Czech · Pomoc sousedů
Neighbours invite you to a barbecue in the yard: what to say in Czech
The neighbours invite you to a barbecue in the courtyard.
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How it's done. At a shared barbecue everybody brings something: a salad, a cake or drinks; ask Co mám přinést? (What should I bring?), which is how you get to know your neighbours.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
V sobotu grilujeme na dvoře. Zveme všechny sousedy!V SOH-boh-too GREE-loo-eh-meh nuh DVOR-zheh. ZVEH-meh FSHEKH-nih SOH-oo-seh-dih!
On Saturday we're barbecuing in the yard. We invite all the neighbours!
They might also say:
V sobotu je sousedské posezení u grilu. Srdečně zveme.
V SOH-boh-too yeh SOH-oo-sets-keh POH-seh-zeh-nee oo GREE-loo. SRDECH-nyeh ZVEH-meh.
On Saturday there is a neighbours' get-together at the grill. A warm invitation.
YOU REPLY
Děkuji za pozvání! Co mám přinést?
DYEH-kooy-ee zah POZ-vuh-nee! Tsoh mahm PRSHEE-nest?
Thank you for the invitation! What should I bring?
THEY SAY
Každý přinese něco k jídlu nebo k pití. Salát nebo dort budou vítány.KAHZH-dih PRSHEE-neh-seh NYEH-tsoh g YEE-dloo NEH-boh k PEE-tee. SAH-luht NEH-boh dort BOO-doh-oo VEE-tuh-nih.
Everybody brings something to eat or drink. A salad or a cake will be welcome.
They might also say:
Pití máme, ale salát nebo koláč by byly skvělé.
PEE-tee MAH-meh, AH-leh SAH-luht NEH-boh KOH-luhch bih BIH-lih SKWYEH-leh.
We have drinks but a salad or a pie would be great.
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YOU REPLY
Přinesu koláč. V kolik začínáte?
PRSHEE-neh-soo KOH-luhch. V KOH-leek ZAH-chee-nuh-teh?
I'll bring a pie. What time do you start?
THEY SAY
Od čtyř hodin. Těšíme se, že přijdete.Ot chtirsh GOH-deen. TYEH-shee-meh seh, zheh PRSHEEY-deh-teh.
From four o'clock. We're glad you're coming.
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YOU FINISH
Já také. Uvidíme se v sobotu!
Yah TAH-keh. OO-vee-dee-meh seh f SOH-boh-too!
Me too. See you on Saturday!
THEY SAY
Na shledanou.Nuh SKHLEH-duh-noh-oo.
Goodbye.
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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
sobotu
SOH-boh-too
noun
Saturday (accusative)
grilujeme
GREE-loo-eh-meh
verb
we barbecue
dvoře
DVOR-zheh
noun
yard (locative)
Zveme
ZVEH-meh
verb
we invite
sousedy
SOH-oo-seh-dih
noun
neighbours (accusative)
Děkuji
DYEH-kooy-ee
verb
thank you
34 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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