Czech · Ztráta / ztráty a nálezy
You look for the lost property office because your wallet is missing: what to say in Czech
You look for the lost property office because your wallet is gone.
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How it's done. Ztráty a nálezy is the lost-property office at the city or in transport; peněženka is a wallet, nalezená věc a found item; also ask at the place where the item might have been left.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, ztratil{|a} jsem peněženku. Kde najdu ztráty a nálezy?
DOH-brih dayn, STRAH-teel ysem PEH-nyeh-zhayn-koo. Gdeh NIGH-doo STRAH-tih uh NAH-leh-zih?
Good day, I lost my wallet. Where can I find the lost property office?
THEY SAY
Ztráty a nálezy jsou na městském úřadě.STRAH-tih uh NAH-leh-zih ysoh-oo nuh MNYEHSTS-kem OOR-zhuh-dyeh.
The lost property office is at the city office.
They might also say:
Podívejte se na internet, jsou na městském úřadě.
POH-dee-vay-teh seh nuh EEN-tehr-net, ysoh-oo nuh MNYEHSTS-kem OOR-zhuh-dyeh.
Look on the internet, it is at the city office.
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YOU FINISH
Jaké mám mít s sebou doklady?
YAH-keh mahm meet s SEH-boh-oo DOH-kluh-dih?
What documents should I have with me?
THEY SAY
Doklad totožnosti a popis peněženky.DOH-kluht TOH-tozh-nos-tee uh POH-pees PEH-nyeh-zhayn-kih.
An identity document and a description of the wallet.
Words worth knowing
Dobrý
DOH-brih
adjective
good
den
dayn
noun
day
jsem
ysem
verb
I am
peněženku
PEH-nyeh-zhayn-koo
noun
wallet (accusative)
Kde
Gdeh
adverb
where
najdu
NIGH-doo
verb
I will find
ztráty
STRAH-tih
noun
lost
nálezy
NAH-leh-zih
noun
finds
jsou
ysoh-oo
verb
are
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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?
Co to znamená?
Tsoh toh ZNAH-meh-nuh?
What does this mean?
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