Making plural in Czech language

Ahoj všichni!

Do you know how to make plural in Czech language? If not, you are in the right place! Plural is in Czech language much more complex than English. In English, you just need to put letter "s", but in Czech it is a bit complex.

Learning Czech plural is very important because you will need to use them every day and in every conversation.

As you know, cat is kočka. And two cats are dvě kočky. Now you can see that you just need to delete the last letter and put there "y". But what about house - houses / dům - domy?

Y (you put this just in feminine gender - cat is woman, goat is woman..)

Cats - Kočky

Women - Ženy

Goats - Kozy

I (you put this just in masculine gender - lion is man, dog is man, deer is man..)

Lions - Lvi

Dogs - Psi

Deers - Jeleni

É (you need to use é when you are talking about inhabitants from foreign country)

Friends - Přátelé

Organizers - Pořadatelé

Swedes - Švédové

Americans - Američané

Asians - Asiaté

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Learn Czech language - European Countries

Austria - Rakousko      
Belgium - Belgie
Bulgaria - Bulharsko
Croatia - Chorvatsko      
Cyprus - Kypr
Denmark - Dánsko  
Estonia - Estonsko
Finland - Finsko
France - Francie 
Germany - Německo 
Greece - Řecko
Hungary - Maďarsko
Ireland - Irsko
Italy - Itálie
Latvia - Lotyšsko
Lithuania - Litva
Luxembourg - Lucembursko
Netherlands - Holandsko
Poland - Polsko
Portugal - Portugalsko
Romania - Rumunsko
Slovakia - Slovensko
Spain - Španělsko
Sweden Švédsko
United Kingdom - Velká Británie

Facts about czech names & surnames

It's interesting that the majority of female surnames mostly ends with -ová.

I mean, we do not have Mr. Jackson and Mrs. Jackson, but Mr. Jackson and Mrs. Jacksonová

Here is comparios of female and male surnames:

Female------------------------------Male

Tučková----------------------------Tuček

Kloučková-------------------------Klouček

Horáková--------------------------Horák

Nováková-------------------------Novák

Zelenková-------------------------Zelenka

Skákalová-------------------------Skákal

Another interesting fact is that the woman always gets after married surname from her husband. When she is previously named Marie Horáková and her husband Tomáš Novák, her name is Marie Nováková now.

A last point of interest is that if you are not married - wife's name is Nováková and her boyfriend is Horák, your child will always get surname after his/her father, not mother.

Czech words from other languages: Non-Czech words

Hello dear students of the Czech language,

I am bringing you another article with words that hasn't czech origin, but you can use them in Czech language..

Democracy - Demokracie

Archeology - Archeologie

Republic - Republika

Student - Student

Cycle - Cyklus

Musical terms (We don't translate them)

Moderato

Legato

Adagio

Piano

Sports terms (We also don't translate them)

Skateboard

Snowboard

Basketball

Time-Out

Baseball

Czech word of the day: Pálení čarodějnic

Ahoj,

here is the first word of the day. Today is in the Czech republic very famous day, which we call Čarodějnice or Pálení čarodějnic. In english I guess you call it Walpurgis Night. This day is often celebrated with dancing, with bonfires, a lot of alcohol and light from the fire.

If you look at this picture, it look very awfully, but this day is really not so awfully as it looks. And how does this day start in the Czech republic? People are preparing and decorating a tree which we call májka. Then we wait to evening, when sun is not in the sky and everywhere is dark. We go to the highest hill in our village or city and set fire to branches, wood or leaves. Before we set the fire, we take into the hands handmade witch (textiles, paper, wood) and insert it in the middle of a big stack. Then we set the fire and čarodějnický den (witch day) can start. We are dancing, talking with others, someone is drinking alcohol (especially typical Czech beer, Vodka or Slivovice) and enjoy very long night. This custom originates from a distant history when this burning witches expelled from the village or town. Today it's just a habit, but the atmosphere is amazing. I guarantee it!

Come back with me to the word májka. How I wrote, májka is typical tree, which is sometimes in the middle of village and present a witch day. It is something like Swedes have a midsommar tree. Overnight must watch this beautiful tree young guys that someone did not come from the surrounding villages cut off it. Tree májka also often puts fathers to their daughtersbefore they wedding in their garden like symbol of fertility.

Enjoy your day and night! Ahoj :)

Czech language for cabin crew (at airport, check in, immigration)

At airport - Na letišti

Check-in = Odbavení

How many pieces of luggage do you have? Kolik máte kusů zavazadel?

Only one. Pouze jedno

Did you pack your luggage yourself? Balil jste si své zavazadlo sám?

Yes, I did. Ano, sám.

Has anyone given you anything to take on the flight? Dal vám někdo nějakou věc, abyste ji vzal do letadla?

No, they haven't. Ne, nikdo.

Do you have any hand-luggage? Máte nějaké příruční zavazadlo?

Yes, I have one bag. Ano, mám jeden batoh.

Immigration / Customs = Celní kontrola

May I see your passport please? Můžu vidět váš pas, prosím?

Yes, here it is. Ano, tady je.

Where did you fly from? Odkud jste letěl?

I flew from Prague. Letěl jsem z Prahy.

How long are you planning to stay? Jak tady dlouho plánujete zůstat?

I'll be staying for two weeks. Zůstanu tady dva týdny.

Other Important Words

Arrival/Přílet (noun): Přílet do vaší destinace

Aisle seat/ Sedadlo u uličky: Sedadlo, které se v letadle nachází u uličky

Departure/Odlet: Odlet do jiné destinace

Duty-free shop/Obchod bez tax: Obchod na letišti, kde se neplatí taxy

Land/Přistání: Letadlo přistává na letištní plochu

Runway/Ranvej: Rozjezdová dráha pro letadla, která vzlétávají nebo přistávají

Take-off/Vzlet: Opuštění dráhy a vzlétnutí