Czech · Parkování / pokuta
You find a slip of paper under the windscreen wiper: what to say in Czech
You find a slip of paper under the windscreen wiper.
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How it's done. A fine (pokuta) for parking is paid within the stated period at the relevant office or online; it states a variabilní symbol (payment reference).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, našel{|a} jsem za stěračem lístek. Co mám dělat?
DOH-brih dayn, NAH-shel ysem zah STYEH-ruh-chem LEES-tek. Tsoh mahm DYEH-luht?
Good day, I found a slip under the wiper. What should I do?
THEY SAY
To je pokuta za parkování. Zaplatíte ji online nebo na úřadě.Toh yeh POH-koo-tuh zah PAHR-koh-vuh-nee. ZAH-pluh-tee-teh yee OHN-lee-neh NEH-boh nuh OOR-zhuh-dyeh.
That's a parking fine. You pay it online or at the office.
They might also say:
Je to pokuta. Podrobnosti najdete na lístku.
Yeh toh POH-koo-tuh. POH-drob-nos-tee NIGH-deh-teh nuh LEEST-koo.
It's a fine. You'll find details on the slip.
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YOU FINISH
Do kdy musím zaplatit?
Doh gdih MOO-seem ZAH-pluh-teet?
By when must I pay?
THEY SAY
Do čtrnácti dnů. Je to napsáno na lístku.Doh CHTRNAHTS-tee dnoo. Yeh toh NAHP-suh-noh nuh LEEST-koo.
Within fourteen days. It is written on the slip.
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
jsem
ysem
verb
I am
stěračem
STYEH-ruh-chem
noun
wiper (instrumental)
lístek
LEES-tek
noun
ticket, slip
mám
mahm
verb
I have
21 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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