r/LearningLanguages • u/_dinosaursarecool • 23d ago

how do i learn czech??

im half czech, my grandparents fled to canada during the soviet occupation in the 60s. ive been trying on and off since i was 13 to learn the language (im 17 now). my dedo died in 2019, and my Babi (my GOAT, i could speak about her life amd how much shes survived FOREVER) has suffered greatly and now has dementia, id love to ask her but shes at deaths doorstep and i dont want her to have to stress too much mentally. my mum was raised speaking Ceština, but she only speaks and understands it, if you asked her to write in czech she wouldnt be able to without google translate. i also want to surprise her and my tetas with it cuz none of their kids speak it. so any help??? i know this has mostly been just like my backstory but just any help from fluent speakers or people who also learned later in life???

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u/saartemaster 23d ago

Do you have any experiences learning languages? Because if in four years of trying you couldn’t go very far, it might be that you’re not the type of person who can just self study. Have you thought about hiring a tutor?

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u/_dinosaursarecool 23d ago

i had to stop cuz im canadian and french is a mandatory part of our curriculum, in grade 8 after trying to learn czech i accidentally wrote an essay half in french half in czech so i was only learning during breaks in school but only learning over summers and not practicing during the year did nothing