Cafe and restaurant in Czech
A table, the menu, what you cannot eat, and a compliment to the kitchen. Play the ten Czech words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Czech phrases in this lesson
- 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
Use when arriving at a restaurant without a reservation. The "ů" is a long "oo" sound. In Czech restaurants, seating yourself is common but asking first is always polite.
"Jídelní lístek" is the food menu. For a drinks menu, say "nápojový lístek" (NAH-po-yo-vee LEES-tek). Many restaurants in Prague also have English menus available.
"Nejím maso", I don't eat meat. Czech food is meat-heavy, so it is worth saying.
Carp is the traditional Christmas dish.
Say this to compliment the chef or your host. "Výborné" literally means "excellent". Czechs appreciate the feedback and it creates a warm moment in any dining experience.
The Czech toast. Make eye contact when clinking glasses, as Czechs consider it bad luck not to. Literally means "to health". Used every time glasses are raised.