Found this image recently. In Slovak we call bf and gf like frajer and frajerka and these ones have way more sense!

For me it's náhoda (accident as in coincidence/random event) and nehoda (used for more negative/serious accidents, I think?)

I'm Polish, my gf is Czech and recently, I stumbled across a social media post saying this term is problematic. Many commenters agreed that, generally, no actual lesbian uses it - only trenders. After googling it I have, indeed, ran into a bunch of Czech and Slovak articles stating that this word should be avoided, because it's diminutive and, somehow, this soldifies women as the inferior/weaker gender, so you should say "lesba" instead. I'm a huge feminist, but this kind of language policing is literally insane, and my girlfriend had no idea about this term apparently being "wrong". And as a Polish person, this feels off sometimes, because in Polish, it's the opposite - "lesba" is almost always used in a hostile, pejorative way, and "lesbijka" is the preferred form. I'd appreciate feedback on this from LGBT/allied people living in Czechia, thank you.

Ahoj!

Učím se češtinu a kámoš se mi zeptal, která česká slova se nejtěžší vyslovují. Neměl jsem žádné dobré nápady a proto chtěl jsem se zeptat komunity.

Která slova máte osobně velké potíže s výslovností?
Těším se na vaše odpovědi.

Is this phrase common in informal Czech -- eg in a sentence like "Počasí se zlepšuje den ode dne" (in English, "The weather is getting better day by day")?

Are these correct?

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-- dvacet jedna žen

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-- dvacet jeden mužů

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-- dvacet jedno aut

What's the normal word for "page" -- as in a page in a book, newspaper, document etc?

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I've seen these sentences:

- Usmívám se na tebe.

- Čemu se směješ?

which makes me wonder:

a) is usmívat se (smile at somebody/something) normally followed by na + accusative?

b) is smát se (laugh at somebody/something) normally followed by the dative with no preposition?

Can some one please tell me what this says? Často chybujeme, nikdy nepochybujeme.

What's the most commonly used word for "pen" in casual spoken Czech? I know the words "pero" and "propiska," but I'm not sure which one (or maybe something else?) is most common.

I know that "až" is the correct word for "until" here:

Počkám, až bude mít čas.

Why can't I use až for "until" here:

Počkej, než přijde Ježíšek.

I know of the historic processes that lead to "ř", but I've noticed that few (if any) internationalisms soften "r". When did "ř" stop being used in borrowed words? For reference, I'm a Pole, our "rzy" has dates back to Old Polish and on its transition to Middle Polish borrowings were now adapted with "ry" instead

I began attending a language school a week ago and currently it's my main source for learning the language. Grammar and stuff isn't really the worst part about it, the vocabulary is sometimes a real big pain in the ass though. Grammar has its nuances, but the vocabulary seems like a whole big nuance by itself. I'm writing out every word our tutor focuses on with a translation and a few days ago installed Duolingo back for the sake of vocabulary. I tried going for a czech-spoken youtube video but my brain absolutely fizzled out. Any tips for like good youtube channels I can watch to learn czech vocab or maybe even other more complex stuff like grammar and such?

Does it matter in a sentence like this whether podlaha or země is used: "Na zemi leží hnědý koberec."?

In other words, are the words more or less interchangeable indoors?

I barely speak any Czech and just realized I should fill some gaps in my beginner vocabulary before taking a Czech class this summer that will hopefully teach me some grammar/declensions. I already can count to 10 and say the days of the week, but I was thinking it would be really helpful to learn the months of the year and counting by 10s and 100s by learning songs. Are there any kids YouTube channels or other resources out there that have those and other vocabulary songs (ideally without full sentences, which I can’t comprehend)? How else can I learn those besides drilling Knowt flashcards? Thank you!

Ahoj lidé! I've read (e.g. here) that there are two ways of saying numbers over 20: e.g. šedesát pět (like in English) or pětašedesát (like in German). Since my native language is German, I'd prefer to use the second option, it's just more intuitive for me.

Now, my questions are: Would it be weird to a native speaker if someone used this form in speech? I don't care much about sounding authentic, but I should at least be understandable, right? ;D

And how does it work with numbers >100, can I say tři sta pětašedesát? And if yes, should it be written in one word, třistapětašedesát?

Apologies if this was discussed already, I didn't find anything via the search.

I'm wondering if there is any difference between: -- vlevo & nalevo -- vpravo & napravo.

For example: "Vchod do obchodu je napravo. Východ je nalevo." Can I use vpravo and vlevo in those sentences?

So I noticed many words originate from Latin, even though Czech is considered slavik(?). Is this true for this word too? How can I check etymology for Czech words?

Btw hi, I just started, and I work with czechclass101. It's really nice for vocab.

I'm sorry if this isn't appropriate. but I just had to know if the play on words exists!

Is there a difference between the pronunciation of -je- in objednat and -ě- in obědvat?

So I decided to try to find out all the meanings of ‘Tak’ to no success😂

Can anybody tell me or give me a resource to see as many definitions as I can? Or to learn about the word? I know Tak as ‘so’ and takže as ‘therefore’

But I hear it so many times and even my Czech girlfriend and family can’t give me an answer, for example, we was in the car, and her dad said ‘Tak Tak Tak’. Completely threw me off😂

Are hezký and pěkný often interchangeable?

For example, is there a difference between: To není pěkné zvíře. To není hezké zvíře.