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You order home internet from a provider: what to say in Czech
You order home internet from a provider.
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How it's done. Home internet: rychlost (speed), optika (fibre) or wireless, smlouva na dobu určitou (fixed-term contract); ask the price after the promotion and the conditions for early termination.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, chtěl{|a} bych si zřídit internet v bytě. Jaké máte tarify?
DOH-brih dayn, khtyehl bikh see ZRZHEE-deet EEN-tehr-net v BIH-tyeh. YAH-keh MAH-teh TAH-ree-fih?
Good day, I'd like to get internet in the flat. What tariffs do you have?
Or say:Dobrý den, zajímá mě domácí internet. Co nabízíte?
DOH-brih dayn, ZIGH-ee-muh mnyeh DOH-muh-tsee EEN-tehr-net. Tsoh NAH-bee-zee-teh?
Speaking as:
THEY SAY
Dobrý den. Máme optické připojení s rychlostí sto, dvě stě a pět set megabitů.DOH-brih dayn. MAH-meh OP-teets-keh PRSHEE-poh-eh-nee z RIKH-los-tee stoh, dvyeh styeh uh pyeht set MEH-guh-bee-too.
Good day. We have a fibre connection with speeds of a hundred, two hundred and five hundred megabits.
They might also say:
Nabízíme optiku a bezdrátové připojení. Jakou rychlost potřebujete?
NAH-bee-zee-meh OP-tee-koo uh BEZ-druh-toh-veh PRSHEE-poh-eh-nee. YAH-koh-oo RIKH-lost POTR-sheh-boo-eh-teh?
We offer fibre and wireless. What speed do you need?
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YOU REPLY
Potřebuji rychlost pro dvě osoby, pracujeme z domova.
POTR-sheh-booy-ee RIKH-lost proh dvyeh OH-soh-bih, PRAH-tsoo-eh-meh z DOH-moh-vuh.
I need a speed for two people, we work from home.
THEY SAY
Doporučuji dvě stě megabitů. Smlouva je na dva roky, router je v ceně.DOH-poh-roo-chooy-ee dvyeh styeh MEH-guh-bee-too. SMLOH-oo-vuh yeh nuh dvah ROH-kih, ROH-oo-tehr yeh f TSEH-nyeh.
I recommend two hundred megabits. The contract is for two years, the router is included.
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YOU REPLY
Co když se po roce odstěhuji?
Tsoh gdish seh poh ROH-tseh OTS-tyeh-gooy-ee?
What if I move out after a year?
THEY SAY
Při předčasném ukončení může být pokuta. Přečtěte si podmínky.Prshee PRSHET-chuhs-nem OO-kohn-cheh-nee MOO-zheh bit POH-koo-tuh. PRSHECH-tyeh-teh see POD-meen-kih.
There may be a penalty for early termination. Read the conditions.
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YOU FINISH
Dobře, vezmu si podmínky domů. Děkuji.
DOBR-zheh, VEZ-moo see POD-meen-kih DOH-moo. DYEH-kooy-ee.
Fine, I'll take the conditions home. Thank you.
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
bych
bikh
verb
would
zřídit
ZRZHEE-deet
verb
to set up
internet
EEN-tehr-net
noun
internet
bytě
BIH-tyeh
noun
flat (locative)
52 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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