Czech Practical Dictionary—Czech-english / English - Czech

Spoken by more than 12 million people worldwide, Czech is an official language of the European Union and widely recognized for its literary value as the native tongue of such notable artists as Milan Kundera, Jaroslav Seifert, and Bedrich Smetana. This useful dictionary provides businesspeople, travelers, and students with essential words they need to learn and communicate in Czech.

Karen von Kunes is an expert on Czech language, literature, and film. She has published scholarly works on contemporary Czech authors such as Milan Kundera and Vaclav Havel and has written several books on Czech language, including the popular Beyond the Imaginable: 240 Ways of Looking at Czech. She developed academic curricula in Czech at Harvard University, where she taught for ten years. Currently, she is on the faculty of Yale University and a Fellow of Jonathan Edwards College. She has several works in progress, and is also the founder of the Czech Language Association.