I made more progress with my Czech in the last month than in the year of studying before.
- EliΕ‘ka BouΕ‘kovΓ‘
- Feb 13
- 2 min read
When this client came to me for the first time three years ago, he could only say a few basic sentences.
After one year of studying Czech, his routine consisted of using a textbook, doing what he thought he should do, but he didnβt enjoy it much, and he didnβt feel like it was really working.
He felt a bit stuck.
When we started working together, he wrote to me after just one month:
βπΌ ππππ ππ’πβ ππππ πππ‘ππ£ππ‘ππ πππ€, πππππ’π π πΌ'π£π πππ πππ£ππππ π π€βπππ πππ€ π€ππππ ππ ππππππππ, π π’πβ ππ πππ π‘πππππ π‘π ππ’π ππ, πππππππ π‘πππππ π‘βππ‘ ππππ’πππππ¦ πππ‘ππππ π‘ ππ, πππ πππ‘π’ππππ¦ π πππππππ π€ππ‘β πΆπ§ππβ ππππππ. πΌ πππππππ π πππ‘ ππππ’π‘ ππ¦π πππ πππ ππ¦ ππππ ππππ π€ππ¦ ππ ππππππππ."
He even shared:
"πΌπ‘ πππππ ππππ πΌ ππππ ππππ πππππππ π ππ π‘βπ πππ π‘ ππππ‘β π‘βππ ππ π‘βπ π¦πππ ππ π π‘π’ππ¦πππ ππππππ."
Yesterday, we had another amazing 1:1 session, and I realised he has come an incredibly long way since we first met.Β

He approaches Czech in a completely different way. He now...
π‘ uses his favourite online tool, LingQ, where he reads about topics that really matter to him, like motorbikes, law, courts, or novels by Dan Brown
π‘ regularly comes to the Czech Republic for our offline meet-ups, where he speaks for hours (or even days!) only in Czech with me and my other clients
π‘ watches Czech TV series
π‘ learns Czech songs on the guitar
π‘ reads news in Czech and follows his favourite topics on FB
π‘ follows Czech politics
And most importantly, heβs not afraid to speak Czech anymore, and that, for me, is one of the biggest successes there is.
If you feel a bit stuck with your Czech, too, send me a message and let's schedule a short strategy call. I'd love to hear your story!
EliΕ‘ka
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β As a Czech language teacher and coach, I help expats in the Czech Republic speak Czech with confidence and joy, so they can feel truly at home in their Czech community.
Β π Join my 1:1 lessons, group courses, or online programs.
FEELING LOST WITH YOUR CZECH? BOOK A FREE STRATEGY CALLΒ HERE.








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