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    Being a Czech myself, I can understand Slovaks almost perfectly, and they can understand me, without either of us ever studying the other's language. Although bear in mind that I am Moravian, so I live close to Slovak borders. I think that the closer to the borders we are, the more we can understand each other. A Czech from Ostrava and a Slovak from Bratislava will understand each other as if they spoke the same language. A Czech from Plzeň and a Slovak from Prešov will most likely run into trouble understanding each other. And then you have those weirdos in Prague who speak their own dialect, making it very difficult for any foreign Czech speaker to catch on.

     

    Polish is a bit worse. If you go very close to the northern borders of Czech Republic, you may find people who understand Polish, but it is not a common skill. The old generation of Czechs understands Russian, but that is because they learned it at school, not because the languages are mutually intelligible. The best I can do with these two languages is occasionally catching a word or deciphering a phrase. I can't follow a conversation by any means.

     

    I would recommend not to try and mix languages. Trying to learn another Slavic language would only contaminate your Polish at this point, wait until you are at least B2. Also fair warning, Czech is super hard.

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    I am not a native English speaker, so I don't know if my answer is 100% accurate. Maybe someone else will explain it better :) "Should" and "ought to" should be almost the same, don't worry about them. "Should" is used more often. "Must" and "have to" are also very similar. There is only a small difference: "Must" means something you do because you want to, "Have to" means something you do because something forces you to. Example: A mother and a son go to the church every Sunday. The mother is a Christian, but the son hates the church and only goes there because his mother tells him to. The mother MUST go to church, but the son HAS TO go to church. More examples: "I must study every day." I believe it helps me, and I decide to study every day because I want to improve. "I have to study every day." There are lots of hard tests, I will fail if I don't study. Also, you can use "must" to talk about assumptions. "You are an actor? That must be a fun job!" This means: "I don't know if it is a fun job, but I assume it is!". "May" and "might" are very similar, but there is a small difference in probability. "This may happen." - Normal. "This might happen." - I think it will not happen. The probability is under 50%. Also, people often use "can" instead of "may", it sounds more modern. Hope this helps! 頑張ってねぇ!
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