Czech · Zápis do školky
You look for a nursery place for your child: what to say in Czech
You look for a place in kindergarten for your child.
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How it's done. Enrolment (zápis) in state kindergartens takes place in spring (usually in May): you submit the application with documents and wait for the decision; the last year before school attendance is compulsory.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, hledám místo ve školce pro dceru.
DOH-brih dayn, GLEH-duhm MEES-toh veh SHKOL-tseh proh TSEH-roo.
Good day, I'm looking for a place in kindergarten for my daughter.
Or say:Dobrý den, máte ve školce volná místa?
DOH-brih dayn, MAH-teh veh SHKOL-tseh VOL-nuh MEES-tuh?
THEY SAY
Kolik je dceři let?KOH-leek yeh TSEHR-zhee let?
How old is your daughter?
They might also say:
Kolik je dítěti let?
KOH-leek yeh DEE-tyeh-tee let?
How old is the child?
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YOU FINISH
Jsou jí tři roky.
Ysoh-oo yee trshee ROH-kih.
She is three years old.
THEY SAY
Zápis je na jaře, v květnu. Podívejte se na stránky školky.ZAH-pees yeh nuh YAHR-zheh, f KWYEHT-noo. POH-dee-vay-teh seh nuh STRAHN-kih SHKOL-kih.
Enrolment is in spring, in May. Look at the kindergarten's website.
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
hledám
GLEH-duhm
verb
I look for
místo
MEES-toh
noun
place
školce
SHKOL-tseh
noun
kindergarten (locative)
dceru
TSEH-roo
noun
daughter (accusative)
19 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.
Můžete mi to napsat, prosím?
MOO-zheh-teh mee toh NAHP-suht, PROH-seem?
Can you write it down for me, please?
Similar situations
You ask how much the nursery costsZápis do školky · A2 in the app
→You are shown around the nursery and told which documents are neededZápis do školky · A2 in the app
→You ask when enrolment is and which documents are neededZápis do školky · A2 in the app
→You ask how the nursery will help a child who does not speak Czech yetZápis do školky · A2 in the app
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