Czech · Dopis z úřadu
You ask about the deadline for an appeal: what to say in Czech
You ask about appeal deadlines.
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How it's done. An odvolání is an appeal; the deadline in Czech law is usually patnáct dní from delivery of the decision; the letter has a poučení - where and how to submit.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
S tímhle rozhodnutím nesouhlasím. Co můžu udělat?
S TEEMG-leh ROZ-god-noo-teem NEH-soh-oog-luh-seem. Tsoh MOO-zhoo OO-dyeh-luht?
I don't agree with this decision. What can I do?
Or say:Chtěl{|a} bych se odvolat proti tomuto rozhodnutí.
Khtyehl bikh seh OH-dvoh-luht PROH-tee TOH-moo-toh ROZ-god-noo-tee.
THEY SAY
Můžete podat odvolání do patnácti dnů.MOO-zheh-teh POH-duht OH-dvoh-luh-nee doh PAHT-nuhts-tee dnoo.
You may file an appeal within fifteen days.
They might also say:
Napište odvolání a pošlete ho úřadu.
NAH-peesh-teh OH-dvoh-luh-nee uh POSH-leh-teh goh OOR-zhuh-doo.
Write the appeal and send it to the office.
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YOU FINISH
Komu ho mám adresovat?
KOH-moo goh mahm AH-dreh-soh-vuht?
To whom do I address it?
THEY SAY
Informace je v poučení na konci dopisu.EEN-for-muh-tseh yeh f POH-oo-cheh-nee nuh KOHN-tsee DOH-pee-soo.
The information is in the instructions at the end of the letter.
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
rozhodnutím
ROZ-god-noo-teem
noun
decision (instrumental)
nesouhlasím
NEH-soh-oog-luh-seem
verb
I disagree
můžu
MOO-zhoo
verb
I can
udělat
OO-dyeh-luht
verb
to do
Můžete
MOO-zheh-teh
verb
you can
podat
POH-duht
verb
to submit
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?
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