Carp, Cookies, and Mulled Wine. The Delightful Charm of Czech Christmas.
Christmas in the Czech Republic is full of unique traditions, flavours, and customs. For anyone unfamiliar with Czech Christmas, here’s a guide to some of the most cherished traditions, and what they mean to us. Carp: The Traditional Christmas Fish While roast turkey might dominate Christmas dinner tables elsewhere, Czechs serve fried carp (“kapr”) as the centrepiece of their Christmas Eve meal. Why carp? This tradition dates back centuries to…Read morePublished: 26. 11. 2025 | Author: Martina Levey
Don’t Let Translations Slow You Down
You know how it goes. An email lands in your inbox with an attachment and a line that says: “Please have it translated but it’s quite urgent.” Only, it’s not five pages – it’s fifty. You don’t need a flawless, stylistically perfect translation. You simply need to understand what the text says. A traditional translation would be too slow and too expensive. A machine translation? Too risky – it often…Read morePublished: 13. 10. 2025 | Author: Martina Levey
Do you need translations regularly – or just now and then?
It doesn’t matter whether you need a translation every week, once a month, or once a year. Whether it’s a one-page legal letter or a full set of terms and conditions – it still pays to have your own trusted translator or agency. Why? Because translation is not just about words. It’s about understanding who you are, what you do, and how you want to come across. And if you…Read morePublished: 5. 8. 2025 | Author: Martina Levey
My Language-Learning Top 10
I recently opened an old file on my laptop. The title? Top Ten Tips for Learning a Language (2010). I wrote it for my students back when I ran Academia Levey in Olomouc, and to be honest, I thought it might feel outdated by now. But to my surprise, it still works. Yes, tech has changed massively. We’ve got apps, podcasts, social media, AI – and more ways than ever…Read morePublished: 5. 7. 2025 | Author: Martina Levey
10 British Slang Terms You Should Know
If you’re an aspiring Anglophile looking for some new lingo to help fuel your love for all things British, here you are. Learning slang is a great way to sound natural. This is exactly what I teach, so you can feel confident when talking with native speakers. But here's the thing, slang and idioms aren’t always easy to translate. They often reflect culture, humour, or habits that don’t exist in…Read morePublished: 1. 7. 2025 | Author: Martina Levey
Search
About me
I studied English and Czech at Palacký University in Olomouc, Czech Republic. I am a professional a translator, interpreter and lecturer of English.
About meCategories
last posts