Czech Kate

20/03/2021

Ahoj! Hello guys, a recent survey has shown that 8% of Czechs already invested into a cryptocurrency (mostly Bitcoin). Also the Forbes magazine wrote an article in 2018 where Pragues was selected as a top Bitcoin city. So let's take a look into the world of cryptocurrencies in the Czech Republic. Where is Bitcoin accepted? Which Czech companies are significant in this new world? And what are the cultural/historical reasons behind this phenomenon? https://youtu.be/z0eEwviBLp0

Ahoj! Hello guys, a recent survey has shown that 8% of Czechs already invested into a cryptocurrency (mostly Bitcoin). Also the Forbes magazine wrote an arti...

13/03/2021

The beginning of the 15th century was quite a turbulent time in the land of the Bohemian Kingdom. It was chosen as a time period for one of the most successful Czech video games Kingdom Come Deliverance. https://youtu.be/Wunk4rD6Dfg

The beginning of the 15th century was quite a turbulent time in the land of the Bohemian Kingdom. It was chosen as a time period for one of the most successf...

06/03/2021

Angelika moved to Jablonec nad Nisou (Northern Bohemia) in September 2020. As she is brand new in the Czech Republic, we played a small game - we are talking about German loanwords (Germanisms) in Czech language. https://youtu.be/bggs_Dn0YTE 🇨🇿🇩🇪

Angelique "Angelika" Scharmach moved to Jablonec nad Nisou (Northern Bohemia) in September 2020. As she is brand new in the Czech Republic, we played a small...

27/02/2021

Hey guys, beer is a significant part of Czech culture, after-all Czechs are the ones who drink the most beer per capita per year. Yep, Germans and Austrians drink less beer than we do. https://youtu.be/q-iqlgCl6Ag

Ahoj! Hey guys, beer is a significant part of Czech culture, after-all Czechs are the ones who drink the most beer per capita per year. Yep, Germans and Aust...

20/02/2021

In 2010 5% of all the employees in the Czech Republic were foreigners. In the end of 2019 the percentage was close to 15% - so the amount has almost tripled within 10 years. What are the Czech employee benefits that are attracting more and more foreigners? The answer will be different for everyone based on personal experience and the country of origin. So let me tell you my personal 5 Czech employee benefits. https://youtu.be/Wi9nrkB_DuE

In 2010 5% of all the employees in the Czech Republic were foreigners. In the end of 2019 the percentage was close to 15% - so the amount has almost tripled ...

13/02/2021

The legendary birth of Czech nation (and Polish as well) - the story of "praotec Čech"https://youtu.be/zM4C8M3q0AA

Ahoj! Hello guys, today I will tell you one of the versions of the story that all Czechs know - the story of "praotec Čech" - a story of a person who is supp...

06/02/2021

Super fast Czech alphabet in 6 seconds & slow spelling version for all of you curious how Czech letters sound like 😎 https://youtu.be/SHNv_FCxybA

Ahoj! Hello guys! Today it's all about the Czech alphabet. Don't get scared by the super fast alphabet in the beginning. It's pretty much just for the entert...

02/02/2021

Japanese who are learning Czech and combining it with puppets! 😁✌️🇨🇿
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STmxwVA1Z9w&fbclid=IwAR2OitwKUYmUHf2vUWKesteRrzorSVcokQwi4fF7yayBg1yhtar6icQAu6w

こんにちは！majmです。今回はエヴァとアダムのお話です。こちらのストーリー、実は、majmの記念すべき第1作目なのですが、初回版は教科書の絵を使ってしまったため、新しく作り直しました！チェコではポピュラーなきの...

30/01/2021

Do you know Czech tongue twisters? 😅 https://youtu.be/uwqIMjtbrAY

Ahoj! Hi guys! If you've been interested in the Czech Republic for some time you have most likely heard the most famous Czech tongue twister with no vowels S...

26/01/2021

15% of employees in the Czech Republic are foreigners - the number has tripled since 2010 https://www.novinky.cz/domaci/clanek/cizinci-tvori-v-cesku-15-procent-vsech-zamestnancu-40349000 =0&dop_source_zone_name=novinky.sznhp.box&dop_req_id=IZfFpCHwXWd-202101261458&source=hp&seq_no=7&utm_campaign=&utm_medium=z-boxiku&utm_source=www.seznam.cz

Zhruba 15 procent zaměstnanců v České republice jsou cizinci. Jak v úterý uvedl Český statistický úřad (ČSÚ), jejich počet se za deset let zvýšil téměř trojnásobně. Údaje vycházejí z let 2010 až 2019.

23/01/2021

Hello guys, let's look into the world of our Czech Currency - česká koruna (CZK). I will talk about its origins and I will show you each coin and banknote and you will learn about the symbols and important figures of Czech history who are depicted on our currency.

And there is also an interesting story of a small connection between the Czech city of Jáchymov and the name of current USA currency - dollar.

Enjoy!
https://youtu.be/PNOJhEbsi1I

Ahoj! Hello guys, let's look into the world of our Czech Currency - česká koruna (CZK). I will talk about its origins and I will show you each coin and bankn...

17/01/2021

New episode is here! This time it is all about Czech classical music. ✌️🇨🇿 https://youtu.be/jgmjj7KTEAc 👏

Tomáš Hostýnek is here again to share his insights from the world of Czech classical music. In this podcast we are mainly focusing on 2 most famous Czech com...

11/01/2021

New episode is here! https://youtu.be/-TY9qt8bHBY Thanks to Dr. Mazari, lecturer at Technical University Liberec, for sharing the insights from his life in the Czech Republic! 🇨🇿🇵🇰✌️

Ing. Adnan Mazari, PhD., originally from Pakistan, came to the Czech Republic in the year of 2008 to study a Master's Degree in Liberec. As he was an excelle...

03/01/2021

Czech references can be found all around the world. This video shows you for example unpacking of fukubukuro (Japanese New Year's Lucky Bag) from Japanese tea brand Karel Čapek. The owner named his brand after the Czech author because he really enjoyed his illustrations. I have visited their tea shop in Tokio and it is a must see for Czech culture enthusiasts who happen to be in the Japanese capital city :-) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSTixqVvODc

Hi everybody! 🌈 In this 3rd video of my 2021 Japan lucky bag unboxing series, I will be opening this Karel Capek lucky bag (Premium Alice). Karel Capek is ...

29/12/2020

The end of the year is slowly approaching and so it is the right time to explain to you a bit about Czech celebration on the New Year's Eve (we call this evening "Silvestr") and about what follows on the New Year's Day.

You will learn about the popular snacks for the New Year's Eve and also about the traditions such as what you should or shouldn't eat, so that the next year is good. And I will also mention some lucky charms that are popular around this time in the Czech Republic.

Wishing you a lovely year's end celebration and all the best for the next year! P. F. 2021! And don't forget "Jak na Nový rok, tak po celý rok!" :-) https://youtu.be/N9bbvTvPRvE

The end of the year is slowly approaching and so it is the right time to explain to you a bit about Czech celebration on the New Year's Eve (we call this eve...

22/12/2020

Did you know about the Czech "Golden Pig" Christmas tradition? 😃 🎄🇨🇿 https://youtu.be/5CnavbJVLkw

Ahoj, hello! Are you interested in Czech culture or are you a foreigner living in Czechia wondering what happens in Czech families during Christmas? Then is ...

12/12/2020

And here is the new episode! https://youtu.be/R3PYoH5gcR4

Michael G. Maurer is an American who studied high-school in Texas and then moved to California to pursue his film-making dreams. And maybe he would be still ...

11/12/2020

Tomorrow there will be a new episode - this time with Michael - an American living in Pilsen 😊 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNGGT8ts851L7k68a2cpe6w

29/11/2020

Ahoj! Hello! Today it will be a slightly different episode - the advent season is here and if you are living in the Czech Republic or if you are interested in Czech culture, you should know about the traditions that are usually taking place in the time of 4 weeks (Sundays) before Christmas.

In today's episode I'll be talking about the Christmas Wrath, st. Nicholas, Christmas markets, Czech Christmas cookies, Peace Light of Bethlehem and other tiny peaces of Czech culture that are related to the pre-Christmas time.

It was obviously not that easy to get the illustration pictures for these in the current situation but thanks to the help of my friends (special thanks goes to Lucka, Hanka and Jirka :-)), I was able to get together photos from Czechia, Germany and Austria.

I hope that you will enjoy the podcast!
https://youtu.be/OaU0bHsvYEw

Ahoj! Hello! Today it will be slightly different episode - the advent season is here and if you are living in the Czech Republic or if you are interested in ...

17/11/2020

Today is a Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day. Would you like to learn more about the Czech public holidays? Then I got a podcast for you ✌️🇨🇿 https://youtu.be/rMgIG84VXoM

You can find the podcast now on iTunes and Spotify! https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/czech-kate/id1500374459 https://open.spotify.com/show/3EbjdZZ5OPywo...

15/11/2020

Isabell Mayrhofer decided early on that she would like to see the world. So far she has lived abroad for nearly 15 years now (USA, Germany, United Kingdom, Singapore, France). She is currently living in Prague and working for a Start-up Live Penalty which focuses on the development of a mobile game combining the real and the virtual world of football.

Previously she has been working for another Czech Start-up (Automobilist), so you can take a peek inside this booming Prague scene.

Before her Czech Start-up career, she has been working in the film industry in Hollywood, so you can look forward to stories from this part of the world. And of course, we talked also about the similarities between the Czech and the Austrian culture (especially when it comes to food :-)).

Enjoy!

https://youtu.be/aL3BT0zbi30

Isabell Mayrhofer decided early on that she would like to see the world. So far she has lived abroad for nearly 15 years now (USA, Germany, United Kingdom, S...

03/11/2020

It's always a pleasure to see Czech products around the world - this year Japanese can buy this lovely advent calendar. https://www.kaldi.co.jp/ec/pro/disp/1/8595019622821

毎日ひとつずつ窓を開けていくクリスマスまでのカウントダウンカレンダーです。チェコの国民的イラストレーターのヨゼフ・ラダ氏による、素朴な絵柄と優しい色合いで、チェコの伝統的なクリスマスの風景が描かれてい...

31/10/2020

Mehmet Ekmekçi came to Czechia to study at ČVUT. What was his Czech University experience? What did he know about the Czech Republic before coming here? What does he think about the Czech gaming industry and what's his favorite Czech game?

You will find the answers in the podcast and even a bit more. :-)

Enjoy!

https://youtu.be/JxUJHz2WDNk

Mehmet Ekmekçi came to Czechia to study at ČVUT. What was his Czech University experience? What did he know about the Czech Republic before coming here? What...

30/10/2020

A bit of the Czech gaming history... https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/10/how-indiana-jones-fought-the-communists-and-led-an-era-of-activist-video-games/

To mock the Communist regime, Czechoslovak kids made illicit video games supporting protests.

20/10/2020

Take another peek inside the Czech everyday life...
https://youtu.be/OxIJV4prUhA

The Vietnamese are the third biggest group of foreigners living in the Czech Republic. If you're surprised by that fact, you can check my previous podcast wi...

03/10/2020

Richard Savage is an English lecturer, musician, and voice artist, who has been living in the Czech Republic for almost 20 years.

I couldn't resist to ask him some crucial Czech questions like:

What did he know about Czechia before moving here?
Was he afraid to move to a post-communistic country?
How does he handle black Czech humor?
What does he think about Czech traditions?
What about Jára Cimrman?

And some more. And Richard was kind to answer them all :-D

Enjoy!

https://youtu.be/TQD4Uz7fiuA

Richard Savage is an English lecturer, musician, and voice artist, who has been living in the Czech Republic for almost 20 years. I couldn't resist to ask hi...

26/09/2020

Trump or Biden? How would it be in a parallel Czech universe? 😄🇨🇿 https://youtu.be/_fKy_Fgj5ko

Both I and Tomáš Hostýnek enjoy a bit of a talk about politics. We decided to play a small game - we imagined a parallel universe where Donald Trump and Joe ...

19/09/2020

And now for something completely different! 😄https://youtu.be/fcXKdqiRVms

We are 2 Czechs (1 of us is living in the UK) and we decided to play a small game. We imagined that an Indian guy would like to move to Europe. He is not sur...

29/08/2020

Ahoj! Hi! Today we started a new series - English interviews with Czechs or foreigners connected to the Czech Republic. It was a pleasure to have as the first guest Mr. Tomáš Hostýnek, political scientist, and teacher working at the Westbohemian University in the department of English language and literature. It is a light-hearted talk about his English language education, the world of gaming and we also spoke about the upcoming American presidential elections. Enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOydI1gverY&feature=youtu.be

Ahoj! Hello! Today we started a new series - English interviews with Czechs or foreigners connected to the Czech Republic. It was a pleasure to have as the f...

12/08/2020

If you'd like to learn more about CZ, there is a new interesting brochure https://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/ceska-republika-v-cislech-2019 Unfortunately only in Czech language but as there are many pictures and graphs, maybe Google Translate will help you understand it. :-)

Propagační brožura ČSÚ s vybranými souhrnnými ukazateli od roku 1993 do 2018.

15/06/2020

Ahoj! Hello guys! Luckily, the restrictions after the coronavirus lockdown are getting loose. So we decided to make a short holiday in Nuremberg. I guess that some of you might be interested in it as well as the city is pretty close to Czechia. So I will let you know how it goes here in the train, hotel, museums and so on. Hezký poslech! https://youtu.be/zeCYryrkJVs

Ahoj! Hello guys! Luckily the restrictions after the coronavirus lockdown are getting loose. So we decided to make a short holiday in Nuremberg. I guess that...

16/04/2020

Ahoj! Hello guys, finally some good news. The Czech government made a plan - there shall be 5 stages - the first 1 will be on Monday (20th April) and since this day farmers market can be open again. I will be talking about all the planned stages that shall lead to a better public life and I will also teach you another Czech word - "Duben". Wishing you a nice day!

https://youtu.be/yJg1yBmoXdM

Ahoj! Hello guys, finally some good news. The Czech government made a plan - there shall be 5 stages - the first 1 will be on Monday (20th April) and since t...

03/04/2020

The state of emergency because of the coronavirus is continuing and we can see a bit of light at the end of the tunnel. The number of new cases finally slowed down on Thursday. More than 4 500 Czechs returned home in March 2020 thanks to the help of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. And Czech people are creating many crowdfunding events in a way that also ordinary citizens can help. I am mentioning one of the events - Czech Philharmony concert with face masks and also the project "Zachraň pivo" - "Save the beer" - where even you can participate and buy a beer from a local brewery and save it from expiration!
https://youtu.be/uR-vX3puyec

The state of emergency because of the coronavirus is continuing and we can see a bit of light at the end of the tunnel. The number of new cases finally slowe...

25/03/2020

Hello! ✌️🇨🇿As expats in Czechia are from all around the world, I am sure that you are also monitoring the current coronavirus situation in your homeland. There are many better channels that can teach you about proper washing hands, wearing face masks and so on. But I was thinking that maybe we can share those tiny things from daily life that we see in our countries and consider them useful and maybe transferable to other countries.
Here are tips from myself (I am in Germany but I am also checking Czech news):
1. Physical lines on the floor in shops showing the proper social distance between customers waiting for the payment.
2. Also might come to consideration in front of the shop (for example using chalk) in the time of restriction of the number of people shopping at the same time.
3. Usage of self-service counters for payments, when possible.
4. Cashless payments - ideally via phone (then you are confirming the payment via Face ID, fingerprint or inputting the PIN on your cell phone and you are not touching the shop's terminal).
5. When you are ordering delivery online, also tip the delivery person via online payment.
6. If you have relatives who don't have yet a smartphone, consider getting them one. If they are living with another family member, they can explain to them how videocall works and it might be useful in the future for your communication.
7. Don't forget about the people in need. For example, there are people in need selling a magazine "Nový prostor" on the streets in Czechia but these days it is not possible anymore. The organization made it possible to buy it online as PDF. It might be an inspiration for other charities.
8. The mentioned Czech words: "Rouškomat" and "Musíme si pomáhat".
Thanks for listening and looking forward to tips from your country!
https://youtu.be/tBW5JkNDQ5g

Hello! As expats in Czechia are from all around the world, I am sure that you are also monitoring the current coronavirus situation in your homeland. There a...

23/03/2020

Another Czech news podcast is here! Unfortunately, we joined a list of countries where someone infected with coronavirus died. The patient was 95 years old. On the other hand the number of recovered persons grown to 6. Also, the creator of the hoax, which has been spreading via social networks, was identified. And there is a possibility of new shopping rules in Czechia. The government is expected to discuss it today. As the current rule (shopping from 7 till 9 AM exclusively for elderly people) had an effect on people coming from night shifts (for example people working in hospitals) who weren't able to shop during these morning hours.

https://youtu.be/BVDVSLXWMx0

Good morning! Unfortunately, we joined a list of countries where someone infected with coronavirus died. The patient was 95 years old. On the other hand the ...

21/03/2020

Another podcast with information from Czechia is here. We have 4th recovered person, yay! Also, there is a new rule for people using trams in Prague - don't enter the tram via the first doors. The point is that the driver shall have as little contact with passengers as possible. So please also do so in the case of other public transportation all around CZ. There have arrived in new medical supplies from China. The crisis management team is expecting 3 planes weekly arriving with more of those within the next 6 weeks. People stopped the hoarding shopping but unfortunately afterward there has been a hoax roaming through Czech social networks. The prime minister said that it is fake news and police are looking for a person who created it. In addition, I am talking about the difference between the Czech Republic and Germany and why people are discussing the possibility of a ban on daily commuting for Czech people working in Germany in Austria. And the word of the day is "jaro". Stay safe and healthy!

https://youtu.be/Mv6DjwqGde8

Ahoj! Another podcast with information from Czechia is here. We have 4th recovered person, yay! Also, there is a new rule for people using trams in Prague - ...

20/03/2020

Good morning! The Czech government announced new shopping times - only elderly people (65+) can shop between 7 and 9 AM. Also, there is a special phone number for questions regarding coronavirus - 1212. I will be also talking about yesterday's Czech president's speech. And I will teach you a new Czech word: "lékárna" and how to use it in a sentence and what it can mean in Pilsen. :-)

https://youtu.be/bRsZAbgiNPY

Good morning! The Czech government announced new shopping times - only elderly people (65+) can shop between 7 and 9 AM. Also, there is a special phone numbe...

19/03/2020

As promised yesterday, I have been reading the Czech news and here is a summary for all of you, who are currently in the Czech Republic and not that sure that you fully understand the Czech language.

News in Czechia as of 19th March: New medical supplies are on the way (respirators and also face masks). Czech Railways are planning to change the timetables. And if you can, please use contactless payment methods in shops and pharmacies. Ideally, pay with your phone (for example Apple pay). This way you don't hand over the money or touch the payment terminal. Thank you!

https://youtu.be/Nfo-JznHPFE

I have been reading the Czech news and here is a summary for all of you, who are currently in the Czech Republic and not that sure that you fully understand ...