Czech · Ráno / vyzvednutí
You pick your child up and the teacher tells you about the day: what to say in Czech
You pick up the child and the teacher tells you about the day.
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How it's done. The teacher tells you about food (jedl), sleep (spal), play (hrál si) and mood; the question Jaký byl den? is standard at pick-up.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, přišel{|a} jsem pro Maksa. Jaký byl den?
DOH-brih dayn, PRSHEE-shel ysem proh MAHK-suh. YAH-kih bil dayn?
Good day, I've come for Maks. How was the day?
Or say:Dobrý den, vyzvedávám Maksa. Jak se mu dnes dařilo?
DOH-brih dayn, VIZ-veh-duh-vuhm MAHK-suh. Yahk seh moo dnes DAHR-zhee-loh?
THEY SAY
Den byl klidný. Snědl oběd a hodinu spal.Dayn bil KLEED-nih. Snyehdl OH-byehd uh GOH-dee-noo spahl.
The day was calm. He ate his lunch and slept for an hour.
They might also say:
Všechno dobré. Hodně si hrál a dobře jedl.
FSHEKH-noh DOH-breh. GOD-nyeh see grahl uh DOBR-zheh yehdl.
All good. He played a lot and ate well.
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YOU REPLY
To mě těší. Něco nakreslil?
Toh mnyeh TYEH-shee. NYEH-tsoh NAH-kreh-sleel?
I'm glad. Did he draw something?
THEY SAY
Ano, obrázek pro vás. Je v jeho skříňce.AH-noh, OH-bruh-zek proh vahs. Yeh v YEH-goh SKRSHEEN-tseh.
Yes, a picture for you. It's in his locker.
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YOU FINISH
To je milé, děkuji! Nashledanou!
Toh yeh MEE-leh, DYEH-kooy-ee! Nuhskh-LEH-duh-noh-oo!
How nice, thank 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
Dobrý
DOH-brih
adjective
good
den
dayn
noun
day
jsem
ysem
verb
I am
byl
bil
verb
was
klidný
KLEED-nih
adjective
quiet
Snědl
Snyehdl
verb
ate
22 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?
Děkuji!
DYEH-kooy-ee!
Thank you!
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