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You get sandwiches and a sweet pastry at the bakery: what to say in Czech
You buy open sandwiches and a sweet pastry at the bakery.
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How it's done. In Czech bakeries and lahůdky (delis) you buy a chlebíček (open sandwich), a koláč (round pastry) and a rohlík (roll); sandwiches and pastry are priced per piece, bread often by weight.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, dva chlebíčky a jeden koláč, prosím.
DOH-brih dayn, dvah KHLEH-beech-kih uh YEH-dayn KOH-luhch, PROH-seem.
Good day, two open sandwiches and one pastry, please.
Or say:Dobrý den, prosím tři rohlíky a jeden chlebíček.
DOH-brih dayn, PROH-seem trshee ROG-lee-kih uh YEH-dayn KHLEH-bee-chek.
THEY SAY
Dobrý den. Se sýrem, nebo se šunkou?DOH-brih dayn. Seh SIH-rem, NEH-boh seh SHOON-koh-oo?
Good day. With cheese or with ham?
They might also say:
Dobrý den. Jaký chlebíček chcete? Mám s vejcem, se šunkou a se sýrem.
DOH-brih dayn. YAH-kih KHLEH-bee-chek KHTSEH-teh? Mahm z VAY-tsem, seh SHOON-koh-oo uh seh SIH-rem.
Good day. Which open sandwich would you like? I have egg, ham and cheese.
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YOU REPLY
Jeden se sýrem a jeden se šunkou. A koláč s mákem, prosím.
YEH-dayn seh SIH-rem uh YEH-dayn seh SHOON-koh-oo. Uh KOH-luhch z MAH-kem, PROH-seem.
One with cheese and one with ham. And a pastry with poppy seed, please.
THEY SAY
Jistě. Dáte si to na místě, nebo s sebou?YEES-tyeh. DAH-teh see toh nuh MEES-tyeh, NEH-boh s SEH-boh-oo?
Certainly. Will you have it here or to take away?
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YOU REPLY
S sebou, prosím.
S SEH-boh-oo, PROH-seem.
To take away, please.
THEY SAY
Dobře, to bude osmdesát korun.DOBR-zheh, toh BOO-deh OSM-deh-suht KOH-roon.
Fine, that will be eighty crowns.
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YOU REPLY
Tady je sto korun.
TAH-dih yeh stoh KOH-roon.
Here are a hundred crowns.
THEY SAY
Děkuji, tady je dvacet korun zpátky. Hezký den!DYEH-kooy-ee, TAH-dih yeh DVAH-tset KOH-roon SPAHT-kih. GES-kih dayn!
Thank you, here are twenty crowns change. Have a nice day!
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YOU FINISH
Děkuji, na shledanou!
DYEH-kooy-ee, nuh SKHLEH-duh-noh-oo!
Thank you, goodbye!
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
Dobrý
DOH-brih
adjective
good
den
dayn
noun
day
chlebíčky
KHLEH-beech-kih
noun
open sandwiches
koláč
KOH-luhch
noun
cake
prosím
PROH-seem
verb
please
sýrem
SIH-rem
noun
cheese (instrumental)
27 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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