Prosim– please
This is the first word I actually remembered in Czech. It made an impression because of its versatility: the word can mean Please, Here It Is, I’m Sorry, Excuse Me, and sometimes even You’re Welcome. That’s probably most of what I’ll be saying for the first few weeks. Please Love Me! Please Pillowcases? Here it is Post Office? I’m Sorry English! Excuse-Me-Please-Sorry!? It’s comforting to have at least one reliable word that I can pronounce.