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You ask about the lunch offer: what to say in Czech
You ask about the lunch offer.
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How it's done. On weekdays many restaurants have a polední menu (lunch offer): a polévka (soup) and a hlavní jídlo (main course) at a good price, usually only until two or three p.m.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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1
YOU START
Dobrý den, máte dnes polední menu?
DOH-brih dayn, MAH-teh dnes POH-led-nee MEH-noo?
Good day, do you have a lunch menu today?
Or say:Dobrý den, co je dnes na obědové nabídce?
DOH-brih dayn, tsoh yeh dnes nuh OH-byeh-doh-veh NAH-beet-tseh?
THEY SAY
Ano, máme. Dnes je polévka dne hovězí vývar a hlavních jídel jsou tři.AH-noh, MAH-meh. Dnes yeh POH-lef-kuh dneh GOH-vyeh-zee VIH-vuhr uh GLAHV-neekh YEE-del ysoh-oo trshee.
Yes, we have. Today the soup of the day is beef broth and there are three main courses.
They might also say:
Ano, polední menu je od jedenácti do patnácti hodin. Tady je lístek.
AH-noh, POH-led-nee MEH-noo yeh od YEH-deh-nuhts-tee doh PAHT-nuhts-tee GOH-deen. TAH-dih yeh LEES-tek.
Yes, the lunch menu is from eleven to three. Here is the card.
2
YOU REPLY
Co obsahuje cena?
Tsoh OP-suh-goo-eh TSEH-nuh?
What does the price include?
THEY SAY
Polévku a hlavní jídlo. Nápoj se platí zvlášť.POH-lef-koo uh GLAHV-nee YEE-dloh. NAH-poy seh PLAH-tee zvlahshty.
Soup and a main course. The drink is paid separately.
3
YOU REPLY
Vezmu si menu číslo dvě.
VEZ-moo see MEH-noo CHEE-sloh dvyeh.
I'll take menu number two.
THEY SAY
Výborně. Co k pití?VIH-bor-nyeh. Tsoh k PEE-tee?
Excellent. What to drink?
4
YOU REPLY
Jen vodu, prosím.
Yayn VOH-doo, PROH-seem.
Just water, please.
THEY SAY
Jistě, hned to přinesu.YEES-tyeh, gnet toh PRSHEE-neh-soo.
Certainly, I'll bring it right away.
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YOU FINISH
Děkuji.
DYEH-kooy-ee.
Thank you.
THEY SAY
Není zač.NEH-nee zahch.
You're welcome.
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.
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Words worth knowing
Dobrý
DOH-brih
adjective
good
den
dayn
noun
day
máte
MAH-teh
verb
you have
dnes
dnes
adverb
today
polední
POH-led-nee
adjective
lunchtime
menu
MEH-noo
noun
menu
39 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?
Co to znamená?
Tsoh toh ZNAH-meh-nuh?
What does this mean?
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