Czech · Parkování / pokuta
You pay for parking in a zone through an app: what to say in Czech
You pay for parking in a zone through an app.
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How it's done. In paid zones you pay at a parkovací automat (parking machine) and often in an app; you choose the zone and licence plate; time can be extended remotely; a paper under the wiper is a fine.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
Promiňte, jak se tady platí parkování?
PROH-meen-teh, yahk seh TAH-dih PLAH-tee PAHR-koh-vuh-nee?
Excuse me, how do you pay for parking here?
Or say:Prosím vás, funguje tady parkovací aplikace?
PROH-seem vahs, FOON-goo-eh TAH-dih PAHR-koh-vuh-tsee AH-plee-kuh-tseh?
THEY SAY
Buď v automatu, nebo přes aplikaci. Stačí zadat zónu a značku auta.Boody v OW-toh-muh-too, NEH-boh prshes AH-plee-kuh-tsee. STAH-chee ZAH-duht ZOH-noo uh ZNAHCH-koo OW-tuh.
Either at the machine or through the app. Just enter the zone and the licence plate.
They might also say:
Můžete platit kartou v automatu, nebo v aplikaci zvolte zónu a registrační značku.
MOO-zheh-teh PLAH-teet KAHR-toh-oo v OW-toh-muh-too, NEH-boh v AH-plee-kuh-tsee ZVOL-teh ZOH-noo uh REH-gees-truhch-nee ZNAHCH-koo.
You can pay by card at the machine, or in the app choose the zone and the licence plate.
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YOU REPLY
A můžu čas prodloužit, když se zdržím?
Uh MOO-zhoo chahs PROH-dloh-oo-zheet, gdish seh zdrzheem?
And can I extend the time if I am delayed?
THEY SAY
Ano, v aplikaci stačí prodloužit parkování, nemusíte se vracet k autu.AH-noh, v AH-plee-kuh-tsee STAH-chee PROH-dloh-oo-zheet PAHR-koh-vuh-nee, NEH-moo-see-teh seh VRAH-tset g OW-too.
Yes, in the app you just extend the parking, you do not need to go back to the car.
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YOU REPLY
To je výhodné. Co když zapomenu zaplatit?
Toh yeh VIH-god-neh. Tsoh gdizh ZAH-poh-meh-noo ZAH-pluh-teet?
That is convenient. What if I forget to pay?
THEY SAY
Pak vám hrozí pokuta. Papír s pokutou najdete za stěračem.Pahk vahm GROH-zee POH-koo-tuh. PAH-peer s POH-koo-toh-oo NIGH-deh-teh zah STYEH-ruh-chem.
Then you risk a fine. You will find the paper with the fine behind the wiper.
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YOU FINISH
Děkuji za radu.
DYEH-kooy-ee zah RAH-doo.
Thank you for the advice.
THEY SAY
Není zač.NEH-nee zahch.
You're welcome.
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
jak
yahk
adverb
how
tady
TAH-dih
adverb
here
platí
PLAH-tee
verb
pays
parkování
PAHR-koh-vuh-nee
noun
parking
automatu
OW-toh-muh-too
noun
machine (locative)
42 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?
Similar situations
You ask about the park-and-ride car park by the metroParkování / pokuta · A1 in the app
→You pay for parking in a zoneParkování / pokuta · A2 in the app
→You find a slip of paper under the windscreen wiperParkování / pokuta · B1 in the app
→You ask about residents' parkingParkování / pokuta · B1 in the app
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