Czech and Polish: 42 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 | Czech | Polish |
|---|---|---|---|
| jecs [ˈjɛ]pl /ˈjɛ/ | to be | #3 | #112 |
| alecs [ˈalɛ]pl /ˈa.lɛ/ | but | #12 | #15 |
| mics [ˈmɪ]pl /ˈmi/ | first-person pronoun; I | #17 | #18 |
| ocs /o/pl /ˈɔ/ | about | #19 | #13 |
| jakcs [ˈjak]pl /ˈjak/ | how | #21 | #14 |
| tycs [ˈtɪ]pl /ˈtɘ/ | you | #22 | #32 |
| jakocs [ˈjako]pl /ˈja.kɔ/ | as | #30 | #199 |
| tamcs [ˈtam]pl /ˈtam/ | there | #48 | #51 |
| niccs [ˈɲɪt͡s]pl /ˈɲit͡s/ | nothing | #58 | #50 |
| pocs [ˈpo]pl /ˈpɔ/ | after | #73 | #25 |
| anics [ˈaɲɪ]pl /ˈa.ɲi/ | neither, nor, or | #95 | #269 |
| zecs [ˈzɛ]pl /ˈzɛ/ | alternative form of z | #137 | #63 |
| jedencs [ˈjɛdɛn]pl /ˈjɛ.dɛn/ | one | #169 | #192 |
| chcecs [ˈxt͡sɛ]pl /ˈxt͡sɛ/ | to want | #225 | #129 |
| noccs [ˈnot͡s]pl /ˈnɔt͡s/ | night, nighttime | #271 | #394 |
| okcs [ˈok]pl /ˈɔk/ | eye | #299 | #164 |
| jednacs [ˈjɛdna]pl /ˈjɛd.na/ | one | #327 | #463 |
| jednocs [ˈjɛdno]pl /ˈjɛd.nɔ/ | one | #364 | #421 |
| autocs [ˈau̯to]pl /ˈaw.tɔ/ | car, automobile | #379 | #1,760 |
| onics [ˈoɲɪ]pl /ˈɔ.ɲi/ | they | #384 | #213 |
| minutcs [ˈmɪnut]pl /ˈmi.nut/ | minute | #406 | #362 |
| matkacs [ˈmatka]pl /ˈmat.ka/ | mother | #416 | #453 |
| syncs [ˈsɪn]pl /ˈsɘn/ | son | #575 | #606 |
| domucs [ˈdomu]pl /ˈdɔ.mu/ | house | #577 | #98 |
| autacs /ˈaʊta/pl /ˈaw.ta/ | car, automobile | #608 | #1,915 |
| synacs [ˈsɪna]pl /ˈsɘ.na/ | son | #671 | #624 |
| nikomucs [ˈɲɪkomu]pl /ɲiˈkɔ.mu/ | no one, nobody | #782 | #950 |
| komucs [ˈkomu]pl /ˈkɔ.mu/ | who | #935 | #1,617 |
| hotelucs [ˈɦotɛlu]pl /xɔˈtɛ.lu/ | hotel | #1,038 | #1,116 |
| rozkazcs [ˈroskas]pl /ˈrɔs.kas/ | order, command | #1,171 | #1,546 |
| dnacs [ˈdna]pl /ˈdna/ | gout | #1,176 | #1,194 |
| synucs /ˈsinu/pl /ˈsɘ.nu/ | son | #1,177 | #925 |
| osobacs [ˈosoba]pl /ɔˈsɔ.ba/ | person | #1,214 | #1,055 |
| psacs [ˈpsa]pl /ˈpsa/ | dog | #1,268 | #1,317 |
| minutycs [ˈmɪnutɪ]pl /miˈnu.tɘ/ | minute | #1,376 | #1,404 |
| kontaktcs [ˈkontakt]pl /ˈkɔn.takt/ | contact | #1,612 | #1,606 |
| okocs [ˈoko]pl /ˈɔ.kɔ/ | eye | #1,686 | #1,278 |
| frankcs [ˈfraŋk]pl /ˈfraŋk/ | franc | #1,725 | #919 |
| energiics [ˈɛnɛrɡɪjɪ]pl /ɛˈnɛr.ɡji/ | energy | #1,829 | #1,976 |
| oknocs [ˈokno]pl /ˈɔk.nɔ/ | window | #1,898 | #1,646 |
| razcs [ˈras]pl /ˈras/ | one | #1,945 | #146 |
| milioncs [ˈmɪlɪjon]pl /ˈmi.ljɔn/ | million | #1,955 | #1,898 |
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.