Czech
Čeština
Lin says:
Ahoj! I'm Lin! Czech is spoken in the Czech Republic — a landlocked country in the heart of Europe with one of the most beautiful capital cities in the world. Prague's Old Town is a fairy-tale of Gothic, Baroque, and Art Nouveau architecture. Czechia is also the world's top beer-drinking country per person — and home to the original Budweiser! Děkuji! (Thank you!)
Quick Facts
Speakers
~10 million
Language Family
Slavic (Indo-European)
Writing
Latin alphabet with háček (ě, š, č, ř, ž, ů)
Region
Central Europe
Discover Czech
Czech playwright Karel Čapek invented the word "robot" in 1920 — from "robota" meaning forced labour. Czech is also the only language with the letter "ř" — a unique rolled-fricative sound found nowhere else!
Writing System
Latin alphabet (with háček diacritics)
Native Speakers
~10 million
Key Countries
For Educators
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Did You Know?
The Czech alphabet includes the letter "ř" — a sound that exists in virtually no other language in the world. Even native Czech speakers consider it one of the trickiest sounds to master.
Gregor Mendel — the father of genetics who discovered how inheritance works by experimenting on peas — was Czech. He worked in a monastery in Brno.
Škoda — the Czech car brand — is one of Europe's oldest automobile manufacturers, founded in 1895. The Czech Republic also invented the sugar cube and the contact lens.
What Makes Czech Special?
Prague — Heart of Europe
Prague is often called the "City of a Hundred Spires" — its medieval Old Town, Charles Bridge, and hilltop castle have survived wars and revolutions and are among the best-preserved historic cities in the world.
Birthplace of Pilsner
The Czech city of Plzeň (Pilsen) gave the world Pilsner lager in 1842 — now the world's most popular style of beer. Czechia consistently tops the world's beer consumption per capita rankings.
The Word "Robot"
The word "robot" was invented by Czech playwright Karel Čapek in his 1920 play R.U.R. — it comes from the Czech word "robota" meaning drudgery or forced labour. Czechia gave language one of its most important modern words.
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