Czech · Dočasná ochrana / víza
You ask how to change the details on a document: what to say in Czech
You ask how to change details in a document.
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How it's done. If there is a mistake in a name or date in a document, report it at once and bring your passport; the sooner it is corrected, the fewer problems at the bank or the insurer.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, v mém dokladu je chyba v příjmení. Co mám dělat?
PROH-meen-teh, v mem DOH-kluh-doo yeh KHIH-buh f PRSHEEY-meh-nee. Tsoh mahm DYEH-luht?
Excuse me, there is a mistake in the surname in my document. What should I do?
Or say:Promiňte, ve jméně je překlep. Jak to opravím?
PROH-meen-teh, veh YMEH-nyeh yeh PRSHEH-klep. Yahk toh OH-pruh-veem?
THEY SAY
Přineste pas a my to opravíme.PRSHEE-nes-teh pahs uh mih toh OH-pruh-vee-meh.
Bring your passport and we'll correct it.
They might also say:
Vyplňte žádost o opravu a přiložte pas.
VIPLNY-teh ZHAH-dost oh OH-pruh-voo uh PRSHEE-losh-teh pahs.
Fill in a request for correction and attach the passport.
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YOU FINISH
Jak dlouho to bude trvat?
Yahk DLOH-oo-goh toh BOO-deh trvaht?
How long will it take?
THEY SAY
Asi týden.AH-see TIH-dayn.
About a week.
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
dokladu
DOH-kluh-doo
noun
document (genitive)
je
yeh
verb
is
chyba
KHIH-buh
noun
mistake
příjmení
PRSHEEY-meh-nee
noun
surname
mám
mahm
verb
I have
16 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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