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You ask whether the child naps during the day and how it is organised: what to say in Czech
You ask whether the child sleeps during the day and how it is organised.
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How it's done. In kindergarten there is usually an odpolední odpočinek (afternoon rest) after lunch: children lie on cots; those who do not sleep do quiet activities; ask how it is done.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, spí děti po obědě? Moje dítě už přes den většinou nespí.
DOH-brih dayn, spee DYEH-tee poh OH-byeh-dyeh? MOH-eh DEE-tyeh oosh prshes dayn VYEHT-shee-noh-oo NES-pee.
Good day, do the children sleep after lunch? My child mostly does not sleep in the day any more.
Or say:Dobrý den, jak vypadá odpolední odpočinek?
DOH-brih dayn, yahk VIH-puh-duh OT-poh-led-nee OT-poh-chee-nek?
THEY SAY
Po obědě je odpočinek. Děti, které nespí, si tiše hrají nebo si prohlížejí knížky.Poh OH-byeh-dyeh yeh OT-poh-chee-nek. DYEH-tee, KTEH-reh NES-pee, see TEE-sheh GRIGH-ee NEH-boh see PROG-lee-zhay-ee KNEESH-kih.
There is a rest after lunch. Children who do not sleep play quietly or look at books.
They might also say:
Děti odpočívají na lehátkách asi hodinu. Kdo nespí, dostane tichou činnost.
DYEH-tee OT-poh-chee-vigh-ee nuh LEH-guht-kuhkh AH-see GOH-dee-noo. Gdoh NES-pee, DOS-tuh-neh TEE-khoh-oo CHEEN-nost.
Children rest on cots for about an hour. Whoever does not sleep gets a quiet activity.
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YOU REPLY
Opravdu ho nenutíte spát?
OH-pruhv-doo goh NEH-noo-tee-teh spaht?
Do you really not force him to sleep?
THEY SAY
Ne, nenutíme. Spát můžou, kdo chce.Neh, NEH-noo-tee-meh. Spaht MOO-zhoh-oo, gdoh khtseh.
No, we don't. Those who want to can sleep.
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YOU REPLY
A co když dítě usne odpoledne a večer neusne?
Uh tsoh gdizh DEE-tyeh OOS-neh OT-poh-led-neh uh VEH-chehr NEH-oos-neh?
And what if the child sleeps in the afternoon and cannot fall asleep in the evening?
THEY SAY
Pak ho jemně vzbudíme dřív. Řekněte nám, jak spí doma.Pahk goh YEHM-nyeh VZBOO-dee-meh drzheef. RZHEK-nyeh-teh nahm, yahk spee DOH-muh.
Then we gently wake him earlier. Tell us how he sleeps at home.
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YOU FINISH
Děkuji za vysvětlení.
DYEH-kooy-ee zah VIH-svyeh-tleh-nee.
Thank you for the explanation.
THEY SAY
Rádo se stalo.RAH-doh seh STAH-loh.
My pleasure.
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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
Dobrý
DOH-brih
adjective
good
den
dayn
noun
day
spí
spee
verb
sleeps
děti
DYEH-tee
noun
children
obědě
OH-byeh-dyeh
noun
lunch (locative)
dítě
DEE-tyeh
noun
child
45 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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