Czech · Kauce / poplatky
You ask about the deposit: what to say in Czech
You ask about the deposit.
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How it's done. The kauce (or jistota) is a deposit, usually up to three monthly payments; it is returned after moving out if the apartment is in order.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
Kolik je kauce?
KOH-leek yeh KOW-tseh?
How much is the deposit?
THEY SAY
Dva měsíční nájmy, tedy čtyřicet tisíc korun.Dvah MNYEH-seech-nee NIGH-mih, TEH-dih CHTIR-zhee-tset TEE-seets KOH-roon.
Two monthly rents, that is forty thousand crowns.
They might also say:
Kauce jsou dvě platby nájmu, čtyřicet tisíc.
KOW-tseh ysoh-oo dvyeh PLAHD-bih NIGH-moo, CHTIR-zhee-tset TEE-seets.
The deposit is two rent payments, forty thousand.
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YOU FINISH
Kdy ji dostanu zpět?
Gdih yee DOS-tuh-noo spyeht?
When will I get it back?
THEY SAY
Po skončení nájmu, pokud je byt v pořádku.Poh SKOHN-cheh-nee NIGH-moo, POH-kood yeh bit f POR-zhuht-koo.
After the end of the lease, if the apartment is in order.
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
Kolik
KOH-leek
adverb
how much
je
yeh
verb
is
kauce
KOW-tseh
noun
deposit
měsíční
MNYEH-seech-nee
adjective
monthly
nájmy
NIGH-mih
noun
rents
korun
KOH-roon
noun
crowns (genitive)
15 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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