In this series of articles we overview languages present in any given country. This time we are looking at the languages spoken in Czech Republic
The biggest languages present in Czech Republic include:
- Czech – 10.28 million speakers;
- Slovak – 107 thousand speakers;
The sole official language of the country is Czech.
Below you will find summaries for the languages supported by our translation services.
Czech
Czech is a Slavic language, closely related to Polish, Macedonian, Slovene, Serbian, and other languages of the same branch of the language family. It is the sole official language of Czech Republic.
| Number of speakers worldwide | 10.70 million |
|---|---|
| Language family | Indo-European |
| Writing | Czech alphabet |
| Major Czech-speaking populations in: | 2 countries |
Demographics and geographic distribution
There are major Czech-speaking populations in 2 countries. Examples of countries, where Czech has a major presence, include:
- Slovakia
- Czechia
Around 96% of the population of Czech Republic speak Czech.
Writing
Czech employs the Czech script, which in itself is a sub-type of the Latin script. It is written in the left-to-right fashion.
Translation services
If you intend to expand to the Czech market via the Czech language, you might be interested in the following services:
- Czech Document Translation
- Czech Desktop Publishing and InDesign Translation
- Czech E-Commerce Translation
Slovak
Slovak is a Slavic language, closely related to Slovene, Macedonian, Bosnian, Croatian, and other languages of the same branch of the language family. It has no country-wide official status in Czech Republic.
| Number of speakers worldwide | 5.40 million |
|---|---|
| Language family | Indo-European |
| Writing | Slovak alphabet |
| Major Slovak-speaking populations in: | 2 countries |
Demographics and geographic distribution
Slovak is spoken by around 5.40 million people around the world. Slovakian, and Hungarian markets, for example, might be expected to use Slovak in business and daily communications, at least ot some extent.
Less than a quarter of the population speaks Slovak in Czech Republic, 107 thousand people in total.
Writing
The Slovak alphabet is used for writing the Slovak language. Being a subset of the Latin script, it uses some non-standard characters like á, ä, č, ď, overall 16 symbols.
Translation services
If you intend to expand to the Czech market via the Slovak language, you might be interested in the following services:
- Slovak Document Translation
- Slovak Desktop Publishing and InDesign Translation
- Slovak E-Commerce Translation
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