Czech · Třídění odpadu
You do not know which bin to put the rubbish in: what to say in Czech
You don't know which bin to put the rubbish in.
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How it's done. In the Czech Republic rubbish is sorted: papír (paper, blue), plast (plastic, yellow), sklo (glass, green or white and coloured), bio (organic, brown), směsný odpad (the rest, black or grey).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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1
YOU START
Promiňte, do kterého kontejneru patří plastová láhev?
PROH-meen-teh, doh KTEH-reh-goh KOHN-tay-neh-roo PAHTR-shee PLAHS-toh-vuh LAH-gef?
Excuse me, which container does a plastic bottle go in?
Or say:Promiňte, kam mám dát plast?
PROH-meen-teh, kahm mahm daht plahst?
THEY SAY
Plast patří do žlutého kontejneru.Plahst PAHTR-shee doh ZHLOO-teh-goh KOHN-tay-neh-roo.
Plastic goes into the yellow container.
They might also say:
Do žlutého kontejneru, ten je tamhle.
Doh ZHLOO-teh-goh KOHN-tay-neh-roo, tayn yeh TAHMG-leh.
Into the yellow container, it's over there.
2
YOU REPLY
A papír?
Uh PAH-peer?
And paper?
THEY SAY
Papír do modrého.PAH-peer doh MOH-dreh-goh.
Paper into the blue one.
3
YOU FINISH
A zbytky jídla?
Uh ZBIT-kih YEE-dluh?
And food scraps?
THEY SAY
Do hnědého, to je bioodpad.Doh GNYEH-deh-goh, toh yeh BEE-oh-ot-puht.
Into the brown one, that is bio-waste.
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
kontejneru
KOHN-tay-neh-roo
noun
container (genitive)
patří
PAHTR-shee
verb
belongs
plastová
PLAHS-toh-vuh
adjective
plastic (feminine)
láhev
LAH-gef
noun
bottle
Plast
Plahst
noun
plastic
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 mi to ukázat?
MOO-zheh-teh mee toh OO-kuh-zuht?
Can you show me?
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