Czech · Dopis z úřadu
You show a letter from an office and ask for an explanation: what to say in Czech
You show a letter from an office and ask for an explanation.
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How it's done. A rozhodnutí is an official decision, výzva a demand, lhůta a deadline, odvolání an appeal; at the end there is a poučení (instructions on how to appeal).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, dostal{|a} jsem tenhle dopis z úřadu. Co to znamená?
DOH-brih dayn, DOS-tuhl ysem TAYNG-leh DOH-pees z OOR-zhuh-doo. Tsoh toh ZNAH-meh-nuh?
Good day, I received this letter from an office. What does it mean?
Or say:Dobrý den, můžete mi vysvětlit tenhle dopis?
DOH-brih dayn, MOO-zheh-teh mee VIH-svyeh-tleet TAYNG-leh DOH-pees?
THEY SAY
Je to rozhodnutí. Je tu napsáno, co máte udělat.Yeh toh ROZ-god-noo-tee. Yeh too NAHP-suh-noh, tsoh MAH-teh OO-dyeh-luht.
It is a decision. It says here what you have to do.
They might also say:
Je to výzva k doplnění dokladů.
Yeh toh VIZ-vuh g DOPL-nyeh-nee DOH-kluh-doo.
It is a demand to supplement documents.
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YOU FINISH
Je tam nějaká lhůta?
Yeh tahm NYEH-ah-kuh LGOO-tuh?
Is there a deadline there?
THEY SAY
Ano, patnáct dní od doručení.AH-noh, PAHT-nuhtst dnee od DOH-roo-cheh-nee.
Yes, fifteen days from delivery.
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
jsem
ysem
verb
I am
dopis
DOH-pees
noun
letter
úřadu
OOR-zhuh-doo
noun
office (genitive)
znamená
ZNAH-meh-nuh
verb
means
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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