Word of the Week: skříň – ‘cupboard’

About this episode

This episode discusses the Czech word 'skříň', meaning cupboard, and its interesting connection to English.

A skříň in Czech is a cupboard or a cabinet, like the type you find in a kitchen. Yet this ordinary Czech word has an English cousin that’s had a religious conversion.

Topics covered

• Czech language
• vocabulary
• language learning
• cupboard
• cabinets

Keywords

• Czech language
• skříň
• cupboard
• vocabulary
• language course

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: skříň

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