Czech · Třídění odpadu
You ask when the rubbish is collected: what to say in Czech
You ask when the rubbish is collected.
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How it's done. Svoz odpadu is rubbish collection on a schedule by days and types; the calendar is sent by the town or found on the service company's website.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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YOU START
Promiňte, kdy se tady vyváží odpad?
PROH-meen-teh, gdih seh TAH-dih VIH-vuh-zhee OT-puht?
Excuse me, when is rubbish collected here?
Or say:Promiňte, v které dny jezdí popeláři?
PROH-meen-teh, f KTEH-reh dnih YEHZ-dee POH-peh-luhr-zhee?
THEY SAY
Směsný odpad v úterý, plast ve čtvrtek.SMNYEHS-nih OT-puhd v OO-teh-rih, plahst veh chtvrtek.
Mixed on Tuesdays, plastic on Thursdays.
They might also say:
Kalendář visí na nástěnce u vchodu.
KAH-layn-duhrsh VEE-see nuh NAHS-tyayn-tseh oo FKHOH-doo.
The calendar hangs on the noticeboard by the entrance.
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YOU FINISH
Děkuji, to je užitečné.
DYEH-kooy-ee, toh yeh OO-zhee-tech-neh.
Thank you, that's useful.
THEY SAY
Není zač.NEH-nee zahch.
Not at all.
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
Promiňte
PROH-meen-teh
verb
excuse me
kdy
gdih
adverb
when
tady
TAH-dih
adverb
here
vyváží
VIH-vuh-zhee
verb
takes away
odpad
OT-puht
noun
waste
Směsný
SMNYEHS-nih
adjective
mixed
12 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?
Similar situations
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→You want to take an old wardrobe to the recycling centreTřídění odpadu · A2 in the app
→You do not know which bin to put the rubbish inTřídění odpadu · A1 in the app
→You want to get rid of an old sofaTřídění odpadu · A2 in the app
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