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slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
Tired of textbooks and grammar drills? This is the Czech podcast for thoughtful adults who want to speak real Czech… the kind you actually hear in daily life. Listen to episodes in slow Czech with authentic stories and conversations that help you immerse through comprehensible input, just like in our Immersion Program. Or join English episodes on mindset and confidence, guiding you to finally use Czech naturally and fearlessly. Since 2016, we’ve helped thousands of learners move from studying…
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- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
354 Why Do Czechs Keep Fish Scales in Their Wallets?
Why do Czechs put fish scales in their wallets? And why might seeing an orange tram in Prague be a sign of good luck? In this episode of the slowczech Podcast…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
353. 6 Czech Things You’ll Eventually Need at Home
Living in Czechia? There are a few things you’ll eventually want to have at home. From a traditional mushroom basket to slippers for your guests, these…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
351. What Are You Doing This Fall? Try These 10 Cozy Czech Activities
Autumn is here, so what are you planning to do? In this episode, we talk about simple autumn activities in Czech — from playing board games to visiting a…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
350 Český Krumlov: Beautiful Gem or Tourist Trap?
Is Český Krumlov really worth visiting, or is it just a tourist trap? Join Monča on a day trip with a friend and discover what this famous Czech town is really…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
349 What Do Czechs Think About Slovaks?
Why do words like “čučoriedka” and “korytnačka” sound so cute to many Czechs? And why Czechs and Slovaks behave like siblings? In this episode, Eliška explores…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
348 Czechs Love Mushrooms?! Czech Mushroom Picking and Food
Why do Czechs love mushrooms so much? For many Czech families, mushroom picking is a secret tradition, a walk in the forest, a competition, and a way to bring…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
347 Czech Supermarket Rules: The Secret Rules Nobody Explains
Czech supermarkets have their own unwritten rules. When a new checkout opens, everyone suddenly starts running. Discounts become impossible to resist, personal…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
347 Czech Supermarket Rules: The Secret Rules Nobody Explains
Czech supermarkets have their own unwritten rules. When a new checkout opens, everyone suddenly starts running. Discounts become impossible to resist, personal…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
346 Czech Habits at Home: What Do Czechs Keep at Home?
Why do Czechs buy five packs of toilet paper when they’re on sale? And why does every Czech home seem to have a collection of empty jars, bags and boxes? In…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
345 Come Hiking in the Czech Mountains with Me (Beginner Czech)
Want to practice Czech while travelling? In this beginner-friendly Czech vlog, Monča comments on Eliška's trip to the Beskydy Mountains. You'll hear slow…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
344 Visiting a Czech Home: 8 Czech Customs You Should Know (Intermediate Culture)
Going to visit Czech friends or your partner's family for the first time? Some Czech customs can be surprising—from changing into slippers to leaving with a…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
343 Why Do Czechs Love Kofola? The Story Behind Czech's Favorite Soda (Intermediate Culture)
Why would millions of Czechs choose Kofola over Coca-Cola? The answer is much bigger than taste. In this Czech podcast for intermediate learners, you'll…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
339 The most magical places in Czechia that Czech people love and foreigners don't know (yet)
Do you think that you have already seen the Czech Republic? Let us show you "secret" places that many foreigners learning Czech don't know. In this episode…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
335 Six strange Czech cycling rules every foreigner should know (in simple and slow Czech)
Why do Czech people take cycling so seriously? In this episode, Eliška talks about Czech cycling culture, popular biking habits, and why Czech people buy more…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
336 Které české jídlo je nejhorší? (intermediate culture)
Would you eat cow stomach soup? In this episode, Monča and Šárka rate 5 bizarre Czech foods that often shock foreigners. From tripe soup and dill sauce to the…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
337 Funny Czech Desserts: Rakvička, Věneček & Other Sweet Surprises (Intermediate Culture)
What do a little coffin, a wreath, and a poppy seed cake have in common? They’re all traditional Czech desserts! Join Monča and Šárka as they explore some of…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
334 Seven weird Czech hiking rules nobody prepares foreigners for
Do you love hiking and nature? In this episode, Eliška talks about 7 rather funny hiking rules and habits in Czechia. Why do Czech people always choose the…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
341 The 7 Czech Cases Enter a Reality Show… and Everything Changes
What if the seven Czech cases were contestants in a reality show? Meet Nominative, Instrumental, Genitive, Locative, and the rest of the “Seven Brothers” as…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
342 Ten Signs You're Secretly Becoming Czech (Count Your Score!)
Are you becoming Czech without even realizing it? Take this fun Czech culture test and discover how many typical Czech habits you've already adopted. Learn…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
338 Seven most unfortunate town names in Czechia
In this episode Eliška walks you through 7 funny — sometimes unintentionally awkward — Czech place names like Hrob or Řitka. Hear natural spoken Czech, learn…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
340 What Really Happens at a Czech Cottage? [Czech Culture]
What is a real weekend at a Czech chata actually like? Join Eliška, Gabča and Peťa as they share playful stories and surprising traditions that every Czech…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
333 Try this quiz: How Czech Are You? (Beginner Culture & Mindset)
Today, Monča prepared for you a fun quiz, which will test your knowledge of Czech slang, culture, movies, food, and everyday expressions. Do you know what…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
332 Tři Pohádky – 3 fairy tale films you must see (Beginner Culture & Mindset)
In this episode, you’ll discover how Czechs watch fairy tales and learn phrases you can use today. Czech fairy tales are kind of a big thing here a ne jen pro…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
331 Rozumíš, ale nemluvíš? Příběh slowczech (Intermediate Story)
This is story how slowczech was born. Where the vision of “speak Czech in real life” came from, how Eliška knew French grammar but couldnt speak, how she got…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
330 Learn Czech prepositions NA and DO with a simple story (Beginner Grammar in Action)
Learn Czech naturally through real stories and conversations. In this episode, you’ll discover how Czechs use na and do in everyday life and learn phrases you…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
329 Zapomněl, že má manželku – spisovatel Jaroslav Hašek (Intermediate Culture)
In this episode, you’ll get to know Jaroslav Hašek, the famous Czech spisovatel behind The Good Soldier Švejk. Ale… this is not a nudná history lesson — Gabča…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
[EN] Czech cases: learn them without declension tables
After 10 years of teaching Czech, Eliška knows pretty well why fabulous people struggle with cases and why memorizing declension tables rarely leads to…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
328 Krteček se ptá: Kde bydlíš? (beginner grammar: locative in dialogue)
In this episode, you will have an unbelievable luck! You will hear Krteček interviewing Elišku. What a lucky person you are ;)) Krteček asks Eliška about her…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
327 Relaxace: Mluv česky v klidu (All Levels How to Learn Smarter)
Speaking Czech feels sometimes stressful? Try this short guided relaxation and notice what happens when your body slows down. You might discover that when you…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
326 Kulturní šoky cizinců v Česku. Did that surprise you too? (beginner culture)
In this episode, you’ll discover what culture shocks foreigners the most when they arrive in the Czech Republic. From mixed-gender naked saunas to silent…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
325 Jak znít víc česky: no, jako, prostě (Intermediate Vocabulary Focus)
Zní tvoje čeština správně, ale pořád tak nějak tvrdě nebo roboticky? V této epizodě objevíš tři česká filler words – no, jako, prostě – díky kterým budeš znít…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
#3 Speak Czech in real life: How confidence in Czech is built
Confidence in Czech isn’t about talent or perfect Czech grammar, it’s about feeling safe enough to stay in the conversation. In this episode, you’ll learn why…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
324 Seznamování v češtině: Na co se ptát? (Beginner Real Conversation)
Meeting new people in a foreign language is hard.You might understand Czech, but when it’s time to speak, you don’t know what to ask. This episode is exactly…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
323 Co novýho? Small talk na zastávce (Beginner Real Conversation)
With Monča a Daniela you’ll hear real Czech small talk with phrases like „hele“, „jako“, „tyjo“ and „ehhh, nevím no“, plus weekend plans, weather chat and…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
#2 Speak Czech in real life: Why your brain freezes when Czechs talk to you (and how to stay calm)
When your Czech suddenly disappears, your brain is not your enemy… it’s just panicking and trying to protect you :)) In this second episode of “Speak Czech in…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
322 Setkání v Brně: Kam jdeme na kafe a jídlo? (Advanced Real Conversation)
Learn Czech naturally through real stories and conversations. In this episode, you’ll discover how Czechs talk when they meet a friend in the city and try to…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
#1 Speak Czech in real life: Why you still can’t use what you learned
Learn Czech naturally through real stories and conversations. In this episode, you’ll discover why you understand Czech… but still can’t use it in real life…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
321 V Brně: Moravák, orloj a zmrzlina (Intermediate, Culture)
Learn Czech naturally through real stories and conversations.In this episode, you’ll join Monika on a walk through the streets of Brno: from Moravské náměstí…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
[EN] Stop fighting Czech grammar… start using it naturally (easy shift you can do right now)
Struggling with Czech grammar? You’re not alone! If you’ve been trying to learn Czech online or through traditional Czech lessons, you probably noticed that…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
[EN] Why Czech cases don’t work like this (smarter way to learn)
Czech Cases Don’t Work Like This! (The Smarter Way to Learn Czech) Hey Czech learner You’ve probably heard: “Just master the 7 Czech cases and you’ll speak…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
[EN] Language doesn’t grow in isolation
From Feeling Alone to Making Real Progress in Czech Do you sometimes feel like you’re learning Czech all alone?You sit with your app, your textbook, maybe even…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
[EN] You’ve learned Czech vocabulary for years… so why can’t you speak naturally
Why You Still Can’t Speak Czech Naturally (Even After Learning Vocabulary for Years) Hey Czech learner Do you know tons of Czech words but still freeze when…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
320 CHCI, MŮŽU, MUSÍM – mluv o tom, co děláš (Beginner Grammar in Action)
How to Talk About Your Day in Czech – Without Grammar Charts! Learn how to talk about your day in Czech naturally — without endless grammar drills. In this fun…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
[EN] Why you feel invisible (and how to fix it without more grammar)
Why Czechs Ignore You (And How to Fix It Without More Grammar) Ever felt invisible in a Czech conversation? Like no matter how much grammar you’ve studied…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
[EN] Why you blank out in Czech (and 3 ways to start reacting faster)
Why You Freeze When Speaking Czech (And How to Respond Faster) You know the words. You’ve been doing your Czech lessons, listening to podcasts, repeating…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
319 Mám toho plné zuby a dalších 6 slangových frází (části těla s Jindrou)
Learn 7 Czech phrases using body parts In this fun episode, Jindra, one of our 20 amazing slowczech tutors, teaches you 7 Czech idioms built around body parts…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
[EN] Stop overthinking: why you still freeze
Learn Czech naturally through real stories and deep reflections.In this episode, Eliška — your slowczech rebel — shows you why your brain freezes when you try…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
318 V Nepálu: Krásný, nádherný, úžasný (Beginner vocabulary focus with Daniela)
Learn Czech naturally through real stories and conversations. In this episode, you’ll travel with Daniela to Nepal… through Czech adjectives! You’ll hear a…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
317 Potkala jsem medvěda! (Intermediate story with Veronika)
Learn Czech naturally through real stories and conversations.In this episode, Veronika shares a true story about her trip to Slovakia… a hike in the Tatras…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
[EN] Stop waiting for B1 or “higher level”, speak Czech now
You are not your level. You are your voice.Forget A1, B1, C1… because real-life Czech doesn’t care about your label. No one in a café will ask, “Excuse me, are…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
[EN] From “Mám ráda kávu” to real you: speak Czech without feeling small
Feel like you turn into a smaller version of yourself when speaking Czech? You’re not alone. You’re expressive and witty in your native language — but in…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
[EN] How to learn faster as English speaker: Ken’s shortcut for beginners
Learn Czech naturally through real stories and conversations.In this episode, Eliška talks with Ken, a beginner Czech learner who already knows other Slavic…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
316 To je cajk! 7 výrazů, které Češi používají (Intermediate Real Conversation)
Learn Czech naturally through real stories and conversations.In this episode, you’ll discover 7 real Czech slang phrases that Czechs use every day — like to je…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
[EN] No need to be perfect in Czech… yes, but how?
Ahoooj, tady Eliška! Let’s be real for a sec… Mluvíš česky. You can order in a café, talk to the soused, maybe even throw in a little joke here and there.But…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
315 Czechlish existuje: tyhle slova znáš (s Maruškou)
How Much Czech Do You Already Know (Thanks to English)? If you speak English, you already know a lot of Czech words. Really. Words like tramvaj, zoomuju…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
[EN] Stop translating in your head and start being yourself in Czech (with Eliška)
Speak Czech Faster & More Naturally—No Overthinking! Ever freeze in a Czech conversation? Your brain knows the words, but… you hesitate.Is this correct? Will…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
314 České jazykolamy, které tě pobaví (Intermediate Fun & Culture)
Can you beat these Czech tongue twisters? Čau, čau! Dneska jsme si s Mončou připravily něco speciálního – jazykolamy! Máme pět lehčích… a pak pět hardcore…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
[EN] Why you understand Czech but still feel like an outsider (with Eliška)
Ahoj, tady Eliška! Mám otázku. Ever feel like you’re just watching Czech conversations happen around you—nodding, smiling, but not really part of them? You’re…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
313 Zkratky, co Češi říkají, ale učebnice tě nenaučí (s Eliškou a Mončou)
Speak Czech Like a Local: Abbreviations You NEED to Know! Ever felt lost in Czech conversations when people throw around shortcuts like HáeMko or OSVČ? You’re…
- slowczech – Learn Czech for Real Life
314 Eliška: Learn Czech the right way and Don’t Freeze when speaking
Are you struggling to speak Czech despite your hard work in studying grammar and vocabulary? Join Eliška in this insightful video, “Why You’re Struggling to…