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You book a garage for an oil change: what to say in Czech
You book an oil change at the garage.
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How it's done. Výměna oleje is an oil change, servis a service, prohlídka an inspection; before a visit it is better to book a time: objednat se.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
Cheat sheet for your visit
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YOU START
Dobrý den, potřebuji vyměnit olej. Kdy můžu přijet?
DOH-brih dayn, POTR-sheh-booy-ee VIM-nyeh-neet OH-lay. Gdih MOO-zhoo PRSHEE-eht?
Good day, I need to change the oil. When can I come?
THEY SAY
Můžete přijet ve čtvrtek ráno, tak v osm.MOO-zheh-teh PRSHEE-eht veh chtvrtek RAH-noh, tahk v osm.
You can come on Thursday morning, around eight.
They might also say:
Můžu vás objednat na čtvrtek v osm hodin.
MOO-zhoo vahs OH-byehd-nuht nuh chtvrtek v osm GOH-deen.
I can book you for Thursday at eight o'clock.
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YOU REPLY
Kolik to bude stát?
KOH-leek toh BOO-deh staht?
How much will it cost?
THEY SAY
Asi dva tisíce korun i s materiálem.AH-see dvah TEE-see-tseh KOH-roon ee z MAH-teh-ree-uh-lem.
About two thousand crowns including materials.
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YOU FINISH
Dobře, děkuji. Budu tam.
DOBR-zheh, DYEH-kooy-ee. BOO-doo tahm.
All right, thank you. I'll be there.
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
potřebuji
POTR-sheh-booy-ee
verb
I need
vyměnit
VIM-nyeh-neet
verb
to change
olej
OH-lay
noun
oil
Kdy
Gdih
adverb
when
24 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.
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