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You phone to say you and your child will be late: what to say in Czech
You phone to say you will be late with the child.
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How it's done. If you are late phone the kindergarten: that way educators know whether to wait for the child; a late arrival can disrupt the day's routine.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
Cheat sheet for your visit
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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Mateřská škola Sluníčko, dobrý den.MAH-tehrshs-kuh SHKOH-luh SLOO-neech-koh, DOH-brih dayn.
Sluníčko kindergarten, good day.
YOU REPLY
Dobrý den, tady maminka Maksa. Dnes přijdeme později.
DOH-brih dayn, TAH-dih MAH-meen-kuh MAHK-suh. Dnes PRSHEEY-deh-meh POZ-dyay-ee.
Good day, this is Maks's parent. We'll come later today.
THEY SAY
To nevadí. Kdy asi budete u nás?Toh NEH-vuh-dee. Gdih AH-see BOO-deh-teh oo nahs?
That doesn't matter. When roughly will you be with us?
They might also say:
Dobře, v kolik hodin přijdete?
DOBR-zheh, f KOH-leek GOH-deen PRSHEEY-deh-teh?
All right, at what time will you come?
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YOU FINISH
Kolem desáté.
KOH-lem DEH-suh-teh.
Around ten.
THEY SAY
Dobře, budeme na vás čekat. Nashledanou!DOBR-zheh, BOO-deh-meh nuh vahs CHEH-kuht. Nuhskh-LEH-duh-noh-oo!
Good, we'll wait for you. Goodbye!
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
Mateřská
MAH-tehrshs-kuh
adjective
nursery
škola
SHKOH-luh
noun
school
Sluníčko
SLOO-neech-koh
noun
little sun
dobrý
DOH-brih
adjective
good
den
dayn
noun
day
tady
TAH-dih
adverb
here
20 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.
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