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You choose a dessert at the display: what to say in Czech

You choose a dessert at the counter.

Kavárna5 linesLevel A1For life in Czechia The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. Cafés often have a zákusek (pastry), dort (cake), štrúdl (strudel), větrník (choux with cream); they ask se šlehačkou? (with whipped cream).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, co to je za zákusek?
PROH-meen-teh, tsoh toh yeh zah ZAH-koo-sek?
Excuse me, what pastry is this?
Or say:Promiňte, jaké dorty máte?
PROH-meen-teh, YAH-keh DOR-tih MAH-teh?
THEY SAY
To je štrúdl, jablkový, čerstvý.
Toh yeh shtroodl, YAHBL-koh-vih, CHEHRS-tvih.
That's a strudel, apple, fresh.
They might also say:
To je věneček s krémem.
Toh yeh VYEH-neh-chek s KREH-mem.
That's a věneček with cream.
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YOU REPLY
Tak ho poprosím.
Tahk goh POH-proh-seem.
Then I'll have it, please.
THEY SAY
Se šlehačkou?
Seh SHLEH-guhch-koh-oo?
With whipped cream?
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YOU FINISH
Ano, prosím.
AH-noh, PROH-seem.
Yes, please.

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Words worth knowing

Promiňte
PROH-meen-teh
verb
excuse me
je
yeh
verb
is
zákusek
ZAH-koo-sek
noun
pastry
štrúdl
shtroodl
noun
strudel
jablkový
YAHBL-koh-vih
adjective
apple
čerstvý
CHEHRS-tvih
adjective
fresh

10 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?
Co to znamená?
Tsoh toh ZNAH-meh-nuh?
What does this mean?

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