Czech · Pošta / avízo
You ask how to send a letter abroad: what to say in Czech
You ask how to send a letter abroad.
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How it's done. An obálka is an envelope, a známka a stamp, a dopis a letter; the price depends on weight (hmotnost) and destination country.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
Kolik stojí poslat dopis do Německa?
KOH-leek STOY-ee POH-sluht DOH-pees doh NYEH-mets-kuh?
How much does it cost to send a letter to Germany?
Or say:Jaká je cena za odeslání dopisu do zahraničí?
YAH-kuh yeh TSEH-nuh zah OH-deh-sluh-nee DOH-pee-soo doh ZAHG-ruh-nee-chee?
THEY SAY
To záleží na hmotnosti. Dejte mi ho zvážit.Toh ZAH-leh-zhee nuh GMOT-nos-tee. DAY-teh mee goh ZVAH-zheet.
That depends on the weight. Let me weigh it.
They might also say:
Musím ho zvážit. Podržte ho, prosím.
MOO-seem goh ZVAH-zheet. PODRSH-teh goh, PROH-seem.
I have to weigh it. Hold it, please.
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YOU FINISH
Tady je. Mám koupit i obálku?
TAH-dih yeh. Mahm KOH-oo-peet ee OH-buhl-koo?
Here it is. Should I buy an envelope too?
THEY SAY
Ano, obálky jsou támhle u dveří.AH-noh, OH-buhl-kih ysoh-oo TAHMG-leh oo DVEHR-zhee.
Yes, the envelopes are over there by 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
Kolik
KOH-leek
adverb
how much
stojí
STOY-ee
verb
costs
poslat
POH-sluht
verb
to send
dopis
DOH-pees
noun
letter
záleží
ZAH-leh-zhee
verb
depends
hmotnosti
GMOT-nos-tee
noun
weight (genitive)
20 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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