Czech phrasebook
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Czech is a Slavonic language, closely related to Slovak. Spoken by over 10 million people, Czech is the official language of the Czech Republic.
Czech belongs to the "synthetic" language group, which means that unlike English and other "analytical" languages, different grammatical aspects are expressed in one word by changing the structure of that word - adding an ending or prefix, modifying the core of the word, etc. In analytical languages such as English, the same is achieved by using separate auxiliary verbs, pronouns or adjectives while the actual word remains unchanged. In Czech, one word is often sufficient to express what English can only achieve by using multiple words.
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Pronunciation guide
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Vowels
The accent doesn't mean a vowel is stressed. It means it's long.
- a
- like 'a' in "barn"
- e
- like 'e' in "red"
- ě
- like 'ye' in "yet"
- i
- like 'i' in "machine"
- o
- like 'o' in "mole"
- u
- like 'ou' in "you"
- ů
- same as 'u', but corresponds to 'o' in other languages
- y
- same as 'i'
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Consonants
- b
- like 'b' in "bed"
- c
- like 'ts' in "tsunami"
- č
- like 'ch' in "child"
- d
- like 'd' in "dog"
- ď
- like 'd' in "duty"
- f
- like 'f' in "for"
- g
- like 'g' in "go"
- h
- like 'h' in "help"
- ch
- like 'kh' in "Mikhail"
- j
- like 'y' in "yell"
- k
- like 'k' in "king"
- l
- like 'l' in "love"
- m
- like 'm' in "mother"
- n
- like 'n' in "nice"
- ň
- like 'ñ' in Spanish "señor"
- p
- like 'p' in "pig"
- q
- like 'q' in "quest" (very rare)
- r
- like Scottish 'r' (a.k.a. rolling 'r')
- ř
- like 'r' quickly followed by 'ž' (very difficult for foreigners, even the young Czechs have to learn it).
- s
- like 's' in "his"
- š
- like 'sh' in "cash"
- t
- like 't' in "top"
- ť
- like 'ti' in "Tatiana"
- v
- like 'v' in "victory"
- w
- like 'v' in "victor" (rarely used in Czech words, however used in German-originated proper nouns)
- x
- like 'cks' in "kicks"
- z
- like 'z' in "zebra"
- ž
- like 'j' in french "Jacques"
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Digraphs
- sh
- 's' and 'h' run together
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Phrase list
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Basics
- Hello.
- Dobrý den. (Dobree den)
- Hello. (informal)
- Ahoj. (Ahoy)
- How are you?
- Jak se máš? (Yakh seh maash?)
- Fine, thank you.
- Dobře, děkuji. (.)
- What is your name?
- Jak se jmenuješ? (?)
- My name is ______ .
- Jmenuji se ______ . (.)
- Nice to meet you.
- Těší mě. (.)
- Please.
- Prosím (Proseem)
- Thank you.
- Děkuji. (Diekooyh.)
- You're welcome.
- Rádo se stalo. (.)
- Yes.
- Ano. (Ahnoh.)
- No.
- Ne. (.)
- Excuse me, I am sorry. (getting attention)
- Promiňte (.)
- Goodbye
- Na shledanou (.)
- I can't speak Czech [well].
- Neumím [moc dobře] mluvit česky (.)
- Do you speak English?
- Mluvíte anglicky? (?)
- Is there someone here who speaks English?
- Je tady někdo, kdo mluví anglicky? (?)
- Help!
- Pomoc! (.)
- Look out!
- Pozor! (!)
- Good morning.
- Dobré ráno (.)
- Good evening.
- Dobrý večer (.)
- Good night.
- Dobrou noc (.)
- I don't understand.
- Nerozumím (Nerozumeem)
- Where is the toilet?
- Kde je záchod? (?)
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Problems
- Leave me alone.
- Nechte mě být.
- Don't touch me!
- Nedotýkejte se mě!
- I'll call the police.
- Zavolám policii
- Police!
- Policie!
- Stop! Thief!
- Stůj, zloděj!
- I need your help.
- Potřebuji vaši pomoc.
- It's an emergency.
- To je nebezpečí.
- I'm lost.
- Jsem ztracen
- I lost my bag.
- Ztratil jsem tašku
- I lost my wallet.
- Ztratil jsem peněženku
- I'm sick .
- Je mi špatně.
- I've been injured.
- Jsem zraněn
- I need a doctor.
- Potřebuji doktora
- Can I use your phone?
- Mohu použít váš telefon?
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Numbers
- 1
- jeden/jedna
- 2
- dva/dvě
- 3
- tři
- 4
- čtyři
- 5
- pět
- 6
- šest
- 7
- sedm
- 8
- osm
- 9
- devět
- 10
- deset
- 11
- jedenáct
- 12
- dvanáct
- 13
- třináct
- 14
- čtrnáct
- 15
- patnáct
- 16
- šestnáct
- 17
- sedmnáct
- 18
- osmnáct
- 19
- devatenáct
- 20
- dvacet
- 21
- dvacet jedna
- 22
- dvacet dva
- 23
- dvacet tři
- 30
- třicet
- 40
- čtyřicet
- 50
- padesát
- 60
- šedesát
- 70
- sedmdesát
- 80
- osmdesát
- 90
- devadesát
- 100
- sto
- 175
- sto sedmdesát pět
- 200
- dvě stě
- 300
- tři sta
- 1000
- tisíc
- 2000
- dva tisíce
- 3758
- tři tisíce sedm set padesát osm
- 1,000,000
- milion
- 1,000,000,000
- miliarda
- 1,000,000,000,000
- bilion
- number _____ (train, bus, etc.)
- číslo _____ (cheeslo)
- half
- půl
- less (than)
- méně (než)
- more (than)
- více (než)
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Time
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Clock time
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Duration
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Days
- today
- dnes
- tonight
- zítra
- yesterday
- včera
- yesternight
- včera v noci
- the day before yesterday
- předevčírem
- tomorrow
- zítra
- the day after tomorrow
- pozítří
- this week
- tento týden
- last week
- minulý týden
- next week
- příští týden
Please note that the first day in week in Czech Republic is Monday, not Sunday.
- Sunday
- neděle
- Monday
- pondělí
- Tuesday
- úterý
- Wednesday
- středa
- Thursday
- čtvrtek
- Friday
- pátek
- Saturday
- sobota
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Months
- January
- leden
- February
- únor
- March
- březen
- April
- duben
- May
- květen
- June
- červen
- July
- červenec
- August
- srpen
- September
- září
- October
- říjen
- November
- listopad
- December
- prosinec
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Colors
- black
- černá
- white
- bílá
- gray
- zelená
- red
- červená
- blue
- modrá
- yellow
- žlutá
- green
- zelená
- orange
- oranžová
- purple
- purpurová
- brown
- hnědá
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Transportation
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Bus and train
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Directions
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Taxi
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Lodging
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Money
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Eating
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Bars
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Shopping
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Driving
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Authority
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