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Since i have been learning czech for three years today, i want to answer some frequently asked questions i get about learning czech.

1 Are you fluent yet?

No but im on my way... fluency is complicated to define and its not very easily obtained. Especially when you dont live in a country that speaks the language you are learning. I started learning english 20 years ago... and im still not entierly sure if i can call myself fluent in english. I might have to move to czechia some day if i want to be fluent in czech.

2 ...But can you say 'hello', 'good bye' and so?

Yes, ahoj/dobrý den. na shledanou.

3 Why do you learn czech, how did it start?

I once found a book about prague and it had czech text in it, i thought the language looked weird and beutiful and i was so intrested so i opened up duolingo and started practicing. From that point i later joined discord servers and started to czech people, then i met even more czech friends after i started my blog and made my discord server. I love czech so much, it is like glitter and sparkles in my mind and soul. It is the most adorable languae i know. The letters have hats! I repeat : THE LETTERS HAVE HATS! I love them so much, they are like precious creatures to me. Look : Š Ř Ž Č Ě.

Czech makes me so happy and has improved my life in so many ways. I am more confident, hopeful, and social, happier, braver, smarter thanks to this amazing language. It made me finally want to start building a future for myself after years of mental illness.

4 Do you have any czech family?

No my family is swedish. Most of them dont know any czech, but i thaught my mom to say dobrý den and děkuju when we went to prauge togheter. She also picked up nejfialovější and řoo řooo from me.

5 How did you learn czech?

I have had to figure out what learning styles work for me and i have gotten to know myself better with what works and what doesnt. I have autism so i learn diffrently than most other people, this can be tricky to figure out and it takes a lot of tries and experiments. I chat a lot in czech and i make blog posts. This blog has helped my czech grow a lot. Interactive learning is extra important for language learning. I have wonderful czech friends and followers who gladly help me when czech is difficult. I try my best to be consistant and learn czech in some way, either activly or passivly every day. It has been hard this year since i moved and started school, i cant study czech as much as i would like. I had a lot of free time before i started going to school so i could spend as much time as i wanted on czech. I went to brno for summer school last year and i learned a lot of czech that i never would have learned otherwise.

6 Is czech a difficult language?

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Actually i dont want to tell you. Go figure this one out for yourself by learning czech. you will se :)

Ok ok ok so even native speakers say czech grammar is hard right? I hesitate to say yes to this question because it doesnt tell the full story. My only true and honest answer to this question would be a 3 hour long infodump... I can sum it up by saying that : Yes czech is hard according to most standards. Although there are times when czech is the easiest thing in the world. I have defeated my social anxiety in many instances because i am just so hyped that i get to speak czech. Looking at czech declencion tables has helped me calm down from overstimulation/anxiety attacks. Speaking czech to myself helps me relax and fall asleep. It is paradoxical how it can be so hard yet so easy.

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