Czech · Restaurace / hospoda
You walk into a restaurant and ask about a table: what to say in Czech
You walk into a restaurant and ask for a table.
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How it's done. In a restaurant you usually wait to be shown a table or seat yourself; at weekends booking is better: Máme rezervaci na jméno Kovalenko.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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Dobrý večer, máte rezervaci?DOH-brih VEH-chehr, MAH-teh REH-zehr-vuh-tsee?
Good evening, do you have a reservation?
They might also say:
Dobrý večer, pro kolik osob?
DOH-brih VEH-chehr, proh KOH-leek OH-sop?
Good evening, for how many people?
YOU REPLY
Dobrý večer. Nemáme rezervaci. Máte volný stůl pro dva?
DOH-brih VEH-chehr. NEH-muh-meh REH-zehr-vuh-tsee. MAH-teh VOL-nih stool proh dvah?
Good evening. We have no reservation. Do you have a free table for two?
THEY SAY
Ano, pojďte za mnou, mám stůl u okna.AH-noh, POYTY-teh zah mnoh-oo, mahm stool oo OK-nuh.
Yes, follow me, I have a table by the window.
They might also say:
Moment, podívám se. Ano, jeden volný stůl máme.
MOH-maynt, POH-dee-vuhm seh. AH-noh, YEH-dayn VOL-nih stool MAH-meh.
One moment, I'll look. Yes, we have one free table.
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YOU FINISH
Děkuji, to je skvělé.
DYEH-kooy-ee, toh yeh SKWYEH-leh.
Thank you, that's great.
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
Dobrý
DOH-brih
adjective
good
večer
VEH-chehr
noun
evening
máte
MAH-teh
verb
you have
rezervaci
REH-zehr-vuh-tsee
noun
booking (accusative)
Nemáme
NEH-muh-meh
verb
we don't have
volný
VOL-nih
adjective
free
14 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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