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You apply for child benefit: what to say in Czech
You apply for a child benefit.
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How it's done. Přídavek na dítě is a benefit for families with children on a low income; the application is filed at the úřad práce; for foreigners the conditions depend on the type of stay; ask on site.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, chtěl{|a} bych požádat o přídavek na dítě.
DOH-brih dayn, khtyehl bikh POH-zhuh-duht oh PRSHEE-duh-vek nuh DEE-tyeh.
Good day, I'd like to apply for a child allowance.
Speaking as:
THEY SAY
Dobrý den. Máte vyplněnou žádost?DOH-brih dayn. MAH-teh VIPL-nyeh-noh-oo ZHAH-dost?
Good day. Do you have a completed application?
They might also say:
Máte u sebe potřebné doklady?
MAH-teh oo SEH-beh POTR-sheb-neh DOH-kluh-dih?
Do you have the necessary documents with you?
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YOU FINISH
Ne, potřebuji pomoc s vyplněním.
Neh, POTR-sheh-booy-ee POH-mots z VIPL-nyeh-neem.
No, I need help filling it in.
THEY SAY
Rádi pomůžeme. Posaďte se, prosím. Dám vám formulář.RAH-dee POH-moo-zheh-meh. POH-suhty-teh seh, PROH-seem. Dahm vahm FOR-moo-luhrsh.
We'll gladly help. Please sit. I'll give you the form.
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
bych
bikh
verb
would
požádat
POH-zhuh-duht
verb
to apply
přídavek
PRSHEE-duh-vek
noun
allowance
dítě
DEE-tyeh
noun
child
18 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?
Co to znamená?
Tsoh toh ZNAH-meh-nuh?
What does this mean?
Similar situations
You ask about housing supportSociální dávky · A2 in the app
→You ask about parental allowance after the birth of a childSociální dávky · A2 in the app
→You show a letter from an office and ask for an explanationDopis z úřadu · A2 in the app
→You ask about the deadline for an appealDopis z úřadu · A2 in the app
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