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You phone the electricity supplier to put the contract in your name: what to say in Czech
You phone the electricity supplier to put the contract in your name.
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How it's done. When you move in the electricity or gas contract often has to be přepsat (transferred) to your name; give the address, the meter number and the reading on the move-in day; ask about the tariff.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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1
THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Dodavatel energií, dobrý den. Jak vám mohu pomoci?DOH-duh-vuh-tel EH-nehr-gee-ee, DOH-brih dayn. Yahk vahm MOH-goo POH-moh-tsee?
Energy supplier, good day. How can I help you?
They might also say:
Dobrý den, zákaznická linka, slyším vás.
DOH-brih dayn, ZAH-kuhz-neets-kuh LEEN-kuh, SLIH-sheem vahs.
Good day, the customer line, I'm listening.
YOU REPLY
Dobrý den, nastěhoval{|a} jsem se do nového bytu a chtěl{|a} bych přepsat elektřinu na sebe.
DOH-brih dayn, NAHS-tyeh-goh-vuhl ysem seh doh NOH-veh-goh BIH-too uh khtyehl bikh PRSHEP-suht EH-lektr-shee-noo nuh SEH-beh.
Good day, I've moved into a new flat and would like to transfer the electricity to my name.
THEY SAY
Dobře. Řekněte mi adresu bytu a číslo elektroměru.DOBR-zheh. RZHEK-nyeh-teh mee AH-dreh-soo BIH-too uh CHEE-sloh EH-lek-trom-nyeh-roo.
Fine. Tell me the flat's address and the meter number.
2
YOU REPLY
Adresa je Zahradní osm, číslo elektroměru mám zapsané.
AH-dreh-suh yeh ZAHG-ruhd-nee osm, CHEE-sloh EH-lek-trom-nyeh-roo mahm ZAHP-suh-neh.
The address is Zahradní eight, I have the meter number written down.
THEY SAY
Děkuji. Potřebuji i datum předání bytu a stav elektroměru k tomuto dni.DYEH-kooy-ee. POTR-sheh-booy-ee ee DAH-toom PRSHEH-duh-nee BIH-too uh stahv EH-lek-trom-nyeh-roo k TOH-moo-toh dnee.
Thank you. I also need the date of the hand-over and the meter reading on that day.
3
YOU REPLY
Předání bylo prvního v měsíci. Stav jsem si vyfotil{|a}.
PRSHEH-duh-nee BIH-loh PRVNEE-goh v MNYEH-see-tsee. Stahv ysem see VIH-foh-teel.
The hand-over was on the first of the month. I photographed the reading.
THEY SAY
Výborně. Pošlete mi fotku e-mailem a smlouvu vám zašleme do tří dnů.VIH-bor-nyeh. POSH-leh-teh mee FOT-koo eh-MAH-ee-lem uh SMLOH-oo-voo vahm ZAHSH-leh-meh doh trshee dnoo.
Excellent. Send me the photo by e-mail and we'll send you the contract within three days.
4
YOU FINISH
Děkuji za pomoc.
DYEH-kooy-ee zah POH-mots.
Thank you for the help.
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
Dodavatel
DOH-duh-vuh-tel
noun
supplier
energií
EH-nehr-gee-ee
noun
energy (genitive)
dobrý
DOH-brih
adjective
good
den
dayn
noun
day
Jak
Yahk
adverb
how
mohu
MOH-goo
verb
I can
51 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?
Můžete mi to napsat, prosím?
MOO-zheh-teh mee toh NAHP-suht, PROH-seem?
Can you write it down for me, please?
Co to znamená?
Tsoh toh ZNAH-meh-nuh?
What does this mean?
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