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You ask why money was deducted from the deposit: what to say in Czech
You ask why money was deducted from the deposit.
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How it's done. The landlord may deduct from the kauce (deposit) only justified costs: damage or arrears; ask for a written breakdown and photos; normal opotřebení (wear and tear) does not count.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, z kauce mi bylo strženo pět set korun. Za co to je?
DOH-brih dayn, s KOW-tseh mee BIH-loh STRZHEH-noh pyeht set KOH-roon. Zah tsoh toh yeh?
Good day, five hundred crowns were deducted from my deposit. What is it for?
Or say:Dobrý den, nerozumím, proč mi byla z kauce odečtena část peněz.
DOH-brih dayn, NEH-roh-zoo-meem, proch mee BIH-luh s KOW-tseh OH-dech-teh-nuh chahst PEH-nyehs.
THEY SAY
Dobrý den. Je to za opravu zdi, kde byly otvory po policích. Mám fakturu.DOH-brih dayn. Yeh toh zah OH-pruh-voo zdee, gdeh BIH-lih OH-tvoh-rih poh POH-lee-tseekh. Mahm FAHK-too-roo.
Good day. It is for repairing the wall where there were holes from shelves. I have an invoice.
They might also say:
Odečetli jsme to za malování. Fakturu vám pošlu.
OH-deh-cheh-tlee ysmeh toh zah MAH-loh-vuh-nee. FAHK-too-roo vahm POSH-loo.
We deducted it for painting. I'll send you the invoice.
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YOU REPLY
Ale otvory po policích jsou běžné opotřebení. Mohu dostat rozpis a fotky?
AH-leh OH-tvoh-rih poh POH-lee-tseekh ysoh-oo BYEHZH-neh OH-potr-sheh-beh-nee. MOH-goo DOS-tuht ROS-pees uh FOT-kih?
But holes from shelves are normal wear. May I have a breakdown and photos?
THEY SAY
Rozumím. Pošlu vám rozpis i fotografie z předání bytu.ROH-zoo-meem. POSH-loo vahm ROS-pees ee FOH-toh-gruh-fee-eh s PRSHEH-duh-nee BIH-too.
I understand. I'll send you the breakdown and the photographs from the hand-over.
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YOU REPLY
Prosím, abych je dostal{|a} do týdne.
PROH-seem, AH-bikh yeh DOS-tuhl doh TID-neh.
Please, so that I get them within a week.
THEY SAY
Dobře, domluveno. Zbytek kauce vám pošlu ještě dnes.DOBR-zheh, DOM-loo-veh-noh. ZBIH-tek KOW-tseh vahm POSH-loo YEHSH-tyeh dnes.
Fine, agreed. I'll send you the rest of the deposit today.
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YOU FINISH
Děkuji, počkám.
DYEH-kooy-ee, POCH-kuhm.
Thank you, I'll wait.
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
kauce
KOW-tseh
noun
deposit
bylo
BIH-loh
verb
was
strženo
STRZHEH-noh
verb
deducted
korun
KOH-roon
noun
crowns (genitive)
47 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.
Co to znamená?
Tsoh toh ZNAH-meh-nuh?
What does this mean?
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