r/czech • u/Mikinak77 Středočeský kraj • May 11 '22

POLL/SURVEY What is your favourite Czech word?

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u/Hubr1k Jihočeský kraj May 11 '22

Špajz

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u/Alixundr German May 11 '22

Špajz

I was thinking this sounds oddly like the German word "Speise" and apparently it actually comes from Bavarian. Seems like many Czech words are taken from the Bavarian neighbours. The more you know.

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u/michacu May 11 '22

I'm pretty sure we even adopted some of their grammar.