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The police ask to see your documents: what to say in Czech
The police ask to see your documents.
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How it's done. Foreigners should carry an identity document: a passport or povolení k pobytu (residence permit) or the dočasná ochrana (temporary protection) card.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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Dobrý den, policie. Prosím o doklad totožnosti.DOH-brih dayn, POH-lee-tsee-eh. PROH-seem oh DOH-kluht TOH-tozh-nos-tee.
Good day, police. Your identity document, please.
They might also say:
Dobrý den, kontrola dokladů. Máte u sebe průkaz?
DOH-brih dayn, KOHN-troh-luh DOH-kluh-doo. MAH-teh oo SEH-beh PROO-kuhs?
Good day, document check. Do you have an ID with you?
YOU REPLY
Dobrý den, mám pas a povolení k pobytu.
DOH-brih dayn, mahm pahs uh POH-voh-leh-nee k POH-bih-too.
Good day, I have a passport and a residence permit.
THEY SAY
Děkuji. Všechno je v pořádku.DYEH-kooy-ee. FSHEKH-noh yeh f POR-zhuht-koo.
Thank you. Everything is in order.
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YOU FINISH
Děkuji, nashledanou.
DYEH-kooy-ee, nuhskh-LEH-duh-noh-oo.
Thank you, goodbye.
Words worth knowing
Dobrý
DOH-brih
adjective
good
den
dayn
noun
day
policie
POH-lee-tsee-eh
noun
police
Prosím
PROH-seem
verb
please
doklad
DOH-kluht
noun
document
totožnosti
TOH-tozh-nos-tee
noun
identity (genitive)
mám
mahm
verb
I have
pas
pahs
noun
passport
povolení
POH-voh-leh-nee
noun
permit
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?
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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