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You fill up and pay at the till: what to say in Czech
You fill up the car and pay at the till.
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How it's done. At Czech petrol stations you first fill up at the pump (stojan) and then pay at the till: you give the pump number and the amount or plná nádrž (full tank).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 den, který stojan?DOH-brih dayn, KTEH-rih STOH-ahn?
Good day, which pump?
They might also say:
Dobrý den, na kterém stojanu jste tankoval{|a}?
DOH-brih dayn, nuh KTEH-rem STOH-ah-noo ysteh TAHN-koh-vuhl?
Good day, at which pump did you fill up?
YOU REPLY
Dobrý den, stojan číslo tři, natural za osm set korun.
DOH-brih dayn, STOH-ahn CHEE-sloh trshee, NAH-too-ruhl zah osm set KOH-roon.
Good day, pump number three, natural for eight hundred crowns.
THEY SAY
Platíte kartou, nebo hotově?PLAH-tee-teh KAHR-toh-oo, NEH-boh GOH-toh-vyeh?
Are you paying by card or cash?
2
YOU FINISH
Kartou, prosím.
KAHR-toh-oo, PROH-seem.
By card, please.
THEY SAY
Děkuji, hezký den.DYEH-kooy-ee, GES-kih dayn.
Thank you, have a nice day.
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
stojan
STOH-ahn
noun
pump, stand
číslo
CHEE-sloh
noun
number
natural
NAH-too-ruhl
noun
petrol (Natural 95)
korun
KOH-roon
noun
crowns (genitive)
12 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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