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You look for where to pump up the tyres: what to say in Czech
You look for where to inflate the tyres.
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How it's done. Pneumatiky are tyres, vzduch air, kompresor a compressor; at many petrol stations air is free or token-based, ask at the till.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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1
YOU START
Promiňte, kde mohu nahustit pneumatiky?
PROH-meen-teh, gdeh MOH-goo NAH-goos-teet PNEH-oo-muh-tee-kih?
Excuse me, where can I inflate the tyres?
THEY SAY
Venku vedle stojanů. Je tam kompresor.VAYN-koo VEH-dleh STOH-ah-noo. Yeh tahm KOM-preh-sor.
Outside next to the pumps. There is a compressor.
They might also say:
Venku u stojanů, tam je vzduch.
VAYN-koo oo STOH-ah-noo, tahm yeh vzdookh.
Outside by the pumps, there is air there.
2
YOU REPLY
Musí se platit?
MOO-see seh PLAH-teet?
Does one have to pay?
THEY SAY
Ne, je to zdarma.Neh, yeh toh ZDAHR-muh.
No, it is free.
3
YOU FINISH
Děkuji vám.
DYEH-kooy-ee vahm.
Thank you.
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
Promiňte
PROH-meen-teh
verb
excuse me
kde
gdeh
adverb
where
mohu
MOH-goo
verb
I can
nahustit
NAH-goos-teet
verb
to inflate
pneumatiky
PNEH-oo-muh-tee-kih
noun
tyres
Venku
VAYN-koo
adverb
outside
13 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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