Czech · Restaurace / hospoda
You ask whether the dish contains an allergen: what to say in Czech
You ask whether the dish contains an allergen.
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How it's done. In Czech menus allergens are marked by numbers from one to fourteen next to the dish; nuts are ořechy, gluten lepek, lactose laktóza. Asking is normal.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
Promiňte, mám alergii na ořechy. Obsahuje to jídlo ořechy?
PROH-meen-teh, mahm AH-lehr-gee-ee nuh OR-zheh-khih. OP-suh-goo-eh toh YEE-dloh OR-zheh-khih?
Excuse me, I have a nut allergy. Does this dish contain nuts?
Or say:Promiňte, nesmím ořechy. Jsou v tom?
PROH-meen-teh, NES-meem OR-zheh-khih. Ysoh-oo f tom?
THEY SAY
Moment, zeptám se v kuchyni.MOH-maynt, ZEP-tuhm seh f KOO-khih-nee.
One moment, I'll ask in the kitchen.
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YOU REPLY
Děkuji, je to pro mě důležité.
DYEH-kooy-ee, yeh toh proh mnyeh DOO-leh-zhee-teh.
Thank you, it is important to me.
THEY SAY
Ne, to jídlo ořechy neobsahuje.Neh, toh YEE-dloh OR-zheh-khih NEH-op-suh-goo-eh.
No, this dish does not contain nuts.
They might also say:
Bohužel ano, ale doporučuji jiné jídlo.
BOH-goo-zhel AH-noh, AH-leh DOH-poh-roo-chooy-ee YEE-neh YEE-dloh.
Unfortunately yes, but I recommend another dish.
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YOU FINISH
Dobře, tak si dám to. Děkuji!
DOBR-zheh, tahk see dahm toh. DYEH-kooy-ee!
Good, then I'll have that. Thank you!
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
Promiňte
PROH-meen-teh
verb
excuse me
mám
mahm
verb
I have
alergii
AH-lehr-gee-ee
noun
allergy (accusative)
ořechy
OR-zheh-khih
noun
nuts
Obsahuje
OP-suh-goo-eh
verb
contains
jídlo
YEE-dloh
noun
food
18 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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