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You ask about the area: noise, transport, shops: what to say in Czech
You ask about the neighbourhood: noise, transport, shops.
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How it's done. During the viewing ask about neighbours, noise, the stop and shops; walk around the area in the morning and in the evening to see the difference.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, jaká je tu čtvrť? Je tu klid?
DOH-brih dayn, YAH-kuh yeh too chtvrty? Yeh too kleet?
Good day, what is this neighbourhood like? Is it quiet here?
Or say:Dobrý den, můžete mi říct něco o okolí?
DOH-brih dayn, MOO-zheh-teh mee rzheetst NYEH-tsoh oh OH-koh-lee?
THEY SAY
Je tu klidná čtvrť. Zastávka tramvaje je za rohem a obchod hned naproti.Yeh too KLEED-nuh chtvrty. ZAHS-tuhf-kuh TRAHM-vuh-eh yeh zah ROH-gem uh OP-khod gned NAH-proh-tee.
It is a quiet neighbourhood. The tram stop is around the corner and a shop just opposite.
They might also say:
Okolí je klidné, ve dne i v noci. Tramvaj jede každých deset minut.
OH-koh-lee yeh KLEED-neh, veh dneh ee v NOH-tsee. TRAHM-vigh YEH-deh KAHZH-dikh DEH-set MEE-noot.
The area is quiet day and night. The tram runs every ten minutes.
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YOU REPLY
A co hluk z ulice? Jsou okna na ulici?
Uh tsoh glook z OO-lee-tseh? Ysoh-oo OK-nuh nuh OO-lee-tsee?
And noise from the street? Do the windows face the street?
THEY SAY
Okna jsou do dvora, takže je to tichý byt.OK-nuh ysoh-oo doh DVOH-ruh, TAHG-zheh yeh toh TEE-khih bit.
The windows face the courtyard so it is a quiet flat.
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YOU REPLY
Jsou v domě slušní sousedé?
Ysoh-oo v DOM-nyeh SLOOSH-nee SOH-oo-seh-deh?
Are there decent neighbours in the building?
THEY SAY
Ano, většinou rodiny a starší lidé. Jsou milí, ale chtějí klid po desáté večer.AH-noh, VYEHT-shee-noh-oo ROH-dee-nih uh STAHR-shee LEE-deh. Ysoh-oo MEE-lee, AH-leh KHTYAY-ee kleet poh DEH-suh-teh VEH-chehr.
Yes, mostly families and older people. They are nice but want quiet after ten in the evening.
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YOU FINISH
Děkuji, to je dobré vědět.
DYEH-kooy-ee, toh yeh DOH-breh VYEH-dyeht.
Thank you, that is good to know.
THEY SAY
Rádo se stalo.RAH-doh seh STAH-loh.
My pleasure.
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
je
yeh
verb
is
tu
too
adverb
here
čtvrť
chtvrty
noun
district
klid
kleet
noun
quiet
45 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?
Co to znamená?
Tsoh toh ZNAH-meh-nuh?
What does this mean?
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