Czech texts — level A2

Level A2 texts: tap a sentence for the translation, and every text comes with audio.

A2Article

Travelling Around Czechia: Train, Bus, Ticket

How to get from Prague to another town in a single weekend: trains, buses, tickets, and where Czechs themselves usually go. A practical text for level A2.

A2Article

Czech Cuisine: Soup, Dumplings and Gravy

What Czechs eat for lunch and why the menu is full of sauces and dumplings. A practical text: after it you will understand almost any pub menu.

A2Short story

Marek Goes to the Doctor

A fever on Monday, a phone call to the surgery, the appointment and the pharmacy. The words you need at the worst possible moment: “my throat hurts”, “insurance card”, “sick note”.

A2Article

Czech Christmas and Christmas Eve

What is Christmas Eve like in a Czech family? Read about fasting, Christmas dinner, Baby Jesus, presents, and other popular traditions.

A2Fairy tale

The Little Rooster and the Little Hen

A little rooster finds a small grain on the ground, but the grain gets stuck in his throat. The hen then runs around asking many people and animals for help, until she finally brings water to the rooster.

A2Fairy tale

The Gingerbread House

Hansel and Gretel get lost in a deep forest and find a sweet gingerbread cottage. But they soon discover that an evil witch lives in the cottage.

A2Short story

The First Day at a New Job

Marek has his first day at a new job in Prague. He is nervous in the morning, but during the day he meets new colleagues, learns something new, and leaves for home satisfied in the evening.