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You pack fragile items and ask about a box: what to say in Czech
You pack fragile things and ask about a box.
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How it's done. On a parcel with fragile things you write or stick Křehké (Fragile); wrap every item in paper and fill the box with padding.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, kde koupím krabici?
PROH-meen-teh, gdeh KOH-oo-peem KRAH-bee-tsee?
Excuse me, where do I buy a box?
Or say:Promiňte, máte krabice na balení?
PROH-meen-teh, MAH-teh KRAH-bee-tseh nuh BAH-leh-nee?
THEY SAY
Támhle u regálu. Jsou krabice ve třech velikostech.TAHMG-leh oo REH-guh-loo. Ysoh-oo KRAH-bee-tseh veh trshekh VEH-lee-kos-tekh.
Over there by the shelf. There are boxes in three sizes.
They might also say:
Ano, krabice jsou vedle pultu.
AH-noh, KRAH-bee-tseh ysoh-oo VEH-dleh POOL-too.
Yes, the boxes are next to the counter.
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YOU REPLY
Jak nejlépe zabalit zásilku? Uvnitř jsou sklenice.
Yahk NAY-leh-peh ZAH-buh-leet ZAH-seel-koo? OOV-neetrsh ysoh-oo SKLEH-nee-tseh.
How do I best pack the parcel? There are glasses inside.
THEY SAY
Každou sklenici obalte papírem a krabici vyplňte výplní. Zvenku nalepte štítek Křehké.KAHZH-doh-oo SKLEH-nee-tsee OH-buhl-teh PAH-pee-rem uh KRAH-bee-tsee VIPLNY-teh VIPL-nee. ZVAYN-koo NAH-lep-teh SHTEE-tek KRSHEKH-keh.
Wrap each glass in paper and fill the box with padding. On the outside stick a Fragile label.
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YOU REPLY
Máte lepicí pásku?
MAH-teh LEH-pee-tsee PAHS-koo?
Do you have tape?
THEY SAY
Ano, stojí třicet korun.AH-noh, STOY-ee TRSHEE-tset KOH-roon.
Yes, it costs thirty crowns.
4
YOU FINISH
Vezmu i pásku. Děkuji!
VEZ-moo ee PAHS-koo. DYEH-kooy-ee!
I'll take tape too. Thanks!
THEY SAY
Prosím.PROH-seem.
You're welcome.
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.
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Words worth knowing
Promiňte
PROH-meen-teh
verb
excuse me
kde
gdeh
adverb
where
koupím
KOH-oo-peem
verb
I will buy
krabici
KRAH-bee-tsee
noun
box (accusative)
Támhle
TAHMG-leh
adverb
over there
regálu
REH-guh-loo
noun
shelf (genitive)
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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