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You ask for a coffee with plant milk and ask about the size: what to say in Czech
You ask for coffee with plant milk and ask about the size.
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How it's done. Cafés ask about the size: malá, střední, velká; plant milk is ovesné (oat), sójové (soy), mandlové (almond); sometimes there is a příplatek (surcharge) for it.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
Dobrý den, dal{|a} bych si kávu s ovesným mlékem.
DOH-brih dayn, dahl bikh see KAH-voo z OH-ves-nim MLEH-kem.
Good day, I'll have a coffee with oat milk.
Speaking as:
THEY SAY
Dobrý den. Jakou velikost? Malou, střední, nebo velkou?DOH-brih dayn. YAH-koh-oo VEH-lee-kost? MAH-loh-oo, STRSHED-nee, NEH-boh VEL-koh-oo?
Good day. Which size? Small, medium or large?
They might also say:
Dobrý den, jakou velikost kávy si dáte?
DOH-brih dayn, YAH-koh-oo VEH-lee-kost KAH-vih see DAH-teh?
Good day, what size of coffee will you have?
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YOU REPLY
Střední, prosím. Kolik stojí příplatek za ovesné mléko?
STRSHED-nee, PROH-seem. KOH-leek STOY-ee PRSHEE-pluh-tek zah OH-ves-neh MLEH-koh?
Medium, please. How much is the surcharge for oat milk?
THEY SAY
Příplatek je deset korun. Káva stojí šedesát pět korun, dohromady sedmdesát pět.PRSHEE-pluh-tek yeh DEH-set KOH-roon. KAH-vuh STOY-ee SHEH-deh-suht pyeht KOH-roon, DOG-roh-muh-dih SEDM-deh-suht pyeht.
The surcharge is ten crowns. The coffee costs sixty-five crowns, seventy-five altogether.
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YOU REPLY
Dobře. Mohu platit kartou?
DOBR-zheh. MOH-goo PLAH-teet KAHR-toh-oo?
Fine. May I pay by card?
THEY SAY
Ano, přiložte kartu k terminálu.AH-noh, PRSHEE-losh-teh KAHR-too k TEHR-mee-nuh-loo.
Yes, hold the card to the terminal.
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YOU FINISH
Děkuji. Na shledanou!
DYEH-kooy-ee. Nuh SKHLEH-duh-noh-oo!
Thank you. Goodbye!
THEY SAY
Na shledanou!Nuh SKHLEH-duh-noh-oo!
Goodbye!
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
bych
bikh
verb
would
kávu
KAH-voo
noun
coffee (accusative)
ovesným
OH-ves-nim
adjective
oat (instrumental)
mlékem
MLEH-kem
noun
milk (instrumental)
35 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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