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You send a parcel and ask about price, weight and delivery time: what to say in Czech
You send a parcel and ask about the price, weight and delivery time.
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How it's done. The price of a parcel depends on weight and size; you can buy a box and tape at the post office; the tracking number lets you follow the delivery online.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, chtěl{|a} bych odeslat balík. Kolik to stojí?
DOH-brih dayn, khtyehl bikh OH-deh-sluht BAH-leek. KOH-leek toh STOY-ee?
Good day, I'd like to send a parcel. How much does it cost?
Or say:Dobrý den, chci poslat balík do Brna.
DOH-brih dayn, khtsee POH-sluht BAH-leek doh Brnah.
Speaking as:
THEY SAY
Kolik váží balík a jaké má rozměry?KOH-leek VAH-zhee BAH-leek uh YAH-keh mah ROZM-nyeh-rih?
How much does the parcel weigh and what size is it?
They might also say:
Byl balík zvážen? Jak je velký?
Bil BAH-leek ZVAH-zhayn? Yahk yeh VEL-kih?
Has the parcel been weighed? How big is it?
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YOU REPLY
Váží asi tři kilogramy. Je dlouhý zhruba čtyřicet centimetrů.
VAH-zhee AH-see trshee KEE-loh-gruh-mih. Yeh DLOH-oo-gih ZGROO-buh CHTIR-zhee-tset TSAYN-tee-meh-troo.
It weighs about three kilograms. It is about forty centimetres long.
THEY SAY
Pak vyberete balík do pěti kilogramů. Stojí asi sto čtyřicet korun.Pahk VIH-beh-reh-teh BAH-leek doh PYEH-tee KEE-loh-gruh-moo. STOY-ee AH-see stoh CHTIR-zhee-tset KOH-roon.
Then you'll choose a parcel up to five kilograms. It costs about a hundred and forty crowns.
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YOU REPLY
Jak dlouho to trvá?
Yahk DLOH-oo-goh toh trvah?
How long does it take?
THEY SAY
Jeden až dva pracovní dny. Dám vám číslo zásilky pro sledování.YEH-dayn ahzh dvah PRAH-tsov-nee dnih. Dahm vahm CHEE-sloh ZAH-seel-kih proh SLEH-doh-vuh-nee.
One to two working days. I'll give you the tracking number.
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YOU FINISH
Skvělé, děkuji!
SKWYEH-leh, DYEH-kooy-ee!
Great, thank you!
THEY SAY
Není zač.NEH-nee zahch.
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
Dobrý
DOH-brih
adjective
good
den
dayn
noun
day
bych
bikh
verb
would
odeslat
OH-deh-sluht
verb
to send
balík
BAH-leek
noun
parcel
Kolik
KOH-leek
adverb
how much
40 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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