Around 1000 words are enough to understand roughly 85% of everyday speech. That is exactly what 1000 Words focuses on: instead of endless grammar tables, you first learn the Czech vocabulary you will actually meet in real life – nouns, verbs, adjectives and full sentences, each with translation, example sentence and audio.
Learn the way that fits your day: as a video to read along, as an audiobook for your commute or for falling asleep, as an ebook, or with the built-in vocabulary trainer that shows you every word again at the scientifically optimal moment (spaced repetition). Everything is available on the website and in the free app for iOS and Android.
You will start with everyday Czech words like the food (jídlo), the drink (nápoj), the cup (hrnek) — the vocabulary that appears most often in real conversations.
| English | Czech | Example sentence |
|---|---|---|
| the food | jídlo | The food is delicious. Jídlo je lahodné. |
| the drink | nápoj | I want a drink. Chci nápoj. |
| the cup | hrnek | The cup is full. Hrnek je plný. |
| the bottle | láhev | The bottle is empty. Láhev je prázdná. |
| the plate | talíř | The plate is clean. Talíř je čistý. |
| the spoon | lžíce | I use a spoon. Používám lžíci. |
| the fork | vidlička | I eat with a fork. Jím vidličkou. |
| the knife | nůž | The knife is sharp. Nůž je ostrý. |
| the breakfast | snídaně | I eat breakfast. Jím snídani. |
| the lunch | oběd | We have lunch at noon. Obědváme v poledne. |
| the dinner | večeře | They eat dinner together. Večeří společně. |
| the bread | chléb | I buy bread. Kupuji chléb. |
| the butter | máslo | I put butter on the bread. Dávám máslo na chléb. |
| the cheese | sýr | I eat cheese. Jím sýr. |
| the milk | mléko | I drink milk. Piju mléko. |
| the coffee | káva | I drink coffee in the morning. Ráno piju kávu. |
| the tea | čaj | I like tea. Mám rád čaj. |
| the juice | džus | I drink juice. Piju džus. |
| the soda | limonáda | I drink soda. Piju limonádu. |
| the rice | rýže | I eat rice. Jím rýži. |
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The 100 most important Czech verbs →
| to borrow | půjčit si |
| to buy | koupit |
| to clean | uklidit |
| to close | zavřít |
| to cook | vařit |
| to do | udělat |
| to drink | pít |
| to eat | jíst |
| to find | najít |
| to get | dostat |
| She is my friend | Je to moje kamarádka |
| They have fun together | Baví se spolu |
| We eat lunch together | Obědváme společně |
| She smiles a lot | Hodně se usmívá |
| He tells funny jokes | Vypráví vtipné vtipy |
| I visit my friends | Navštěvuji své kamarády |
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With the 1000 most frequent words you understand about 85% of everyday spoken language. That is why 1000 Words focuses exactly on this core vocabulary – organized into nouns, verbs & adjectives and full sentences.
Research shows the brain consolidates previously learned material during sleep. Our audiobooks with triple repetition are made for this: listen in the evening, relax, and anchor what you learned. Read more in our article on learning while you sleep.
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For beginners and returners (level A1–B1) who want to build a usable Czech vocabulary fast – without grammar overload, with audio.