Czech · Domovní řád / noční klid
You ask where you can leave a bicycle: what to say in Czech
You ask where you may leave your bike.
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How it's done. In a Czech building nothing is left on the stairs or in the corridor (those are únikové cesty, escape routes); bikes go to the kolárna (bike room) or the cellar.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, kam můžu dát kolo?
PROH-meen-teh, kahm MOO-zhoo daht KOH-loh?
Excuse me, where can I put my bike?
Or say:Promiňte, je tu místnost na kola?
PROH-meen-teh, yeh too MEEST-nost nuh KOH-luh?
THEY SAY
Ve sklepě je kolárna. Klíč se vám otevře od vchodu.Veh SKLEH-pyeh yeh KOH-luhr-nuh. Kleech seh vahm OH-tevr-zheh od FKHOH-doo.
There is a bike room in the cellar. The key opens it from the entrance.
They might also say:
Ano, je ve sklepě. Použijte klíč od vchodu.
AH-noh, yeh veh SKLEH-pyeh. POH-oo-zheey-teh kleech od FKHOH-doo.
Yes, in the cellar. Use the entrance key.
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YOU REPLY
Můžu kolo nechat na chodbě?
MOO-zhoo KOH-loh NEH-khuht nuh KHOD-byeh?
May I leave the bike in the corridor?
THEY SAY
Ne, na chodbě nic stát nemůže. Je to únikový východ.Neh, nuh KHOD-byeh neets staht NEH-moo-zheh. Yeh toh OO-nee-koh-vih VIH-khot.
No, nothing may stand in the corridor. It is an escape route.
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YOU FINISH
Rozumím. Postavím ho do sklepa. Děkuji!
ROH-zoo-meem. POS-tuh-veem goh doh SKLEH-puh. DYEH-kooy-ee!
I see. I'll put it in the cellar. Thanks!
THEY SAY
Prosím. Zamykejte vždy dveře na klíč.PROH-seem. ZAH-mih-kay-teh vzhdih DVEHR-zheh nuh kleech.
You're welcome. Always lock the door.
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
kam
kahm
adverb
where to
můžu
MOO-zhoo
verb
I can
dát
daht
verb
to give
kolo
KOH-loh
noun
bicycle, wheel
sklepě
SKLEH-pyeh
noun
cellar (locative)
29 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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