Czech · Schůzka / rozhovor
They tell you how the settling-in will work: what to say in Czech
You are told how the settling-in period will go.
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How it's done. Adaptace is gradual settling-in: in the first days the child stays an hour or two, a parent may be nearby; it usually takes several weeks.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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Adaptace trvá obvykle dva až čtyři týdny.AH-duhp-tuh-tseh trvah OH-bvih-kleh dvah uhsh CHTIR-zhee TID-nih.
Settling-in usually lasts two to four weeks.
They might also say:
Děláme pozvolnou adaptaci, potrvá několik týdnů.
DYEH-luh-meh POZ-vol-noh-oo AH-duhp-tuh-tsee, POTR-vuh NYEH-koh-leek TID-noo.
We do a gradual settling-in, which takes several weeks.
YOU REPLY
Musím být po tu dobu s dítětem?
MOO-seem bit poh too DOH-boo z DEE-tyeh-tem?
Do I have to be with the child during this time?
THEY SAY
Na začátku ano. Potom postupně zkracujeme čas s rodičem.Nuh ZAH-chuht-koo AH-noh. POH-tom POS-toop-nyeh SKRAH-tsoo-eh-meh chahs z ROH-dee-chem.
At the beginning yes. Then we gradually shorten the time with the parent.
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YOU FINISH
Jak dlouho tu zůstane první den?
Yahk DLOH-oo-goh too ZOOS-tuh-neh prvnee dayn?
How long will he stay here on the first day?
THEY SAY
Jen hodinu. Potom prodlužujeme.Yayn GOH-dee-noo. POH-tom PROH-dloo-zhoo-eh-meh.
Only an hour. Then we extend.
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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
Adaptace
AH-duhp-tuh-tseh
noun
adaptation
trvá
trvah
verb
lasts
obvykle
OH-bvih-kleh
adverb
usually
týdny
TID-nih
noun
weeks
Musím
MOO-seem
verb
I must
být
bit
verb
to be
24 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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