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You read the meters together with the landlord when moving in: what to say in Czech
You read the meters together with the landlord when moving in.
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How it's done. When moving in or out write down and photograph the odečty (readings) of the electricity, gas and water meters together with the landlord; they go into the předávací protokol (hand-over protocol).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, pojďme zapsat stavy měřičů. Kde je elektroměr?
DOH-brih dayn, POYDY-meh ZAHP-suht STAH-vih MNYEHR-zhee-choo. Gdeh yeh EH-lek-trom-nyehr?
Good day, let's write down the meter readings. Where is the electricity meter?
Or say:Dobrý den, musíme odečíst stav elektřiny, plynu a vody. Můžete mi ukázat měřiče?
DOH-brih dayn, MOO-see-meh OH-deh-cheest stahv EH-lektr-shee-nih, PLIH-noo uh VOH-dih. MOO-zheh-teh mee OO-kuh-zuht MNYEHR-zhee-cheh?
THEY SAY
Elektroměr je na chodbě ve skříňce, plynoměr v kuchyni a vodoměry v koupelně.EH-lek-trom-nyehr yeh nuh KHOD-byeh veh SKRSHEEN-tseh, PLIH-nom-nyehr f KOO-khih-nee uh VOH-dom-nyeh-rih f KOH-oo-pel-nyeh.
The electricity meter is in the hallway in a cabinet, the gas meter in the kitchen and the water meters in the bathroom.
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YOU REPLY
Zapíšu si stavy a vyfotím displeje. Můžeme je zapsat i do protokolu?
ZAH-pee-shoo see STAH-vih uh VIH-foh-teem DEES-pleh-eh. MOO-zheh-meh yeh ZAHP-suht ee doh PROH-toh-koh-loo?
I'll write down the readings and photograph the displays. Can we also put them in the protocol?
THEY SAY
Samozřejmě. Zapíšeme to oba a podepíšeme.SAH-mozr-zhaym-nyeh. ZAH-pee-sheh-meh toh OH-buh uh POH-deh-pee-sheh-meh.
Of course. We'll both write it down and sign.
They might also say:
Ano, napíšeme to do protokolu a podepíšeme oba.
AH-noh, NAH-pee-sheh-meh toh doh PROH-toh-koh-loo uh POH-deh-pee-sheh-meh OH-buh.
Yes, we'll write it in the protocol and both sign.
3
YOU REPLY
Je tam teplá i studená voda zvlášť?
Yeh tahm TEH-pluh ee STOO-deh-nuh VOH-duh zvlahshty?
Are hot and cold water separate?
THEY SAY
Ano, dva vodoměry: modrý na studenou a červený na teplou.AH-noh, dvah VOH-dom-nyeh-rih: MOH-drih nuh STOO-deh-noh-oo uh CHEHR-veh-nih nuh TEH-ploh-oo.
Yes, two water meters: blue for cold and red for hot.
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YOU FINISH
Děkuji, všechno mám zapsané.
DYEH-kooy-ee, FSHEKH-noh mahm ZAHP-suh-neh.
Thank you, I have everything written down.
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
pojďme
POYDY-meh
verb
let's go
zapsat
ZAHP-suht
verb
to write down
stavy
STAH-vih
noun
readings
měřičů
MNYEHR-zhee-choo
noun
meters (genitive)
44 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?
Můžete mi to ukázat?
MOO-zheh-teh mee toh OO-kuh-zuht?
Can you show me?
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