Czech · S sebou / bufet
You get a hot meal to take away: what to say in Czech
You buy a hot snack to take away.
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How it's done. Párek v rohlíku is a sausage in a roll, street fast food; they ask hořčice nebo kečup? (mustard or ketchup); s sebou means to take away.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
Jeden párek v rohlíku, prosím.
YEH-dayn PAH-rek v ROG-lee-koo, PROH-seem.
One sausage in a roll, please.
THEY SAY
S hořčicí, nebo s kečupem?S GORSH-chee-tsee, NEH-boh s KEH-choo-pem?
With mustard or ketchup?
They might also say:
Hořčice, nebo kečup?
GORSH-chee-tseh, NEH-boh KEH-choop?
Mustard or ketchup?
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YOU REPLY
S kečupem, prosím.
S KEH-choo-pem, PROH-seem.
With ketchup, please.
THEY SAY
Tady, nebo s sebou?TAH-dih, NEH-boh s SEH-boh-oo?
Here or to take away?
3
YOU FINISH
S sebou, prosím.
S SEH-boh-oo, PROH-seem.
To take away, please.
THEY SAY
Tady máte. To bude čtyřicet korun.TAH-dih MAH-teh. Toh BOO-deh CHTIR-zhee-tset KOH-roon.
Here you are. That will be forty crowns.
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
párek
PAH-rek
noun
sausage
rohlíku
ROG-lee-koo
noun
roll (locative)
prosím
PROH-seem
verb
please
hořčicí
GORSH-chee-tsee
noun
mustard (instrumental)
kečupem
KEH-choo-pem
noun
ketchup (instrumental)
Tady
TAH-dih
adverb
here
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?
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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