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Resources For Studying Slavic Languages

Studying foreign languages familiarizes one with the history, geography, culture, and traditions of another country. It helps to better understand and interact with people from different countries. This guide recommends sources available at the UO & more.

Czech

Czech Language Textbooks and Dictionaries

Print and Electronic books

Beran, Michal, Petra Dohnalová, and Klára Neureutterová. Tematický Česko-Anglický a Anglicko-Český Soudnělékařský Slovník = Thematic Czech-English and English-Czech Dictionary of Forensic Medicine. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, Nakladatelství Karolinum, 2018.

Heim, Michael Henry., Zlata. Meyerstein, and Dean S. Worth. Readings in Czech. Columbus, Ohio, USA: Slavica Publishers, 1985.

Janda, Laura A., and Steven J. Clancy. The Case Book for Czech. Bloomington, Indiana: Slavica, 2006.

Krušina, Alois. Say it in Czech: English-Czech phrasebook with figured pronunciation. Prague: State Pedagogical Pub. House, 1963.

Naughton, J. D. (James D.). Czech: an Essential Grammar. London;: Routledge, 2005.

Hais, Karel., and Břetislav. Hodek. Velký Anglicko-Český Slovník. 2nd rev. ed. Praha: Academia, 1991.

Trnka, Nina. Czech-English, English-Czech Concise Dictionary. Rev. ed. New York: Hippocrene Books, 1991. 

Online Resource

Czech by Laura A. Janda and Charles E. Townsend. From the Slavic and Eurasian Language Resource Center (SEELRC) at Duke University.

Phrasebooks and Phrases

Phrasebooks

Mayhew, Anila. Eastern Europe Phrasebook & Dictionary. 6th ed. Lonely Planet 2019. 

Nebesky, Richard and Lonely Planet Publications (Firm). Czech : Phrasebook & Dictionary. 3rd ed. Lonely Planet 2013.

Porter, Robert and others. Harrap's Czech Phrasebook. McGraw-Hill 2006.

Phrases

Online Access to Useful Czech Phrases via Omniglot