Czech Language Tips

Pronunciation

a – as in up á – as in father e – as in let
i, y – as in i í, ý – as in seed o – as in lot
u – as in boo ú,ů – as in loom c – as in its
ď – as in duty ch – as in loch n – as in onion
š – as in shin ž – as in pleasure ť – as in stew
ř – as for r, but flatten tip of tongue making a short forceful buzz like t

The Czech “ř” is in the Guinness Book of World Records for being one of the two rarest language sounds in the world! 

Numbers

0 - nula 11 - jedenáct 40 - čtyřicet 600 - šest set
1 - jeden 12 - dvanáct 50 - padesát 700 - sedm set
2 - dva 13 - třináct 60 - šedesát 800 - osm set
3 - tři 14 - čtřnáct 70 - sedmdesát 900 - devět set
4 - čtyři 15 - patnáct 80 - osmdesát 1000 - tisíc
5 - pět 16 - šestnáct 90 - devadesát
6 - šest 17 - sedmnáct 100 - sto
9 - devět 20 - dvacet 400 - čtyři sta
10 - deset 30 - třicet 500 - pět set

Useful Words (Note: Czech words are always stressed on the first syllable.)  

Hello/good day - dobrý den go left - doleva
Good evening - dobrý večer go right - doprava
Good night - dobrou noc straight - rovně
Goodbye - na shledanou early - brzy
Yes - ano (often abbreviated to no) far - daleko
No - ne near - blízko
Please / you’re welcome - prosím street - ulice
Thank you- děkuji square - náměstí
Excuse me - promiňte or prosím vás good - dobrý
Sorry - pardon or omlouvám se bad - špatný
Sir - pán small - malý
Madam - paní open - otevřeno
Closed - zavřeno big - velký
Left - levý hot - horký
Right - pravý cold - studený
Up - nahoře entrance -vchod
Down - dole exit - východ
Well - dobře yesterday - včera
Today - dnes tomorrow - zitra
Here - tady What? - Co?
There - tam When? - Kdy?
Why? - Proč? Where? - Kde?

Useful Phrases

I don’t understand Nerozumím
I do not speak Czech Nemluvím česky
Do you speak English? Mluvíte anglicky?
I would like… Chtěl bych…
How much is it? Kolik to stojí?
May I have a receipt, please? Účet prosím
Can we pay, please Zaplatíme, prosím
How are you? Jak se máte?
Very well, thank you Velmi dobře, děkuji
Pleased to meet you Těší mě
That’s fine To je v pořádku
Where is/are…? Kde je/jsou…?
Where is the telephone? Kde je telefón?

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