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You order a beer at a pub (hospoda): what to say in Czech
You order beer at a pub.
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How it's done. In a hospoda (pub) the waiter marks the beers drunk with čárky (tally strokes) on a coaster; at the end you pay by the number of strokes; say Dvě piva, prosím and Platit!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 večer, dvě piva, prosím.
DOH-brih VEH-chehr, dvyeh PEE-vuh, PROH-seem.
Good evening, two beers, please.
Or say:Dobrý večer, dvě piva a jednu limonádu.
DOH-brih VEH-chehr, dvyeh PEE-vuh uh YEHD-noo LEE-moh-nuh-doo.
THEY SAY
Malá, nebo velká?MAH-luh, NEH-boh VEL-kuh?
Small or large?
They might also say:
Půllitr, nebo malé?
POOL-leetr, NEH-boh MAH-leh?
Half-litre or small?
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YOU REPLY
Půllitry, prosím.
POOL-lee-trih, PROH-seem.
Half-litres, please.
THEY SAY
Hned to bude.Gnet toh BOO-deh.
Coming right up.
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YOU FINISH
A můžete mi dát čárky na tácek?
Uh MOO-zheh-teh mee daht CHAHR-kih nuh TAH-tsek?
And can you put the strokes on the coaster for me?
THEY SAY
Ano, samozřejmě.AH-noh, SAH-mozr-zhaym-nyeh.
Yes, of course.
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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
večer
VEH-chehr
noun
evening
piva
PEE-vuh
noun
beer
prosím
PROH-seem
verb
please
Malá
MAH-luh
adjective
small (feminine)
velká
VEL-kuh
adjective
big (feminine)
15 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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