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 the names of the streets, squares, etc., at Prague are now only written in the national language, I have thought that a short list of the most necessary Bohemian words would be welcome. It will be very useful when using the plan of Prague that accompanies this book. It is scarcely necessary to say that English is spoken in the principal hotels of Prague. Those who feel inclined to learn the Bohemian language which, though difficult, is philologically of the highest interest, will find an able guide in Professor Morfill’s Grammar of the Bohemian or Cech Language.

Divadlo = theatre.

Hora = mountain; thus Bilá Hora, the White Mountain.

Chram or Kostel = church.

Na levo = to the left.

Na pravo = to the right.

Nábrezi = quay.

Nádrazi = railway station.

Námesti = square, market-place (the French ‘place’).

Nové Mesto = the new town.

Malá Strana = the small ‘side’ or quarter of Prague.

Most = bridge.

Ostrov island; thus Zofinsky Ostrov, Sophia’s Island.

Radnice—town hall. 201