Social faux pas number 1...

So it was bound to happen sooner or later...the awkwardness of mispronouncing something in Czech, and it meaning something totally different than what was intended.

Tonight at dinner I asked if anyone would like more kosh (I thought I was saying "tea" which is spelled c-a-j). Well...I completely forgot that the actual spelling of tea is čaj (the c is pronounced like "ch" and the "j" is actually our "y" sound, like at the end of sky; so to say it correctly, you basically pronounce it like "chai"). Turns out I was saying "koš"...which means a waste basket or garbage can.

So you can imagine the looks on my family's faces when I asked them if they would like more trashcans with their dinner.

Hilarious! :D