Czech · Czech POINT / datová schránka
You need a certified copy of a document: what to say in Czech
You need a certified copy of a document.
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How it's done. An ověřená kopie (vidimace) is a certified copy of a document; it is made at a Czech POINT, a notary or a municipal office; bring the original and a copy or printout.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, potřebuji ověřit kopii dokumentu.
DOH-brih dayn, POTR-sheh-booy-ee OH-vyehr-zheet KOH-pee-ee DOH-koo-mayn-too.
Good day, I need a copy of a document certified.
Or say:Dobrý den, můžete mi ověřit kopii diplomu?
DOH-brih dayn, MOO-zheh-teh mee OH-vyehr-zheet KOH-pee-ee DEE-ploh-moo?
THEY SAY
Máte originál a kopii?MAH-teh OH-ree-gee-nuhl uh KOH-pee-ee?
Do you have the original and a copy?
They might also say:
Ukažte mi originál, prosím.
OO-kuhsh-teh mee OH-ree-gee-nuhl, PROH-seem.
Show me the original, please.
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YOU FINISH
Ano, tady jsou.
AH-noh, TAH-dih ysoh-oo.
Yes, here they are.
THEY SAY
Dobře. Ověření stojí třicet korun za stránku.DOBR-zheh. OH-vyehr-zheh-nee STOY-ee TRSHEE-tset KOH-roon zah STRAHN-koo.
Good. Certification costs thirty crowns per page.
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
potřebuji
POTR-sheh-booy-ee
verb
I need
ověřit
OH-vyehr-zheet
verb
to certify
kopii
KOH-pee-ee
noun
copy (accusative)
dokumentu
DOH-koo-mayn-too
noun
document (genitive)
13 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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