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You buy a car and register it in your name: what to say in Czech
You buy a car and register it in your name.
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How it's done. For přepis vozidla (vehicle re-registration) you need a kupní smlouva (purchase contract), the vehicle documents (malý and velký technický průkaz), proof of insurance and a valid STK; re-registration takes place at the relevant office.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, koupil{|a} jsem auto. Kde ho přepíšu?
DOH-brih dayn, KOH-oo-peel ysem OW-toh. Gdeh goh PRSHEH-pee-shoo?
Good day, I bought a car. Where do I re-register it?
THEY SAY
Na úřadě, na oddělení registru vozidel.Nuh OOR-zhuh-dyeh, nuh OD-dyeh-leh-nee REH-gees-troo VOH-zee-del.
At the office, at the vehicle registry department.
They might also say:
Na registru vozidel na úřadě vaší obce.
Nuh REH-gees-troo VOH-zee-del nuh OOR-zhuh-dyeh VAH-shee OP-tseh.
At the vehicle registry at the office of your municipality.
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YOU REPLY
Co s sebou potřebuji?
Tsoh s SEH-boh-oo POTR-sheh-booy-ee?
What do I need with me?
THEY SAY
Kupní smlouvu, doklady k autu a potvrzení o pojištění.KOOP-nee SMLOH-oo-voo, DOH-kluh-dih g OW-too uh POTVR-zeh-nee oh POY-eesh-tyeh-nee.
The purchase contract, the car's documents and proof of insurance.
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YOU FINISH
Děkuji, vše připravím.
DYEH-kooy-ee, fsheh PRSHEE-pruh-veem.
Thank you, I'll prepare everything.
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
jsem
ysem
verb
I am
auto
OW-toh
noun
car
Kde
Gdeh
adverb
where
přepíšu
PRSHEH-pee-shoo
verb
I will transfer
22 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?
Můžete mi to napsat, prosím?
MOO-zheh-teh mee toh NAHP-suht, PROH-seem?
Can you write it down for me, please?
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