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Lesson 5 of 10

Shops and hotels in Czech

Open, closed, a bag, the wifi password: the checkout and the front desk. 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.

Czernin Palace in Prague
Shops and hotels
10 words · 20 seconds each · 8 of 10 to pass
What it meansHow to say it
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All 10 Czech phrases in this lesson

Máte...?MAH-teh
Do you have...?

Use with a noun to ask if something is available. For example: "Máte bezlepkový chléb?" (do you have gluten-free bread?). Works in any shop.

Kde je...?gdeh ye
Where is...?

Add any item to find it in the store. For example "Kde je mléko?" (where is the milk?). Staff will often point even if they don't speak English.

OtevřenoO-te-vzhe-no
Open
ZavřenoZA-vzhe-no
Closed
Tašku?TASH-koo
A bag?

The cashier will ask "Tašku?" or "Chcete tašku?" (do you want a bag?). Bags cost a small fee in Czech supermarkets, as in most of Europe.

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?

Literally "is breakfast in the price?".

Jaké je heslo na wifi?YA-keh ye HES-lo na VEE-fee
What's the wifi password?
Můžu...?MOO-zhoo
Can I...?

"Můžu si sednout?", can I sit down?

Where Czech is spoken

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