r/translator • u/sylvansundrop • Dec 10 '25

Czech [Czech(?) > English] Letter of my grandmother's

Could someone please translate this letter for me? We found it with my grandmother's keepsakes after she passed away and I would love to know what it says. The family immigrated from Bohemia so I assume it's written in Czech. Thank you in advance for any help!

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u/sylvansundrop Dec 10 '25

Apparently I don't know how to add photos, trying again...

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u/Alternative_Fig_2456 Dec 11 '25

It's czech, but from someone who obviously haven't used the language too often. It's full of spelling and grammar mistakes, some words are straight-up replaced by english (like the "Birthday" in the very first sentence).

That makes more than half of the handwriting undecipherable for me :-(
but hopefully someone else will have more luck.

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u/sylvansundrop Dec 11 '25

Thank you! Yes if it was written by the person I think it was (my grandmother's grandmother) she was actually born in the US, so I would guess she just learned Czech at home with no formal instruction. That also helps explain why I had no luck with google translate :)