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You pay a bill at the post office: what to say in Czech
You pay a bill at the post office.
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How it's done. A složenka is a payment slip; at the post office you can pay in cash or by card, you need the slip with the account number and variabilní symbol.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 zaplatit složenku.
DOH-brih dayn, khtyehl bikh ZAH-pluh-teet SLOH-zhayn-koo.
Good day, I'd like to pay a payment slip.
Speaking as:
THEY SAY
Máte ji u sebe?MAH-teh yee oo SEH-beh?
Do you have it with you?
They might also say:
Ukažte mi ji, prosím.
OO-kuhsh-teh mee yee, PROH-seem.
Show it to me, please.
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YOU FINISH
Ano, tady je.
AH-noh, TAH-dih yeh.
Yes, here it is.
THEY SAY
Platíte hotově, nebo kartou?PLAH-tee-teh GOH-toh-vyeh, NEH-boh KAHR-toh-oo?
Are you paying in cash or by card?
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
zaplatit
ZAH-pluh-teet
verb
to pay
složenku
SLOH-zhayn-koo
noun
payment slip (accusative)
Máte
MAH-teh
verb
you have
10 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?
Můžete mi to napsat, prosím?
MOO-zheh-teh mee toh NAHP-suht, PROH-seem?
Can you write it down for me, please?
Co to znamená?
Tsoh toh ZNAH-meh-nuh?
What does this mean?
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