Ne

Dislocated Weirdness.

A guy who does repairs & general upkeep around my building rang my bell about five minutes ago. He made some hand gestures & spoke Czech. I could tell he was looking for someone who was painting: excellent use of hands. I didn't know if anyone was working in my flat-mates' bedrooms. I said, Nevim, which means, I don't know--because I'd walked in only a few minutes before--and motioned for him to come in.

The man asked, Sprechen sie Deutch?

I answered no--but here's the weirdness--my natural reaction was to answer negatively, in Czech. Czech lesson: ne means no. Pronounced nay. Why I would automatically respond to German with Czech when I can't speak either is the kind of neural/linguistic mystery I'd love to investigate, if I had the time.