Bosnian and Czech: 52 words that are the same
Among the two thousand words each language uses most, these are written identically and carry the same meaning in both. If you have one of the two, this is the part you do not have to learn.
A shared word is not proof of a shared root. Two languages can land on the same spelling by borrowing from a third — that is all tren and bomba are — and a word that looks the same can still be said quite differently. What this list is good for is the head start.
| Word | In English | Bosnian | Czech |
|---|---|---|---|
| nebs /ne/cs [ˈnɛ] | not | #3 | #13 |
| sebs /se/cs [ˈsɛ] | myself | #4 | #2 |
| onbs /ôːn/cs [ˈon] | he | #48 | #121 |
| onabs /ǒna/cs [ˈona] | she | #76 | #209 |
| onobs /ǒno/cs [ˈono] | it | #120 | #640 |
| onibs /ǒni/cs [ˈoɲɪ] | they | #124 | #384 |
| stobs /stôː/cs [ˈsto] | hundred | #130 | #1,562 |
| dvabs /dʋâː/cs [ˈdva] | two | #172 | #153 |
| životbs /ʒǐʋot/cs [ˈʒɪvot] | life | #185 | #179 |
| ženabs /ʒěna/cs [ˈʒɛna] | woman | #220 | #350 |
| jednabs /ˈjednɐ/cs [ˈjɛdna] | one | #245 | #327 |
| sebebs /sêbe/cs [ˈsɛbɛ] | myself | #255 | #251 |
| autobs /ǎuto/cs [ˈau̯to] | car, automobile | #319 | #379 |
| dolebs /dôle/cs [ˈdolɛ] | down | #434 | #689 |
| osobabs /ôsoba/cs [ˈosoba] | person | #466 | #1,214 |
| ženubs /ˈʒɛnʊ/cs [ˈʒɛnu] | woman | #480 | #595 |
| očibs /ˈotʃɪ/cs [ˈot͡ʃɪ] | eye | #507 | #554 |
| smrtbs /smr̩̂t/cs [ˈsmr̩t] | death | #533 | #633 |
| šestbs /ʃêːst/cs [ˈʃɛst] | six | #563 | #638 |
| sestrabs /sěstra/cs [ˈsɛstra] | sister | #575 | #753 |
| desetbs /dêset/cs [ˈdɛsɛt] | ten | #609 | #669 |
| doktorbs /dôktor/cs [ˈdoktor] | doctor, physician | #648 | #612 |
| vodubs /ˈvodʊ/cs [ˈvodu] | water | #738 | #962 |
| okolobs /ôkolo/cs [ˈokolo] | around | #824 | #1,089 |
| našibs /ˈnaʃɪ/cs [ˈnaʃɪ] | our, ours | #846 | #560 |
| pivobs /pîːʋo/cs [ˈpɪvo] | beer | #858 | #1,045 |
| vodabs /ʋǒda/cs [ˈvoda] | water | #875 | #1,122 |
| autabs /ˈaʊtɐ/cs /ˈaʊta/ | car, automobile | #886 | #608 |
| nadbs /nâd/cs [ˈnat] | over, above | #893 | #452 |
| minutbs /mǐnuːt/cs [ˈmɪnut] | minute | #1,014 | #406 |
| testbs /têst/cs [ˈtɛst] | test | #1,028 | #1,322 |
| prstenbs /pr̩̂steːn/cs [ˈpr̩stɛn] | ring | #1,062 | #1,481 |
| klubbs /klûːb/cs [ˈklup] | club | #1,065 | #1,861 |
| hotelbs /xǒtel/cs [ˈɦotɛl] | hotel | #1,101 | #1,810 |
| zlatobs /zlâːto/cs [ˈzlato] | gold | #1,112 | #313 |
| detektivbs /ˈdɛtɛktɪv/cs [ˈdɛtɛktɪf] | detective | #1,142 | #1,279 |
| očimabs /ˈotʃɪmɐ/cs [ˈot͡ʃɪma] | eye | #1,158 | #1,761 |
| ulicebs /ˈulit͡sɛ/cs [ˈulɪt͡sɛ] | street | #1,170 | #1,500 |
| školabs /ʃkôːla/cs [ˈʃkola] | school | #1,200 | #1,439 |
| zvukbs /zʋûːk/cs [ˈzvuk] | sound | #1,205 | #1,520 |
| čajbs /t͡ʃâj/cs [ˈt͡ʃaj] | tea | #1,209 | #1,272 |
| obabs /ôba/cs /oba/ | both | #1,218 | #437 |
| kontaktbs /kǒntakt/cs [ˈkontakt] | contact | #1,249 | #1,612 |
| parkbs /pârk/cs [ˈpark] | park | #1,385 | #1,942 |
| milionbs /milǐoːn/cs [ˈmɪlɪjon] | million | #1,420 | #1,955 |
| zločinbs /zlǒt͡ʃin/cs [ˈzlot͡ʃɪn] | crime | #1,476 | #1,609 |
| bombabs /bôːmba/cs [ˈbomba] | bomb | #1,486 | #1,722 |
| trikbs /trîk/cs [ˈtrɪk] | trick | #1,502 | #1,976 |
| stanicebs /ˈstanɪtsɛ/cs [ˈstaɲɪt͡sɛ] | station | #1,561 | #1,809 |
| prostorbs /prǒːstor/cs [ˈprostor] | space | #1,567 | #1,784 |
| dušebs /ˈduʃɛ/cs [ˈduʃɛ] | soul | #1,610 | #1,142 |
| rosebs /ˈrosɛ/cs [ˈrosɛ] | dew | #1,815 | #1,776 |
The speaker plays the voice the LangX app uses for that language — synthesised, not a native speaker, so treat it as a guide.
The overlap is the easy part.
The rest comes from using it with someone who speaks it.