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You ask for the bill and leave a tip: what to say in Czech

You ask for the bill and leave a tip.

Restaurace / hospoda6 linesLevel A2For life in Czechia The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. In a restaurant you pay at the table: you say Platit, prosím, and when you hand over money you state the sum including the tip: Dvě stě, děkuji means you keep the change.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
Platit, prosím.
PLAH-teet, PROH-seem.
The bill, please.
Or say:Můžu zaplatit?
MOO-zhoo ZAH-pluh-teet?
THEY SAY
Hned, platíte dohromady?
Gnet, PLAH-tee-teh DOG-roh-muh-dih?
Right away, are you paying together?
They might also say:
Už nesu účet. Dohromady, nebo zvlášť?
Oozh NEH-soo OO-chet. DOG-roh-muh-dih, NEH-boh zvlahshty?
Bringing the bill now. Together or separately?
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YOU REPLY
Dohromady, prosím.
DOG-roh-muh-dih, PROH-seem.
Together, please.
THEY SAY
To bude osm set osmdesát korun.
Toh BOO-deh osm set OSM-deh-suht KOH-roon.
That will be eight hundred and eighty crowns.
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YOU FINISH
Dám devět set, děkuji. Zbytek nechte.
Dahm DEH-vyeht set, DYEH-kooy-ee. ZBIH-tek NEKH-teh.
I'll give nine hundred, thank you. Keep the change.
THEY SAY
Děkuji, hezký večer!
DYEH-kooy-ee, GES-kih VEH-chehr!
Thank you, have a nice evening!
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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

Platit
PLAH-teet
verb
to pay
prosím
PROH-seem
verb
please
Hned
Gnet
adverb
immediately
platíte
PLAH-tee-teh
verb
you pay
dohromady
DOG-roh-muh-dih
adverb
together
bude
BOO-deh
verb
will be

12 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?
Děkuji!
DYEH-kooy-ee!
Thank you!

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