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You will not be at home and ask for the parcel to be delivered another day: what to say in Czech

You will not be at home and ask for delivery another day.

Kurýr4 linesLevel A2For life in Czechia The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. The courier usually redelivers the next working day; you can change the delivery time or place in the carrier's app or by message.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, dnes nejsem doma. Můžete balík přivézt zítra?
DOH-brih dayn, dnes NAY-sem DOH-muh. MOO-zheh-teh BAH-leek PRSHEE-vest ZEE-truh?
Good day, I'm not at home today. Can you bring the parcel tomorrow?
THEY SAY
Ano, přivezu ho zítra dopoledne.
AH-noh, PRSHEE-veh-zoo goh ZEE-truh DOH-poh-led-neh.
Yes, I'll bring it tomorrow in the morning.
They might also say:
Dobře, zítra mezi osmou a dvanáctou hodinou.
DOBR-zheh, ZEE-truh MEH-zee OS-moh-oo uh DVAH-nuhts-toh-oo GOH-dee-noh-oo.
All right, tomorrow between eight and twelve.
in the app
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YOU FINISH
Dobře, děkuji.
DOBR-zheh, DYEH-kooy-ee.
All right, thank you.
THEY SAY
Není zač. Hezký den!
NEH-nee zahch. GES-kih dayn!
Not at all. Have a nice day!
in the app

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
dnes
dnes
adverb
today
nejsem
NAY-sem
verb
I am not
doma
DOH-muh
adverb
at home
Můžete
MOO-zheh-teh
verb
you can

12 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?
Ještě neumím dobře česky.
YEHSH-tyeh NEH-oo-meem DOBR-zheh CHES-kih.
I don't speak Czech well yet.

All 21 rescue phrases in Czech →

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