Czech · Czech POINT / datová schránka
You ask about an electronic mailbox for letters from the state: what to say in Czech
You ask about the electronic mailbox for letters from the state.
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How it's done. A datová schránka is an electronic mailbox for official letters from offices; you can set it up at a Czech POINT or via bank identification; important letters (with a rozhodnutí) arrive there.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
Cheat sheet for your visit
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YOU START
Dobrý den, jak si můžu zřídit datovou schránku?
DOH-brih dayn, yahk see MOO-zhoo ZRZHEE-deet DAH-toh-voh-oo SKHRAHN-koo?
Good day, how can I set up a data box?
Or say:Dobrý den, co je datová schránka?
DOH-brih dayn, tsoh yeh DAH-toh-vuh SKHRAHN-kuh?
THEY SAY
Je to elektronická schránka pro úřady. Můžete ji zřídit na Czech POINTu.Yeh toh EH-lek-troh-neets-kuh SKHRAHN-kuh proh OOR-zhuh-dih. MOO-zheh-teh yee ZRZHEE-deet nuh Chek POH-een-too.
It is an electronic mailbox for offices. You can set it up at a Czech POINT.
They might also say:
Datová schránka slouží pro úřední zprávy. Zřídit ji můžete přes bankovní identitu.
DAH-toh-vuh SKHRAHN-kuh SLOH-oo-zhee proh OOR-zhed-nee SPRAH-vih. ZRZHEE-deet yee MOO-zheh-teh prshes BAHN-kov-nee EE-dayn-tee-too.
A data box serves for official messages. You can set it up via bank identity.
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YOU FINISH
Je to zdarma?
Yeh toh ZDAHR-muh?
Is it free?
THEY SAY
Ano, je to zdarma.AH-noh, yeh toh ZDAHR-muh.
Yes, it is free.
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
jak
yahk
adverb
how
můžu
MOO-zhoo
verb
I can
zřídit
ZRZHEE-deet
verb
to set up
datovou
DAH-toh-voh-oo
adjective
data (accusative)
15 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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