Czech · Správce / opravy
You ask who pays for the repair: what to say in Czech
You ask who pays for the repair.
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How it's done. Minor repairs (drobné opravy) are customarily paid by the tenant, major repairs and what arose from wear and tear - by the owner; exactly - in the contract.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
Rozbila se pračka. Kdo zaplatí opravu?
ROZ-bee-luh seh PRAHCH-kuh. Gdoh ZAH-pluh-tee OH-pruh-voo?
The washing machine broke. Who pays for the repair?
THEY SAY
Záleží, co se stalo. Mohu ji vidět?ZAH-leh-zhee, tsoh seh STAH-loh. MOH-goo yee VEE-dyeht?
It depends on what happened. May I see it?
They might also say:
Musím vědět, co se rozbilo. Můžete mi to popsat?
MOO-seem VYEH-dyeht, tsoh seh ROZ-bee-loh. MOO-zheh-teh mee toh POP-suht?
I need to know what broke. Can you describe it for me?
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YOU REPLY
Nejde odstředivka a nevytéká voda.
NAY-deh OTSTR-sheh-deef-kuh uh NEH-vih-teh-kuh VOH-duh.
The spin doesn't work and the water doesn't drain.
THEY SAY
To bude asi porucha. Opravu zaplatím já.Toh BOO-deh AH-see POH-roo-khuh. OH-pruh-voo ZAH-pluh-teem yah.
That is probably a fault. I'll pay for the repair.
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YOU FINISH
Děkuji, to je velmi vstřícné.
DYEH-kooy-ee, toh yeh VEL-mee FSTRSHEETS-neh.
Thank you, that's very accommodating.
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This dialogue is part of the course “Czech for life in Czechia”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
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Words worth knowing
Rozbila
ROZ-bee-luh
verb
broke
pračka
PRAHCH-kuh
noun
washing machine
zaplatí
ZAH-pluh-tee
verb
will pay
opravu
OH-pruh-voo
noun
repair (accusative)
Záleží
ZAH-leh-zhee
verb
depends
stalo
STAH-loh
verb
happened
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?
Co to znamená?
Tsoh toh ZNAH-meh-nuh?
What does this mean?
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