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A neighbour reminds you that it is your turn to clean the stairs this week: what to say in Czech
A neighbour reminds you that it is your turn to clean the stairs this week.
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How it's done. In some buildings residents clean the stairs in turn by a rozpis (rota), in others a company does it and it is included in the charges; ask the správce (manager) or neighbours how it is in your building.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
Tento týden máte na řadě úklid schodiště. Rozpis visí na nástěnce.TAYN-toh TIH-dayn MAH-teh nuh RZHAH-dyeh OO-kleet SKHOH-deesh-tyeh. ROS-pees VEE-see nuh NAHS-tyayn-tseh.
This week it is your turn to clean the stairwell. The rota hangs on the board.
They might also say:
Podle rozpisu je tento týden vaše řada na úklidu schodů.
POH-dleh ROS-pee-soo yeh TAYN-toh TIH-dayn VAH-sheh RZHAH-duh nuh OO-klee-doo SKHOH-doo.
According to the rota it is your turn to clean the stairs this week.
YOU REPLY
Promiňte, nevěděl{|a} jsem to. Co přesně se má dělat?
PROH-meen-teh, NEH-vyeh-dyehl ysem toh. Tsoh PRSHES-nyeh seh mah DYEH-luht?
Sorry, I didn't know. What exactly has to be done?
THEY SAY
Zamést a vytřít schody a chodbu. Dělají to všichni nájemníci postupně.ZAH-mest uh VITR-sheet SKHOH-dih uh KHOD-boo. DYEH-ligh-ee toh FSHEEKH-nee NAH-ehm-nee-tsee POS-toop-nyeh.
Sweep and wash the stairs and the corridor. All tenants do it in turn.
They might also say:
Zamést a umýt podlahu jednou za týden.
ZAH-mest uh OO-mit POH-dluh-goo YEHD-noh-oo zah TIH-dayn.
Sweep and wash the floor once a week.
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YOU REPLY
Kde najdu smeták a kbelík?
Gdeh NIGH-doo SMEH-tuhk uh GBEH-leek?
Where do I find a broom and a bucket?
THEY SAY
Ve sklepě, v místnosti vedle poštovních schránek.Veh SKLEH-pyeh, v MEEST-nos-tee VEH-dleh POSH-tov-neekh SKHRAH-nek.
In the cellar, in the room next to the letterboxes.
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YOU FINISH
Děkuji za vysvětlení. Udělám to zítra ráno.
DYEH-kooy-ee zah VIH-svyeh-tleh-nee. OO-dyeh-luhm toh ZEE-truh RAH-noh.
Thank you for the explanation. I'll do it tomorrow morning.
THEY SAY
Není zač. Do neděle by to mělo být hotové.NEH-nee zahch. Doh NEH-dyeh-leh bih toh MNYEH-loh bit GOH-toh-veh.
You're welcome. By Sunday it should be done.
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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
týden
TIH-dayn
noun
week
máte
MAH-teh
verb
you have
řadě
RZHAH-dyeh
noun
turn (locative)
úklid
OO-kleet
noun
cleaning
schodiště
SKHOH-deesh-tyeh
noun
staircase
Rozpis
ROS-pees
noun
breakdown, schedule
46 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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