Why is Czech and Slovak different languages?

The Czech-Slovak in turn develops as a separate dialect continuum within West Slavic during roughly the 10th to 12th centuries, just predating the first written attestation of the language in the 13th to 14th centuries. The diversification of West Slavic had the characteristic of a dialect continuum.

What is the difference between Czech Republic and Czechoslovakia?

Czechoslovakia vs Czech Republic Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic refer to names of countries. Czechoslovakia was a country which existed from 1918 to 1992; it does not exist anymore and was divided peacefully into two different nations, the Czech Republic and Slovakia on January 1st, 1993.

How similar are the Czech and Slovak languages?

The languages are very similar and just two centuries ago, it was possible to declare that Slovak was just a continuum of dialects of Czech. People understand each other most of the time. The percentage of words that are truly confusing or unknown to the other nation is some 5\% in each language.

What is the official language of Slovakia?

Czech, the official language of the Czech Republic (a member of the European Union since 2004), is one of the EU’s official languages and the 2012 Eurobarometer survey found that Czech was the foreign language most often used in Slovakia.

How do you say ‘which’ in Slovak?

‘Which’ is ‘Který’ in Czech and ‘Ktorý’ in Slovak. Although there are some words that are totally different. ‘Blueberry’ is ‘Borůvka’ in Czech, but ‘Čučoriedka’ in Slovak. Big differences like this are rare though and most Czech people know the Slovak equivalent anyways.

How do you say blueberry in Slovak?

‘Blueberry’ is ‘Borůvka’ in Czech, but ‘Čučoriedka’ in Slovak. Big differences like this are rare though and most Czech people know the Slovak equivalent anyways. So yeah, that’s why Slovakian professors can teach at universities in Brno, Czechia without having to speak Czech.