Czech · Úřad práce
You register at the employment office: what to say in Czech
You register at the employment office.
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How it's done. At the úřad práce (employment office) you can register as an uchazeč o zaměstnání (job seeker): this gives access to offers, retraining and sometimes insurance.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, chtěl{|a} bych se zaregistrovat jako uchazeč{|ka} o zaměstnání.
DOH-brih dayn, khtyehl bikh seh ZAH-reh-gees-troh-vuht YAH-koh OO-khuh-zech{|-kuh} oh ZAHM-nyehst-nuh-nee.
Good day, I'd like to register as a job seeker.
Speaking as:
THEY SAY
Dobrý den. Máte doklad totožnosti a rodné číslo?DOH-brih dayn. MAH-teh DOH-kluht TOH-tozh-nos-tee uh ROD-neh CHEE-sloh?
Good day. Do you have ID and a personal number?
They might also say:
Poprosím doklad a rodné číslo.
POH-proh-seem DOH-kluhd uh ROD-neh CHEE-sloh.
ID and personal number, please.
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YOU FINISH
Ano, tady jsou.
AH-noh, TAH-dih ysoh-oo.
Yes, here they are.
THEY SAY
Dobře. Vyplňte prosím registrační formulář.DOBR-zheh. VIPLNY-teh PROH-seem REH-gees-truhch-nee FOR-moo-luhrsh.
Good. Please fill in the registration form.
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
bych
bikh
verb
would
zaregistrovat
ZAH-reh-gees-troh-vuht
verb
to register
zaměstnání
ZAHM-nyehst-nuh-nee
noun
employment
Máte
MAH-teh
verb
you 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?
Ještě neumím dobře česky.
YEHSH-tyeh NEH-oo-meem DOBR-zheh CHES-kih.
I don't speak Czech well yet.
Můžete mi to napsat, prosím?
MOO-zheh-teh mee toh NAHP-suht, PROH-seem?
Can you write it down for me, please?
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