The Czech course
Learn Czech ten words at a time
Čeština
Ten games of ten words: the hundred 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.
Czech challenge
Do you know the essentials? 25 quick questions from across the course. Score high and you are ready for the trip.
Czech · Lesson 1 of 10
Greetings and politeness
Hello, thanks, please: the ten openers everything else builds on.
- Dobrý denDO-bree DEN
- Hello
- AhojA-hoy
- Hi
- Dobré ránoDO-breh RAH-no
- Good morning
- Dobrou nocDO-broh NOTS
- Good night
- Děkuji mockrátDYE-ku-yi MOTS-kraht
- Thank you very much
- DíkyDEE-ki
- Thanks
- Není začNEH-nyee ZACH
- You're welcome
- ProsímPRO-seem
- Please
- PromiňtePRO-min-teh
- Excuse me
- Na shledanouna SKHLE-da-noh
- Goodbye
Czech · Lesson 2 of 10
Order anything by pointing
One beer please, one of these please, the bill: survive any menu.
- Jedno pivo, prosímYED-no PIH-vo PRO-seem
- One beer please
- Jedno toto, prosímYED-no TOH-to PRO-seem
- One of these please
- Jednu kávu, prosímYED-noo KAH-voo PRO-seem
- One coffee please
- Dvě, prosímdvyeh PRO-seem
- Two please
- Ještě jedno, prosímYESH-tyeh YED-no PRO-seem
- One more please
- Kolik to stojí?KOH-lik to STOH-yee
- How much is it?
- Účet, prosímOO-chet PRO-seem
- The bill please
- Mohu dostat...?MOH-hoo DOS-tat
- May I have...?
- Na zdraví!nah ZDRA-vee
- Cheers!
- Na zdraví!nah ZDRA-vee
- Bless you
Czech · Lesson 3 of 10
Yes, no and the essentials
The tiny words that carry half of every conversation.
- AnoAH-no
- Yes
- Neneh
- No
- DobřeDOB-zheh
- Okay
- Jasně, žádný problémYAS-nyeh ZHAD-nee PRO-blehm
- Sure, no problem
- NevímNEH-veem
- I don't know
- Nerozumímneh-roh-ZOO-meem
- I don't understand
- Mluvíte anglicky?mloo-VEE-teh ANG-lits-kih
- Do you speak English?
- TrochuTROH-khoo
- A little
- Samozřejměsa-mo-ZZHEY-myeh
- Of course
- Všechno je v pořádkuVSHE-khno ye v PO-zhad-koo
- Everything is fine
Czech · Lesson 4 of 10
Numbers and money
Counting, prices, paying by card or cash.
- JednaYED-na
- One
- Dvadva
- Two
- Třitzhih
- Three
- ČtyřiCHTYH-zhih
- Four
- Pětpyet
- Five
- DesetDEH-set
- Ten
- Stosto
- One hundred
- Česká korunaCHES-kah ko-ROO-na
- Czech Koruna
- KartouKAR-toh
- By card
- V hotovostiv ho-TO-vos-tih
- In cash
Czech · Lesson 5 of 10
At the supermarket
Bread, milk, a bag, nothing else thanks: the checkout routine.
- ChlebaKHLE-ba
- Bread
- MlékoMLEH-ko
- Milk
- Sýrseer
- Cheese
- VodaVOH-da
- Water
- Tašku?TASH-koo
- A bag?
- Máte...?MAH-teh
- Do you have...?
- Kde je...?gdeh ye
- Where is...?
- TotoTOH-to
- This one
- Nic jinéhonits YIH-neh-ho
- Nothing else
- Hezký denHEZ-kee den
- Have a nice day
Czech · Lesson 6 of 10
Cafe and restaurant
A table, the menu, 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
- SvařákSVAR-zhak
- Mulled wine
- Sklenici vína, prosímSKLE-nit-sih VEE-na PRO-seem
- A glass of wine
- Pilsner UrquellPILZ-ner OOR-kvel
- Pilsner Urquell
- SvíčkováSVEECH-ko-vah
- Beef sirloin in cream sauce
- Je to výbornéye to VEEB-or-neh
- It's delicious
- Bez cukrubez TSOO-kroo
- Without sugar
- S sebous SEH-boh
- To take away
- Nechte si drobnéNEKH-teh sih DROB-neh
- Keep the change
Czech · Lesson 7 of 10
Small talk and neighbors
How are you, nice day, see you soon: superficial and proud of it.
- Jak se máte?yak seh MAH-teh
- How are you? (polite)
- Jak se máš?yak seh mahsh
- How are you? (casual)
- Mám se dobřemahm seh DOB-zheh
- I'm fine
- A vy?a vih
- And you? (polite)
- Co je nového?tso ye NO-veh-ho
- What's new?
- Hezké počasí, že?HEZ-keh PO-cha-see zheh
- Nice weather, huh?
- Brzy na shledanouBRZ-ih nah SKHLE-da-noh
- See you soon
- Hezký večerHEZ-kee VEH-cher
- Have a nice evening
- Pozdravujte rodinupoz-DRA-vooy-teh ro-DEE-noo
- Say hi to the family
- Všechno nejlepšíVSHE-khno NEY-lep-shee
- All the best
Czech · Lesson 8 of 10
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?
- VlevoVLE-vo
- Left
- VpravoVPRA-vo
- Right
- RovněROV-nyeh
- Straight ahead
- TadyTA-dih
- Here
- Tamtam
- There
- MetroMET-ro
- Metro
- NádražíNAH-dra-zhee
- Train station
- Jednu jízdenku, prosímYED-noo YEEZ-den-koo PRO-seem
- One ticket please
- Zastavte tady, prosímza-STAV-teh TA-dih PRO-seem
- Stop here please
Czech · Lesson 9 of 10
Time and days
Today, tomorrow, later, the weekend.
- Dnesdnes
- Today
- ZítraZEE-tra
- Tomorrow
- VčeraFCHE-ra
- Yesterday
- Teďtyetch
- Now
- Pozdějipoz-DYEH-yih
- Later
- Kolik je hodin?KOH-lik ye HO-din
- What time is it?
- Pondělípon-DYEH-lee
- Monday
- SobotaSO-bo-ta
- Saturday
- NeděleNEH-dyeh-leh
- Sunday
- VíkendVEE-kend
- The weekend
Czech · Lesson 10 of 10
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
- Můj pasmooy pas
- My passport
- Byl mi ukraденbil mih OO-kra-den
- It was stolen
- Je to naléhavéye to na-LEH-ha-veh
- It's urgent