Czech Word of the Day
cesta
/CE-sta/ • noun (feminine) — 3rd of Jul, 2026
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Meaning: a road, path, journey, or way; can mean a physical route or an abstract way/method
Examples
- Cesta do práce trvá třicet minut.
(The commute to work takes thirty minutes.) - Vybrali jsme si pěknou cestu lesem.
(We chose a nice path through the forest.) - Musíme najít lepší cestu, jak to vyřešit.
(We need to find a better way to solve it.)
Synonyms
- silnice
- trasa
- stezka
Cesta is very common and flexible: use it for a physical road or path (often interchangeable with silnice for paved roads, stezka for trails) and for abstract meanings like 'a way' or 'a journey' (e.g., cesta k cíli = the way to the goal). Stress is always on the first syllable in Czech (CE-sta).
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