The purpose of this list is to give a rough idea of the Czech language. The words listed below are not the most common Czech words, but a broad sampling of words. See the Word Lists page for more details.
| English | Czech (čeština) |
| I | já |
| you (singular) | ty |
| he | on |
| we | my |
| you (plural) | vy |
| they | oni |
| this | tento, tato, toto |
| that | tamten, tamta, tamto |
| here | tady, tu |
| there | tam |
| who | kdo *(interrogative)* |
| what | co *(interrogative)* |
| where | kde *(no movement, interrogative)* |
| when | kdy *(interrogative)* |
| how | jak *(interrogative)* |
| not | ne |
| all | vše, všechno |
| many | mnoho |
| some | několik, pár, trocha |
| few | málo, nemnoho |
| other | jiný |
| one | jeden |
| two | dva |
| three | tři |
| four | čtyři |
| five | pět |
| big | velký |
| long | dlouhý |
| wide | široký |
| thick | tlustý, hrubý |
| heavy | těžký |
| small | malý |
| short | krátký |
| narrow | úzký |
| thin | tenký |
| woman | žena |
| man (adult male) | muž |
| man (human being) | člověk |
| child | dítě |
| wife | žena, manželka |
| husband | muž, manžel |
| mother | matka |
| father | otec |
| animal | zvíře |
| fish | ryba |
| bird | pták |
| dog | pes |
| louse | veš |
| snake | had |
| worm | červ |
| tree | strom |
| forest | les, hvozd |
| stick | hůl, klacek, prut |
| fruit | ovoce |
| seed | semeno |
| leaf | list |
| root | kořen |
| bark (of a tree) | kůra |
| flower | květ, květina, kytka |
| grass | tráva |
| rope | lano, provaz |
| skin | kůže |
| meat | maso |
| blood | krev |
| bone | kost |
| fat (noun) | tuk |
| egg | vejce |
| horn | roh |
| tail | ocas |
| feather | pero |
| hair | vlasy |
| head | hlava |
| ear | ucho |
| eye | oko |
| nose | nos |
| mouth | ústa |
| tooth | zub |
| tongue (organ) | jazyk |
| fingernail | nehet |
| foot | noha |
| leg | noha |
| knee | koleno |
| hand | ruka |
| wing | křídlo |
| belly | břicho |
| guts | vnitřnosti |
| neck | krk, šíje |
| back | záda, hřbet |
| breast | prs, hruď |
| heart | srdce |
| liver | játra |
| to drink | pít |
| to eat | jíst |
| to bite | kousat |
| to suck | sát |
| to spit | plivat |
| to vomit | zvracet |
| to blow | foukat |
| to breathe | dýchat |
| to laugh | smát se |
| to see | vidět |
| to hear | slyšet |
| to know | vědět, znát |
| to think | myslet |
| to smell | čichat |
| to fear | bát se |
| to sleep | spát |
| to live | žít |
| to die | umírat |
| to kill | zabít |
| to fight | bojovat |
| to hunt | lovit |
| to hit | udeřit |
| to cut | řezat |
| to split | rozdělit |
| to stab | bodnout |
| to scratch | škrábat |
| to dig | kopat |
| to swim | plavat |
| to fly | letět |
| to walk | jít |
| to come | přijít |
| to lie (as in a bed) | ležet *(state)* |
| to sit | sedět *(state)* |
| to stand | stát *(state)* |
| to turn (intransitive) | obrátit |
| to fall | padat, upadnout |
| to give | dát |
| to hold | držet |
| to squeeze | stlačit, zmáčknout, rozdrtit |
| to rub | třít |
| to wash | mýt, umývat |
| to wipe | utírat |
| to pull | tahat |
| to push | tlačit |
| to throw | házet |
| to tie | vázat |
| to sew | šít |
| to count | počítat |
| to say | říkat |
| to sing | zpívat, pět |
| to play | hrát |
| to float | plout |
| to flow | téci |
| to freeze | mrznout, zmrznout |
| to swell | otékat |
| sun | slunce |
| moon | měsíc, luna |
| star | hvězda |
| water | voda |
| rain | déšť |
| river | řeka |
| lake | jezero |
| sea | moře |
| salt | sůl |
| stone | kámen |
| sand | písek |
| dust | prach |
| earth | země |
| cloud | mrak, oblak |
| fog | mlha |
| sky | obloha, nebe |
| wind | vítr |
| snow | sníh |
| ice | led |
| smoke | kouř, dým |
| fire | oheň |
| ash | popel |
| to burn | hořet |
| road | silnice, cesta |
| mountain | hora |
| red | červený |
| green | zelený |
| yellow | žlutý |
| white | bílý |
| black | černý |
| night | noc |
| day | den |
| year | rok |
| warm | teplý |
| cold | studený, chladný |
| full | plný |
| new | nový |
| old | starý |
| good | dobrý |
| bad | špatný, zlý |
| rotten | shnilý |
| dirty | špinavý |
| straight | přímý |
| round | kulatý |
| sharp (as a knife) | ostrý |
| dull (as a knife) | tupý |
| smooth | hladký |
| wet | mokrý |
| dry | suchý |
| correct | správný |
| near | blízký |
| far | daleký |
| right | pravý |