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You get an ice cream in a cone: what to say in Czech
You buy ice cream in a cone.
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How it's done. Ice cream is sold by the kopeček (scoop): say how many scoops and in what - a kornout (cone) or a kelímek (cup).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
Dobrý den, tři kopečky zmrzliny, prosím.
DOH-brih dayn, trshee KOH-pech-kih ZMRZLEE-nih, PROH-seem.
Good day, three scoops of ice cream, please.
Or say:Dobrý den, mohu poprosit tři kopečky zmrzliny?
DOH-brih dayn, MOH-goo POH-proh-seet trshee KOH-pech-kih ZMRZLEE-nih?
THEY SAY
Dobrý den. Jaké příchutě?DOH-brih dayn. YAH-keh PRSHEE-khoo-tyeh?
Good day. Which flavours?
They might also say:
Dobrý den. Jakou příchuť chcete? Máme čokoládu, vanilku a jahodu.
DOH-brih dayn. YAH-koh-oo PRSHEE-khooty KHTSEH-teh? MAH-meh CHOH-koh-luh-doo, VAH-neel-koo uh YAH-goh-doo.
Good day. Which flavour would you like? We have chocolate, vanilla and strawberry.
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YOU REPLY
Čokoládu, vanilku a jahodu, prosím.
CHOH-koh-luh-doo, VAH-neel-koo uh YAH-goh-doo, PROH-seem.
Chocolate, vanilla and strawberry, please.
THEY SAY
V kornoutu, nebo v kelímku?V KOR-noh-oo-too, NEH-boh f KEH-leem-koo?
In a cone or in a cup?
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YOU REPLY
V kornoutu. Kolik to stojí?
V KOR-noh-oo-too. KOH-leek toh STOY-ee?
In a cone. How much is it?
THEY SAY
Třicet korun za kopeček, dohromady devadesát korun.TRSHEE-tset KOH-roon zah KOH-peh-chek, DOG-roh-muh-dih DEH-vuh-deh-suht KOH-roon.
Thirty crowns a scoop, ninety crowns altogether.
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YOU FINISH
Děkuji, to je všechno.
DYEH-kooy-ee, toh yeh FSHEKH-noh.
Thank you, that is all.
THEY SAY
Prosím, tady je. Přeji hezký den.PROH-seem, TAH-dih yeh. PRSHAY-ee GES-kih dayn.
Here you are. Have a nice day.
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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
Dobrý
DOH-brih
adjective
good
den
dayn
noun
day
kopečky
KOH-pech-kih
noun
scoops
zmrzliny
ZMRZLEE-nih
noun
ice cream (genitive)
prosím
PROH-seem
verb
please
příchutě
PRSHEE-khoo-tyeh
noun
flavours
25 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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