Hantec slang

Hantec (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɦan.tɛts]) is a unique slang previously spoken among lower classes in Brno, Czech Republic during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It developed from the mixing of the Czech language as spoken in Moravia with the languages of other residents of Brno, including Germans and Jews. Today Hantec exists in its original form only among some elderly people, but many words and expressions have become a part of Czech spoken in Brno.

Examples

Hantec	Standard Czech	origin of phrase	English
zoncna	slunce	from German Sonne	sun
šalina	tramvaj	from German "elektrische Linie" - "electric line"	tramway
augle	oči	from German Augen	eyes
gómat	chápat; myslet	unknown origin	to understand; to think
kostra kántry	upadnout	from Czech kostra (skeleton) and English country	to fall down
lochec	smích	from German Lachen	laught
love	peníze	from Romani love	money
retych	záchod/WC	unknown origin	toilet
rola	vlakové nádraží	from German Rollen	railway station
švimhózny	plavky	from German schwimmen and Hose	swimsuit
štatl	centrum města	from German Stadt	downtown
Štatl	centrum města Brna	from German Stadt	Brno City centre
šlofnót	spát	from German schlafen	to sleep

See also

• Moravian dialects

External links

• Czech-Hantec Dictionary
• Website about Hantec