General information and contacts
General information and contacts
The Language Consulting Service helps Czech language users and enthusiasts with solving various problems concerning language and communication and provides them with information about the Czech language – e.g. correct spelling, inflection or conjugation of a word. It can explain the meaning of a word, its origin, appropriate usage in certain context, etc. The users may also obtain advice about correct formulation of a simple or compound sentences, how it can be interpreted, etc.
The Language Consulting Service operates a dedicated phone line for general public (at a standard phone call fee) and issues written responses and expert opinions on language matters. Written responses and expert opinions are issued upon a fee.
Language consulting via telephone
Dedicated phone line: +420 257 531 793
Hours of operation: workdays 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Please note that telephone calls may be recorded in order to improve the quality of counsulting services. The language problems being consulted can be used for linguistic research, popularisation of language, language codification and for statistical analyses. The language content from recordings is always used in a strictly anonymised form.
Replies to language queries or expert opinions on language matters can be provided in writing for a fee. These written materials can be sent by post or email. The subject matter in them is strictly of linguistic nature. Legal interpretation of legal texts, contracts, laws, agreements, guidelines, court verdicts, etc. can only be obtained from lawyers.
The fee for a written reply or expert opinion depends on the character and complexity of the problem being consulted. Minimum fee is 500 CZK + VAT + processing fee and postage). Payment can only be made by bank transfer.
Requests for a paid reply or expert opinion can be sent to poradna@ujc.cas.cz. Please state the following in the subject: Request for a written reply / expert opinion to a language query. Requests are also accepted by post at the address:
Jazyková poradna
Ústav pro jazyk český
Letenská 123/4
118 00 Praha
Czech Republic
Please include your telephone number in case any details or supplementation is needed to process your query and a contact email address if you send your request by post.
We reserve the right not to respond to impolite or disrespectful inquiries.
We do not provide language consulting via email. However, we offer numerous electronic resources that can help language users solve their language problems (see Detailed information about the Language Consulting Centre).
We advise you to contact the Association of Teachers of Czech Language with language queries related to teaching Czech at schools.
Expert opinions on proper names (for the purposes of civil registration) are not issued by the Language Consulting Service. if you need to consult a personal name, please request this type of service through this website of the Czech Language Institute.