A collection of useful phrases in Czech, a Western Slavic language spoken mainly in the Czech Republic.
Key to abbreviations: inf = informal, frm = formal/plural, m = said by men, f = said by women, >m = said to men, >f = said to women. The formal forms can be used for the formal singular and plural, and for the informal plural.
See these phrases in any combination of two languages in the Phrase Finder. If you can provide recordings, corrections or additional translations, please contact me.
Does anyone speak English? | Mluví tady/tam někdo anglicky? |
I don't speak Czech | Nemluvím česky |
Sorry, I didn't get that | Omlouvám se, tomu jsem nerozuměl (m) Omlouvám se, tomu jsem nerozuměla (f) |
What did you say? | Co jsi říkal /
Cos říkal? (inf/m) Co jste říkal? (frm/m) Co jsi říkala / Cos říkala? (inf/f) Co jste říkala? (frm/f) |
Can you translate it for me? | Můžeš mi to prosím přeložit? (inf) Můžete mi to prosím přeložit? (frm) |
What does this mean? | Co to znamená? |
How do you pronounce that? | Jak se to vyslovuje? |
There's a problem in the room | Na pokoji je problém |
There's no hot water | Neteče tam teplá voda |
The tap/faucet is leaking | Kohoutek/baterie teče/kape |
The drain is blocked | Máme ucpaný odpad |
The air conditioner is too noisy | Klimatizace dělá velký hluk |
I would like to move to another room |
Chtěl bych jiný pokoj (m) Chtěla bych jiný pokoj (f) |
When should I vacate the room? | Kdy máme uklidit pokoj? |
I'd like to check out | Rád bych se odhlásil m) Ráda bych se odhlásila (f) |
I'd check out on this date | Odjíždím v tento den / Odjíždím tohoto data |
Please call a taxi for me | Můžete mi prosím zavolat taxi/taxík? |
May I see the bill please? | Můžeme se prosím podívat na ten účet? |
How much is the total bill? | Kolik peněz je na tom účtu celkem? |
Can I have an itemised bill? | Můžete mi ten účet rozepsat? |
I think there's a mistake on this bill | Myslím, že tady na tom účtu je chyba |
Are you free for lunch? | Nezašel bys na oběd? (inf/>m) Nezašla bys na oběd? (inf/>f) |
Are you free this evening? | Co děláš dnes večer? Nezašel bys na večeři? (>m) Nezašla bys na večeři? (>f) |
Can you suggest a place for lunch? | Znáš poblíž nějakou dobrou restauraci, kam by se dalo zajít na oběd? (inf) |
Can you suggest a place for dinner? | Znáš poblíž nějakou dobrou restauraci, kam by se dalo zajít na večeři? (inf) |
I'll meet you there | Sejdeme/uvidíme se (spolu) tady/tam/na tomto místě |
I'll meet you then | Sejdeme/uvidíme se (spolu) pak/potom |
Can I have your phone number? | Jaké je vaše telefonní číslo? (frm) |
Can I have your address? | Jaká je vaše adresa? |
This is my phone number | Toto/tady je moje telefonní číslo Moje telefonní číslo je... |
This is my address | Toto/tady je moje adresa Moje adresa je... |
Is there a restaurant near here? | Je tady blízko někde restaurace (prosím)? |
I'd like to reserve a table | Chtěl bych rezervovat stůl/místo |
We have a reservation | Máme (tam) rezervaci |
Do you have an English menu? | Máte anglické menu? |
May I (please) see the menu? | Mohl bych (prosím) vidět jídelní lístek? |
May I (please) see the wine list? | Můžu (prosím) vidět jídelní lístek? |
I am a vegetarian | Jsem vegetarián |
Czech audio, translations and corrections provided by Vašek Vobornik, Jiří Musil, Laurence Ward and Jan Jurčík - Mockrát dĕkuji!
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Other collections of phrases in Czech
http://www.locallingo.com/czech/phrases/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/other/quickfix/czech.shtml
http://www.myczechrepublic.com/czech_language/czech_phrases.html
http://www.transparent.com/languagepages/Czech/CzPhrases.htm
http://www.linguanaut.com/english_czech
http://www.lingvisto.org/cze/dialogo1e.html
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