Czech and Slovak: 256 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 | Slovak |
|---|---|---|---|
| jecs [ˈjɛ]sk /je/ | to be | #3 | #3 |
| acs [ˈa]sk /a/ | and | #4 | #6 |
| žecs [ˈʒɛ]sk /ʒe/ | that | #5 | #8 |
| s/s/ | with | #14 | #13 |
| tycs [ˈtɪ]sk /ti/ | you | #22 | #28 |
| z/z/ | from | #23 | #21 |
| tamcs [ˈtam]sk /tam/ | there | #48 | #34 |
| mámcs [ˈmaːm]sk /maːm/ | to have | #50 | #40 |
| budecs [ˈbudɛ]sk /buɟe/ | to be | #55 | #43 |
| váscs [ˈvaːs]sk /vaːs/ | you | #57 | #48 |
| takžecs [ˈtaɡʒɛ]sk /taɡʒe/ | therefore, so | #59 | #45 |
| mács [ˈmaː]sk /maː/ | to have | #60 | #59 |
| vámcs [ˈvaːm]sk /vaːm/ | you | #62 | #55 |
| kdecs [ˈɡdɛ]sk /ˈɡɟɛ/ | where? | #70 | #49 |
| odcs /ot/sk /ˈɔd/ | from | #79 | #70 |
| mášcs [ˈmaːʃ]sk /maːʃ/ | to have | #83 | #62 |
| náscs [ˈnaːs]sk /naːs/ | we | #86 | #71 |
| prosímcs [ˈprosiːm]sk /prɔsiːm/ | please | #91 | #68 |
| moccs [ˈmot͡s]sk /mɔt͡s/ | too | #92 | #281 |
| vycs [ˈvɪ]sk /vi/ | you | #94 | #78 |
| tebecs [ˈtɛbɛ]sk /ˈtʲebe/ | you | #102 | #169 |
| námcs [ˈnaːm]sk /naːm/ | we | #104 | #86 |
| ahojcs /aˈɦoj/sk /aˈɦɔj/ | hello, hi | #105 | #87 |
| mámecs [ˈmaːmɛ]sk /maːme/ | to have | #111 | #89 |
| chcešcs [ˈxt͡sɛʃ]sk /xt͡seʃ/ | to want | #114 | #84 |
| dobrýcs [ˈdobriː]sk /dɔbriː/ | good | #131 | #126 |
| mycs [ˈmɪ]sk /mi/ | we | #139 | #109 |
| mátecs [ˈmaːtɛ]sk /maːce/ | to have | #140 | #112 |
| dvacs [ˈdva]sk /dva/ | two | #153 | #205 |
| budešcs [ˈbudɛʃ]sk /buɟeʃ/ | to be | #159 | #127 |
| vašecs [ˈvaʃɛ]sk /ˈʋa.ʃe/ | your, yours | #160 | #212 |
| jedencs [ˈjɛdɛn]sk /jeden/ | one | #169 | #120 |
| božecs [ˈboʒɛ]sk /bɔʒɛ/ | god | #171 | #116 |
| bezcs [ˈbɛs]sk /ˈbɛs/ | without | #172 | #121 |
| dnescs [ˈdnɛs]sk /dɲɛs/ | today | #177 | #93 |
| životcs [ˈʒɪvot]sk /ʒivɔt/ | life | #179 | #132 |
| teboucs [ˈtɛbou̯]sk /ˈtʲeboʊ/ | you | #181 | #138 |
| dobrács [ˈdobraː]sk /dɔbraː/ | good | #184 | #249 |
| budemecs [ˈbudɛmɛ]sk /buɟeme/ | to be | #194 | #145 |
| pravducs [ˈpravdu]sk /pravdu/ | truth | #207 | #151 |
| prácics [ˈpraːt͡sɪ]sk /praːt͡si/ | work | #218 | #400 |
| prácecs [ˈpraːt͡sɛ]sk /praːt͡se/ | work | #221 | #291 |
| chcecs [ˈxt͡sɛ]sk /xt͡se/ | to want | #225 | #161 |
| čascs [ˈt͡ʃas]sk /t͡ʃas/ | time | #232 | #104 |
| vždyckycs [ˈvʒdɪt͡skɪ]sk /vʒdit͡ski/ | always | #237 | #1,998 |
| nímcs [ˈɲiːm]sk /ɲiːm/ | instrumental of on and ono | #246 | #164 |
| dobrécs [ˈdobrɛː]sk /dɔbreː/ | good | #247 | #136 |
| chcetecs [ˈxt͡sɛtɛ]sk /xt͡sece/ | to want | #252 | #167 |
| každýcs [ˈkaʒdiː]sk /kaʒdiː/ | each, every | #270 | #154 |
| noccs [ˈnot͡s]sk /nɔt͡s/ | night, nighttime | #271 | #163 |
| vášcs [ˈvaːʃ]sk /vaːʃ/ | your, yours | #279 | #181 |
| problémcs [ˈproblɛːm]sk /prɔbleːm/ | problem | #288 | #166 |
| faktcs [ˈfakt]sk /fakt/ | fact | #296 | #253 |
| znamenács [ˈznamɛnaː]sk /znamenaː/ | to mean | #307 | #194 |
| budetecs [ˈbudɛtɛ]sk /buɟece/ | to be | #308 | #213 |
| pravdacs [ˈpravda]sk /pravda/ | truth | #309 | #191 |
| zlatocs [ˈzlato]sk /zlatɔ/ | gold | #313 | #284 |
| lepšícs [ˈlɛpʃiː]sk /ʎepʃiː/ | better, comparative degree of dobrý | #317 | #512 |
| oteccs [ˈotɛt͡s]sk /ɔcet͡s/ | father | #325 | #117 |
| jednacs [ˈjɛdna]sk /jedna/ | one | #327 | #223 |
| celýcs [ˈt͡sɛliː]sk /t͡seliː/ | whole | #335 | #178 |
| nášcs [ˈnaːʃ]sk /naːʃ/ | our, ours | #343 | #218 |
| stálecs [ˈstaːlɛ]sk /staːʎe/ | always, all the time | #344 | #80 |
| ženacs [ˈʒɛna]sk /ʒena/ | woman | #350 | #209 |
| mužcs [ˈmuʃ]sk /muʃ/ | man | #351 | #200 |
| protics [ˈprocɪ]sk /prɔci/ | against | #360 | #239 |
| pomoccs [ˈpomot͡s]sk /pɔmɔt͡s/ | help, aid, assistance | #362 | #225 |
| jednocs [ˈjɛdno]sk /jednɔ/ | one | #364 | #221 |
| vlastnícs [ˈvlastɲiː]sk /ˈvɫastniː/ | own | #386 | #1,247 |
| celoucs [ˈt͡sɛlou̯]sk /t͡selɔv/ | whole | #388 | #1,624 |
| matkacs [ˈmatka]sk /matka/ | mother | #416 | #260 |
| tentocs [ˈtɛnto]sk /tentɔ/ | this | #420 | #118 |
| včeracs [ˈft͡ʃɛra]sk /ft͡ʃera/ | yesterday | #432 | #285 |
| pozorcs [ˈpozor]sk /ˈpozor/ | attention | #436 | #233 |
| obacs /oba/sk /ɔba/ | both | #437 | #1,805 |
| časucs [ˈt͡ʃasu]sk /t͡ʃasu/ | time | #450 | #265 |
| srdcecs [ˈsr̩t͡sɛ]sk /sr̩t͡sːe/ | heart | #454 | #349 |
| zemics [ˈzɛmɪ]sk /zemi/ | earth | #455 | #415 |
| celécs [ˈt͡sɛlɛː]sk /t͡seleː/ | whole | #464 | #269 |
| dobroucs [ˈdobrou̯]sk /dɔbrɔv/ | good | #465 | #1,679 |
| číslocs [ˈt͡ʃiːslo]sk /t͡ʃiːslɔ/ | number | #469 | #268 |
| vzalcs [ˈvzal]sk /ˈvzaɫ/ | to take | #496 | #432 |
| novýcs [ˈnoviː]sk /nɔviː/ | new | #501 | #323 |
| vašics [ˈvaʃɪ]sk /vaʃi/ | your, yours | #529 | #827 |
| smrti/ˈsmr̩ci/ | death | #540 | #362 |
| ženycs [ˈʒɛnɪ]sk /ʒeni/ | woman | #549 | #330 |
| hlavucs [ˈɦlavu]sk /ɦlavu/ | head | #551 | #351 |
| jedinýcs [ˈjɛɟɪniː]sk /ˈjeɟɪˌniː/ | only, sole | #553 | #341 |
| očics [ˈot͡ʃɪ]sk /ɔt͡ʃi/ | eye | #554 | #332 |
| mužics [ˈmuʒɪ]sk /ˈmʊʒɪ/ | man | #555 | #451 |
| slovocs [ˈslovo]sk /slɔvɔ/ | word | #572 | #343 |
| syncs [ˈsɪn]sk /sin/ | son | #575 | #316 |
| domucs [ˈdomu]sk /dɔmu/ | house | #577 | #338 |
| strachcs [ˈstrax]sk /strax/ | fear | #578 | #404 |
| čaucs [ˈt͡ʃau̯]sk /ˈt͡ʃau̯/ | hello, hi | #582 | #395 |
| cestucs [ˈt͡sɛstu]sk /ˈtsestu/ | road | #586 | #329 |
| ženucs [ˈʒɛnu]sk /ˈʒenu/ | woman | #595 | #361 |
| novécs [ˈnovɛː]sk /nɔveː/ | new | #602 | #345 |
| loďcs [ˈloc]sk /ˈɫɔc/ | ship | #610 | #369 |
| doktorcs [ˈdoktor]sk /dɔktɔr/ | doctor, physician | #612 | #231 |
| rodinacs [ˈroɟɪna]sk /rɔɟina/ | family | #620 | #360 |
| držcs [ˈdr̩ʃ]sk /dr̩ʃ/ | to hold | #626 | #352 |
| chybacs [ˈxɪba]sk /xiba/ | fault | #627 | #397 |
| synacs [ˈsɪna]sk /sina/ | son | #671 | #413 |
| dnícs [ˈdɲiː]sk /ˈdɲiː/ | day | #714 | #373 |
| starýcs [ˈstariː]sk /stariː/ | old | #717 | #367 |
| hlavycs [ˈɦlavɪ]sk /ɦlavi/ | head | #736 | #444 |
| sestracs [ˈsɛstra]sk /sestra/ | sister | #753 | #366 |
| cestycs [ˈt͡sɛstɪ]sk /ˈtsesti/ | road | #756 | #426 |
| sexcs [ˈsɛks]sk /seks/ | sex | #761 | #454 |
| manželcs [ˈmanʒɛl]sk /manʒel/ | husband | #771 | #477 |
| celács [ˈt͡sɛlaː]sk /t͡selaː/ | whole | #788 | #492 |
| slovacs [ˈslova]sk /ˈslova/ | word | #806 | #1,278 |
| nohycs [ˈnoɦɪ]sk /nɔɦi/ | leg | #813 | #473 |
| láskacs [ˈlaːska]sk /laːska/ | love | #814 | #401 |
| tisíccs [ˈcɪsiːt͡s]sk /cisiːt͡s/ | thousand | #844 | #561 |
| lodics [ˈloɟɪ]sk /ˈlodʲi/ | ship | #846 | #636 |
| otázkacs [ˈotaːska]sk /ɔtaːska/ | question | #847 | #476 |
| cestacs [ˈt͡sɛsta]sk /t͡sesta/ | road | #854 | #445 |
| volalcs [ˈvolal]sk /vɔlal/ | to call | #865 | #434 |
| bohucs [ˈboɦu]sk /bɔɦu/ | god | #877 | #528 |
| chodícs [ˈxoɟiː]sk /xɔɟiː/ | to go | #891 | #655 |
| horšícs [ˈɦorʃiː]sk /ɦɔrʃiː/ | worse | #896 | #1,646 |
| šťastnýcs [ˈʃcastniː]sk /ʃcastniː/ | happy | #898 | #437 |
| otčecs [ˈott͡ʃɛ]sk /ɔt͡ʃːe/ | father | #901 | #730 |
| novoucs [ˈnovou̯]sk /nɔvɔv/ | new | #908 | #1,841 |
| sexycs [ˈsɛksɪ]sk /seksi/ | sex | #926 | #745 |
| šatycs [ˈʃatɪ]sk /ʃati/ | dress | #932 | #506 |
| vrahcs [ˈvrax]sk /vrax/ | murderer | #933 | #517 |
| sencs [ˈsɛn]sk /sen/ | dream | #943 | #531 |
| obchodcs [ˈopxot]sk /ɔpxɔt/ | trade | #944 | #537 |
| dvakrátcs [ˈdvakraːt]sk /dvakraːt/ | twice | #945 | #665 |
| ulicics [ˈulɪt͡sɪ]sk /ˈu.ɫi.t͡si/ | street | #947 | #659 |
| vodycs [ˈvodɪ]sk /ˈvodi/ | water | #951 | #535 |
| hracs [ˈɦra]sk /ˈɦra/ | play, game | #952 | #539 |
| hlascs [ˈɦlas]sk /ɦlas/ | voice | #960 | #541 |
| voducs [ˈvodu]sk /vɔdu/ | water | #962 | #545 |
| hladcs [ˈɦlat]sk /ɦlat/ | hunger | #978 | #1,229 |
| zdravícs [ˈzdraviː]sk /zdraviː/ | health | #981 | #1,829 |
| starécs [ˈstarɛː]sk /stareː/ | old | #984 | #600 |
| chlapčecs [ˈxlapt͡ʃɛ]sk /xlapt͡ʃe/ | boy | #986 | #427 |
| novács [ˈnovaː]sk /nɔvaː/ | new | #1,012 | #630 |
| znovacs [ˈznova]sk /znɔva/ | again | #1,020 | #251 |
| málocs [ˈmaːlo]sk /maːlɔ/ | little, few | #1,041 | #621 |
| ženoucs [ˈʒɛnou̯]sk /ˈʒenɔu̯/ | woman | #1,044 | #584 |
| pivocs [ˈpɪvo]sk /pivɔ/ | beer | #1,045 | #580 |
| škodacs [ˈʃkoda]sk /ʃkɔda/ | pity, shame | #1,046 | #624 |
| chlapeccs [ˈxlapɛt͡s]sk /xlapet͡s/ | boy | #1,062 | #308 |
| koncics [ˈkont͡sɪ]sk /kɔnt͡si/ | end | #1,081 | #612 |
| divnýcs [ˈɟɪvniː]sk /ɟivniː/ | strange, odd, surprising | #1,082 | #1,143 |
| okolocs [ˈokolo]sk /ɔkɔlɔ/ | around | #1,089 | #258 |
| krokcs [ˈkrok]sk /krɔk/ | step, pace | #1,090 | #581 |
| doktoracs [ˈdoktora]sk /ˈdɔktɔra/ | doctor, physician | #1,091 | #661 |
| mladýcs [ˈmladiː]sk /mladiː/ | young | #1,097 | #543 |
| pescs [ˈpɛs]sk /pes/ | dog | #1,116 | #563 |
| vodacs [ˈvoda]sk /vɔda/ | water | #1,122 | #602 |
| očícs [ˈot͡ʃiː]sk /ɔt͡ʃiː/ | eye | #1,127 | #620 |
| chybucs [ˈxɪbu]sk /xibu/ | fault | #1,135 | #634 |
| dušecs [ˈduʃɛ]sk /duʃe/ | soul | #1,142 | #890 |
| stranucs [ˈstranu]sk /stranu/ | side | #1,144 | #685 |
| zemcs [ˈzɛm]sk /zem/ | earth | #1,150 | #396 |
| buďtecs [ˈbuctɛ]sk /bucːe/ | to be | #1,162 | #682 |
| bytcs [ˈbɪt]sk /bit/ | apartment, flat | #1,167 | #465 |
| dnacs [ˈdna]sk /dna/ | gout | #1,176 | #654 |
| synucs /ˈsinu/sk /sinu/ | son | #1,177 | #960 |
| vtipcs [ˈfcɪp]sk /fcip/ | joke | #1,191 | #692 |
| hovnocs [ˈɦovno]sk /ɦɔvnɔ/ | shit, turd | #1,192 | #567 |
| plnýcs [ˈpl̩niː]sk /pl̩niː/ | full | #1,195 | #705 |
| bohacs [ˈboɦa]sk /bɔɦa/ | god | #1,204 | #497 |
| nazdarcs [ˈnazdar]sk /nazdar/ | hello | #1,208 | #924 |
| hlavacs [ˈɦlava]sk /ɦlava/ | head | #1,212 | #626 |
| osobacs [ˈosoba]sk /ɔsɔba/ | person | #1,214 | #552 |
| milýcs [ˈmɪliː]sk /miliː/ | kind | #1,215 | #593 |
| staršícs [ˈstarʃiː]sk /starʃiː/ | old | #1,224 | #972 |
| knihucs [ˈkɲɪɦu]sk /kɲiɦu/ | book | #1,251 | #586 |
| psacs [ˈpsa]sk /psa/ | dog | #1,268 | #678 |
| čajcs [ˈt͡ʃaj]sk /t͡ʃaj/ | tea | #1,272 | #701 |
| oheňcs [ˈoɦɛɲ]sk /ɔɦeɲ/ | fire | #1,282 | #688 |
| cestoucs [ˈt͡sɛstou̯]sk /ˈtsestoʊ/ | road | #1,283 | #667 |
| vzduchucs [ˈvzduxu]sk /vzduxu/ | air | #1,284 | #672 |
| zubycs [ˈzubɪ]sk /zubi/ | tooth | #1,288 | #767 |
| kuscs [ˈkus]sk /kus/ | piece | #1,293 | #716 |
| volács [ˈvolaː]sk /vɔlaː/ | to call | #1,320 | #293 |
| víkendcs [ˈviːkɛnt]sk /viːkent/ | weekend | #1,341 | #652 |
| mladács [ˈmladaː]sk /ˈmɫadaː/ | young | #1,344 | #744 |
| idiotcs [ˈɪdɪjot]sk /iɟiɔt/ | idiot | #1,360 | #522 |
| chuťcs [ˈxuc]sk /xuc/ | taste | #1,363 | #707 |
| krkucs [ˈkr̩ku]sk /kr̩ku/ | neck | #1,377 | #786 |
| stopcs [ˈstop]sk /stɔp/ | hitchhiking | #1,394 | #830 |
| knihycs [ˈkɲɪɦɪ]sk /kɲiɦi/ | book | #1,396 | #631 |
| zlécs [ˈzlɛː]sk /zleː/ | evil | #1,407 | #232 |
| skrzcs [ˈskr̩s]sk /skr̩s/ | through | #1,416 | #1,271 |
| stranycs [ˈstranɪ]sk /strani/ | side | #1,419 | #689 |
| pravýcs [ˈpraviː]sk /praviː/ | right | #1,427 | #791 |
| zlýcs [ˈzliː]sk /zliː/ | evil | #1,431 | #405 |
| hlavoucs [ˈɦlavou̯]sk /ɦlavɔv/ | head | #1,434 | #829 |
| vínocs [ˈviːno]sk /viːnɔ/ | wine | #1,436 | #783 |
| školacs [ˈʃkola]sk /ʃkɔla/ | school | #1,439 | #759 |
| prezidentcs [ˈprɛzɪdɛnt]sk /prezident/ | president | #1,442 | #588 |
| chytrýcs [ˈxɪtriː]sk /xitriː/ | clever | #1,443 | #1,450 |
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