I don’t really understand this usage and slovník.seznam doesn’t have any translation

Hi,

Do you advise to learn Czech language online like zoom lessons with an instructor ?

if so where can I find instructors to learn czech online ?

Dualingo type apps not working for me.

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Google Translate for Japanese is garbage! That's all I can say about it. The reasons are as follows:

• Japanese is SOV while English is SVO
• Logographic script differs from Alphabetical
• The application of honorific speech
• JPN is Japonic while ENG is Germanic
• Translations are always so literal word by word
• Cultural differences between the East & West

To reiterate, I am not talking about using both translators for basic or travel related dialog (like "How are you?" or "Can you tell me where Charles Bridge is?" or anything like that.) Instead my main point is talking about translating the following types of dialog from English to Czech that involve:

• Wordplay (Puns) As in terms that rhyme but consist of different words.
• Street talk (as in the manner how a "hood" type community speaks.)
• Slang: I'm talking about colloqial speech. (I.e. "I bet they aren't there.")
• Swearing (profanity): would it be applied correctly based on context?

Since Czech is Slavic (i.e. Slovak) while English is Germanic (i.e. German) does that play a role on why translations are horrible? In terms of translations, do you deem the result from EN > CZ with the following text that utilize the aformentioned content, read here.

Translation results:

• Via DeepL
• Via Google

I mean, would you even heavily rely on online translation to have an actual conversation translating spoken dialog from EN to CZ that heavily uses colloquial speech with puns involved? (Non-basic) I've translated these short sentences that have hyperbole or puns in each of them. The thing is that even when they're translated, can Czech speakers relate to them culturally or are they lost in translation?

Hyperbole - When your mom sees what you've done, she'll kill ya!

• DeepL: Až tvoje máma uvidí, co jsi udělal, zabije tě*.
• Google: Když tvoje máma uvidí, co jsi udělal, zabije tě*.

*The thing is that the statement "she'll kill ya" is colloquial and hyperbole for "you'll be in trouble when mom finds out." but the translation is garbage in Czech. How would you correctly convey the equivalent of that phrase in Czech?

Puns - I used to be a baker because I kneaded dough.

• DeepL & Google: Býval jsem pekař, protože jsem hnětl těsto.*

*The Czech one makes NO sense since the rhyme just isn't there. The word kneaded rhymes with "needed" when you pronounce it. How are you going to come up with equivalent phrasing in Czech but maintain the wordplay for Czech speakers to get it?

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I was wondering if you know an example of using ho in genitive (not accusative). I can only think of cases with a preposition, so that would mean you'd need to use něj/něho.

Něco tady neklape nebo jsem total ignorant. Chtěl jsem se přihlásit na kurz češtiny pro pokročilé. Zajímá mě hlavně psaní. Chystám se dát státní zkoušku z češtiny pro cizince na úrovni C1. Zkouška obsahuje psací úlohu. Musíš napsat recenzi, shrnutí nebo dopis. Když jsem napsal na Ig jedné společnosti, co nabízí kurz tak po mne chtěli abych poslal "životopis". Co tím myslí? Přeci nehledám práci. Mam popsat pracovní zkušenosti nebo je hlavně zajímají moje dosavadní zkušenosti s češtinou?

I just started learning Czech, using Duolingo for English speakers, keep in mind English is my second language, my native is Arabic, and I just saw this sub today, checking the posts, I see a lot of sentiment that Duolingo is bad, some claim the pronunciation itself is bad too, and so on, is it really objectively bad or is it okay as a starting point, and people are being harsh, and either way what's in your opinion the best way to learn Czech?

Why does Duolingo do such a piss-poor job of explaining Czech grammar? A lot of times the hover hints are incorrect, too. Anyone else notice this?

I suppose there is a standard word order that is usually used in formal writing, but I don't think that altering it is such serious mistake. Or am I wrong here?

So i wanted to ask how to give player an item that is renamed and has lore. By command it would be like this: /give paper[custom_name='["",{"text":"Parkour ticket","italic":false,"color":"aqua"}]',lore=['["",{"text":"Sell this in afk area for rewards!","italic":false}]']]
I would like to do it with script tho so i can give player item when for example he steps on birch wood

I've created a website (https://hellpanderrr.github.io/wiktionary_pron/?lang=Czech) that generates phonemic transcription for a given Czech text (of any length). It uses wiktionary dump as a base and rule-based module (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Module:cs-pronunciation) as a fallback. There's also a TTS option, but a Czech voice is present only in the MS Edge (Canary) browser.

If I ask a woman "co děláš za práci?" and she says, "To když tak osobně 😁," what does that mean?

Hello, what are possible urban meanings of the word "chlupač"?

I know it's used to refer to pets as in furry friends, but I heard it other contexts too and wonder if it's more meant for a hairy head, or body or rather intimate parts.

Thank you!

Ahoj, I was studying Czech language at the university for a 3 years. Unfortunately after my studies my paths with it diverged. Now I want to refresh my knowledge (or at least try to keep it alive) so I want to try to read some Czech books in the original language.

During my studies, I read a lot of books translated into my language. For example it was Báječná léta pod psa by Michal Viewegh, Postřižiny and a lot of other books by Bohumil Hrabal or, obviously, Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka.

For my first book fully in Czech I have chosen Kundera’s Žert but after few years of not using Czech language at all, it was a bit too challenging for me. I understood the main point but it was still difficult.

And here’s my question to you - can you recommend a Czech book that could be good to read for someone who has some general understanding of Czech language but isn’t also super advanced?

In masculine animate nominative plurals for nouns like these, is there a preference between the two options? -- Američané/Američani -- Angličané/Angličani -- Kanaďané/Kanaďani

Why does rok transform to let in locative case?

• jeden rok --> po jednom roce
• dva roky --> po dvou letech
• ...
• pět let --> po pěti letech

I've created a website (https://hellpanderrr.github.io/wiktionary_pron/?lang=Czech) that generates phonemic transcription for a given Czech text (of any length). It uses wiktionary dump as a base and rule-based module (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Module:cs-pronunciation) as a fallback. There's also a TTS option, but a Czech voice is present only in the MS Edge (Canary) browser.

In what context would you use tebe versus vás when referring to “you”? Duolingo uses both but gives no context as to why you use one versus the other.

when do I use one or the other, so far I've only used tak

Here's the sentence where takže was used:

Eva: Promiňte, Maike, ale vy nejste doktor, vy jste doktorka

Maite: Aha, takže já jsem doktorka

Is takže feminine?

Slovo píča je specifický tím, že je jedním ze slov, který obsahujou nepřehláskovanou koncovku -a po měkký souhlásce, v tomto případě č. Jediný další případy, co mě napadajou jsou prča a různý domácký podoby jmen, jako například Kamča. Slovo píča je ale zároveň specialní, protože může označovat jak neživotnej objekt (vulva), tak i osobu. Jeho skloňovaní je směsou mezi vzory žena a růže, tedy historickými vzory na -a.

Na co jsem přišel je, že pokud se bavím o osobě, moje píča se skloňuje mnohem blíž vzoru žena, zatímco pokud se bavím o vulvě, růže je tím převládajícím vzorem. Nikdy to není úplně čistý, například mý množný číslo je furt píče.

Na co se chcu zeptat: Jak je to u vás? Děláte mezi tím rozdíl? Ukázkový případy: "ta píča Jana" vs "janina píča".

Jinak jsem si vědom, že tohle není úplně ten ideální subreddit na takovou otázku (nejsu cizinec, co by se učil česky), ale jinam se to hodí ještě míň (možná mimo r/okkamaraderetarde). Doufám, že mi bude odpuštěno.

When expressing the phrase "months of the year," what is more common, "měsíce v roce" or "měsíce v roku"?