate the English expression I Like to Czech and how to use it in a conversation? It's actually quite simple!

What are grammatical cases in Czech? What are declensions? And why do we even need them? It's actually pretty clever, have a look.

If life was simple, the verb to know would translate to znát in Czech and that would be it. But there are 3 possible translations to Czech.