Czech · Správce / opravy
A tap in the flat is leaking: what to say in Czech
A tap leaks in the apartment.
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How it's done. If water is leaking, close the hlavní uzávěr vody (main water shutoff) and tell the owner or the správce domu (building manager) at once.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, v koupelně teče voda z kohoutku.
DOH-brih dayn, f KOH-oo-pel-nyeh TEH-cheh VOH-duh s KOH-goh-oot-koo.
Good day, water is leaking from the tap in the bathroom.
THEY SAY
Zavřete hlavní uzávěr vody. Přijdu se podívat.ZAHVR-zheh-teh GLAHV-nee OO-zuh-vyehr VOH-dih. PRSHEEY-doo seh POH-dee-vuht.
Close the main water shutoff. I'll come and have a look.
They might also say:
Zavřete prosím vodu a já přijedu co nejdříve.
ZAHVR-zheh-teh PROH-seem VOH-doo uh yah PRSHEE-eh-doo tsoh NAYDR-zhee-veh.
Please turn off the water and I'll come as soon as possible.
2
YOU REPLY
Kde je uzávěr?
Gdeh yeh OO-zuh-vyehr?
Where is the shutoff?
THEY SAY
Pod dřezem v kuchyni, otočte ho doprava.Pod DRZHEH-zem f KOO-khih-nee, OH-toch-teh goh DOH-pruh-vuh.
Under the sink in the kitchen, turn it to the right.
3
YOU FINISH
Dobře, hned to udělám.
DOBR-zheh, gnet toh OO-dyeh-luhm.
All right, I'll do it right away.
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.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
Dobrý
DOH-brih
adjective
good
den
dayn
noun
day
koupelně
KOH-oo-pel-nyeh
noun
bathroom (locative)
teče
TEH-cheh
verb
flows
voda
VOH-duh
noun
water
kohoutku
KOH-goh-oot-koo
noun
tap (locative)
21 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?
Ještě neumím dobře česky.
YEHSH-tyeh NEH-oo-meem DOBR-zheh CHES-kih.
I don't speak Czech well yet.
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