Czech · Třídění odpadu
You want to get rid of an old sofa: what to say in Czech
You want to get rid of an old sofa.
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How it's done. Bulky items (velkoobjemový odpad) are not simply put by the bins: they are taken to a sběrný dvůr (collection yard) or you wait for the seasonal bulky-waste container announced by the town.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
Dobrý den, mám starou pohovku. Jak se jí můžu zbavit?
DOH-brih dayn, mahm STAH-roh-oo POH-gof-koo. Yahk seh yee MOO-zhoo ZBAH-veet?
Good day, I have an old sofa. How can I get rid of it?
Or say:Dobrý den, co dělat s velkým odpadem, třeba s pohovkou?
DOH-brih dayn, tsoh DYEH-luht z VEL-kim OT-puh-dem, TRSHEH-buh s POH-gof-koh-oo?
THEY SAY
Velkoobjemový odpad můžete odvézt do sběrného dvora.VEL-koh-oh-byeh-moh-vih OT-puhd MOO-zheh-teh OH-dvest doh ZBYEHR-neh-goh DVOH-ruh.
You can take bulky waste to the collection yard.
They might also say:
Město vyhlašuje termíny velkoobjemových kontejnerů.
MNYEHS-toh VIG-luh-shoo-eh TEHR-mee-nih VEL-koh-oh-byeh-moh-vikh KOHN-tay-neh-roo.
The town announces dates for bulky-waste containers.
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YOU FINISH
Kdy je nejbližší kontejner?
Gdih yeh NAY-bleesh-shee KOHN-tay-nehr?
When is the nearest container?
THEY SAY
Příští týden v sobotu.PRSHEESH-tee TIH-dayn f SOH-boh-too.
Next week on Saturday.
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
Dobrý
DOH-brih
adjective
good
den
dayn
noun
day
mám
mahm
verb
I have
starou
STAH-roh-oo
adjective
old (accusative)
pohovku
POH-gof-koo
noun
sofa (accusative)
Jak
Yahk
adverb
how
19 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?
Similar situations
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→You do not know which bin to put the rubbish inTřídění odpadu · A1 in the app
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