Czech · Ztráta / ztráty a nálezy
Your passport has gone missing and you do not know what to do: what to say in Czech
Your passport is gone and you don't know what to do.
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How it's done. Loss of a passport is reported to the police and to your consulate (embassy); a temporary document is issued for travel.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 pas. Co mám dělat?
DOH-brih dayn, STRAH-teel ysem pahs. Tsoh mahm DYEH-luht?
Good day, I lost my passport. What should I do?
THEY SAY
Nahlaste ztrátu na policii a kontaktujte svůj konzulát.NAHG-luhs-teh STRAH-too nuh POH-lee-tsihy-ee uh KOHN-tuhk-tooy-teh svooy KOHN-zoo-luht.
Report the loss to the police and contact your consulate.
They might also say:
Musíte zajít na policii a pak na velvyslanectví.
MOO-see-teh ZIGH-eet nuh POH-lee-tsihy-ee uh pahk nuh VEL-vih-sluh-nets-tvee.
You must go to the police and then to the embassy.
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YOU FINISH
Dostanu nějaké potvrzení?
DOS-tuh-noo NYEH-ah-keh POTVR-zeh-nee?
Will I get some confirmation?
THEY SAY
Ano, policie vám vystaví protokol o ztrátě.AH-noh, POH-lee-tsee-eh vahm VIS-tuh-vee PROH-toh-kol oh STRAH-tyeh.
Yes, the police will issue you a loss report.
Words worth knowing
Dobrý
DOH-brih
adjective
good
den
dayn
noun
day
jsem
ysem
verb
I am
pas
pahs
noun
passport
mám
mahm
verb
I have
dělat
DYEH-luht
verb
to do
Nahlaste
NAHG-luhs-teh
verb
report
ztrátu
STRAH-too
noun
loss (accusative)
policii
POH-lee-tsihy-ee
noun
police (accusative)
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?
Co to znamená?
Tsoh toh ZNAH-meh-nuh?
What does this mean?
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