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You send a registered letter: what to say in Czech

You send a registered letter.

Pošta4 linesLevel A2For life in Czechia The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. A doporučený dopis is a registered letter; the item is recorded and you receive a podací lístek (receipt) with a number.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.

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YOU START
Chtěl{|a} bych poslat doporučený dopis.
Khtyehl bikh POH-sluht DOH-poh-roo-cheh-nih DOH-pees.
I'd like to send a registered letter.
Speaking as:
THEY SAY
Vyplňte prosím adresu příjemce a svou adresu.
VIPLNY-teh PROH-seem AH-dreh-soo PRSHEE-ehm-tseh uh svoh-oo AH-dreh-soo.
Please fill in the recipient's address and your own.
They might also say:
Napište adresu příjemce a adresu odesílatele.
NAH-peesh-teh AH-dreh-soo PRSHEE-ehm-tseh uh AH-dreh-soo OH-deh-see-luh-teh-leh.
Write the recipient's address and the sender's address.
in the app
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YOU FINISH
Dobře. Dostanu potvrzení o odeslání?
DOBR-zheh. DOS-tuh-noo POTVR-zeh-nee oh OH-deh-sluh-nee?
All right. Will I get a confirmation of dispatch?
THEY SAY
Ano, tady je podací lístek.
AH-noh, TAH-dih yeh POH-duh-tsee LEES-tek.
Yes, here is the receipt.
in the app

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Words worth knowing

bych
bikh
verb
would
poslat
POH-sluht
verb
to send
doporučený
DOH-poh-roo-cheh-nih
adjective
registered
dopis
DOH-pees
noun
letter
Vyplňte
VIPLNY-teh
verb
fill in
prosím
PROH-seem
verb
please

14 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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