Czech · Zápis do školky
You ask how the nursery will help a child who does not speak Czech yet: what to say in Czech
You ask how the kindergarten will help a child who does not speak Czech yet.
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How it's done. Ask whether there is an asistent pedagoga (teaching assistant) or an adaptační skupina (adaptation group) for children who do not speak Czech yet; children usually pick up the language quickly.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, moje dítě zatím neumí česky. Pomůžete mu?
DOH-brih dayn, MOH-eh DEE-tyeh ZAH-teem NEH-oo-mee CHES-kih. POH-moo-zheh-teh moo?
Good day, my child does not speak Czech yet. Will you help?
Or say:Dobrý den, dítě mluví ukrajinsky. Máte nějakou podporu pro děti, které neumí česky?
DOH-brih dayn, DEE-tyeh MLOO-vee OO-krigh-eens-kih. MAH-teh NYEH-ah-koh-oo POT-poh-roo proh DYEH-tee, KTEH-reh NEH-oo-mee CHES-kih?
THEY SAY
Dobrý den. Máme asistenta pedagoga a pracujeme s obrázky a písničkami. Děti se naučí brzy.DOH-brih dayn. MAH-meh AH-sees-tayn-tuh PEH-duh-goh-guh uh PRAH-tsoo-eh-meh z OH-bruhs-kih uh PEES-neech-kuh-mee. DYEH-tee seh NOW-chee brzih.
Good day. We have an assistant and work with pictures and songs. Children learn quickly.
They might also say:
Ano, máme asistenta. Děti se česky učí hrou a písničkami.
AH-noh, MAH-meh AH-sees-tayn-tuh. DYEH-tee seh CHES-kih OO-chee groh-oo uh PEES-neech-kuh-mee.
Yes, we have an assistant. Children learn Czech through play and songs.
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YOU REPLY
Může mi někdo vysvětlit, co dítě dělá během dne?
MOO-zheh mee NYEHG-doh VIH-svyeh-tleet, tsoh DEE-tyeh DYEH-luh BYEH-gem dneh?
Can somebody explain to me what the child does during the day?
THEY SAY
Ano, dostanete denní plán s překladem. Pomůže nám i překladač v mobilu.AH-noh, DOS-tuh-neh-teh DAYN-nee plahn s PRSHEH-kluh-dem. POH-moo-zheh nahm ee PRSHEH-kluh-duhch v MOH-bee-loo.
Yes, you'll get the daily plan with a translation. A translator on the phone helps us too.
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YOU REPLY
Mám s dítětem doma mluvit česky?
Mahm z DEE-tyeh-tem DOH-muh MLOO-veet CHES-kih?
Should I speak Czech with the child at home?
THEY SAY
Ne, mluvte doma jazykem, který znáte nejlépe. Češtinu se dítě naučí ve školce.Neh, MLOOF-teh DOH-muh YAH-zih-kem, KTEH-rih ZNAH-teh NAY-leh-peh. CHESH-tee-noo seh DEE-tyeh NOW-chee veh SHKOL-tseh.
No, speak at home the language you know best. The child will learn Czech in the kindergarten.
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YOU FINISH
Děkuji za podporu.
DYEH-kooy-ee zah POT-poh-roo.
Thank you for the support.
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
dítě
DEE-tyeh
noun
child
zatím
ZAH-teem
adverb
for now
neumí
NEH-oo-mee
verb
cannot, does not know how
česky
CHES-kih
adverb
in Czech
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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