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A neighbour invites you for coffee: what to say in Czech
A neighbour invites you for coffee.
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How it's done. An invitation to coffee and cake is a common way to get to know people; you bring the hosts a small gift: flowers or sweets.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
Pozvu vás na kávu a koláč v sobotu odpoledne.POZ-voo vahs nuh KAH-voo uh KOH-luhch f SOH-boh-too OT-poh-led-neh.
I'll invite you for coffee and cake on Saturday afternoon.
They might also say:
Nechcete se zastavit na kávu v sobotu?
NEKH-tseh-teh seh ZAHS-tuh-veet nuh KAH-voo f SOH-boh-too?
Wouldn't you like to drop in for coffee on Saturday?
YOU REPLY
Velmi rád{|a}, děkuji za pozvání.
VEL-mee raht, DYEH-kooy-ee zah POZ-vuh-nee.
Very gladly, thank you for the invitation.
THEY SAY
Skvělé! Kolem třetí?SKWYEH-leh! KOH-lem TRSHEH-tee?
Great! Around three?
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YOU FINISH
Ano, hodí se mi to. Co mám přinést?
AH-noh, GOH-dee seh mee toh. Tsoh mahm PRSHEE-nest?
Yes, that suits me. What shall I bring?
THEY SAY
Nic, jen přijďte.Neets, yayn PRSHEEYTY-teh.
Nothing, just come.
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
Pozvu
POZ-voo
verb
I will invite
kávu
KAH-voo
noun
coffee (accusative)
koláč
KOH-luhch
noun
cake
sobotu
SOH-boh-too
noun
Saturday (accusative)
odpoledne
OT-poh-led-neh
noun
afternoon
Velmi
VEL-mee
adverb
very
21 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?
Děkuji!
DYEH-kooy-ee!
Thank you!
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