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Renata Hrkalová

I am a tutor of Czech for foreigners, creator and storyteller. Let me guide you through the fascinating jungle which is called "CZECH LANGUAGE". No worries as I have the best navigation & first aid kit thanks to years and years of teaching and creating unique and effective teaching materials. Renča is an author of multiple courses, eg. 3-month group course of Czech with RENČA (different levels), e-books "How to improve your spoken Czech aka TABOO GAME" and "Hra na tabu (pro děti)" which help people with fluency and enhancing Czech vocabulary in an effective way (learning while playing).
12.12. 2025

5 Mini Stories in Czech (Perfective x Imperfective Verbs in the Past)(S02/E45 – daily podcast CZECH YOUR DAY)

Renča has prepared for you 5 mini stories so that you can practice and see in context not only Czech verbs of movement (jet, jezdit, jít, chodit). You will also hear expressions with NA you have learnt in the previous episodes this week.

10.12. 2025

Where Did You Go? (PART 2B) – NA FESTIVAL, NA NÁVŠTĚVU, etc. (S02/E43 – daily podcast CZECH YOUR DAY)

In this episode, Renča shares with you more frequent places used with preposition NA. This will help your Czech a lot.

9.12. 2025

Mastering Czech Movement Verbs: A Past Tense Adventure (+ places with NA) (S02/E42 – daily podcast CZECH YOUR DAY)

Let's master verbs of movement in Czech in the past tense while playing a game. You will also practice the exprssions from the previous episode (eg. na letiště, na univerzitu).

8.12. 2025

Where did you go? (PART 2: NA) (S02/E41 – daily podcast CZECH YOUR DAY)

Where did you go? Renča has picked 7 frequent places with NA to reply - eg. ŠEL JSEM NA NÁDRAŽÍ. This episode will definitely help you.

5.12. 2025

Two Dialogues in the Past Tense in Czech – Textbook vs. Real-life Czech (S02/E40 – daily podcast CZECH YOUR DAY)

Are you wondering why you don't understand Czech people in normal conversations? This episode will show you why - real-life Czech is like learning another language. And there are not many sources to do so... 2 dialogues in the past tense - that's a good start.

3.12. 2025

3 Ways to Say in Czech ‚Give Me a Break!‘ or ‚Go Away!‘ (S02/E38 – daily podcast CZECH YOUR DAY)

How to say GIVE ME A BREAK! or GO AWAY! in Czech without using really nasty expressions? This episode will show you 3 ways.

2.12. 2025

TO GO ON FOOT in the past in Czech (ŠLI JSME, JÁ JSEM ŠEL) (S02/E37 – daily podcast CZECH YOUR DAY)

In this episode, Renča will show you how to use JÍT (= to go on foot) in the past tense in Czech. ŠLI JSME, ONI ŠLI or JÁ JSEM ŠLA will be a piece of cake for you after this episode.

1.12. 2025

Frequent Czech Expressions Used in the Past – Part 1 (S02/E36 – daily podcast CZECH YOUR DAY)

How to say eg. last month in Czech? Or yesterday in the morning? This short episode will help you feel more confident with this topic in Czech.

28.11. 2025

Tales in Czech: Mastering Past Tense with Style – 2 STORIES (S02/E35 – daily podcast CZECH YOUR DAY)

Let's practice past tense in Czech with 2 stories created by Renča for you. Have fun while learning.

26.11. 2025

Mastering Czech Past Tense: Second Position (S02/E33 – daily podcast CZECH YOUR DAY)

Past tense in Czech freaks out some foreigners. Don't worry. Renča will show you what happens if the sentence doesn't start with a verb (eg. NOSILA JSEM). Welcome to SECOND POSITION in Czech.