Mluvíme o politice.

Mluvíme means we speak or we are speaking.

It is the 1st person plural form of the verb mluvit (to speak / to talk).

So:

• mluvím = I speak
• mluvíš = you speak
• mluví = he/she/it speaks
• mluvíme = we speak
• mluvíte = you speak (plural/formal)
• mluví = they speak

In this sentence, Czech uses the present tense, but in English the best translation may be either We talk about politics or We are talking about politics, depending on context.

Because the preposition o (about) requires a specific case in Czech: the locative.

The dictionary form is:

• politika = politics / policy

But after o, it changes to the locative:

• o politice = about politics

So the structure is:

• mluvit o něčem = to talk about something

More examples:

• Mluvím o škole. = I’m talking about school.
• Mluvíme o filmu. = We’re talking about a film.
• Mluví o práci. = He/She is talking about work.

Politice is in the locative singular.

The noun politika is a feminine noun ending in -a. For many nouns of this type, the locative singular often ends in -e or -ě.

So:

• nominative: politika
• locative: o politice

This is a very common pattern:

• škola → o škole
• Praha → v Praze
• rodina → o rodině

You do not always get exactly the same ending pattern in every noun, so it is best to learn nouns together with common prepositions and case forms.

In the meaning about, yes: o normally takes the locative.

Examples:

• o knize = about a book
• o městě = about a city
• o dětech = about children

However, Czech prepositions can sometimes take different cases in other meanings, and some prepositions are more flexible than others. For o in basic everyday Czech, learners most often meet it with the locative in phrases like:

• mluvit o... = talk about...
• číst o... = read about...
• vědět o... = know about...

Czech usually does not need subject pronouns when the verb ending already shows who is doing the action.

Here, -me in mluvíme already tells you the subject is we.

So:

• Mluvíme o politice. = We are talking about politics.

You can add my for emphasis or contrast:

• My mluvíme o politice, ne o sportu. = We’re talking about politics, not sport.

So in normal neutral sentences, leaving out my is completely natural.

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

The neutral order here is:

• Mluvíme o politice.

But you might also hear:

• O politice mluvíme.

Both are grammatical, but the emphasis changes.

Very roughly:

• Mluvíme o politice. = neutral statement
• O politice mluvíme. = About politics is what we’re talking about

Czech word order often depends on focus, emphasis, and what is already known in the conversation.

A rough English-friendly guide is:

• Mluvíme ≈ mloo-VEE-meh
• o ≈ short o
• politice ≈ poh-lee-tih-tseh

A few useful points:

• ml at the start of mluvíme may feel unusual for English speakers, but Czech allows consonant clusters like this.
• í is a long i sound.
• c in Czech is pronounced like ts, not like English k or s.
• The stress in Czech is usually on the first syllable:
  • MLU-ví-me
  • PO-li-ti-ce

It can mean either, depending on context.

In many everyday situations, mluvit is used where English would say either:

• to speak
• to talk

For example:

• Mluvím česky. = I speak Czech.
• Mluvíme o politice. = We’re talking about politics.

So you should not expect a perfect one-to-one match with English verbs. Context decides the best translation.

Yes, Hovoříme o politice is possible and means basically the same thing.

But there is a style difference:

• mluvíme = more common, everyday, natural in speech
• hovoříme = often a bit more formal, careful, or official

So in ordinary conversation, Mluvíme o politice is usually the more natural choice.

It can mean either. Czech present tense often covers both ideas.

So:

• Mluvíme o politice. can mean We are talking about politics.
• It can also mean We talk about politics.

The wider context tells you which meaning is intended.

If you want to make the right now meaning clearer, Czech can add words like:

• teď = now

For example:

• Teď mluvíme o politice. = We’re talking about politics now.

Czech has no articles like English a/an/the.

So o politice can correspond to:

• about politics
• about the politics

In practice, English usually says about politics here.

Czech expresses definiteness from:

• context
• word order
• vocabulary
• sometimes demonstratives like ten, ta, to, when needed

But in a normal sentence like this, no article is used.

A very useful pattern is:

• mluvit o + locative = to talk about + noun

Examples:

• Mluvíme o politice. = We’re talking about politics.
• Mluví o rodině. = He/She is talking about family.
• Mluvíte o tom? = Are you talking about it?
• Nemluvím o práci. = I’m not talking about work.

This is a great sentence to remember because it teaches both:

1. a common present-tense verb form
2. the preposition o with the locative case