Czech: Translation & whispered interpreting

Czech is the official language in the Czech Republic and one of the official languages of the EU. Czech is the native language of about 15 million people, most of whom live in the Czech Republic. While this language does not have an official status in any other country, it is spoken in communities in Austria, Slovakia, Romania, Ukraine and even in the United States.

The Czech language belongs to the West Slavic branch of the Indo-European family. Although Czech and Slovak are very closely related, they are two different languages. Czech and Slovak native speakers, however, rarely have problems communicating with each other.

Communication problems can arise, however, if you do not hire a competent Czech interpreter or translator for language mediation. We highly recommend to employ an experienced and qualified language expert for the translation or interpretation of challenging and complex specialist texts. But it can take a lot of time and research to find the right translator or interpreter. This is where we come into play: AP Fachübersetzungen has a comprehensive database and an extensive network of competent and reliable Czech translators and interpreters so you can save much time and effort. We will find the perfect language mediator for you and take care of all the necessary steps so can lean back and relax. Our translation and interepting agency has a wide network of specialist translators, consecutive, liaison, telephone, whisper, trade fair, conference and simultaneous interpreters to provide you with the best service - even for urgent projects.

The written language in the area where Czech is spoken today had been Old Church Slavonic since the 9^th century. Religious songs and other short texts written in Old Czech can be found starting from the 12^th and 13^th century and in the two following centuries, even courtly lyricism was found. The translation of the Bible into Czech in the 14^th century as well as the introduction of a standardized Czech written language in the 15^th century were milestones in the history of this language.

The constantly changing political situation in the Czech-speaking region has always entailed changes to the (official) use of language. Between the 15^th and 17^th century, for example, Czech was steadily gaining ground but was then pushed back by the German language in the course of the Counter Reformation and the expansion of the Habsburg Empire. The Czech language could not gain the status of official language until the 19^th century when the national sentiment became stronger (National Revival). During the Danube Monarchy, the Czech and German language had the same status while nowadays it is the only official language in the Czech Republic.

Like many other Slavic languages, Czech is a strongly inflected language. While German has four cases, Czech has as many as seven. There are also many verb flexions which have to be considered in Czech.

One aspect the Czech and the German language do have in common are the three genders (masculine, feminine, neuter). Masculin nouns in Czech, however, are divided into animate and inanimate – categories which cannot be found in the German language.

Another characteristic of Czech and many other Slavic languages is the absence of articles. In German as well as in English, there are definite and indefinite articles. In colloquial Czech, demonstrative pronouns can be used as articles. The word order in Czeach is relatively free.

Due to these particularities of the Czech language, it is advisable to entrust the translation of your specialist texts or interpretation to a native speaker or very experienced language expert. Therefore, at AP Fachübersetzungen we work exclusively with certified and experienced specialist Czech translators and interpreters and can thus guarantee the high quality and accuracy of your translation. With us, your translation and interpreting projects are always in the best of hands. The same does of course also apply to certified translations, which are exclusively done by certified, publicly appointed and sworn translators with excellent references.