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Welcome to SoundCzech, our language series where we look at Czech sayings through song lyrics. In today’s episode the expression to look out for is “konec srandy” featured in a song of the same name by the popular Czech blues band Katapult.

Hello, welcome to this week’s edition of Sound Czech, our weekend language programme that has been providing you with the Czech you need for the last, roughly, 182 Fridays. Why Fridays? Today is Saturday, I hear you say. But when something has been happening for ages for Czech, you can say it has been going on for nějaký pátek, or some Friday. And if you don’t believe me, then have a listen to Hana Zagorová in her song Baron Prášil:

Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by Lucie Bílá, it is called Requiem and the phrase to listen out for is “v kapse pár suchých jeřabin”.

Welcome to SoundCzech, our language series in which you can learn Czech expressions through song lyrics. The expression to listen out for is “nedá se svítit”, used in a song by the popular, now defunct Czech rock band, Lucie. The name of the song is Pod mědeným nebem (Under a Copper Sky).

Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech –Radio Prague’s Czech language series in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is by Hana Zagorová it is called Biograf Lásky (Cinema of Love)and the phrase to listen out for is “můžeme si lhát” – we can lie to each other.

Hello, and welcome to SoundCzech – part Czech language programme, and in part a tool with which to unravel man’s deepest philosophical queries. Forsooth, today we delve into the most quintessential of them all, as Shakespeare asked, být či nebýt, “to be or not to be” – pondered o’er not only by the poets but also by the band Pražský Výběr in the song Big bít či nebýt.

Hello and welcome to a fresh edition of SoundCzech – our language series in which you can learn Czech words and expressions through song lyrics. Today’s word is usmrkanec – an expression Czechs have for a little upstart, or little snotnose or sniveler. The phrase to look out for is Co si to malý usmrkanec myslí? – what’s the little upstart thinking?! (or who does he think he is) featured in the song O Ferdovi a Mravenci by the pop band Divokej Bill.

Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is “Den jako obrázek“ or “A picture perfect day” by the singer duo Hana Zagorová and Helena Růžičková. The expression to look out for is “byl konec s jarní únavou” or “spring fatigue was finally gone”.

Welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is sung by Eva Olmerová. It is called Boží Den – a heavenly day and the refrain goes “a heavenly day – a gift from Our Lord”. The expression to look out for is “dal nám ho Pán” meaning it was given to us by our Lord.

Ahoj, and welcome to this edition of SoundCzech which this week features both rhyme and reason. The rhyme is provided by the hard rock group Kabát in their song Brouk Pytlík, and reason in the patent na rozum, “a patent on reason”. Have a listen: