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'Colloquial Czech is a most impressive publication, which draws on a wealth of practical experience and knowledge and is written very much with the learner in mind.' - Irish Slavonic Studies
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This third edition of Colloquial Czech has been revised and updated to make learning Czech easier and more enjoyable than ever before.
Specially written by an experienced teacher for self-study or class use, the course offers a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Czech. No prior knowledge of the language is required.
What makes Colloquial Czech your best choice in personal language learning?
- Interactive – wide range of stimulating exercises for regular practice.
- Clear – concise grammar notes.
- Practical – useful vocabulary and pronunciation guide.
- Complete – including answer key and reference section.
By the end of this rewarding course, you will be able to communicate confidently and effectively in Czech in a broad range of everyday situations.
Two 60-minute CDs (sold separately or may be purchased in a pack) are recorded by native speakers, and will help you perfect your pronunciation, listening and speaking skills.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Well this is a good book to healp you learn czech assuming you also have a grammar, something that this books absolutely fails to accomplish. The grammar is actually somehow treated, but in a very bad/messy way.
I would recommend a Modern Czech Grammar, instead. This book is handy if you just plan to use it to learn idioms and build your own vocabulary.
I would recommend a Modern Czech Grammar, instead. This book is handy if you just plan to use it to learn idioms and build your own vocabulary.
15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I'm currently on Chapter 7 of Colloquial Czech and have found it really useful so far. I'm very slapdash when it comes to learning languages and when I've tried learning langauges before I've started enthusiastically enough but got disheartened when I can't grasp the grammar. This book explains the grammar effectively and in in small manageable chunks, which has meant I've found it a lot easier to perservere with this element of the language. I've not struggled at all so far with the speed on the dialogue on the tapes/CDs (although maybe that will come later). This is definitely the best Czech language book I've found, so it's probably a bit harsh not to give it the full five stars. However, to make this a more perfect learning experience for me I would have liked to have more audio material that you can listen to in the car without having to reach for the book all the time. Also, this book also has the annoying habit of presenting a lot of new vocabulary mixed up in big paragraphs of English, rather than in lists, which I'd prefer as lists allow me to test myself.
The book is very texty and the going is tough, but the flipside of this is of course that there's an awful lot of stuff packed into it - so even after 7 chapters I'm feeling confident enough to take on all the everyday interactions that the Czech Republic throws at me.
The book is very texty and the going is tough, but the flipside of this is of course that there's an awful lot of stuff packed into it - so even after 7 chapters I'm feeling confident enough to take on all the everyday interactions that the Czech Republic throws at me.
12 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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I found this book very useful, but I have also found some problems in the book.One of the problems with this book is that it shows various "cases" of words piece by piece, and not in a structured way like in a table. I am sure that the author deliberately chose this way, but I must say that for a beginner, it is extremely difficult to memorize piece by piece without any systematic way. So, I would recommend you buy some grammar book as well.Another problem is that this book shows the "cases" of words in a different order from how it is actually taught in the Czech Republic. More specifically, the order of the cases should be: 1. Nominative, 2. Genitive, 3. Dative, 4. Accusative, 5. Vocative, 6. Locative, and 7. Instrumental. All Czech people and foreign students learn the cases in this order so that they can memorize. So, it is not a good idea to change the order simply because some cases have similar forms (such as nominative and accusative).On the other hand, this book is very good because it shows real spoken Czech, not written one. I think you can use what you have learnt immediately in the real life.All in all, I can recommend this book to any beginner who wants to use the language in the real life, and not to read Czech literature.It is definitely better to buy a package with CD's and cassettes so that you can develop your listening skills if you do not live in the Czech Republic.
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