Want to pick up a bit of Czech?
Whether you’re coming as a tourist or settling in for a longer stay, coming to grips with the local language of wherever you are will pay dividends.
There are a number of online resources to help you learn Czech, each one reflects the style of the individuals running it. As such, I encourage you to to try at least a few different ones to determine which best fit your own learning style.
Here are a some websites with a number of resources for learning at least some basic phrases and grammar in Czech, plus more if you’re up for the challenge:
Czech Courses – This is a language school that specializes in teaching Czech. They have physical schools with classrooms in both Prague and Brno, and they also offer online lessons. I have taken lessons with them through their Brno branch and can say I’m quite happy and have no trouble recommending them.
Czech by Zuzka – This a well rounded website for learning Czech that is run by a native Czech who has more than a decade and a half of experience teaching Czech to foreigners. There is a range of paid and free content on the website, a lot of that content is also connected to an extensive library of easy to follow videos on Youtube.
SlowCZECH – Run by a native Czech who teaches Czech language to foreigners, this site contans many podcasts and other listening materials that cover a range of realistic situations in Czech at a variety of skill levels. Emphasis is put on communicative use of the language and the grammar component is light.
CzechClass 101 – This is a quite modern and interactive site covering a broad range of aspects of the Czech language through interactive games, audio and video clips along with many other presentations and activities geared to modern mobile technologies and social media outlets.
CzechClass 101 has a tiered payment plan system. As such, what you get from it depends on the plan you buy.
Local Lingo – Local Lingo has been around for several years and is a well known resource for Czech phrases, vocabulary, pronunciation and basic grammar.
It does require you to open an account, which is free, and there is a bit of a learning curve to get it working fully. However, there is a well organized help section to guide you in using it.
Good Czech – This is a blog started in 2018 that features short and relatively simple Czech texts that include glossary sections at the end. It’s great for some quick reading practice and the subjects of the articles are relevant to everyday life, so it gives you words and phrases that you very likely could find yourself using with some regularity.
There is also the option to have audio to go with the text if you want to hear correct pronunciation, but that is a paid option.
The website hasn’t been updated in a few years, but the content that is there is still useful.
Beyond Prague 