Toto je dobrý způsob.

Toto means this. It is a demonstrative pronoun.

In everyday Czech, to is also very commonly used where English would say this or it, so you will often hear:

To je dobrý způsob.

That can sound more natural in conversation than Toto je dobrý způsob.

A rough distinction is:

• toto = a more explicit this
• to = very common neutral this/it/that

So Toto je dobrý způsob is correct, but in normal speech many speakers would simply say To je dobrý způsob.

Because dobrý must agree with způsob in gender, number, and case.

Here, způsob is:

• masculine inanimate
• singular
• nominative

So the adjective must also be:

• masculine inanimate
• singular
• nominative

That gives dobrý způsob.

Compare:

• dobrý způsob = a good way/method
• dobrá kniha = a good book
• dobré auto = a good car

Způsob is masculine inanimate.

That matters because adjectives and some pronouns must match it.

So:

• ten dobrý způsob = that good way
• jeden dobrý způsob = one good way

You can often recognize masculine nouns by their dictionary form, but you usually have to learn gender along with the noun itself.

Because this is a basic X is Y sentence.

In Toto je dobrý způsob:

• toto = the subject-like element
• je = is
• dobrý způsob = what it is identified as

In modern Czech, the noun after být (to be) is often in the nominative, especially in simple identification sentences like this one.

So dobrý způsob is nominative.

Způsob means way, method, manner depending on context.

So dobrý způsob can mean:

• a good way
• a good method
• a good approach

It is a useful general noun.

Some examples:

• To je dobrý způsob, jak se učit. = That is a good way to study.
• Najdeme jiný způsob. = We will find another way.

A rough pronunciation guide is:

způsob ≈ zpoo-sohp

A bit more carefully:

• z = like English z
• pů = long oo sound
• s = s
• ob at the end is pronounced with a final p-like sound, because final voiced consonants are devoiced in Czech

So the final written b sounds more like p.

Also:

• ů is pronounced like a long ú
• stress in Czech is normally on the first syllable: ZPŮ-sob

Because Czech has no articles.

English distinguishes:

• a good way
• the good way

Czech usually does not use words corresponding to a/an/the.

So dobrý způsob can mean:

• a good way
• the good way

The exact meaning depends on context.

If you want to be more specific, Czech uses other tools, such as word order, demonstratives, or context:

• ten dobrý způsob = that/the good way
• jeden dobrý způsob = one/a certain good way

Yes. Czech word order is more flexible than English word order.

The neutral order here is:

Toto je dobrý způsob.

But other orders are possible for emphasis or style, for example:

• To je dobrý způsob. = neutral, very common
• Dobrý způsob je toto. = marked; emphasizes this
• Tohle je dobrý způsob. = this is a good way

Even though Czech allows flexibility, not every order sounds equally natural in every context. For a learner, Toto je dobrý způsob or more naturally To je dobrý způsob is the safest choice.

It is correct, but it can sound a bit formal, bookish, regional, or emphatic depending on the situation.

In everyday spoken Czech, you are very likely to hear:

• To je dobrý způsob.
• Tohle je dobrý způsob.

So if your goal is natural conversation, tohle or just to may be more common than toto.

Very roughly:

• toto = this
• tohle = this here / this one
• to = this/that/it, very common

Yes, absolutely.

Tohle je dobrý způsob is very natural and common in spoken Czech.

The difference is mostly one of style and nuance:

• Toto je dobrý způsob. = correct, a bit more explicit or less colloquial
• Tohle je dobrý způsob. = very natural in speech
• To je dobrý způsob. = also very common and simple

All three can translate as This is a good way depending on context.

Yes, in a normal present-tense sentence like this, je is needed.

Czech does sometimes omit forms of to be in special styles such as headlines, notes, or very informal fragments, but in a complete standard sentence you say:

Toto je dobrý způsob.

not just

Toto dobrý způsob.

So je is the normal and correct form here.