Czech · Chodba / small talk
You are carrying a pram up the stairs and a neighbour offers help: what to say in Czech
You carry a pram up the stairs and a neighbour offers help.
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How it's done. Pomůžu vám? and Pomoct? are short offers of help; the answer Děkuji, zvládnu to means you can manage.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
Pomůžu vám s kočárkem?POH-moo-zhoo vahm s KOH-chuhr-kem?
Shall I help you with the pram?
They might also say:
Pomoct? Ten kočárek je těžký.
POH-motst? Tayn KOH-chuh-rek yeh TYEHSH-kih.
Help? That pram is heavy.
YOU REPLY
Ano, prosím. To je milé.
AH-noh, PROH-seem. Toh yeh MEE-leh.
Yes, please. That's kind.
Or say:Děkuji, zvládnu to.
DYEH-kooy-ee, ZVLAHD-noo toh.
THEY SAY
Tak prosím. Do kterého patra?Tahk PROH-seem. Doh KTEH-reh-goh PAH-truh?
There you go. To which floor?
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YOU FINISH
Do čtvrtého. Moc děkuji!
Doh CHTVRTEH-goh. Mots DYEH-kooy-ee!
To the fourth. Thank you very much!
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
Pomůžu
POH-moo-zhoo
verb
I will help
kočárkem
KOH-chuhr-kem
noun
pram (instrumental)
prosím
PROH-seem
verb
please
je
yeh
verb
is
milé
MEE-leh
adjective
nice
Tak
Tahk
adverb
so
10 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
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