Language center Common Czech Phrases
The Czech language (along with Slovak, Polish, and Serbian) belongs to the western group of Slavic languages. More loosely, it is related to the languages forming the east Slavic group (Ukrainian, Belorussian, and Russian) and the southern Slavic group (Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovene, Serbian, and Croatian). The Czech Republic has about 10 million speakers, and about 200,000 speakers in other countries, mostly emigrants and children of emigrants who left the country in sizable migrations around World War I, World War II, and the years 1948 and 1968.
| Phrases | ||
|---|---|---|
| English | Czech | Phonetic |
| Yes | Ano | Ah-no |
| No | Ne | Neh |
| Good Morning | Dobré ráno | Do-breh rah-no |
| Good Day (formal hello) | Dobrý den | Do-bree Dehn |
| Hello (informal), Good-bye (informal) | Ahoj, čau | Ahoy, Chow |
| Good Evening | Dobrý večer | Do-bree veh-chehr |
| Good-bye (formal) | Na shledanou | Nah skledah-noh |
| Good night | Dobrou noc | Do-brooh nots |
| Nice to meet you | Těší mě | Tye-shee Mye |
| How are you? (formal) | Jak se máte? | Yak seh mah-te |
| How are you? (informal) | Jak se máš? | Yak seh mahsh |
| I'm well | Mám se dobře | Mahm se do-breh |
| What is your name? | Jak se jmenujete? | Yak seh ymenooyete |
| My name is.... | Jmenuji se ... | Ymen-oo-ye seh |
| Do you speak English? | Mluvíte anglicky? | Mloo-veeteh ahngleetskee |
| I don´t speak Czech | Nemluvím česky | Neh-mloo-veem cheskee |
| I don´t understand | Nerozumím | Neh-rozoo-meem |
| Excuse me; forgive me | Promiňte | Promeenyuh teh |
| Thank you | Děkuji | Dyekooyee |
| Please; you´re welkome | Prosím | Proseem |
| How much is it? | Kolik to stojí? | Koleek toh stoyee |
| Bill, please | Účet, prosím | Oocheht, proseem |
| Bon appetite | Dobrou chuť | Do-brooh khutye |
| To your health (cheers) | Nazdraví | Nah zdrah-vee |
| Do you have...? | Máte ... ? | Mah-teh |
| Chicken | Kuře | Koorzyuheh |
| Steak | Biftek | Beef-tehk |
| Fish | Ryby | Ree-bee |
| Cheese | Sýr | Seer |
| Bread | Chléb | Khlehb |
| Beer | Pivo | Pee-vo |
| Wine | Víno | Vee-no |
| Water | Voda | Vo-dah |
| Where is the...? | Kde je...? | Gdeh ye |
| Restroom | Toaleta | Toh-ah-lehta |
| Restaurant | Restaurace | Rehs-tau-rahtseh |
| Shop | Obchod | Ob-khod |
| Street | Ulice | Oo-leetseh |
| Police | Policie | Poleetsee-eh |
| Hospital | Nemocnice | Neh-mots-nitseh |
| Train Station | Nádraží | Nah-drazhyee |
| Airport | Letiště | Leh-teesh-tyeh |
| Help! | Pomoc! | Po-mots |
| Fire! | Hoří | Horzyuhee |
| Thief! | Zloděj | Zlo-dyeh |
| I want to speak Czech | Chci mluvit česky | Kh-tsee mloo-veet cheskee |
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