What Language is Spoken in the Czech Republic

O.K., some people think I'm kidding, but they speak Czech.

Just like in America there is are more proper forms of the language and then there is the common every day speech. Czech is one of the West Slavonic languages along with Slavic (Slovakia) and Polish.

Marge and I realise the challenge that language learning will pose. If God confirms a call to serve in the Czech Republic, we would focus the bulk of our first year on the field in language learning. There is an important distinction in that we won't just be learning the language, but also the culture. Language and culture are inexorably woven together. Also, the way we understand the world, and essentially do everything that we do is through language. Even math which is "just numbers" is communicated using words. It will be critical for us to develop a thorough ability in the language and culture of the Czech so that we can teach & mentor from within their unique cultural milieu. I

f you would like to hear what the Czech language sounds like try this link. It is streaming demo from www.travellinguist.com that demonstrates 10 commonly used Czech words.

Adam