“Why should I learn a foreign language when we have Google Translate and AI?” It’s a question I hear more and more often these days. And honestly, I understand it. Technology can now translate an email, a restaurant menu or a simple conversation within seconds. It’s fast, accessible and often incredibly practical. But perhaps this is exactly why learning languages matters more than ever. Technology helps us translate words. But…

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At the beginning of 2026, the Czech market for certified translations changed significantly.Almost 40% of court-appointed certified translators and interpreters left the official register. For international clients, this can be confusing. In many countries, a “certified translation” is simply a signed document. In the Czech Republic, however, the system works differently and the recent change has had a real impact on timelines, availability and certainty. If you are doing business…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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