Czech · Energie / internet
You ask how much to pay in advance for utilities and when the settlement will be: what to say in Czech
You ask how much to pay in advance for utilities and when the settlement comes.
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How it's done. Rent often includes zálohy na služby (advances for utilities): you pay a fixed sum monthly and once a year a vyúčtování (statement) arrives with a surplus or a shortfall; ask which services are included.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, kolik budu platit měsíčně za zálohy na služby?
DOH-brih dayn, KOH-leek BOO-doo PLAH-teet MNYEH-seech-nyeh zah ZAH-loh-gih nuh SLOOZH-bih?
Good day, how much will I pay monthly as advances for services?
Or say:Dobrý den, co všechno pokrývají zálohy na služby?
DOH-brih dayn, tsoh FSHEKH-noh POH-krih-vigh-ee ZAH-loh-gih nuh SLOOZH-bih?
THEY SAY
Zálohy jsou dva tisíce korun měsíčně. Zahrnují vodu, topení a odpad.ZAH-loh-gih ysoh-oo dvah TEE-see-tseh KOH-roon MNYEH-seech-nyeh. ZAHGR-nooy-ee VOH-doo, TOH-peh-nee uh OT-puht.
The advances are two thousand crowns a month. They cover water, heating and waste.
They might also say:
Měsíční záloha je dva tisíce korun a zahrnuje vodu, teplo a vývoz odpadu.
MNYEH-seech-nee ZAH-loh-guh yeh dvah TEE-see-tseh KOH-roon uh ZAHGR-noo-eh VOH-doo, TEH-ploh uh VIH-voz OT-puh-doo.
The monthly advance is two thousand crowns and covers water, heat and waste collection.
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YOU REPLY
A elektřinu a internet platím zvlášť?
Uh EH-lektr-shee-noo uh EEN-tehr-net PLAH-teem zvlahshty?
And do I pay electricity and internet separately?
THEY SAY
Ano, elektřinu a internet si platíte zvlášť podle vlastní smlouvy.AH-noh, EH-lektr-shee-noo uh EEN-tehr-net see PLAH-tee-teh zvlahshty POH-dleh VLAHST-nee SMLOH-oo-vih.
Yes, you pay electricity and internet separately under your own contract.
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YOU REPLY
Kdy dostanu vyúčtování?
Gdih DOS-tuh-noo VIH-ooch-toh-vuh-nee?
When will I get the statement?
THEY SAY
Jednou ročně, obvykle na jaře. Přeplatek vám vrátíme, nedoplatek zaplatíte.YEHD-noh-oo ROCH-nyeh, OH-bvih-kleh nuh YAHR-zheh. PRSHEH-pluh-tek vahm VRAH-tee-meh, NEH-doh-pluh-tek ZAH-pluh-tee-teh.
Once a year, usually in spring. We'll return an overpayment, you pay an underpayment.
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YOU FINISH
Rozumím. Děkuji za vysvětlení.
ROH-zoo-meem. DYEH-kooy-ee zah VIH-svyeh-tleh-nee.
I see. Thank you for the explanation.
THEY SAY
Není zač.NEH-nee zahch.
You're welcome.
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
kolik
KOH-leek
adverb
how much
budu
BOO-doo
verb
I will be
platit
PLAH-teet
verb
to pay
měsíčně
MNYEH-seech-nyeh
adverb
monthly
40 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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