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You report a break-in at your flat to the police: what to say in Czech
You report a break-in at your flat to the police.
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How it's done. After a vloupání (break-in) touch nothing, phone the police and wait for the patrol; for the insurer you will need the protokol or a case number.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, někdo se mi vloupal do bytu. Co mám dělat?
DOH-brih dayn, NYEHG-doh seh mee VLOH-oo-puhl doh BIH-too. Tsoh mahm DYEH-luht?
Good day, somebody broke into my flat. What should I do?
Or say:Dobrý den, přišel{|a} jsem domů a dveře byly vypáčené.
DOH-brih dayn, PRSHEE-shel ysem DOH-moo uh DVEHR-zheh BIH-lih VIH-puh-cheh-neh.
THEY SAY
Nic nepřesouvejte ani nedotýkejte. Je někdo zraněný?Neets NEPR-sheh-soh-oo-vay-teh AH-nee NEH-doh-tih-kay-teh. Yeh NYEHG-doh ZRAH-nyeh-nih?
Do not move or touch anything. Is anyone hurt?
They might also say:
Neotvírejte skříně a zásuvky. Posíláme hlídku. Je někdo uvnitř?
NEH-oh-tvee-ray-teh SKRSHEE-nyeh uh ZAH-soof-kih. POH-see-luh-meh GLEET-koo. Yeh NYEHG-doh OOV-neetrsh?
Do not open wardrobes and drawers. We are sending a patrol. Is anyone inside?
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YOU REPLY
Ne, nikdo. Chybí notebook a nějaké peníze.
Neh, NEEG-doh. KHIH-bee NOH-oot-book uh NYEH-ah-keh PEH-nee-zeh.
No, nobody. A laptop and some money are missing.
THEY SAY
Popište mi, co přesně chybí. Policisté sepíšou protokol.POH-peesh-teh mee, tsoh PRSHES-nyeh KHIH-bee. POH-lee-tsees-teh SEH-pee-shoh-oo PROH-toh-kol.
Describe exactly what is missing. The police will draw up a report.
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YOU REPLY
Potřebuji protokol pro pojišťovnu. Dostanu ho?
POTR-sheh-booy-ee PROH-toh-kol proh POY-eesh-tyov-noo. DOS-tuh-noo goh?
I need the report for the insurer. Will I get it?
THEY SAY
Ano, dostanete číslo jednací a kopii protokolu.AH-noh, DOS-tuh-neh-teh CHEE-sloh YEHD-nuh-tsee uh KOH-pee-ee PROH-toh-koh-loo.
Yes, you will get a reference number and a copy of the report.
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YOU FINISH
Děkuji za pomoc.
DYEH-kooy-ee zah POH-mots.
Thank you for the help.
THEY SAY
Není zač. Hlídka bude za deset minut.NEH-nee zahch. GLEET-kuh BOO-deh zah DEH-set MEE-noot.
You're welcome. The patrol will be there in ten minutes.
Words worth knowing
Dobrý
DOH-brih
adjective
good
den
dayn
noun
day
vloupal
VLOH-oo-puhl
verb
broke in
bytu
BIH-too
noun
flat (genitive)
mám
mahm
verb
I have
dělat
DYEH-luht
verb
to do
nepřesouvejte
NEPR-sheh-soh-oo-vay-teh
verb
do not move
nedotýkejte
NEH-doh-tih-kay-teh
verb
do not touch
Je
Yeh
verb
is
All the 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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