Links to Online Resources on Czech
The purpose of this collection of links is very specific. They have the language learner and student of Czech culture in mind. Some of them require a certain level of Czech from beginner to advanced, although many contain information in English. The sites listed are from all around the world but most of them come from the Czech Republic, USA, and the UK. Because of the interest a section of links relevant for tourists and expatriates living in Prague has also been added. The links are sorted in alphabetical order.
Czech Internet under the domain .cz contains many extremely useful resources and is growing at a rapid pace. The links listed here are thought to be of direct interest to learners. Thousands of other resources can be found through portals and search engines .
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- Excellent site describing Czech from a linguistic perspective. Contains many useful links.
- An excellent blog by a teacher of Czech containing culture notes, language notes and audio samples.
- Open source online dictionary which will translate entire pages as well as individual words. (Interface in Czech)
- Slovo dne (or Word of the Day) is a blog with lighthearted comments on the Czech language in both English and Czech.
- Good overview of Czech declension and conjugation and mentions of other parts of speech. Provided by authors of WinCzEdu CD-ROM at http://mujweb.cz/www/winczeduc. Also contains Czech history at http://mujweb.cz/www/historycz.
- A site designed to sell more powerful dictionaries in software form. This free on-line version nonetheless gives access to a reasonable range of Czech-English-Czech equivalents. Plus it is the only online dictionary to distinguish between parts of speech.
- České filmové nebe (Czech Film Heaven) contains a year-by-year listing of hundreds of Czech films since 1930 and dozens of short profiles of famous Czech actors. It is being constantly updated.
- An excellent article outlinging resources for learning Czech as a foreign language.
- A site where people in the US can buy Czech films on tape.
- Even though these are the pages of a Czech radio. The Living Czech and Czechs in History sections are excellent resources for learners of Czech language and culture. Also see Czech Grammar
- Multilingual Dictionary and Translator also available as a commercial application. It translates between Czech and six other languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian and Russian. Note: To reverse the direction of translation click on button Otoč.
- A website for all foreigners that live - and will be relocating to - the Czech Republic.
- Alternatives to hotel accommodation in Prague.
- Release in 1999 written by Josef Fronek, this is the only dictionary worth anything for serious language learning.
- An online-only channel of news broadcasts. You can also find clips from film trailers and other archive materials.
- Also known as cscommunitynews.com, the \"Self helping CS Network NewsLetter in USA,Canada\", this site provides useful information about and for the Czech and Slovak community in the USA.
- For tourists who want to explore all of Czech Republic. This is the English version of the oldest Czech Travel Agent Čedok offering travel to both the usual and out of the way spots.
- Buy marionettes or check out performance schedules at the Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theater web site.
- A decent English/Czech - Czech/English dictionary. Contains an ingenious system for typing in letters with accents for those without a Czech keyboard.
- Useful information for visitors to Prague (Culture, Tours, Transport, Eating out, Night life), including much more than just accommodation. Run by http://www.ctegroup.biz.
- Mediates hotels and other accommodation in Prague. Includes guided tours and other useful info such as interesting restaurants, museums and other points of interest.
- Page with over 70 Czech Polka songs as sung in Texas. Unfortunately, it does not contain háčky and čárky (i.e. accents).
- "Czech Yahoo" this is the most successful Czech web site with over 50000 hits a day (increasing constantly). Offers both full text search and search by category. Also hosts two news services http://dnes.seznam.cz which summarizes news and relevant information from other sources and http://www.novinky.cz . Also offers map search for major Czech cities. Offers web mail.
- Private tours in Prague and the Czech Republic.
- The title says it all. An ideal website for Jewish visitors of Prague or those interested in the rich (if sporadically tragic) history of the Jewish community of Prague which has contributed much to the city's appeal.
- Hotel site in English and German. Makes reservations and offers some accommodation outside Prague as well.
- Association of Teachers of Czech as a Foreign Language. In Czech only.
- Great independent website with information for visitors and residents alike. Its personal touch makes it all the more valuable.
- A collection of Czech literary texts.
- Another hotel site with quite a few mid and up-market hotels. Offers direct reservations with a number of hotels in Prague, using local agents (CSA, AVE, CODAN).
