Should the Czech Republic change its name to Bohemia?
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Republic should change its official name to Bohemia, a controversial Czech commentator recently suggested.Continue Reading
Tag: Languages
On this Day, in 1887: the first Esperanto manual was published in Warsaw
On July 26, 1887, Polish-Jewish ophthalmologist L. L. Zamenhof published Dr. Esperanto’s International Language in which he first introduced andContinue Reading
Down with “-ová”? Czech women move closer to non-gendered surnames
Prague, Czech Republic – After years of debate, Czech women might soon be able to decide whether or not theyContinue Reading
“We don’t like ‘Czechia'”, says British ambassador after MI6 chief blunder
Prague, Czech Republic – The official English name of Czechia / the Czech Republic has long been a contentious issue,Continue Reading
Where do Slavs come from?
The commonly held theory about the mass migration wave that brought the Slavs to the European continent was created inContinue Reading
Do you speak Czech corona-language?
Prague, Czech Republic – The Covid-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on many aspects of our lives, making itContinue Reading
Attila József, a Hungarian tragedy
Every year, Poetry Day – költészet napja – takes place in Hungary on April 11. This date has been chosenContinue Reading
What’s in a name? Understanding the Czech Republic vs. Czechia debate
This week, Kafkadesk spoke with Petr Pavlínek, member of the Civic Initiative Czechia (Občanská iniciativa Česko), an organization that standsContinue Reading
Poles among Europe’s best non-native English speakers, says latest index
Warsaw, Poland – According to the latest report by EF Education First, an international education company, Poles rank among the bestContinue Reading
No Small Talk: The Slovak initiative spicing up conventional conversations in Bratislava
Bored of the same old conventional conversations? We recently spoke with Dominika Weissabel who organises No-Small Talk events in BratislavaContinue Reading
Ukrainian named ‘International Master of the Polish Language’
Warsaw, Poland – After winning the international Polish language competition 2019, a Ukrainian national has been crowned as the greatestContinue Reading
How did Polish and English languages mutually influence each other?
After the collapse of communism, Poland has become more and more susceptible to western influences after each passing year, somethingContinue Reading
Poland leads Central Europe in English skills
Warsaw, Poland – Mastering the English language is as important as it has ever been. So what are the bestContinue Reading
Laszlo Krasznahorkai and Hungarian literature’s fear of isolation
Although Central and Eastern European literature and authors are not as widely known as their French, English, German or evenContinue Reading
Learning Czech, Slovak and Polish – the easy way
Prague, Czech Republic – Central European languages, including Czech, Slovak and Polish, are famed for ranking among the hardest inContinue Reading
Czech, Hungarian and Polish accents named among world’s sexiest
Prague, Czech Republic – The Big 7 Travel website conducted a wide-ranging international survey to put one of the world’sContinue Reading
The ups and downs of Hungarians’ integration in Slovakia
Slovakia has many minorities living within its borders, from the historic Hungarian community in the south, to Ruthenians in theContinue Reading
Czech Republic vs. Czechia: A linguistic riddle
It has already been three years since the Czech Republic adopted “Czechia” as its official and shortened geographical name inContinue Reading
The true meaning of Czech greetings
Prague, Czech Republic – Czechs have many different ways of greeting each other. While this might confuse foreigners still strugglingContinue Reading