IMPORTANT!!! Bohemica has moved to a new system on http://www.bohemica.com. Thanks to everybody who has helped. These original Bohemica pages will remain on the address but will not be updated. Some content in the language section is still in the process of being moved to the new system.
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Czech Language
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Czech Grammar, Conversation, Exercises, Games and Dictionary
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Czech Culture
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Guide to Czech people, their likes and dislikes. Tips for foreign visitors, both short and long-term.
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Czech Linguistics
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Pages of the Prague Linguistic Circle. Links to other sites of linguistic interest.
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Czech Translation
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Tips, tricks and essays dealing with translation. Czech translator database and a small corpus of parallel translations.
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Czech Links
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Links for the language learner. Authentic texts, newspapers, and television and radio webcasts.
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Blog: Czech Update
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Bohemica's blog with notes and comments on latest events relating to Czech language and culture peppered with some random observations on relevant topics.
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Czech Bookstore
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Help keep this site running: Buy Czech books from selected online bookstores.
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Czech Forum
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Ask and answer questions about the Czech language and culture
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Czech Course
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An online interactive course in Czech with a Czech teacher.
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Sponsors
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People and organizations that have donated money to help with the upkeep of Bohemica.com.
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News and Announcements
- Bohemica has moved to a new system. Finally! Thanks for everyone's help. (August 1, 2007)
- Finally, a new Czech phonetics section on Bohemica.com/phonetics. It was worth the wait! (March 6, 2007)
- Another winner of the BCSA Prize was announced (Jan 22, 2007)
- Posting on forums was suspended due to large volumes of spam. Forums will be reinstated with the move to Drupal over Christmas. The old posts are still available. (Dec 11, 2006)
- The website of the Prague Linguistic Circle hosted on Bohemica for 5 years has now moved to its own domain http://www.praguelinguistics.org. This is in preparation for the move of Bohemica to a new content management system. (Dec 1, 2006)
- A gallery of Czech related images was added to Bohemica.com at http://www.bohemica.com/gallery. It includes pictures of Czech realia and even some Czech signs. There are also some sight-seeing images to be found there. Bohemica.com visitors are welcome to add new relevant images. (Sept-Oct 2006)
- The online course software on Bohemica.com called TuiT just became open source along with the Content Management System currently powering Bohemica.com. If you\\\'d like to recreate Bohemica for your language or contribute to the development of the software, go to http://tuit.dominiklukes.net.
- Added two new sponsors. Bohemica.com can now almost cover the web-hosting expenses - almost being the operative word - so donations are still welcome. (Oct, 2, 2006).
- The decision was made to move Bohemica.com to a different Content Management System - Drupal. This should happen by Christmas. Volunteers to help with the transition are welcome. (Sept 28, 2006)
- Added link to http://studyczech.blogspot.com it has a bilingual podcast associated with it that I recommend to more advanced users http://czechsinamerica.blogspot.com. I still have a number of new teacher sign ups in my mailbox waiting for more time to enter them. Any volunteers to help out? (Sept 10, 2006)
- Links to http://www.livingprague.com and http://www.kosherprague.com added. More updates are on the way. (Aug 31, 2006)
- We have the first Czech teacher in Thailand! I have about 20 new teachers to update who have submitted their data in the last few months. They are to come soone. (Jul 17, 2006)
- Another writing competition was announced by the BCSA see: http://www.bohemica.com/czechupdate/2006/write-for-the-bcsa-2006-prize. (Jun 4, 2006).
- Due to my prolonged and ongoing project in Albania, updates to this site have been less frequent and not all correspondence was dealt with. (Apologies, Dominik.) Some new links added. (Jun 4, 2006)
- Many small updates in the new year, particularly in the Teachers and Links sections (just catching up after a small update hiatus). However, most new information will appear on Czech Update
without notification here. (Jan 12, 2006)
- Bohemica.com\\\'s creator now has a new website: http://www.dominiklukes.net
. I will be gradually moving my personal files to a new server. Bohemica\\\'s operations will continue as before. (Dec 18, 05)
- Czech Update received its own domain: http://www.czechupdate.com
. (Dec 17, 05).
- Added some links, including one to an agency organizing weddings in Prague. Added several new teachers. (Dec 8, 2005)
- An experimental blog called Czech Update, has been launched. See http://www.bohemica.com/czechupdate
. This will hopefully make the site better able to update content without tiresome editing. (Nov 21, 2005)
- A number of additions have been made since the last update. New links, teachers and some new content. (Nov 21, 05)
- Bohemica.com has acquired a main sponsor Advanced International Translations
. About half the expenses for the running of the server are covered by sponsors
now. More sponsorships are still welcome. (July 19, 2005)
- Bohemica.com now displays an icon in Favorites in IE and in Firefox. It\\\'s a ?
for ?e?tina
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Plans for a proper logo are also in place. (July 19, 2005)
- Added a few new links, and new teachers from Europe, USA, Czech Republic. (July 10, 2005)
- Temporary problems with displaying some of the content on the site that have been due to database problems on our provider\\\'s servers have now been fixed. (July 4, 2005)
- Translation software developers Advanced International Translations
have become the latest sponsors of Bohemica.com. Find out more about their products on Stranslation.com
. (June 29, 2005)
- Prague Apartments and Hotel Reservations
has generously contributed to the upkeep of Bohemica.com, visit them on Rentinprague.com
. (June 14, 2005)
- Added some new teachers around the world and updated the Greatest Czechs
section with the results of a recent Czech TV poll. Also updated the metaphor site
. (June 12, 2005)
- Updated instructions for installing Czech keyboard layout to include Windows XP, see http://www.bohemica.com/czechkeyboard
. (May 29, 2005)
- The good folks at www.expats.cz
, the indispensable Prague-based expatriate portal, have donated money towards the upkeep of Bohemica.com. (May 15, 2005)
- New link to a wonderful website containing the entire production of 19th century Czech poetry at http://www.ceska-poezie.cz
. Access is free upon registration, and it goes without saying that the interface and content are in Czech. (May 12, 2005)
- New link added to http://www.memoria.cz
containing many Czech historical documents. (March, 25, 2005)
- Rentalspark.com - Vacation Rentals
added financial support to Bohemica.com. (March 25, 2005)
- Added new teacher in Prague offering speech therapy for learners of Czech. Added a link to a new resource for discussions about all things Czech: http://www.czechforum.net
. Also search function fixed and added to multiple sections of the site. (March 3, 2005)
- New teachers added from Finland, UK, the Netherlands. Also our second teacher from South American (Colombia). (March 17, 2005)
- The British Czech and Slovak Association have announced the 2005 essay competition. See their website (http://www.bcsa.co.uk
) for details. (March 14, 2005)
- Broken link warning!
It has come to my attention that occasionally some pages load improperly and the links in them do not work. To fix this, simply reload the page. (March 3, 2005)
- New link added to http://www.pravidla.cz
an essential site for all those wondering about the minutiae of Czech spelling. (Feb 20, 2005)
- A Czech teaching post in Moscow is being advertised. Interested? See Teachers section. (Feb 17, 2005)
- Teacher and links update: Bohemica receives at least one new link and one new teacher a week. Since the last update in January, several new teachers in the CR, Germany and the UK (most popular) have been added as have several links in the expats/tourist section which has been the fastest growing. To reflect its contents its description has been changed to include people with business interests in the CR among its target audience. (Feb 16, 2005)
- Added an essay by the winnner of the second prize of the British Czech and Slovak Association 2004
essay competition. Details of the 2005 competition will be published when available. (Feb 12, 2005)
- A new sponsor, Prague apartments
, has generously provided financial support to Bohemica.com.
- There was a temporary problem with missing articles, which has now been fixed. Everything is back to where it was. If you see any problems, please let me know. (Feb 7, 2005)
- Added new section on metaphors in the Linguistics section. Contains an annotated bibliography, a metaphor discussion forum and PowerPoint with audio from a seminar on metaphors in education. More to come. (Feb 6, 2005)
- Strong start in the new year. Two new sponsors
were added (Topbicycle.com
and a private donor). Also updated and added some links (mostly in the expat section) and added a few new teachers
. (Jan 19, 2005)
Items from 2003 and 2004
can be found in the News and Announcements Archive.
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Word of the day
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Ahoj (ah-hoy) Hi. or Bye. Much like Aloha this word can be used both when meeting and leaving. Cau is another informal equivalent.
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Link of the day
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http://www.idnes.cz
http://www.mfdnes.cz
Online edition of the best selling Czech daily Mladá Fronta Dnes, offering up-to-date news and many online only features such as Inet interviews with celebrities and politicians. (Second link goes directly to electronic version of the paper edition).
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Book of the day
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Contemporary Czech
by Michael Heim (1982) - A more advanced book presupposing some knowledge of a related Slavic language (Russian, Polish), certainly not very good for communicative study but could be useful for reference.
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