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You ask about parental allowance after the birth of a child: what to say in Czech
You ask about parental benefit after a baby is born.
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How it's done. The rodičovský příspěvek (parental allowance) is paid by the úřad práce up to a certain age of the child; you need the birth certificate, ID and details of income.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, nedávno se mi narodilo dítě. Jak požádám o rodičovský příspěvek?
DOH-brih dayn, NEH-duhv-noh seh mee NAH-roh-dee-loh DEE-tyeh. Yahk POH-zhuh-duhm oh ROH-dee-chofs-kih PRSHEES-pyeh-vek?
Good day, I recently had a baby. How do I apply for parental allowance?
Or say:Dobrý den, chci se zeptat na rodičovskou.
DOH-brih dayn, khtsee seh ZEP-tuht nuh ROH-dee-chofs-koh-oo.
THEY SAY
Dobrý den, gratuluji. Potřebujeme rodný list dítěte a váš doklad.DOH-brih dayn, GRAH-too-looy-ee. POTR-sheh-boo-eh-meh ROD-nih leest DEE-tyeh-teh uh vahsh DOH-kluht.
Good day, congratulations. We need the child's birth certificate and your document.
They might also say:
Blahopřeji. Žádost vyplníte tady. Přineste rodný list.
BLAH-gopr-shay-ee. ZHAH-dost VIPL-nee-teh TAH-dih. PRSHEE-nes-teh ROD-nih leest.
Congratulations. You fill in the application here. Bring the birth certificate.
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YOU REPLY
Mám rodný list z ukrajinského úřadu a jeho překlad. Stačí to?
Mahm ROD-nih leest z OO-krigh-eens-keh-goh OOR-zhuh-doo uh YEH-goh PRSHEH-kluht. STAH-chee toh?
I have a birth certificate from a Ukrainian office and its translation. Is that enough?
THEY SAY
Ano, ale překlad musí být úřední.AH-noh, AH-leh PRSHEH-kluhd MOO-see bit OOR-zhed-nee.
Yes, but the translation must be official.
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YOU REPLY
A jak dlouho se příspěvek vyplácí?
Uh yahk DLOH-oo-goh seh PRSHEES-pyeh-vek VIH-pluh-tsee?
And how long is the allowance paid?
THEY SAY
Až do čtyř let věku dítěte, pokud splníte podmínky.Ahzh doh chtirsh let VYEH-koo DEE-tyeh-teh, POH-koot SPLNEE-teh POD-meen-kih.
Up to the child's fourth birthday, if you meet the conditions.
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YOU FINISH
Děkuji za radu.
DYEH-kooy-ee zah RAH-doo.
Thank you for the advice.
THEY SAY
Rádo se stalo.RAH-doh seh STAH-loh.
My pleasure.
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
nedávno
NEH-duhv-noh
adverb
recently
narodilo
NAH-roh-dee-loh
verb
was born (neuter)
dítě
DEE-tyeh
noun
child
Jak
Yahk
adverb
how
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?
Ještě neumím dobře česky.
YEHSH-tyeh NEH-oo-meem DOBR-zheh CHES-kih.
I don't speak Czech well yet.
Co to znamená?
Tsoh toh ZNAH-meh-nuh?
What does this mean?
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