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You send a parcel abroad from the post office: what to say in Czech
You send a parcel abroad from the post office.
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How it's done. When sending abroad you write the recipient's address in Latin letters and you usually fill in a customs declaration (celní prohlášení); weight determines the price.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
Chtěl{|a} bych poslat balík na Ukrajinu.
Khtyehl bikh POH-sluht BAH-leek nuh OO-krigh-ee-noo.
I'd like to send a parcel to Ukraine.
Speaking as:
THEY SAY
Dobře. Co je v balíku a kolik váží?DOBR-zheh. Tsoh yeh v BAH-lee-koo uh KOH-leek VAH-zhee?
All right. What is in the parcel and how much does it weigh?
They might also say:
Jistě. Jaký je obsah a hmotnost balíku?
YEES-tyeh. YAH-kih yeh OP-suhkh uh GMOT-nost BAH-lee-koo?
Of course. What is the content and weight of the parcel?
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YOU FINISH
Jsou tam oblečení a hračky, asi dva kilogramy.
Ysoh-oo tahm OH-bleh-cheh-nee uh GRAHCH-kih, AH-see dvah KEE-loh-gruh-mih.
There are clothes and toys, about two kilograms.
THEY SAY
Vyplňte prosím celní prohlášení a napište adresu.VIPLNY-teh PROH-seem TSEL-nee PROG-luh-sheh-nee uh NAH-peesh-teh AH-dreh-soo.
Please fill in the customs declaration and write the address.
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
bych
bikh
verb
would
poslat
POH-sluht
verb
to send
balík
BAH-leek
noun
parcel
Dobře
DOBR-zheh
adverb
well
je
yeh
verb
is
balíku
BAH-lee-koo
noun
parcel (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?
Můžete mi to napsat, prosím?
MOO-zheh-teh mee toh NAHP-suht, PROH-seem?
Can you write it down for me, please?
Co to znamená?
Tsoh toh ZNAH-meh-nuh?
What does this mean?
Similar situations
You ask how to send a letter abroadPošta / avízo · B1 in the app
→You send a parcel and ask about price, weight and delivery timePošta / avízo · A2 in the app
→You pack fragile items and ask about a boxPošta / avízo · A2 in the app
→You collect an item at the post office after a noticePošta / avízo · A2 in the app
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