Czech · Oslavy / výlet
The nursery has a carnival and your child needs a costume: what to say in Czech
There is a carnival at kindergarten and the child needs a costume.
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How it's done. A karneval is a ball with costumes, a kostým a costume; children usually come dressed as fairy-tale characters or animals; it is often held in February.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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1
YOU START
Kdy je ve školce karneval?
Gdih yeh veh SHKOL-tseh KAHR-neh-vuhl?
When is the carnival at the kindergarten?
Or say:Kdy bude karneval ve školce?
Gdih BOO-deh KAHR-neh-vuhl veh SHKOL-tseh?
THEY SAY
Ve čtvrtek od devíti do jedenácti.Veh chtvrtek od DEH-vee-tee doh YEH-deh-nuhts-tee.
On Thursday from nine to eleven.
They might also say:
Karneval je tenhle čtvrtek.
KAHR-neh-vuhl yeh TAYNG-leh chtvrtek.
The carnival is this Thursday.
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YOU REPLY
Musí mít dítě kostým?
MOO-see meet DEE-tyeh KOS-tim?
Does the child have to have a costume?
THEY SAY
Nemusí, ale děti to mají moc rády.NEH-moo-see, AH-leh DYEH-tee toh MIGH-ee mots RAH-dih.
It doesn't have to, but children like it very much.
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YOU FINISH
Dobře, koupím mu kostým piráta.
DOBR-zheh, KOH-oo-peem moo KOS-tim PEE-ruh-tuh.
All right, I'll buy him a pirate costume.
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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
Kdy
Gdih
adverb
when
je
yeh
verb
is
školce
SHKOL-tseh
noun
kindergarten (locative)
karneval
KAHR-neh-vuhl
noun
carnival
čtvrtek
chtvrtek
noun
Thursday
Musí
MOO-see
verb
must
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?
Co to znamená?
Tsoh toh ZNAH-meh-nuh?
What does this mean?
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