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You ask for an estimate of the repair cost: what to say in Czech
You ask for an estimate of the repair cost.
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How it's done. Before a repair ask for a kalkulace (cost estimate) in writing and confirm it; the garage must ask you first if the price goes up.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, auto dělá hluk při brzdění. Kolik bude stát oprava?
DOH-brih dayn, OW-toh DYEH-luh glook prshee BRZDYEH-nee. KOH-leek BOO-deh staht OH-pruh-vuh?
Good day, the car makes noise when braking. How much will the repair cost?
Or say:Dobrý den, potřebuji nechat zkontrolovat brzdy. Můžete udělat kalkulaci?
DOH-brih dayn, POTR-sheh-booy-ee NEH-khuht SKOHN-troh-loh-vuht brzdih. MOO-zheh-teh OO-dyeh-luht KAHL-koo-luh-tsee?
THEY SAY
Dobrý den. Musíme se na to podívat. Pak vám řekneme cenu a termín opravy.DOH-brih dayn. MOO-see-meh seh nuh toh POH-dee-vuht. Pahk vahm RZHEK-neh-meh TSEH-noo uh TEHR-meen OH-pruh-vih.
Good day. We have to look at it. Then we'll tell you the price and the date of the repair.
They might also say:
Nejdřív auto prohlédneme a pak vám pošleme kalkulaci.
NAYDR-zheev OW-toh PROG-led-neh-meh uh pahk vahm POSH-leh-meh KAHL-koo-luh-tsee.
First we'll inspect the car and then send you an estimate.
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YOU REPLY
Kolik trvá prohlídka?
KOH-leek trvah PROG-leet-kuh?
How long does the inspection take?
THEY SAY
Asi hodinu. Pak vám zavoláme.AH-see GOH-dee-noo. Pahk vahm ZAH-voh-luh-meh.
About an hour. Then we'll phone you.
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YOU REPLY
Potřebuji cenu napsanou na papíře nebo e-mailem.
POTR-sheh-booy-ee TSEH-noo NAHP-suh-noh-oo nuh PAH-peer-zheh NEH-boh eh-MAH-ee-lem.
I need the price in writing on paper or by e-mail.
THEY SAY
Samozřejmě. A nic neopravíme bez vašeho souhlasu.SAH-mozr-zhaym-nyeh. Uh neets NEH-oh-pruh-vee-meh bez VAH-sheh-goh SOH-oog-luh-soo.
Of course. And we won't repair anything without your consent.
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YOU FINISH
Děkuji, to je pro mě důležité.
DYEH-kooy-ee, toh yeh proh mnyeh DOO-leh-zhee-teh.
Thank you, that is important to me.
THEY SAY
Rádo se stalo.RAH-doh seh STAH-loh.
My pleasure.
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
den
dayn
noun
day
auto
OW-toh
noun
car
dělá
DYEH-luh
verb
does, makes
hluk
glook
noun
noise
brzdění
BRZDYEH-nee
noun
braking
40 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?
Ještě neumím dobře česky.
YEHSH-tyeh NEH-oo-meem DOBR-zheh CHES-kih.
I don't speak Czech well yet.
Co to znamená?
Tsoh toh ZNAH-meh-nuh?
What does this mean?
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