Language, Prague

Czech language is very hard (sometimes even natives don't speak well) so you'll need dictionaries. But some 'usefull' phrases, which you can find in that books, are mostly wrong and they don't exactly mean what they are suppose to. So many young people speak English and German (mostly teenagers and businessmen), a lot of people speak Russian, but don't try to talk to them by using that language. Many people don't like Russians so much because of some historical events so when you'll talk to them in Russian they'll simply walk away or tell you that they don't understand. The best way how to get some informations is to go to one of the many INFO kiosks in downtown or just go to some restaurant and ask the waiter - most of them speak English.

Take the time to learn how to pronounce some basic words. Do not think you can guess at it based on the spelling. Czech is a difficult language to learn and is not pronounced the way it looks. If you learn the basics you will find the people notice it and respect you for it. You can listen to basic words on the web at http://www.locallingo.com/countries/czech_republic/language/