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This is the cleanest pronunciation of "Česko" , "Československo" and "Česká Republika" I heard by someone who doesn't speak the language, that was better than like over half of actual native speakers, I think a tear came to my eye.

Me who is Czech and is just happy that someone even remembered my country...

I'm from Czechia, the way you pronounced "Česko and "Československo" (and "Česká Republika") Literally made me tear up. I was so excited because I've never heard any foreigner have such a clean pronunciation. Great video, I enjoyed it! :)

Imagine calling it Czechia or Czech Republic when you can call it Western Czechoslovakia

If czechia became a monarchy,i see the people,"kingdom of czech republic"

I am from Slovakia and the way you pronounced "Československo" is amazingly perfect, I'm proud of you mate

"Please try this new name" he said. "No!", said everybody. "Try it!" he said. "NO!" said everybody again, louder this time.

,,This video is now property of Czechia gang" 😂😂 Určitě, ale musím pochválit za velice čistou výslovnost Česka. Opravdu to zní jak kdyby to říkal čech ;) Pozdravuji z Česka z moravy !

As a Polish man, every time someone mentions Czechy, my heart melts like if someone mentioned a cute kitten. Love the Knedliczki peoples.

Ngl, Prof. Dr. Dr. Smith-Lancaster-Cronkenshonks-Thethirdfromtheleft-Nonotthatone-Yeahthatone-Thiscantbearealname-Youmustbejoking-Islington-Smith-Upon-Smitheroo-Akinfenwa, BA seems like a nice guy

As a Czech having a problem with the word Czechia myself, I can tell you that the main reason why is because the most recent change to "Czechia" happened to cover a political scandal made by our drunk president and a corrupted prime minister. The word Republic holds a historical reason. We as Czechs have torn off the Austria-Hungarian empire because... shortly they were not really nice to us. Thus we created our Republic, lead by the Czechs... The Czech Republic

Omg někdo si na nás vzpomenul a udělal o nás video to je tak hezkej pocit ♥️🤩🇨🇿

obligatory native speaker commenting about how good your pronunciation is

I guess the easiest way to explain it is: The Czech government: Hey, people, let's call our country "Czechia". and people were like: "Meh ... "

In dutch the czech republic is named Tsjechië, so I do have the tendency to call it Czechia when I’m speaking English.

I visited Czechia, specifically the town of Brno. It was quite beautiful, and my wife and I enjoyed ourselves! The first thing our host did was inform us that we shouldn't call the place Czechoslovakia because it's been over 20 years since the break-up and please don't remind the locals that the rest of the world doesn't know or care about their country. It's very rude. And yeah, I can see that.

That pronunciation of "Československo" is surprisingly good!

It's funny how it only sounds weird in the English language, but in other languages, the short form is commonly used.

Love the pronounciation! Also i love the "ahoj" at the end :) Just amazing video

Idk about others but my problem with Czechia is the pronunciation. You can't really mess up Czech it's just "ček" but when I pronounce Czechia it leads me to say "čechia" insted of "čekia". I think the reason for this is because we actually have "ch" as letter which I than tend to pronounce in Czechia. The reason the same doesn't happen with Czech is because we use Czech Republic more often so we got used to it and "čech" already has another meaning (czech citizen) so it doesn't feel natural to say.

Random story: I once worked at Universal and some lady came up and asked "Hablas Espanol?" I said "Si, muy poquito" and tried talking to her about her issue (fairly poorly). She rudely interrupts me and says "Nevermind, just do it in English. I speak five languages. English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, and Czech." And Czech? AND CZECH?!?! That was the most random flex I've ever had in my life. I wasn't even mad. I was so curious as to how some could be fluent in English, three romance languages, and then randomly Czech! I bet that lady didn't think she'd leave such an impact on me, but oh she did alright.

So perfectly said “česko” and “československo”

In German and Polish, _Tschechien_ and _Czechy_ are the common names, _Tschechische Republik_ and _Republika Czeska_ are used only where you'd say other nations full formal names too.

Huh. As someone from czechia, I usually say "I am from Czech.", and I didn't even know that was gramatically incorrect! How silly :) I find this whole czechia thing funny because till this video, I never knew some people called it that! ALSO; your pronunciation (hopefully spelled that right) of Česko and Československo and Česká Republika is absolutely beautiful, and maybe better than mine, since I moved early in my life. Nice job! (sorry for grammar mistakes. nice to see this video being reccommended to me even after 2 years!)

The World: So what should we call your nation? Czechs: We don't really care to be honest.

Interesting, as a German I grew up with calling it "Tschechien" so basically "Czechia" and wasn't even aware that was an issue at all

Im so effin happy that someone FINALY had made a video explaining it! but tictoc vids that i have been correcting have not yet accepted this fact. sadly. Im from czechia and i have never heard such a good pronunciation of the actual czech words or characters like "č" in my language, so a Massive congratulations for it! And a thanks for actually making an effort to get it right!

That Patreon intro was very similar to the intros to PBS (America’s Public Broadcasting Service) programs. Thanks for the huge nostalgia hit.

if Slovakia is so good, why there no slovakia 2? Czechmate atheists

We are so hilarious nation that we even had some kind of a contest in 1990s where the names were submitted by public. One of the most weird names was "Morče" (english: guinea pig), which was supposed to represent "MORava-ČEchy". Also, hello to all Czechs that got this video suggested by RU-vid algorithm. Most of us really enjoy watching english videos that are explaining our country and our culture.

Díky za video o naší zemi! ❤️🇨🇿

Me being born in Czech Republic (and living there ofc) and watching this video: Oh yay someone spoke about my home ❤🇨🇿

It is also because in english lessons in school, we were learned to say "I live in Czech Republic" not Czechia. I actually discovered that my country is also called Czechia only a few years ago, because I've never heard anybody say it before.

Poland: We call our lovely neighbors - "Czechy" - very short :)

This is actually first person who isn't Czechian and can say ''Česko''

I'm from the Czech Republic and you say it very briefly, definitely like the video

In Greece, we call the Czech Republic "Τσεχία", pronounced "Tsechia". It was when learning English and French that I realized that the rest of the world calls it by its full name

I now want a detailed explanation why the German version (Tschechien) is universally used even though people were arguably far more familiar with Bohemia and Moravia than any English speakers.

Thanks for video with Czech republic I am live in Cz. And you have so good videos

I remember, and I am seventh grade world history. I repeatedly called it Czechia and my teacher repeatedly corrected me saying it was the Czech Republic. I regret that I can’t show her this and prove her right.

As a Czech person: This warmed my heart.

Česko is cute, and it's like "what language is spoken is Česko?" "Česky" idk it's pleasant & breezy

*Happy czech sounds* A video about my country? yes! Just to say, that is the CLEANEST pronauciation of czech words i ever heard! Also, in terms of saying either Czech republic or Czechia depends on when you were Born(After the change or before) my family says Czechia, but my teachers say czech republic :)

as a Czech person, Czechia is perfectly fine

Já jsem Čech, vítej do mých doporučených videí

I use Czechia in all my videos and tweets and all. I think people are getting more use to it. You just have to wait.

4:50 left corner of video :D LMAO

Hi. I am a Czech cityzen. I just got your video suggested for god knows what reason, but I am happy the world-wide web is interested in my country. It is also fun to read through all the czech coments. Zdar jak sviňa všem Čechům, Moravákům a Slezanům :D

Greetings from Czechia!! 🇨🇿🇨🇿🇨🇿 Btw i was like holy fuck when i heard the pronunciation of Československo at 2:45

Konečně někdo, kdo o nás udělal video! :D ( Finally someone, who made a video about us )

thank you so much for this video! I didn't know that although I'm Czech, and I'm happy that foreigner like you interest into my country!🇨🇿💙♥️🤍

Great and simple video, thank you! 👍 I'm using the name Czechia all the time and everywhere I travel people know Czechia. Seems like the only problem with using it is among Czechs themsleves, and without any reasonable reason 🤨

It's less complicated in Poland, formal name for Czech Republic would be "Republika Czeska" and informal "Czechy"

Ten pocit keď tu píšu česi a Slováci po anglicky a pritom väčšina sú tu z Česka/Slovenska

As Czech person who speaks English more frequently I prefer Czechia cuz it’s shorter, most people nowadays use just Česko anyways and Czechia is it’s literal translation.

I’m from Czech Republic and this is so good video👍

I am always happy when someone mentions our state. Thanks. ☺️🇨🇿

You said so perfectly “Česko“ and “Československo“ and “Ahoj!“ I never heard someone said it that clearly :D Good job on that :P

the pronounciation of the Czech words was P E R F E C T

You couldnt get smoother on that pronunciation, that was so good

Interestingly, here in Holla- I mean, the Netherlands, we call it Tsjechië! Which is basically the literal translated equivalent of Czechia.

Every time I hear someone say “I’m from Czech”, I just wish I was dead.

I like how you said "Ahoj!" We normally say "Majte sa" or "Vidíme sa"

As a Czech i hate the "Czechia" word. Will never call my country this under any circumstances

In Sweden we have a different word for the country, "Tjeckien" which is always used in all cases and is basically the Swedish equivalent to "Czechia"

I am from Czech Republic and we actually use ČR sometimes instead of Česká republika. Btw nice video, sometimes I feel like we are so small that a lot of people forget our existation. Tbh I have seen so many videos of Americans not knowing the name of our country. I am so sorry for my bad English, I hope you still understand what do I mean.

I frankly have no idea why some Czechs are so passionately against the name Czechia. I have literally never heard of a Czech person who calls our country "Česká republika" rather than "Česko" in a casual setting. We already call it Czechia in our own language. So do the Germans (and Austrians), Slovaks, Poles and many others. I see no reason why English should be the exception.

I have been rewatching this video a few times, yet I always find it entertaining! Thanks for the video!

I am from Slovakia. Zdravím všetkých Slovákov a Čechov!

As a Czech native citizen, I don't really mind the name Czechia or Česko, but I still prefer saying the whole name when talking, like, officially. Also, your pronunciation was very good, it's just the stresses English speakers aren't used to.

I am from Czech republic too and I am realy happy that someone famous from another country make a video about Czech republic :) thanks

this is just awesome when someone makes a talk about your country (i live in Czech republic). and its even better when you can spell it

A little smile came to my face as i heart the clean "Česko" "Česká Republika"...

In German it can be called 'Tschechien', and is called that a lot more than by it's formal name

The "ahoj" at the end was the sweetest thing

In Poland everybody calls it "Czechy", nobody says "Republika Czeska". However, "Czechy" also means "Bohemia", not only "Czechia", so you have to specify and say something like "Czechy właściwe" (Czechia proper/Bohemia proper).

This is the best informed video about Czechia I have ever seen. You really nail it down to the detail, uncluding the pronounciation of Česko and Česká republika. In Czech we also use ČR a lot, since it is short but covers the official name. I am a heavy proponent of the use of Czechia and I use it in speech and writing (in informal settings) to spread the word, but it is still very controversial (not to a point of actual fights though, Czechs are very pacifistic and we prefer to sit in a pub and drink beer). In summary, thanks a lot, děkuji!

Actually, Russian language doesn't have this problem. We call it "Чехия"(Chehia). We pronounce 'h' sound instead of 'ch' in the middle of the word. This short name has been around for quite a long time in Russian.

as a czech i have to say you saying czech words sounded really good with no mistakes

Drone from the Czech Republic thanks you for your service.

Im from Czech Republic and yes, we dont say Czechia, but in a conversation, we say Česko (Czechia/Czech) and btw nice accent Edit: if i am writting, i wrote Czech/Czech Republic, but in a conversation, i say Czech, like litterally no one use Czechia ew

It annoys me when some people insist on calling Ukraine "The Ukraine". We don't say "The France", or "The Poland". So why does Ukraine get special treatment?

Now I will call it ''United Kingdom of Czech Republic of Bohemia Moravia and Silesia''

In Germany we call it "Tschechien"

This is mostly correct. However, the concept of Czechia as a nation is certainly not "a pretty new one". It is in fact one of the oldest nations in Europe. The only new thing about it is its name, but even this "new" name is almost 500 years old. The country was from its very foundation in the late 9th century until 1918 called Bohemia. Bohemia had historically two slightly different meanings: 1) the whole country (officially the Crown of the Kingdom of Bohemia) and 2) the region, sometimes called "Bohemia proper". Many countries use the same name as one of their regions. Austria is both the country and the region, Switzerland is named after one of its cantons, etc. In other words, Bohemia is not Holland, Bohemia is Persia or Siam. It's an exonym that was officially replaced with an endonym. This endonym, Czechia, has been used as an alternative name of the country (and the region) since the 16th century. It is a Latinized version of the Czech name of the country "Czechy". Which is the same name used for Bohemia proper until today (Čechy). And the "new" name of the country in Czech (Česko) is just a slightly modified name of the region (Čechy). To get rid of the confusion.

You pronounced it perfectly, well done. I get very mad when some people call it in english only "czech", its so stupid. I always use Czechia in english and i like that its getting more popular over time.

In Norway everyone calls it Tsjekkia, the local vertion of the informal name.

I studied abroad and Poland, and that was when I learned the Czech Republic could be shortened to Czechia. I started using that from then on because shorter is definitely more convenient. However, a lot of people are confused by me using the short form because it still hasn't caught on here in the states. I visited Prague while studying abroad, and it was interesting to see how even the tourist merch was divided between calling it the Czech Republic and calling it Czechia. Also, my ancestry might actually be Czech.. my surname is Polish, but the Czech version of the surname is much, much more common and I have to wonder if my family was original from there, before Poland - especially because my surname is extremely rare, even in Poland.

Imagine use "Ahoj!" in country without sea surface

I'am Fromm Czech Republik(Česká republika) And this is good video thanks

as a czech person, i personally like Czechia. i don't like reffering to my country as "the Czech Republic" because it's long and clunky in informal conversation

Greetings from Bulgaria.

That's by far the best anyone has ever done concerning this topic. Well done. Mike, a Czech born in Silesia, once for a short time living in Moravia and currently residing in Bohemia

Little fun fact: ,,ahoj" is more like ,,hello" than ,,goodbye", ,,goodbye" is ,,nashedanou"

I hate when people misunderstand me when I say American or Americans, as in a person living in the Americas and not a USA citizen.

Getting Monty Python vibes from this episode.

Bro thx for making this video. I hope more people will know what country I mean when I say Czechia. Everyone is still like: Is that even a country. And Im like: Yes thats where I live. BRUH

I am czech and i am happy that not everyone forgot about my country

I remember how our geography teache once told us that our country is oficially called Czechia in English. Most of us never heard the term before and said they would continue to use Czech Republic. I am just happy to see that we arent the only people who dislike the name.

This is the best summary of this whole matter I've seen on RU-vid. Greetings from...Bohemia.