Czech · Restaurace / hospoda
They bring you the wrong dish: what to say in Czech
They brought a dish different from the one ordered.
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How it's done. Politely pointing out a mistake is normal: Promiňte, tohle jsem si neobjednal(a); the waiter usually replaces the dish right 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
Promiňte, tohle jsem si neobjednal{|a}.
PROH-meen-teh, TOG-leh ysem see NEH-oh-byehd-nuhl.
Excuse me, I didn't order this.
Or say:Promiňte, objednal{|a} jsem si něco jiného.
PROH-meen-teh, OH-byehd-nuhl ysem see NYEH-tsoh YEE-neh-goh.
THEY SAY
Omlouvám se. Co jste si objednal{|a}?OM-loh-oo-vuhm seh. Tsoh ysteh see OH-byehd-nuhl?
I'm sorry. What did you order?
They might also say:
Moc se omlouvám. Co to mělo být?
Mots seh OM-loh-oo-vuhm. Tsoh toh MNYEH-loh bit?
I'm very sorry. What was it supposed to be?
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YOU FINISH
Rajskou polévku.
RIGHS-koh-oo POH-lef-koo.
The tomato soup.
THEY SAY
Hned to vyměním. Ještě jednou promiňte.Gnet toh VIM-nyeh-neem. YEHSH-tyeh YEHD-noh-oo PROH-meen-teh.
I'll replace it at once. Sorry again.
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Words worth knowing
Promiňte
PROH-meen-teh
verb
excuse me
jsem
ysem
verb
I am
Omlouvám
OM-loh-oo-vuhm
verb
I apologise
jste
ysteh
verb
you are
Rajskou
RIGHS-koh-oo
adjective
tomato (accusative)
polévku
POH-lef-koo
noun
soup (accusative)
9 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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