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At the café you order a coffee with milk: what to say in Czech
At a café you order a coffee with milk.
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How it's done. Coffee in Czech cafés: espresso, káva s mlékem, cappuccino, latte; they ask the size (malá, velká) and tady nebo s sebou.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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Dobrý den, co si dáte?DOH-brih dayn, tsoh see DAH-teh?
Good day, what will you have?
They might also say:
Dobrý den, prosím?
DOH-brih dayn, PROH-seem?
Good day, yes please?
YOU REPLY
Poprosím kávu s mlékem.
POH-proh-seem KAH-voo z MLEH-kem.
A coffee with milk, please.
Or say:Poprosím cappuccino.
POH-proh-seem kuh-poo-CHEE-noh.
THEY SAY
Velkou nebo malou?VEL-koh-oo NEH-boh MAH-loh-oo?
Large or small?
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YOU REPLY
Malou, prosím.
MAH-loh-oo, PROH-seem.
Small, please.
Or say:Velkou, prosím.
VEL-koh-oo, PROH-seem.
THEY SAY
Tady nebo s sebou?TAH-dih NEH-boh s SEH-boh-oo?
Here or to take away?
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YOU FINISH
Tady, děkuji.
TAH-dih, DYEH-kooy-ee.
Here, thank you.
THEY SAY
Dobře, přinesu vám ji ke stolu.DOBR-zheh, PRSHEE-neh-soo vahm yee keh STOH-loo.
All right, I'll bring it to your table.
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.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
Dobrý
DOH-brih
adjective
good
den
dayn
noun
day
dáte
DAH-teh
verb
you will give
Poprosím
POH-proh-seem
verb
I will ask for
kávu
KAH-voo
noun
coffee (accusative)
mlékem
MLEH-kem
noun
milk (instrumental)
16 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?
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