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Czech 

Platform: Mac OS, Windows 95 / 98 / Me
Media: CD-ROM
Features:

• Czech language learning software
• Study vocabulary, phrases, culture, and more
• Recording tool lets you practice with native speakers
• Games and challenging quizzes make learning fun
• On-screen help available in more than 70 languages

This unconventional language-learning series offers games and quizzes that make the learning process fun, relaxing, and, as such, more successful. Ideal for beginners, Talk Now! Czech includes such topics as vocabulary, phrases, culture, and more. A handy print and picture dictionary produces entries with both text and pictorial references. This interactive software title also features a recording tool, so you can compare your pronunciation to that of native speakers (microphone required). Quizzes and a challenging memory game let you test your newly acquired skills. You can also track your scores and print awards to celebrate. Best of all, you can change Talk Now! Czech's onscreen help and menus to the language of your choice. With more than 70 languages from which to choose, this software makes learning Czech accessible to everyone.

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This second edition of the popular Colloquial Czech has been rewritten to bring it completely up to date. Written by an experienced teacher, the course offers a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Czech. No prior knowledge of the language is required. Czech is spoken by over 10 million people and is closely related to the other members of the Slavic family of languages but, unlike Russian, uses the Roman alphabet.

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Practical Czech Simplified is published on one audiocassette with a pocket-size booklet of the script. It contains more than 350 essential phrases for travelers: expressions for getting around, meeting people, dining out and doing business. Phrases are short and easy to learn, and are clearly pronounced by native speakers. Every phrase included is useful and practical--no wasted time learning outdated or "textbook" Czech. Helpful hints on usage and pronunciation are included. Practical Czech Simplified is also an excellent resource for those who want a good, practical beginner's course. The course is designed to be used with or without the booklet, so that you can study while driving or while engaged in other activities.

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Living Language In-Flight Czech is the perfect boarding pass to learning Czech before you land.

There's no better way to make use of all that spare time on a plane than to master the essentials of a language. This 60-minute program is the simplest way to learn just enough to get by in every situation essential to both the tourist and business traveler. The program covers everything from greetings and polite expressions to asking directions, getting around, checking into a hotel, and going to a restaurant. There are even sections for meeting people and spending a night on the town.

Short lessons make In-Flight Czech easy to use, and a handy pocket-sized insert is included as a cheat sheet for use on the go.

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Live the cultural life in the Czech Republic - immerse yourself in a Dvorák symphony or chill out at a Prague jazz club. With the special section on architecture you'll know your Gotika from you Rokoko. Or if that's not your scene, get out of town, stay in a chalupa and hike in the mountains or swim in a jezero. And in the evenings, chat soccer with the locals over a piva. Nazdravi!

• clear pronunciation guide and transliterations throughout to make sure you'll be understood
• packed with phrases for shopping, eating and drinking
• confidently roam around the Czech Republic with essential travel talk
• camping, hiking and cycling sections to get you outdoors and into the action
• special section on architectural styles
• extensive two-way dictionary

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Don't fear 1953. This is for the serious student., July 12, 2000
Reviewer: Stephen J. Ziegler from Brooklyn, NY USA
The English speaking student of Czech has one distressing problem: grammar. Czech has seven cases that may call for variations in spelling of nouns depending on usage. Adjectives change to follow gender. Conjugation of verbs is critical as the verb form variations substitute for pronouns.

When it is no longer enough to be able to ask, "How far to the Charles Bridge," you must tackle the grammar. There is no better textbook. Students should take classes, if possible, as well. The use of the Harkins book by foreign language departments in American universities has probably been a fortunate stroke that kept it in print. It is priced like a college textbook. You would consider it a valuable addition to your library.

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"Concise" means "word list.", March 9, 2000
Reviewer: dbrich98 from England
It is actually more of a word list than a dictionary, which makes it easier to zero in on the definition than most dictionaries with actual definitions. It is convenient for an intermediate or advanced level student of Czech, trying to remember a word on the tip of his/her tongue. The potential pitfall is for beginners, who look up a word in English and use it without knowing WHICH definition of the word it means and what nuances it may have.

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Presents practical, up-to-date words and phrases, color-coded for easy reference to help you communicate in Czech with confidence. Provides basic expressions and accommodations, eating out, travel, sightseeing, stores and services, health, and a bilingual dictionary with references. Softcover.

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