Learn Czech ten words at a time
Ten short games: the 102 most useful Czech words and expressions you could live on for years, from greetings and ordering food to numbers, small talk and getting around. Play a lesson in the box beside its words, and the next one starts itself.
Greetings and politeness
Hello, please, thank you, sorry: the ten openers everything else builds on.
- Dobrý denDO-bree DEN
- Hello
- Dobré ránoDO-breh RAH-no
- Good morning
- Dobrý večerDO-bree VEH-cher
- Good evening
- Na shledanouna SKHLE-da-noh
- Goodbye
- Uvidíme seOO-vi-dee-meh seh
- See you
- ProsímPRO-seem
- Please
- DěkujiDYEH-koo-yi
- Thank you
- Není začNEH-nyee ZACH
- You're welcome
- Omlouvám seOM-loh-vahm seh
- Sorry
- PromiňtePRO-min-teh
- Excuse me
- Těší měTYEH-shee mnyeh
- Nice to meet you
Order anything by pointing
I would like, this one, how much, the bill: survive any counter or menu.
- Chtěl bych...KHTYEL bikh
- I would like...
- TotoTOH-to
- This one
- Kolik to stojí?KOH-lik to STOH-yee
- How much is it?
- Účet, prosímOO-chet PRO-seem
- The bill, please
- KartouKAR-toh
- By card
- V hotovostiv ho-TO-vos-tih
- In cash
- VodaVOH-da
- Water
- KávaKAH-va
- Coffee
- Čajchai
- Tea
- PivoPI-vo
- Beer
- Bez...bez
- Without...
Yes, no and the essentials
The small words that carry half of every conversation, and the ones that rescue it.
- AnoAH-no
- Yes
- Neneh
- No
- DobřeDOB-zheh
- Okay
- Nerozumímneh-roh-ZOO-meem
- I don't understand
- Mluvíte anglicky?mloo-VEE-teh ANG-lits-kih
- Do you speak English?
- Můžete to zopakovat?MOO-zhe-teh to ZO-pa-ko-vat
- Can you repeat that?
- Pomaleji, prosímPO-ma-le-yi PRO-seem
- Slowly, please
- Co je to?tso ye to
- What is this?
- Potřebuji...PO-tzhe-boo-yi
- I need...
- Můžete mi pomoct?MOO-zhe-teh mi PO-motst
- Can you help me?
Counting to ten
One to ten, for prices, platforms, rooms and how many beers.
- JednaYED-na
- One
- Dvadva
- Two
- Třitzhih
- Three
- ČtyřiCHTYH-zhih
- Four
- Pětpyet
- Five
- Šestshest
- Six
- SedmSE-dum
- Seven
- OsmO-sum
- Eight
- DevětDE-vyet
- Nine
- DesetDEH-set
- Ten
Shops and hotels
Open, closed, a bag, the wifi password: the checkout and the front desk.
- Máte...?MAH-teh
- Do you have...?
- Kde je...?gdeh ye
- Where is...?
- OtevřenoO-te-vzhe-no
- Open
- ZavřenoZA-vzhe-no
- Closed
- Tašku?TASH-koo
- A bag?
- Příliš drahéPZHEE-lish DRA-heh
- Too expensive
- Mám rezervacimahm RE-zer-va-tsi
- I have a reservation
- Je v ceně snídaně?ye f TSE-nyeh SNYEE-da-nyeh
- Is breakfast included?
- Jaké je heslo na wifi?YA-keh ye HES-lo na VEE-fee
- What's the wifi password?
- Můžu...?MOO-zhoo
- Can I...?
Cafe and restaurant
A table, the menu, what you cannot eat, and a compliment to the kitchen.
- Stůl pro dva, prosímstool pro dva PRO-seem
- A table for two
- Jídelní lístek, prosímYEE-del-nee LEES-tek PRO-seem
- The menu, please
- Co doporučujete?tso DO-po-roo-choo-ye-teh
- What do you recommend?
- Nejím...NE-yeem
- I don't eat...
- Mám alergii na...mahm A-ler-gi-yi na
- I'm allergic to...
- MasoMA-so
- Meat
- KuřeKOO-zheh
- Chicken
- RybaRI-ba
- Fish
- Je to výbornéye to VEEB-or-neh
- It's delicious
- Na zdraví!nah ZDRA-vee
- Cheers
Meeting people
How are you, what is your name, where are you from, I like it: the first five minutes.
- Jak se máte?yak seh MAH-teh
- How are you?
- Mám se dobřemahm seh DOB-zheh
- I'm fine, thanks
- A vy?a vih
- And you?
- Jak se jmenujete?yak seh YME-noo-ye-teh
- What's your name?
- Jmenuji se...YME-noo-yi seh
- My name is...
- Odkud jste?OT-kood yste
- Where are you from?
- Jsem z...ysem z
- I'm from...
- Líbí se mi toLEE-bee seh mi to
- I like it
- Je to krásnéye to KRAHS-neh
- It's beautiful
- VítejteVEE-tey-teh
- Welcome
Getting around
Left, right, the station, one ticket, where is the toilet.
- Kde jsou toalety?gdeh jsou toh-AH-leh-tih
- Where is the toilet?
- Jak se dostanu na...?yak seh DO-sta-noo na
- How do I get to...?
- DolevaDO-le-va
- To the left
- DopravaDO-pra-va
- To the right
- RovněROV-nyeh
- Straight ahead
- TadyTA-dih
- Here
- NádražíNAH-dra-zhee
- Train station
- AutobusAU-to-boos
- Bus
- LetištěLE-tyish-tyeh
- Airport
- Jednu jízdenku, prosímYED-noo YEEZ-den-koo PRO-seem
- One ticket, please
Time and days
Now, later, tomorrow, what time it opens and one moment please.
- Teďtyetch
- Now
- Pozdějipoz-DYEH-yih
- Later
- Dnesdnes
- Today
- ZítraZEE-tra
- Tomorrow
- Dnes večerdnes VEH-cher
- Tonight
- Kdy?gdi
- When?
- V kolik otevíráte?f KO-lik O-te-vee-rah-teh
- What time does it open?
- Moment, prosímMO-ment PRO-seem
- One moment, please
- MinutMI-noot
- Minutes
- HodinHO-dyin
- Hours
Help and emergencies
The words you hope to never need.
- Pomoc!POH-mots
- Help!
- Zavolejte lékařeza-VO-ley-teh LEH-ka-zheh
- Call a doctor
- Policiepo-LITS-ih-yeh
- Police
- LékárnaLEH-kar-na
- Pharmacy
- Nemocniceneh-MOT-sni-tseh
- Hospital
- Ztratil jsem seSTRA-til ysem seh
- I'm lost
- Není mi dobřeNEH-nee mih DOB-zheh
- I don't feel well
- Ukradli mi tooo-KRAD-li mi to
- It was stolen
- Je to naléhavéye to NA-leh-ha-veh
- It's an emergency
- Nechte mě býtNEKH-teh mnyeh beet
- Leave me alone