CZECHIA OR CZECH REPUBLIC: (What do English speakers say?)
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- Опубліковано 16 чер 2020
- CZECHIA or CZECH REPUBLIC?? Just saying the name of this country in English is controversial! However, it's not a matter of preference. They're actually both correct! But, this issue is still thorny...and in this video, we'll find what you should call the Czech Republic--I mean Czechia. Doh!!
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Both these names are official so use whichever you find more convinient for you. Two czechs will fight over this topic to death, however when it comes to foreigners, we're glad not to be Chechnya or Czechoslovakia. So both is ok :-)
Actually not. Only official name in the Constitution law is the Czech republic.
@@kolomaznik333 I think this was explained in video. Nobody says United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland even when it's in their constitution (At least I hope it's there).
i suppose you have in your constitution Česká republika, not the Czech republic. This is just an English translation so it is as official as Czechia. And she is right, both english versions are officially accepted now, like it or not
Náhodou když mi cizinec řekne do očí Česko (Czechia) ,tak jsem polichocen ,protože vím že se mu u nás líbí. Kdyby se mu u nás nelíbilo ,tak by dost pravděpodobně řekl Czech republik (Česká republika). Ale hej ,je to asi jen moje divná věda xd
@@kolomaznik333 Both names are official and internationally recognized and standardized: the Czech Republic is the official formal name, Czechia is the official short name. See the United Nations database of official country names.
Perfektní! Nemám slov. Perfektně připravená fakta, argumenty a hlavně velice vtipné.... Je vidět, že jste fakt inteligentní žena ... Těším se na další videa 😉 Díky!
Naprostý souhlas. Míra přípravy a shrnutých faktů mě velice mile překvapila, stejně jako jejich prezentace. To co vy neví 3/4 čechů.
Ta vlaječka se mi líbila.
Jen je smutný že nám to musí vysvětlovat cizinka XD
@@Kminek246 Naopak ... Pohled z venčí je pohled z jiného úhlu a to je velice užitečné. No a otázka je, jestli je Jennifer cizinka :-D Žije tu již velice dlouho, po karanténě se těšila domů - sem do Prahy. Humor má také až "podezřele" český. Já ji za cizinku nepovažuji. Pokud by se jednou stala češkou třeba i de iure i de facto, tak mě bude ctí mít další super spoluobčanku :-)
@@mirekmarek2m Češkou nebo Czechiankou? Pomalu už nevím kdo je kdo :)
He threatens to unsubscribe every week. He'll be back 😄😅
"What about the flag?"
"Ani nehovor"
I kid you not this had me dying of laughter for a solid minute
Me too :D
Originally flag of Czech Republic was flag of Czechoslovakia. After velvet divorce there was a pact that says both countries must have new flag. But as it is, Czech people do not always cares about law so much. So we "broke" or "work around" the pact and keep original Czechoslovakia flag. It is one of the "double-edged" talents witch every Czech man is born with. We always find the way, no matter costs. And as long Czechs will live there be someone who want "work around" some rules just for knowing he can do it.
@@kallblodigtdjur4599 Also, the Slovaks are like "meh", whatever.
To mě dostalo! Také ožehavé téma, ale tentokrát hlavně pro Slováky.
@@kallblodigtdjur4599 Češi svoji historickou vlajku měli, dokonce od roku 1990 byla oficiální vlajkou České republiky a podle zákona měla viset u volebních místností, ale všude ji ignorovali a nikdo ji neměl a nepoužíval. Ona totiž vypadala nachlup stejně jako polská. Takže nakonec o necelé tři roky později čeští i slovenští politici v československém parlamentu společně odhlasovali, že československou vlajku si nesmí žádný z nástupnických států přivlastnit, načež politici těch samých stran v České národní radě na ten československý ústavní zákon naplivali, zahodili ho do koše a tu vlajku si stejně ukradli. A teď nám navěky bude připomínat, že my Češi jsme národ bezcharakterních zlodějů a nestydíme se za to. Slovákům je to jedno, ti mají svoji vlajku, je to ostuda jen a jen naše.
@Dream Prague: no matter which term you use, there will be always someone pissed, because being pissed about something someone else said(or did) is another favourite national sport of Czechs (and yes, Slovaks as well) :o)
Moc mě neser, tady jsi v česku tak mluv česky!
@@ondrejstanek4471 jo vole? :o))) (to bylo česky, ne?) ;o)
@@Onitsutube jo vole tak je to správně
#CzechConflictsMatter
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I don't like word "czechia" (even how it sounds). But it has one great andvantage - you can use it as a name for czech state cross a history. I'm czech guy who living in Ireland and sometimes it's hard to have a conversation about czech history. To use "the Czech republic" in conversation about middle ages is not just correct. And irish people have (of course) no idea what/when/where the Bohemian kingdom was. So you have to explain what was Bohemian kingdom, Czech kingdom, Austria-Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Czechoslovak socialistic republic, Czech and Slovak federative republic etc.
You can use just (fuc*ing) "Czechia in 17th century" and everybody know what you're talking about.
Yes, Czechia is timeless - it bridges all state-political formations in the course of history. It is not about like-dislike, it is about the general benefit - not to cut off our more than thousand years old history by using transient political name.
You can very well use "the Czech kingdom" or "the lands of the Czech crown" instead of Czechia as this state form had been existing continuously for about 700 years until WW1, even within the Austrian Empire. (Emperors were crowned with the czech crown except the last one who refused it). The term Bohemia (or Moravia) is also historicaly more familiar to the western audience than the scarcely occuring "Czechia".
@@michaldevetsedm1882 However, the crown was Bohemian, not Czech. Many of Bohemian kings even didn't speak Czech. We can speak about the Czech National Revival, but not about the Czech Kingdom. When we speak about Czech lands, we mean just the two core ones of all Bohemian lands. Lusatias were not Czech lands, even though they were Bohemian lands. Most of Silesia(s) as well. However, Czechia can be used as a timeless and retrospective name of the country itself, while "Czech Republic" cannot be used retrospectively.
Whether
you like "Czechia" or not, you should still appreciate quality of this video. Jen puts more time in research for one UA-cam video than our so-called
journalists for first page of newspaper. Let's be real... How many UA-camrs consult geography professor for their video? Thumbs up!
American: So where are you from?
Czech: Czechia.
A: Chechnya?
C: No, Czechia, y´know, beer, Charles Bridge, Charles university
A: Oh, Czechia, Babiš, Zeman, Klaus
C: No,no,no,no. Chechnya.
C: former Czechoslovakia
Slovakia : 😂🤣😂🤣😂
To je asi nejlepší vtip, co jsem tenhle rok četla 🤣
The myth about Chechnya is old and banal. If you know the correct pronunciation, with the sound -K-, che-ki-a, you cannot confuse the two words.
@@evahorova6372 it's a joke, not real life experience.
Perfektně připravené a zahrané. Použiji citaci z jiného zdroje: "První doložený historický záznam názvu Czechia z roku 1541 je v latině. V angličtině je nejstarší doklad z roku 1795, od konce 19. století je výskyt častější; zejména mezi lety 1918 - 1960 byl název Czechia užíván americkým tiskem k odlišení západní a východní části Československa (resp. do r. 1920 Česka-Slovenska), tedy pro označení Česka." Díky, že přispíváte k osvětě, že název Czechia není novotvar vymyšlený v 21. století, nýbrž je názvem staletým, jen bohužel zapomenutým a mladší generaci nic neříkajícím. Díky!
jo akorát, že v tom 16. století to označovalo pouze Čechy, nikoliv i Moravu a Slezsko. Chápu, že čeští centralisté to mají s Moravou a Slezskem a s Moravany těžké, ale popíráním tento problém, jako ostatně žádný, to nevyřešíte. Ať tak či tak pro velkou část Moravanů tento název nikdy nebude přijatelný asi stejně jako nahrazení velkého státního znaku s moravskou i slezskou orlicí na dresech národních týmů jakousi kočkovitou zpotvořeninou...
@@michalhlahol2198 Já bych jen dodal, že adjektivum český v názvu Česká republika je utvořený též ze substantiva Čechy. Čili pokud Moravani a Slezani respektují název Česká republika, musí respektovat i názvy Česko a Czechia, a to z naprosto stejného důvodu. Pokud jsou tedy racionální.
@@michalhlahol2198 Asi nemá smysl zdůrazňovat, že Czechia = Bohemia + Moravia + Silesia, že? Čechy = latinsky Bohemia, německy Böhmen atd..
@@JardaPulec prvně na racionalitu lidí obecně a v dějinných a národnostních otázkách moc nesázejme. Jistě to říkáte má svou logiku, ovšem pak stejně můžete argumentovat, že už se rovnou celý stát může nazývat Čechy, což se v médiích a i v ústech politiků i českého lidu z Čech často děje (pravda už jsem se s tím setkal i na Moravě) na což jsou doposud mnozí Moravané a Slezané hodně alergičtí. Proč tedy asi mají problém někteří i s Českem a Čechií? Dle mého odhadu, proto, že se to blíží právě jen k těch "Čechám" Dále zopakuji co jsem napsal výše u jiného příspěvku: ve skutečnosti "Česko" alias Czechia jsou také odvozeniny od Čech a používané pouze pro Čechy a až později v 90. letech když vznikl tento problém se začalo razit, že je to název i pro Moravu a Slezsko. V problému názvu tohoto státu se implicitně skrývá problém státoprávního postavení Moravy (a částečně i Slezska) a vztahu Čech a Moravy a Čechů a Moravanů. Čechy byly dost politicky silné aby svého čšasu (vznik ČSR a po komunistickém puči úplným zrušením země Moravskoslezské a centralizací vlády do Prahy) zcela vymazaly a pohltily moravskou státnost. Ovšem nejsou dost kulturně a národnostně silné aby vědomí o zemi Moravě a částečné regionální-zesmké i národní uvědomění Moravanů zcela vymazaly. Také proto naše ústava začíná slovy Preambule: My, občané České republiky v Čechách, na Moravě a ve Slezsku,... Osobně si myslím, že název Česko dlouho nepřežije a dříve nebo později bude muset být otázka postavení Moravy znovu otevřena a dořešena. Českomoravská federace, nebo Federace Čech, Moravy a Slezska... apod. Ostatně spousta států žádný zkrácený název nemá...
Že je to náš historický název země, jsem neměl páru a myslím, že kdyby byla veřejná debata tak dobře argumentovaná jako toto video, dávno bychom všichni používali Czechia, jakkoli to zatím zní nezvykle. Moc díky za tohle video! PS: a abych nezapomněl, jsem rodilý moravák :)
Tak co takhle se prostě nazívat Bohémie, mnohem historičtější a zná to každý
@@arandomlanguagenerd1869 - právě, že moc historické. Dnes většina občanů České republiky nezná svoje dějiny několik let zpět, natož tak "daleko", neznají dějiny ani místa kde bydlí.......
@@arandomlanguagenerd1869 akorát že Bohemia je označení pouze pro Čechy, nikoli v pro celé Česko, což si mnoho Čechů taky plete.
@@H71366 Jenomže o bohémii vý všichni, uží se to na základkách i na středních, je to první jméno našich zemí
@@arandomlanguagenerd1869 Bohemia jsou pouze Čechy: cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%8Cechy ve skutečnosti "Česko" alias Czechia jsou také odvozeniny od Čech a používané pouze pro Čechy a až později v 90. letech když vznikl tento problém se začalo razit, že je to název i pro Moravu a Slezsko. V problému názvu tohoto státu se implicitně skrývá problém státoprávního postavení Moravy (a částečně i Slezska) a vztahu Čech a Moravy a Čechů a Moravanů. Čechy byly dost politicky silné aby zcela vymazaly a pohltily moravskou státnost. Ovšem nejsou dost kulturně a národnostně silné aby vědomí o zemi Moravě a částečné regionální i národní uvědomění Moravanů zcela vymazaly. Také proto naše ústava začíná slovy: Preambule: My, občané České republiky v Čechách, na Moravě a ve Slezsku,... Osobně si myslím, že název Česko dlouho nepřežije a dříve nebo později bude muset být otázka postavení Moravy znovu dořešena. Českomoravská federace, nebo Federace Čech, Moravy a Slezska... apod. Ostatně spousta států žádný zkrácený název nemá...
Wow, I didn't know the whole story around the name "Czechia", it just made me feel (yet again) embarassed about the Czech politics and their lack of commitment! When it first came out, I remember furious people on social media mocking the name, but I was secretly really grateful for it. As a Czech living abroad I feel your pain when talking about T H E C Z E C H R E P U B L I C, how awkward and clumsy it sounds, especially during a longer chat about the country :D But at the same time, I never felt confident enough to just use "Czechia" as I thought people will be confused by that and it'll be too weird if I suddenly change the name of the country I often talk about. But! From now on, I will try my best and use "Czechia" whenever possible to help people get used to it (and to make my life soooo much easier when talking about my country of origin :D)
Story time:
I am Slovak. As a uni IT student I was invited by Huawei to come to their headquarters in Shenzhen, China to take a look at some of their cellphone tower tech and to learn about China. It was a 2 week course, for them it was publicity. I came along with other Slovak uni students as well as Czechs and other nationalities. At the opening presentation the speaker said something like "So we have people from 3 countries, Brunei, Malaysia and Czechoslovakia" :D all of us were like bruhh. We corrected her, it's fine. But it seems like all of the people who took care of us got the same memo - that Czechoslovaks are coming - because everybody who we interacted with from Huawei we had to correct. Pretty sad when a multi-billion dollar company is 2 decades behind with it's geography homework.
Dude that is kind of sad. I want to say where I am in the states most people would say Czech Republic at a minimum, even if they eschew the short name of Czechia-and Slovakia is a no brainer. Only time I’ve used Czechoslovakia outside of talking about the historical state and Prague Spring was when my friends mom told me her family was from Czechoslovakia when it actually existed.
Je zvláštní, že nás o naší vlastní zemi musí poučit cizinec, abychom některé její aspekty my sami pochopili... díky za video, souhlasím s tvým názorem (a taky pocházím z Moravy) :o)
I like Czechia. The Czech Republic is really clumsy, especially in casual speech.
A great video. Perfect arguments. I was very grateful for the name Czechia. In fact, I had often tried to avoid using the Czech Republic when speaking to foreigners, it did feel really awkward in some situations. I usually replaced it with MY COUNTRY. Czechia is much easier to use.
i used to say simply čechy even in fully english conversations. but it feels good to switch it to czechia knowing that it's actual english word.
Moc děkuju za informace ve videu. Výrazně si mi změnila pohled na slovo CZECHIA. Už ho víc chápu, i když pořád se mi moc nelíbí :-) Je důležité si uvědomit, že toto pojmenování je určeno pro cizince, takže mi to nevadí. Ať už se naše země jmenuje jakkoliv, mám ji rád a líbí se mi tu. Osobně si myslím, že se se většině lidí slovo Česko vrylo do podvědomí díky naší hymně: "... země Česká, domov můj...". Budu dál používat Česko. Cizinci ať si klidně vyberou mezi CZECHIA nebo Czech Republic. Ti nebudou řešit naše osobní vazby k názvům. Při vyslovení obou možonstí by si měli představit to, že je tu pěkně. A ne to, že máme zmatek v názvech ;) So hi, nice to meet you I am from Czech Republic / Czechia.
Ale jinak jsem Moravák z Česka, narozený v Československu, žijící v Čechách :D
ja uprimne nenavidel svycarske Tschechie, znelo to jako Asie, ted jinak nereknu, Cesko byl pro mne useknuty pahyl, Czechia divna, uz jsem si zvykl na vsechna tato jmena a jinak uz nereknu, pokud netlumocim v diplomatickem protokolu
Vyser se na Czechia kámo, nenech se zviklat. Je to stále stejný hnus, nenech se strhnout davem. Já říkám nadčasově Czechlands místo Czechia a kucí z ciziny to pobírají daleko víc, než nějakou smradlavou Čečno Čechii :D
@@bukelos2804 zkuste mluvit slušně
@@sulista-consulting Zkuste hledět na obsah a ne na jeho formu Vaše povrchnosti.
@@bukelos2804 dekuji vam za krasne osloveni, to jsme jeste neslysel, zaradim do slovniku!
Btw. in other languages they use short names. I have learned the German language and Russian language. In German the short version is Tschechien (pronounced as "čechien" ; long version is Tschechische republik, the long name is used only in official occasions, in maps etc. Germans use the short name. And there is also other short name "Tschechei", but it is little bit pejorative) and in Russian it is Чехия (Čechija) and i have never encountered the long name which is Чешская Республика...
Although Germans had used “Tschechei” before the Nazi period, Czechia had been used many years before Germans first used “Tschechei”. Today, “Tschechei” is rarely used in Germany because most Germans use „Tschechien“. If “Tschechei” is used it does not need to be necessarily viewed as a pejorative term since it was created in a similar way as names for other countries in German, such as Slowakei and Türkei.
Škoda že tu není video o nářečí. Celkem by mě zajímalo jak je to v Americe (a v Česku je to taky zajímavé 😁). Jinak super video.
To je super nápad
@@lusovchak souhlasím
Pokud byste chtěl vidět minimálně jedno americké nářečí, tak doporučuji toto video ua-cam.com/video/a8mgnfcT154/v-deo.html
O Americkych narecich? O tech tady je videi 3 pr... hodne. Krom toho tech je tady (v USA) taky 3 pr.. hodne. To by musela chudak venovat cely kanal jen narecim. LOL
Ne,vazne. Ty hlavni by mozna za pul hodiny zvladla.
Mě by zase docela zajímalo, jaký má názor na přechylování zahraničních příjmení... přijde mi, že lidi moc nechápou, že ta ženská příjmení se přechylují pro lepší porozumění, abychom mohli skloňovat. Nepřechylují se proto, že by Češi chtěli prznit cizí příjmení. :/
Je smutné, že o tomto tématu víš mnohem víc než 90% našeho národa. Klobouk dolů, jak jsi se na toto téma připravila a těším se na příští video.
You are so funny! You could be a comic actress. Very interesting video.
"Ani nehovor" killed me 🤣🤣
Velmi vtipné, nápadité, krásně udělané. Díky moc!
Václave, prvních pár minut videa jsem si říkal, že hned jak to dokoukám, tak ti pošlu odkaz na twitter, že se ti toto video bude líbit. Ale na konci videa jsem viděl tvé jméno v titulkách, tak už ti ten odkaz asi posílat nebudu :-)
BTW, já osobně - when it comes to it, stále používám spíš Czech republic (ještě častěji používám opis "where I live"), protože mám pocit, že kdybych začal v mé internetové bublině z ničeho nic používat termín Czechia, tak to vychýlí směr diskuze od původního tématu směrem k debatě co je Czechia a co je Czech republic. Ale od teď, když si můžu uložit odkaz na toto video, už můžu začít používat název Czechia bez obav, že budu muset něco dlouze vysvětlovat svými slovy.
@Dream Prague A few weeks ago someone called me a boomer as I didn't know much about some hip hop artist. Now it seems like the word can be used either without the negative context. Cheers for that.
Sulista, Hirsch, a spol. zahltili cely internet svými argumenty a odvedli kus manipulativni prace, celkem se jim darilo. Zeptam se uz jenom, je lepsi znackou Ceska Republika, kterou vsichni cizinci znaji a spojuji si ji i s Ceskoslovenskem nebo nic nerikajici, plytka, nestatnicka a ponizujici Czechnia, kterou si cizinci pletou s Cecnou, kdyz to vyslovite ?...
@@tomasvlcek2725 zkuste se naucit to napsat spravne Ceska republika a Czechia, dekuji.
Ceska republika znacka neni, nebyla a nikdy nebude. Po 27 letech existence statu a miliarde korun investovane do reklamy na " The Czech Republic" anglicky mluvici lide dodnes lepe rozeznavaji Czechoslovakia nez "the Czech Republic", lepsi dukaz toho, ze Czech Republic jako znacka nefunguje, nenajdete!
@@tomasvlcek2725 @Vaclav Sulista Argumenty založené na prokazatelných faktech a bazální logice jsou manipulací? Ne, jen se nehodí do krámu vašemu ignorantskému a subjektivistickému přístupu, kdy ani nejste schopen rozeznat politické jméno od zeměpisného, natož kdy jedno či druhé používat, ani napsat název správně. Ve vaší paralogice je tedy France, Slovakia, Switzerland, Sweden, apod.nestátnické též. Měl byste jim tento "objev" sdělit. Nepochybně najedou na kostrbaté a formální République francaise, Slovenská republika, Švýcarská konfederace či Švédské království.
@@tomasvlcek2725 "Všichni cizinci" je nesmysl, většinou ani nevědí, že už neexistuje Czechoslovakia. Mimochodem, tu jsme nikdy v běžném životě nenazývali "Československá republika", nebo vy ano? Ostatně ani republika, ani království, nebo federace, není jméno, je to titul státního zřízení té které země. Kromě našich snaživečků dnes "republikuje" už jen několik málo nepříliš vzorových států, např. Demokratická republika Kongo. Jestli považujete uvádění faktů za manipulaci, tak spánembohem, stejně tím na skutečnosti nic nezměníte. - - Mýtus o Čečně pochází z toho, že neumíte jméno Czechia správně vyslovit, je to s hláskou K, pochopitelně, tedy "čekia". A teď si vedle toho řekněte Chechnya - "čečňa" . Kdo slyší obě slova stejně nebo podobně, měl by navštívit ušního lékaře.
One good thing about the name Czechia is that Americans no longer call it "Czechoslavia". I heard them refer to it in this manner a few times when I lived in California in the eighties.
i consider it a big achievement if they even know about Czechoslovakia and have some weird feeling it is in Europe and not somewhere in Africa. it is well known americans dont care much about geography outside the US. I saw videos where they point on Australia and think it is Iraq. no offence to you dream prague,i am just a realist and i appreciate your knowledge and willingness to learn even more. you are an example for others
Of course they called the country Czechoslovakia in the eighties. What else would they call it at that time? Nowadays I hear some English speakers calling it Czecho. Just simply dividing the word Czechoslovakia into two.
Czechoslavia 🇸🇰😭
Yeah they still do. Less often, but still. Maybe not in California, but southeast... forget it.
@@vladimiramatejova1796 World geography was & is tought well.
After five years studying geography at Charles University I've just gotten so used to using Česko/Czechia that I hardly even say the long name anymore. The best thing..the short version makes life of every cartographer easier since it fits (almost) every map :-)
Předpokládám, že alespoň Bangkoku říkáte plným oficiálním jménem "Krung Thep Maha Nakhon Amorn Rattanakosindra Mahindrayutthaya Mahadilokpop Noparattana Radchhani Burirom Udom Rachnivet Mahastan Amorn Pimarn Avatarn Satit Sakututtiya Vishnukarm Prasit", tedy "Město andělů, velké město, věčné a nádherné sídlo hinduistického boha Indry, vznešené město, kde je uloženo devět skvostných drahokamů (diamant, rubín, smaragd, žlutý safír, granát, modrý safír, měsíční kámen, zirkon, kočičí oko), královské město s mnoha velkolepými paláci a stavbami, věčné město, kde sídlí bohové a má svůj domov hinduistický bůh Krišna, město stvořené bohem Višnou." Českorepublikánům se musí líbit i oficiální názvy typu "Velká libyjská arabská lidová socialistická džamáhíríje".
Greetings. This is because after 1989 we had the desire to make it clear to the world that we proudly are no longer a "soviet protectorate". That we are an independent state. Our own republic. And it was wild! 29. března 1990 - Československá, federativní republika. 23. dubna 1990 Česká a Slovenská Federativní Republika. (March 29, 1990 - Czechoslovak Federal Republic. April 23, 1990 Czech and Slovak Federal Republic.) We had a chance to decide for ourselves, so we enjoyed it! The name "Czechia" is used mainly by the younger generation. Of course. But the younger generation is also more active on the Internet (in general) and this ensures dissemination. In my opinion, it's really "just" a question of habit. "Just." is in quotes, because Czechs literally love customs and traditions... Or at least they loved. I am one of those people who was very upset by the name "Czechia". It really pissed me off. Always! But the more this name is used, the more I get used to it. It definitely doesn't bother me anymore, and after watching your video, I'm aware of the "outside" opinion too. So... if it has to be "Czechia" be it Czechia... ;)
Thank you for your thoughts! I think you represent a lot of opinions out there ;)
Also in Ireland we say “Republic of Ireland” a lot, as we are only a republic with 100 years, very proud of it & HATE being mistaken for the U.K / Brits 😒
"The name "Czechia" is used mainly by the younger generation?" I don't think so. "Czechia" is used also by older and acquainted people who know that the history of the Czech Republic is very short, younger than history of Czechia itself. Only young uneducated people are able to say thoughtlessly that Masaryk was a president of the Czech Republic. Older people remember the times when Czechia existed (within various political forms and unions), but the Czech Republic has not yet. How could they call the Czech part of Czechoslovakia before its federalization? Of course, I mean those who were able to distinguish Bohemia from the whole Czechia.
As a person who likes geography, I got curious about the differnce about Czechia and the Czech Republic, and this was a great video that explained things very easily and entertainingly! Thank you so much :)
Díky moc za video. Uvědomil jsem si díky němu pohled "z druhé strany" :) Nasadila jsi mi brouka do hlavy :D
Moc pěkný. Díky těším se na každý nový díl.
So I was looking at the map on Google for some reason and I saw Czechia nearby...I thought to myself, "Isn't that the Czech Republic?" So I then did some research and ended on this video. This was highly informative and well put! Props to you for putting in all the hard work throughout 🙌🙌
One step to hell, what a bravery, dear lady 😂😂😂
Good job
Thanks 😅
nice
I was looking for a clarification as to why I started hearing 'Czechia' being used quite recently and apparently out of nowhere and your video provided a very clarifying and neutral explanation, thanks a lot!
I am from Czechia and i used to use term Czech Republic ( term Czechia wasn't so established yet ), but over the time i got used to Czechia because it's simply faster and easier. I only came across your channel recently and i love it! The effort you put into the videos is admirable.
Thank you, Dream Prague (also for citation), a very beneficial summary for both English speakers and Czechs with their traditional myths and fallacies about the name Czechia. Simply: the Czech Republic is nothing else than the current state formation in Czechia. This is the point. Czechia is a geographic, timeless, universally applicable name, the Czech Republic is a political, naturally transient name. While the political name is only applicable in official documents, such as international treaties, the geographical name has its clearly defined natural function in all other cases. In the said "all other cases", the political name can never replace the geographical name because, unlike the latter, it has a temporary character ignoring the historical continuity of the state, and so its function is limited to the current state subject.
Czechia never prevails ! Never...nech si to kazdy zapameta.
@@tomasvlcek2725 @Tomas Vlcek Troglodyte, no Slovakia, but Slovak Republic? Czechia for ever, regardless republic, kingdom or whatever. However, too much for your atrophic brain.
@@veramalsovicka8832 atrophic brain. huh. Your comment with your inappropriate example ...no Slovakia, but Slovak Republic? says everything about you
@@tomasvlcek2725 haha, troglodyte,.... no argument, no response, only repeating... poooor guy. Is it inappropriate example? Absolutely not! French Republic / France, Slovak Republic/ Slovakia, Italian republic/ Italy, Czech Republic / Czechia. How logical! It is only about your ignorance, lack of education and prejudices. Try to think, guy, if it is possible :-)))))
@@veramalsovicka8832 Podle tý Burešovy citace to spíš vypadá, že si Tomáš Vlček z těch zarputilých republinkačů dělá prču a ironizuje je. Ale člověk nikdy neví. :-)
I hated 'Czechia' at first but then I just stopped caring that much and now I actually quite like the name. People just didn't like it because we weren't used to it but most will get over it ...eventually.
I am quilty of the same reaction in the beginning. Now I do not mind it at all.
I think I'm on the same path. I still prefer the long name but I don't hate the short name and I don't mind if it's used.
I hate both "Czechia" and "Česko" and I don't think that will pass. It's inaccurate name that was forced on people by politicians like Zeman, without any wider discussion. It feels like it was another of those decisions that was made about us but without us.
@@mrkv4k nonsense, our experts decided about it in 1993. cuzk.cz/Zivotni-situace/Poradci-a-poradni-organy/Nazvoslovna-komise-CUZK/Nazvoslovna-komise-CUZK.aspx
@@sulista-consulting "nonsense" huh? That doesn't really change anything I wrote...
My son is visiting Prague which I thought was still the capital of Czechoslovakia! So decided to look it up and came across your UA-cam channel.Thank you for such a full explanation! I'll be saying Czechia from now on, much easier! ☺️
Thank you for this video! It is quite amusing that mostly Czech people (and usually those who do not speak English) have issues with the shortened name. Hopefully, there will be more enlightened Czechs in future, who will understand the importance of knowing how to properly name the country we live in. :)) You are great, keep up the good work.
Amazing video. Well done! I have always been refusing the word "Czechia" abd I will probably still prefer The Czech Republic, but at least I won't be too harsh when I hear someone referring to us as Czechia. I have enjoyed every minute of your video, I really appreciate the facts you have collected. Simply amazing. Thank you for your hard work.
Dear „Dream, “thanks for your kind help. Your next step could be to convince the editors of anglophone and/or ex-pat media and websites, such as Prague Morning (and some others). They insist on „the Czech Republic“ always and everywhere. It hurts me most in sentences like „Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic came to an agreement….“ Will you have a try?
The strange thing is that the generation of those expats left Czechoslovakia at a time when no Czech Republic yet existed, and Czechia was a part of the Czechoslovak republic. The problem probably is what types of people get to the head of such expat media and communities. Some well-known Internet characters appear to be stuck psychopaths rather than expats. It is similar with the Moravist movements in Moravia - a decent Moravian is ashamed of them.
LOL .. I don't know why your "France" made me laugh so hard. You are so fantastic! This entire video was so well done (as always). I feel like I really learned something today.
výborné video, super vysvětleno, už mi Czechia zas až tak moc nevadí, trochu se stydím že mi to musela vysvětlit Američanka
Jakej paradox, že?
Hahaha, brilliant! I happen to be one of the Czechs that was very much against “Czechia” but, following your amazing video, I am willing to put up with it. 👏😊
Great video! I'm sure even many Czechs couldn't do it better ;) I think this problem is very much connected with the new Czech name of our country, "Česko" (Czech equivalent of Czechia). I know a lot of people hate it and don't want to use it (even among journalists) for many different reasons, most of which you have covered in this video. Actually, I am a linguist and in my opinion the use of this short name is not only very practical in many non-official situations but also logical (as it surely includes all Czech lands as opposed to Čechy). As it seems all this hassle is really just a matter of habits. It's a new word and people are simply not used to it. That's all. But they like to discuss it a lot like many other things. It's such a Czech folklore - endless discussions, preferably having a beer in a pub :))
You are absolutely right: old habits die hard. What is striking is how many stupid reasons the Czechs come up with to justify their inability and unwillingness to learn and use something new despite Czechia being much more practical than the Czech Republic in everyday speech or writing and the fact that we use short names for the vast majority of countries, including all European countries (perhaps with the exception of Britain).
Some Czechs hate word Česko for no reason. These experts would rather call this country: St. Republic. :D
Neřekl bych, že Česko je "new Czech name of our country". Naopak, Slovník spisovného jazyka českého ze 60. let to slovo označoval křížkem jako zastaralé, ne-li málem vyhynulé. Vyskytovalo se od baroka, původně snad jako synonymum pro Čechy, ale v 19. století už jistě i v dnešním významu. Ve 30. letech ho popularizoval moravský bohemista František Trávníček. Jak jinak bylo možno nazvat západní část Československa před tím, než vůbec nějaká česká republika poprvé vznikla? Leda výčtem "Čechy, Morava a malý kousíček Slezska, který Marie Terezie nedala Prušákům a o který jsme se pak bůhvíproč rvali s Poláky, i když tamní jazyk je víc podobný polštině než češtině". A to je dost neprakticky dlouhý název.
@@pavelnovy491 well, you are certainly helping things by calling people stupid. What would the people in The States think if their government told them to go and call their country West Indies. And some zealots would paint the critics as stupid then.
@@truemamrdi4all Please go back and re-read what I said: "many stupid reasons the Czechs come up with". I did not call anyone stupid. Please do not make things up and do not accuse me of saying things I did not say.
I love your sense for details. The profiles of countries. Love it. ❤️
As a non-Czech, I have to agree with some of my native Czech friends' opinions (and also mentioned in the video), no-one who hasn't a knowledge of geography should be taken so seriously and Czechs must have confidence in their decadent history and national identity.
From a Jewish-language perspective: In Yiddish we say Čechej (טשעכיי) and in Israeli Hebrew we say Czechia (צ'כיה). Since Ashkenazim have been in Prague alone at least since the 10th century, pure Yiddish (not New Yorker Yiddish) took many loan words from the Czech language such as matka (מאַטקע), smetana (סמעטענע - smetene), že (זשע), aby (אַבי), and many more. My point is simply, Czechia has had an impact on us just as we have on Czechia throughout the years and it's simple, sweet, to the point, and as a language of maličkostí, I'm surprised this is such a debate. D:
Alas, it's a magical place and clearly has a bewitching name that's still up for passionate telenovela-style arguments. Ale už víme, že Česko je Czechia v angličtině, že jo? ;)
Mr. Pavlínek is one of the best teachers I've ever had. His knowledge and generic overview is simply stunning. Great video!
I’m glad to hear it! He was very helpful to me!
@@DreamPrague I can confirm it! Prof.Pavlínek (he teaches environmental geography both at Charles University in Prague and at Nebraska University in the US) is also one of leading members of our Civic Initiative Czechia, a platform to help spread, (institutionalize -already done) and practically adopt Czechia, the geographic short name of the Czech Republic (founded 1997) - czechia-initiative.com
I've got the same experience.
Perfektní video, sám jsem nevěděl jaká historie za tím zkráceným názvem je. 😊 Děkuji, nádhera.
Czechia is the same name for Czech area as German name "Tschechai" used by Reinhard Heydrich, German killer of Czech nation. That's the reason I hate this name!!
@@johnhlavacka2481 Heydrich used also names like "Böhmen", "Mähren", "Deutschland" etc. Do you hate all these names?
@@breznik1197 "Tschechai/Česko/" is the most derisive designation in German language for Czech area together with Czech nation and I feel "Czechia" is the same bloody name for it.
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If someone did not hear about Czechia before the Nazis started talking about it, it would be more of a problem of education and acquaintance. Some names for Germans, Russians etc. can be felt also "derisive". However, Václav Hájek z Libočan was not a nazi when did use the word in 1541 in his Kronyka Czeska, as well as Daniel Adam z Veleslavína in his 1598 vocabulary. At least since 1841, the name was used also in English texts (Peter Heylyn used the form "Czechian" even in 1625). Josef Ruda titles his 1837 work "Phytotoxicologiae čechicae tentamen, exhibens plantas venenatas Čechiae indigenas." Also the Moravian bohemist František Trávníček can be accused of sympathy for communism, but certainly not for nazism. Etc. And it was the Nazis who paradoxically called their protectorate "Böhmen und Mähren", not "Tschechei". Austrian absolutism was also interested in weakening the historical unity of the Czech lands and their common identity.
What a great video!! I’m here because I was looking at my Apple Maps to help my 6th grader come up with a list of 30 interesting countries. I was surprised that The Czech Republic was labeled as Czechia. I wondered if it had been renamed! This video was so well done and explained it so well. She kept me interested for the whole 13 minutes! And I love all her country characters! Thank you for such a fun, informative video that taught me all about Czechia!! As a side note, I was able to visit Prague in 2001 and loved it! What a beautiful city and beautiful country!
Awesome video! Hilarious :) FWIW, this American always called it "the Czech Republic" out of respect for what the Czechs have accomplished. I learned about this "Czechia" option while planning our visit. Hubby and I asked people in Prague, Olomouc, Verovany, Cisarov... what they wanted us to use. Nobody we asked cared either way. Therefore, we've since switched to "Czechia." It just feels like an affectionate name I'd call my brother or BFF. And I love the Czech Republic.
Me and a small group of Americans expats mostly EFL teachers, businessmen and missionaries were pushing through the term “Czechia” as long ago as back in early nineties and finally it’s catching up. It took a long time for Czechs to finally begin accepting it.
Thanks for that, you are a trend-setter!
Funny, how I wanted to write an experience from my Erasmus about using these terms when speeking about my country, and someone actually commented about this issue before me :D I prefer using The Czech Republic when mentioning it for the first time, but when the conversation demands repeating the country's name, it's much easier to use Czechia. What actually bothers me way more is when Bohemians or Slovaks use Čechy for the whole country. I am a Moravian, so it's nice when people address the place where I live properly...
Yes, Čechy should only be used for Bohemia and not for the whole nation. It´s ignorance on the side of the Czechs or Slovaks who say it.
Exactly!
This is why we needs Czechia. We cannot call Germany as Bavaria or Sachsen.
@@honziczech9723 ještě je otázka, jak často se používal tvar germany pro německo, které většinu času bylo rozděleno na ministáty s vlastními jmény. Země teutonů totoiž není opět celé německo. Slované nazývaly země na západě zemí němých lidí. tedy žádný zeměpisný název. ale dneska jim asi budem říkat opravdu germany. aby to ti cizinci našli na mapě. ale Czechia mě nikdo nedonutí používat. to raději Bohemia.
Nevěřím tomu, že by nějaký Slovák celému Česku říkal Čechy. To už spíš se mi zdá pravděpodobné, že by Čechám říkal Česko. V Čechách se najdou lidé, kteří nejsou schopni ty významy rozlišovat, ale to jsou většinou takové ty typy hokejových nebo fotbalových fanoušků nebo vlastenců ze čtvrté cenové. Tedy trochu podobné typy, jako jsou ti nejhlasitější "moravisté", třeba ten číšník, jak chtěl zkonstruovat spisovnou moravštinu a vypadalo to spíš jako speciální pravopis pro zvláštní školy.
Thanks for the explanation.
Wonderful video, you did a stellar presentation on the Czech name for my home country. I was born in Czechoslovakia. But have now have been a Canadian for 52 years. Yours is the best, objective, fun, informed and fair explanation of the Czechia name that could be imagined. Wow! Double wow!
This video is just awesome! I really like how you decided to approach this problem as an "outsider" to this quite internal issue, I would say. Honestly, I have no problem with using the short name in English (actually it's the default version I use, and use the longer version only when someone's visibly confused as to what country it is). I'm pretty sure it's going to get used more and more as time goes on (its use with English-speakers is already growing, I feel like). Czechs just don't like change and sometimes don't even understand why just "Czech" is wrong and clunky (because most Czechs don't have very good English). But I feel like in the ened, eventually, they'll get kind of used to it as well. Or at least I hope they will.
And honestly, using either one or both interchangeably is fine too. As both the Czech Republic and Czechia are valid names for our country, I'm fine with people using either name.
Hi Jenn. honestly this is one of the best videos getting to the core of the problem with an unbiased view and top reasoning. Moreover, the video was absolutely hilarious 😂. You made me less afraid calling my country Czechia! Great job!
Wow your openminded response really warms my heart. I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Excelentní. Musím souhlasit se vším, co jsi řekla. Nechápu, když jsme se tolik let jmenovali ČeskoSlovensko, proč byl najednou takový problém s názvem Česko. Je to logický a jediný správný název. Upřímně lituji, že se nezavedl hned po rozdělení států a vznikl tento zmatek.
I think you also won me over with your arguments :) Well done!
I think the term Czechia is sorely needed. It's short and easy to say. All the arguments in the video are spot on.
www.go-czechia.cz/
Před pár rokama někdo uvedl tuhle stránku která to dost objasňuje a od bodu 4. jsou dost podstatný fakta který se mi líbili.
Hlavně "První doložený historický záznam názvu Czechia z roku 1541 je v latině." a koncovka je stejná jako u spousta jiných států nebo oblastí Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia.
jo, přeložit jen Čechy nebylo tak težké....... proto se to nebude líbit ostatním protože mají taky svoje názvy jak v latině tak v angličtině.
After the split of Czechoslovakia the same problem was with accepting the name Cesko. It took about 10 years to be generaly accepted and a lot iof people including high rank politicians were fighting against. It is a no issue now.
show me a politician using "Cesko", it's Ceska republika all over and over. But in sports, weather, daily life, Cesko is being used in majority of cases.
I love your allusions on czecho-slovak flag "issues" 😄 you are hitting it right. Greetings from Slovakia!
You should know, that we had the same fight about "Česko" too. Very fierce at the time. But after a while some big media just started to use it almost exclusively and that was that. People got used to it and nowadays only few remain to oppose it. But they oppose it still and never cease. No arguments no grammar no logic can convince them. I think they are just too old for all the changes of the world around them. And that has nothing to do with their age, just mindset, if you know what i mean.
Czechia is absolutely ok, even nice name for our country. :) And so is Česko. Czech republic good only for official or semi official purposes.
To use the name of the Czech Republic in lists of short names (e.g. Slovakia, France, Italy) is manifestly flawed and therefore unprofessional. Political long name Czech Republic fits only among the other long names of states such as the Slovak Republic, the French Republic or the Italian Republic. The one who has found it out now has a chance to show its wisdom, independence and courage by starting to use without fear a short name our country in every languages: Czechia, Tchéquie, Tschechien, Chequia, etc. Whoever understands and accepts these facts will continue to be considered a top professional in all aspects.
němci mají i Tschechei. proto zní Czechia přímo hrozně.....
This little animation with the flag is just so lovely :D And twitter comment just made me smile. I do like your content and humour.
Thank you for this wonderful video! It is well done. Most importantly, you've got your facts correct, which I really appreciate and it is very helpful to those who do not necessarily know the facts about the short name Czechia, including the majority of Czechs. Thank you for being open minded and willing to learn and use new things, including the proper short name of our country: CZECHIA.
The best argument in favour of Czechia is that in other languages the short name is absolutely normal. Tchéquie, Tschechien, Chequía, Cechia, Tsjechië, Tjekkiet etc.pp.
This is as much a problem of English linguistics as it is a Czech problem.
It's just because English is so important that also Czech people care, if there was the same issue in a small language nearly nobody would.
Polish doesn't distinguish Bohemia from Czechia, and even Czech language doesn't distinguish Czech from Bohemian, and who cares?
Awesome as you always are.
This topic is very interesting also for all Czechs! I think we have
shortcomings in this area. Good choice!
Btw i like Czechia!
Honestly, I have never heard about the UN short name rule. Your videos always teach me something new :D Btw your Slovak accent in "Ani nehovor." was spot on :D :D
Nejlepší video na toto téma co jsem viděl. The Best!!!
Já osobně spíše preferuji v češtině "Česko" a v angličtině "Czech Republic". Ale s Czechia nemám problém :)
Tak pokud se někdo baví jenom o letošním hokeji (pardon, o předloňském) nebo kupuje jízdenku, tak je to jedno. Jenom vypadá absurdně, když vyjmenujeme vedle sebe deset zemí a tváříme se, jako že jsme z nich jediná republika (a Angličani zase jako jediné království). Ostatně pokud nějaký můj příbuzný jede do UK, tak stejně radši normálně řekneme, že jede do Anglie (případně do Walesu nebo Skotska nebo Severního Irska) anebo do Británie, když už chce být jó korektní. A svého času Evropané cestovali do Ameriky nebo do Nového Světa, což bylo podstatnější než to, jestli státy jsou tam momentálně zrovna spojené nebo rozpojené.
Ale jak někdo začne říkat, že Komenský nebo Jan Hus byli "from the Czech Republic", tak nevím, jestli si dělá prču, nebo jestli to fakt někdo může myslet vážně. A bohužel mnoha cizincům (a nevzdělaným Čechům snažícím se mluvit anglicky) to nedochází, jak je to absurdní. "Czechia" je sice ve vztahu k dávnější historii taky trochu anachronismus, ale to se retrospektivně použít dá, podobně jako můžeme v nějakém smyslu mluvit o historii Německa nebo Itálie i ve vztahu k době před tím než se sjednotily z malých státečků. I když samozřejmě naše reálné historické vztahy a války byly s Bavorskem, Saskem nebo Pruskem. Ale když máme vlašský salát, vlašské ořechy nebo Vlašskou ulici na Malé Straně, tak to překládáme jako italské a nedumáme nad tím, jestli se to jmenuje po Benátčanech, nebo po Florenťanech. Italy (Vlachy) i Němce jsme prostě vnímali jako národy i v době, kdy jednotné státy neměli. A naše domácí české a moravské Němce jsme nikdy nedělili na Bavory, Sasy, Prusy a Rakušáky. Myslím, že takový liberecký nebo děčínský nebo pražský německojazyčný Böhme se nepovažoval za Sasa, i když se třeba angažoval v německých spolcích a nepovažoval se za Tscheche.
Great, thanks! I'm representing this country in some international organizations and yes (being 40+) I have some problems myself to accomodate the one-word name. I'm not used to it much, must take control over what I'm saying but I'm trying my best in non-official discussions to refer to "Czechia". It's sometimes hard for the foreigners, too, but they're getting more acquainted with it and not much troubled by using it. So yes, Czechia is fine and no need to refer to the "republic" everytime you mention your homecountry :-)
Haha, the "Republic of the United States of America" would make a lot of fun, I must remember it for the next time I meet my friends abroad :-D
It took me around three months biting into my tongue 😉
One thing you have sidestepped in your video is that this problem is not exclusively about a short English name for the Czech Republic. Lots of Czechs have had great difficulty adjusting to the short Czech name - Česko. However that has changed a lot in the last twenty years or so, even though some people still refuse to use it (to them it is too close to Čechy for their liking). The English name debate is then just an extension of the Czech one. However I believe that as many Czech gradually got used to Česko, they will get used to Czechia in due time :)
Hello Jennifer. I love your videos. I am an English teacher here in Czechia and you are my new superstar!!!
Great video and great arguments. You may not know that we actually had the very same issue even with Česko. I myself was sure 25 years ago that I would never say loudly this word, it sounded so strange and non-Czech back then. And today people are used to it and nobody argues or complains. The same will happen with Czechia.
Czechia or Czech Republic? Both is correct and I prefer Czechia. Every country has got right for the short name :) It reffers to the nation and to the country in history. It really means Česko in English so why not? Btw We can hardly say that Chales IV was the king of the Czech Republic :D
Excellent point about Charles IV!
I do not think he would use Czechia either. I will continue to prefer The Czech Republic, those who are too lazy to say the republic part might one day find themselves included by our lovely neighbor in their federation, they tried already to delete that republic part away, not just in the word.
"King of Czechia" is also a bit anachronistic, especially considering that the Luxembourger may not have spoken much Czech. His crown was Bohemian, not Czech. However, the country can be called Czechia retrospectively, while Czech Republic is absolutely inappropriate for it.
První video v roce u kterého jsem si řekl: "wow, to je fakt zajímavý a naučný." Gratuluju 👍😄
Thank you!
This is very informative and very clear =)
Oh I’m glad!
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I like Czechia. Besides, it has history. The name goes way back. So yeah it's a good name. Czechia.
I am as a CZE inhabitant really astonished what you said in this video. As a proud czech man I agree with Czechia, almost same as Chechnya. We are, as a nation, full of proud ppl, who have many questions and no answers. :D So lets put it like this. Czechia helped us to get known in media, internet and everything, cause we are THE CZECH REPUBLIC, in which we are so proud of, doesnt help at all. That means for global meaning - CZECHIA wins. It is new, but you showed us very well in the video, how it is. As a man from "Česko" I do not give a damn about moravia and slezia. Still Czechs... And you did a great job, picked a great topic and you know more than the czechia inhabitants! Subscribed. :)
The amount of work, humor and educational topic you put in your videos is extraordinary.. You can call us whatever you want - you ARE one of us already :)
Hello, at first I was more the Czech Republic fan. When the "Czechia" era started it was represented by media as "change of the name of our state!" and I think this was the main problem which made people to hate this name. No one (like prime minister/ government/ president etc.) told us, that this should be only our "nickname", well at least no officially and clearly. After seeing your video I already understand to this topic and agree with the Czechia name :) let´s spread it! Thank you, you are studnice vědění :) and of course love your sense of humour :)
Hi Handy Moon, thank you for the nice comment! I'm glad you enjoyed the video! I would have been irritated if they wanted to change the name too! But I like the "nickname" ☺
It is not a "nickname" but rather a geographical, timeless and politically neutral name of the old country where the Czech Republic was established recently. It is not a neologism but a word used at least from the 19th century, rarely from the baroque period. However, the word was used mainly by educated people, that is the main problem. To simple people with poor vocabulary, the word was not even familiar. Czech geographers standardized the word long before the tabloid media announced a "change of country name".
@@breznik1197 thank you for this information. Yes, that was fault. I mean my comment for the present time, when there was a big wave of criticism of the "Czechia" name.
1:51 - 2:54 Brilliant!
Wonderful video. Its great that you put so much effort in understanding Czech culture including this confusing "issue". And thank you for educating people. :-)
Great topic , thx for explanation .
Thanks for watching!
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Honestly never understood the people who dislike Czechia. For me whenever talking about Czech Republic in an informal setting I would use Česko, but for the longest time I didn't know what to do when speaking English. For me Czechia is just a direct translation and so I use it. Because lets be real saying Czech Republic every time is cumbersome.
"Česko" is just as bad as "Czechia".
@@mrkv4k Takže jsme vlastně zakládali republiku jen proto, abychom z názvu naší země mohli udělat adjektivum a přidat tam název politického zřízení?
I like Czechia as a country for the name. The Czech Republic as a State and Bohemia and Moravian as ethnic/culture groups within the state. (Of course there are some others too)
This is a funny video. Thank you, very helpful again
Thank you for watching!
So many people I've spoken with who dislike Czechia thought it is pronounced with Czech CH (IPA: [x]). That sounds like Russian and (therefore) terrible. When pronounced correctly with [k] - CHEK-iyah it does sound better even to them.
It is poor to say something is terrible because it similar to something Russian. :(
@@honziczech9723 správně....
No to já bych spíš řekl, že vzdělanější lidé tam dokážou vyslovit to slovanské "ch", a ti ostatní si to musejí zkomolit na "k" nebo aspoň "kh", protože hlásku "ch" nemají v repertoáru. Asi jako když v češtině vyslovujeme francouzská či americká jména, tak vzdělanější lidé zachovávají původní výslovnost, a my obyčejní nevzdělaní Češi si to nějak zjednodušíme do českých hlásek.
Jsem Čech, a ve své mateřštině říkám že jsem z Česka. Vůbec mi nevadí neformální překlad Czechia nebo formální Czech Republic. Většina lidí kteří protestují, neumí stejně žádnou jinou řeč.
Great video, very funny and to the point :D As you mentioned, Czechia is probably the closest equivalent to the Czech term Česko, which btw also raised a lot of controversy when it was first introduced, I still remember that. It took a couple of years and people somehow started to accept it slowly. I guess it will be the same with Czechia, which at the moment I am still not able to accept even though I know my reasons for that are completely irrational :D I made a little sarcastic remark about the word in one of my videos for teaching the basics of Czech and a Czech guy commented that even though he likes the lessons, because of this remark he won't watch my videos ever again :D So I can also totally relate to the story you mentioned at the beginning :)
Thank you so much for this video, the world jrs. had me confused for this.
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Thank you so much! The Czechs need to hear that Czechia is something what non-Czechs want to have.
I spent about half of the period from January 1993 to July 1994 living in Czechia. I had a 10-month assignment teaching English and German to white-collar workers at the Skoda plant in Mlada Boleslav. English-speakers all called the country the Czech Republic at that time, but I was always a little uncomfortable with that for the same reasons your video suggests. When Czechia surfaced as an alternative moniker I embraced it immediately. My lengthy stay in the country made it possible for me to locate and visit my mother's relatives in Subcarpathian Ruthenia, which originally was part of Czechoslovakia from 1920 to 1938. My grandfather was born there in 1891 but escaped the tinderbox of Europe in 1907 to come to America.
LOL Thank you for the fun! :) ;)
Czech Republic (Formal political full-name)
Czechia (Informal day-to-day short-name)
Easy to remember.
I find this weird because in my country Poland we call this country "Czechy" and we do have a full-name "Republika Czecka" but nobody uses it but there are some data maps & some charts that use the full-name even though the other countries have only their short-names labelled. Still an every day use "Czechy" is used and nobody but politicians or big country nerds use "Republika Czeska". As a Polish kid growing up in the UK I thought the "Czech Republic" was a weird name because it didn't line up with the Polish name "Czechy". When "Czechia" became official in 2016-ish I began to use it because it's just better but when talking to English-speakers they get surprised at the name "Czechia" because somehow the news never hit them. Weird?
Get angry more at the Polish name Czechs:
CZ / PL / EN
Čechy = Czechy = Bohemia
Česko = Czechy = Czechia
I was really surprised wherever I was travelling, people know and use the name Czechia without problem.
Only people that are strongly against it are Czechs themselves (mostly without rational reason).
It's just a short name (same as Slovakia, Germany, Poland, Austria, etc.) so use it informally and use the official name Czech republic only in official manners (documents, bureaus forms, etc.) 😉
By the way, great video, Jen. Reminds me od Sheldon Cooper's Fun with Flags. 😄
Love the video!!
Very Good! Thanks Loved it.