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You try to negotiate a lower rent: what to say in Czech
You try to negotiate a lower rent.
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How it's done. Negotiating the price in the Czech Republic is normal if polite: explain that you are interested in the apartment and propose your number.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
Byt se mi líbí, ale nájem je pro mě trochu vysoký.
Bit seh mee LEE-bee, AH-leh NAH-ehm yeh proh mnyeh TROH-khoo VIH-soh-kih.
I like the apartment, but the rent is a bit high for me.
Or say:Byt je hezký, ale rád bych se domluvil{|a} na nižším nájmu.
Bit yeh GES-kih, AH-leh raht bikh seh DOM-loo-veel nuh NEESH-sheem NIGH-moo.
THEY SAY
Jaká částka by vám vyhovovala?YAH-kuh CHAHST-kuh bih vahm VIH-goh-voh-vuh-luh?
What amount would suit you?
They might also say:
Kolik byste chtěl{|a} platit?
KOH-leek BIS-teh khtyehl PLAH-teet?
How much would you like to pay?
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YOU REPLY
Osmnáct tisíc korun, pokud je to možné.
OSM-nuhtst TEE-seets KOH-roon, POH-kood yeh toh MOZH-neh.
Eighteen thousand crowns, if that's possible.
THEY SAY
Dobře, můžeme se domluvit na osmnácti tisících.DOBR-zheh, MOO-zheh-meh seh DOM-loo-veet nuh OSM-nuhts-tee TEE-see-tseekh.
All right, we can agree on eighteen thousand.
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YOU FINISH
Děkuji, to je skvělé.
DYEH-kooy-ee, toh yeh SKWYEH-leh.
Thank you, that's great.
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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
Byt
Bit
noun
flat
líbí
LEE-bee
verb
likes
nájem
NAH-ehm
noun
rent
je
yeh
verb
is
trochu
TROH-khoo
adverb
a little
vysoký
VIH-soh-kih
adjective
high
24 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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