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ZERO TO HERO CZECH

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Seven parts. Every one connected.

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ZERO TO HERO CZECHSkip to the journey
Hands holding Zero to Hero Czech beneath a warm brass reading lamp

EVERY WORLD STARTS WITH A LITTLE LIGHT.

Let there
be Czech.

Pull the cord. Open a whole new world.

Pull the cord, or tap it, to light the room.

A cinematic view of Earth and the lights of Europe from orbit

ZERO TO HERO CZECH

A wholenew world.

A language is a way in.
To new people. New places. A new part of you.

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PART I — FOUNDATIONSSOUNDS · FIRST WORDS · FIRST CONNECTIONSA0 → A1
A dark Prague-inspired lane lit by warm lanterns beneath a stone arch

PART II · BUILD THE LANGUAGE

Find thepattern.

The endings start to make sense.
The pieces start to belong together.

CASES / PREPOSITIONS / EVERYDAY TIME

CHANGE THE ENDING. CHANGE THE MEANING.

Prahav Praze

in Prague · location
CHAPTERS 10—18BUILD THE CASE SYSTEMA1 → A2
A red tram travelling through the streets of Prague

PART III · MASTERING VERBS

Bring itto life.

Say what happened. What is happening.
And what you will make happen next.

TENSE / MODALITY / ASPECT

ONE VERB. THREE MOMENTS.

dělám

I do / I am doing
CHAPTERS 19—26TURN WORDS INTO ACTIONA2
Two people sharing a conversation beside a brass table lamp in a Prague café
Drag the cord down and release, or tap it, to switch the lamp. You can also press Enter or Space. The café table lamp is off.

PART IV · SPEAK NATURAL CZECH

Make itpersonal.

A coffee becomes a conversation.
A sentence becomes a connection.

MOVEMENT / CONNECTING IDEAS / NATURAL CZECH

A MOMENT IN PRAGUE

“Dáte si kávu?”

Would you like a coffee?
CHAPTERS 27—33TAKE CZECH INTO REAL LIFEB1
A river winding through the Czech countryside

PART V · ADVANCED CZECH

More depth.More you.

Find the words for the way you see things.
With precision, purpose and your own voice.

WORD FORMATION / FORMAL CZECH / WRITING

A SMALL PREFIX. A NEW POSSIBILITY.

psát

to write
CHAPTERS 34—39EXPAND YOUR RANGEB2
Charles Bridge and Prague Castle reflected in the Vltava at blue hour

PART VI · FLUENCY

Think inCzech.

Beyond the literal meaning.
Into the rhythm, the culture, the conversation.

SYNTAX / MEDIA & LITERATURE / EXPRESSION

Tady jsem doma.

Reveal the meaning

This is where I feel at home.

Not just a place. A sense of belonging.
CHAPTERS 40—48A LANGUAGE BECOMES PART OF YOUC1 / C2
The actual Zero to Hero Czech cover presented as a book in a blue studio

PART VII · THE MASTER TOOLKIT

A world.In your hands.

The words, patterns and references
you will come back to, again and again.

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ZERO TO HERO CZECH
M. Çağrı Küçükalp
TOOLKITS A—GVOCABULARY · DIALOGUES · REFERENCE · TESTSALWAYS WITH YOU
THE JOURNEY 01/ 07Explore the course

01 / THE COMPLETE COURSE

Seven parts.
One connected story.

From your first sentence to the finer details.
Each part builds on the one before.

Earth from orbit, representing FoundationsStep into this chapter
FOUNDATIONSA0 → A1

A clear path. Space to go at your own pace.

01

Foundations

A0 → A1

Learn how Czech sounds and how its first patterns work. Build useful sentences, introduce yourself and handle everyday exchanges.

Sounds & spellingGender & pronounsPresent tense
CHAPTERS 01—09Enter this chapter
02

Build the language

A1 → A2

Connect the endings to their meaning. Build the case system and use everyday time and preposition patterns with more confidence.

CasesPrepositionsTime patterns
CHAPTERS 10—18Enter this chapter
03

Mastering verbs

A2

Give your sentences a sense of time and purpose. Work through tense, modality, reflexive verbs, valency and aspect.

Tense & modalityReflexivesAspect
CHAPTERS 19—26Enter this chapter
04

Speak natural Czech

B1

Move through real situations, connect your ideas and choose expressions that make your Czech feel more natural.

MovementConnected ideasConversation
CHAPTERS 27—33Enter this chapter
05

Advanced Czech

B2

Broaden your vocabulary through word formation. Develop formal, academic and business Czech, and bring that range into your writing.

Word formationFormal styleWriting
CHAPTERS 34—39Enter this chapter
06

Fluency

C1 / C2

Explore syntax and language variation, media and literature. Develop the speaking and translation skills that let you work with complex meaning.

SyntaxMedia & literatureExpression
CHAPTERS 40—48Enter this chapter
07

The master toolkit

A—G

Keep the essentials within reach: reference tables, core vocabulary, dialogues, tests and answer keys for practice and review.

ReferenceVocabulary & dialoguesTests & answers
TOOLKITS A—GEnter this chapter

02 / THE STUDY RHYTHM

Small steps.
Real connections.

Meet an idea more than once.
Each time, do something new with it.

START WITH MEANING
Jsem student.

I am a student.

Start with a complete, useful sentence. You can understand the meaning before learning every rule.

03 / A LITTLE CZECH. ALREADY YOURS.

Three words.
A real beginning.

Change the person. Change the place.
Your first Czech sentence is taking shape.

MAKE IT YOURS01 / 02
Who is speaking?
Where?
YOUR SENTENCE02 / 02

Jsem
v Praze.

I am in Prague.

Czech often leaves out “I”, “you” and “we”.
The verb already tells you who is speaking.

04 / INSIDE PART I

Open a page.
Find your start.

Clear visual sections. Useful sentence patterns. Real situations to return to.

Take a closer look at the study rhythm and the opening of Chapter 1, directly from the book.

PATTERNREAL LIFEWATCH OUTREADY TO SAY
PART I — FOUNDATIONSCHAPTER 01

05 / THE BOOK COMPANION

A page is only
the beginning.

Your Czech will have a voice. Find the recordings for each part in the audio companion.

Explore QR / Audio Recordings are being prepared.
ZERO TO HERO CZECHQR / AUDIO
QR code opening the Zero to Hero Czech audio companion

From your book.
To your headphones.

Scan to open on your phone↓

06 / CONTACT

Every connection
starts with hello.

Questions about the books, the recordings,
or a collaboration? This is the place.

THE AUTHOR

M. Çağrı Küçükalp

Zero to Hero Czech

Contact details are coming soon.

The direct contact address will appear here.

EVERY JOURNEY STARTS SOMEWHERE.

Yours starts
with Ahoj.

“You do not need to understand everything today. You do not need to be perfect. You only need to keep moving forward.”

M. Çağrı Küçükalp Author, Zero to Hero Czech

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