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You ask which documents you must carry when driving: what to say in Czech
You ask which documents you must carry when driving.
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How it's done. When driving you must have a řidičský průkaz (driving licence) and an osvědčení o registraci vozidla (vehicle registration certificate); insurance is checked in a register and a zelená karta is needed abroad; the car must carry a vest, a first-aid kit and a warning triangle.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, jaké doklady musím mít u sebe při jízdě?
DOH-brih dayn, YAH-keh DOH-kluh-dih MOO-seem meet oo SEH-beh prshee YEEZ-dyeh?
Good day, which documents must I carry when driving?
Or say:Dobrý den, co všechno musím vozit v autě?
DOH-brih dayn, tsoh FSHEKH-noh MOO-seem VOH-zeet v OW-tyeh?
THEY SAY
Řidičský průkaz a osvědčení o registraci vozidla. Pojištění se kontroluje v registru, zelenou kartu potřebujete v zahraničí.RZHEE-deechs-kih PROO-kuhz uh OH-svyeht-cheh-nee oh REH-gees-truh-tsee VOH-zee-dluh. POY-eesh-tyeh-nee seh KOHN-troh-loo-eh v REH-gees-troo, ZEH-leh-noh-oo KAHR-too POTR-sheh-boo-eh-teh v ZAHG-ruh-nee-chee.
A driving licence and the registration certificate. Insurance is checked in a register, you need a green card abroad.
They might also say:
Musíte mít řidičský průkaz a osvědčení vozidla. Zelenou kartu potřebujete jen v zahraničí.
MOO-see-teh meet RZHEE-deechs-kih PROO-kuhz uh OH-svyeht-cheh-nee VOH-zee-dluh. ZEH-leh-noh-oo KAHR-too POTR-sheh-boo-eh-teh yayn v ZAHG-ruh-nee-chee.
You must have a driving licence and the vehicle certificate. You need the green card only abroad.
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YOU REPLY
Kde zelenou kartu získám?
Gdeh ZEH-leh-noh-oo KAHR-too ZEES-kuhm?
Where do I get the green card?
THEY SAY
Vystaví vám ji vaše pojišťovna, obvykle zdarma.VIS-tuh-vee vahm yee VAH-sheh POY-eesh-tyov-nuh, OH-bvih-kleh ZDAHR-muh.
Your insurer issues it, usually free of charge.
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YOU REPLY
A co reflexní vestu a lékárničku?
Uh tsoh REH-fleks-nee VES-too uh LEH-kuhr-neech-koo?
And what about the reflective vest and first-aid kit?
THEY SAY
Ty musíte vozit povinně. Vesta, lékárnička a výstražný trojúhelník patří do auta.Tih MOO-see-teh VOH-zeet POH-veen-nyeh. VES-tuh, LEH-kuhr-neech-kuh uh VIS-truhzh-nih TROH-oo-gel-neek PAHTR-shee doh OW-tuh.
Those are compulsory. The vest, first-aid kit and warning triangle belong in the car.
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YOU FINISH
Děkuji za informace.
DYEH-kooy-ee zah EEN-for-muh-tseh.
Thank you for the information.
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.
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Words worth knowing
Dobrý
DOH-brih
adjective
good
den
dayn
noun
day
doklady
DOH-kluh-dih
noun
documents
musím
MOO-seem
verb
I must
mít
meet
verb
to have
jízdě
YEEZ-dyeh
noun
ride, driving (locative)
49 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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