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You buy stamps at the post office: what to say in Czech
You buy stamps at the post office.
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How it's done. A známka is a stamp, a dopis a letter, a pohlednice a postcard; tuzemsko means within the country, zahraničí abroad.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
Cheat sheet for your visit
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YOU START
Dobrý den, chtěl{|a} bych dvě známky na dopis.
DOH-brih dayn, khtyehl bikh dvyeh ZNAHM-kih nuh DOH-pees.
Good day, I'd like two stamps for a letter.
Speaking as:
THEY SAY
Tuzemské, nebo do zahraničí?TOO-zems-keh, NEH-boh doh ZAHG-ruh-nee-chee?
Domestic or abroad?
They might also say:
Do zahraničí, nebo v rámci Česka?
Doh ZAHG-ruh-nee-chee, NEH-boh v RAHM-tsee CHES-kuh?
Abroad or within the Czech Republic?
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YOU FINISH
Do zahraničí, prosím.
Doh ZAHG-ruh-nee-chee, PROH-seem.
Abroad, please.
THEY SAY
Tady jsou. Platíte kartou, nebo hotově?TAH-dih ysoh-oo. PLAH-tee-teh KAHR-toh-oo, NEH-boh GOH-toh-vyeh?
Here they are. Are you paying by card or cash?
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “Czech for life in Czechia”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
Dobrý
DOH-brih
adjective
good
den
dayn
noun
day
bych
bikh
verb
would
známky
ZNAHM-kih
noun
stamps
dopis
DOH-pees
noun
letter
Tuzemské
TOO-zems-keh
adjective
domestic
11 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Můžete to zopakovat, prosím?
MOO-zheh-teh toh ZOH-puh-koh-vuht, PROH-seem?
Can you repeat that, please?
Můžete mluvit pomaleji, prosím?
MOO-zheh-teh MLOO-veet POH-muh-lay-ee, PROH-seem?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
Děkuji!
DYEH-kooy-ee!
Thank you!
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