"There are a number of books available on the open
market for those who wish to teach themselves the
Czech Language, but this one surpasses them all;
brushing away any cobwebs of confusion in one's mind.
It is an excellent support to any Czech text grammar
book, and also very handy for a quick reference when
writing letters and other correspondence in Czech.
I personally think that one learns a foreign language,
especially one as difficult as Czech, by referral to
such a book as "401 Czech Verbs" rather than trying to
memorize all the declension of verbs etc. The book
"401 Czech Verbs" has been carefully thought out with
care towards the perspective readership down to the
novice, and, as such, I would strongly recommend this
book to others."
Best Wishes and Kind Regards,
from
Marie
Dear Vera,
Thank-you so much for sending the books. WOW! They are just exactly what I have been searching for! I studied French for many years and my sons have all studied Spanish. We own the books, "501 French Verbs", and "501 Spanish Verbs", but I was so sad that I could not find any similar book for Czech (until now). Thank-you to you and Bruce and everyone for making this important information available. I am particularly grateful to you for taking the time and trouble to send me the "Step-by-Step" text, work-book, and CD. They will be well used by me!
Most sincerely yours,
Linda G.
Dear Vera,
thank you for your very efficient service. After sending this morning's e-mail, I found 401 Czech verbs waiting in my postbox. Since then I have been exploring the contents and reading the grammatical descriptions. I note also your name among those thanked for their contribution to the project. It is a very good and useful book, very clearly laid out. My congratulations to all involved in the work!
As stated in the úvod, Secrets of the Czech national defence system, until these two books, Fronek's dictionary and 401 verbs, came onto the market, there was very little to help the foreign (English-speaking) student. I had only Procházka's (1959) dictionary and Sova's (1962) Czech course.
I must add that both of the new books came to me very quickly, quickly enough to surprise me both times.
I shall now settle down to serious study.
Many thanks
Bernard
Dear Vera,
Many thanks for your quick acknowledgement!! Yes, I will gladly give you my comments in relation to the above book.
From an English point of view there appears to be a gap in the market in teach yourself books and CD Roms for the Czech
language. The ones that do exist each appear to be lacking in a number of aspects, so many English people, including myself, are having to buy a number of books in order to grasp both theory and putting that same theory into practice. This is one of the reasons why I wanted to buy "401 Czech Verbs", which is an excellent idea in relation to learning the Czech language.
Regards
Marie
Thanks Bruce!
I just got home and found the book on my door step. I took a quick
look at
it - this is the book of my dreams! Thanks for putting it together and
publishing!
Dekuji! Denise