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You are told about swimming with the school: what to say in Czech

You are told about swimming lessons with the school.

Výlet / peníze5 linesLevel A2For life in Czechia The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. Plavecký výcvik is swimming instruction in the primary grades; you need plavky (swimsuit), ručník (towel), plavecká čepice (swim cap) and often souhlas rodičů.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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Ve čtvrtek jede třída na plavecký výcvik.
Veh chtvrtek YEH-deh TRSHEE-duh nuh PLAH-vets-kih VITS-veek.
On Thursday the class goes for swimming instruction.
They might also say:
Od čtvrtka začíná plavecký výcvik.
Ot chtvrtkah ZAH-chee-nuh PLAH-vets-kih VITS-veek.
The swimming instruction begins on Thursday.
YOU REPLY
Co má dcera vzít s sebou?
Tsoh mah TSEH-ruh vzeet s SEH-boh-oo?
What should my daughter take with her?
THEY SAY
Plavky, ručník a plaveckou čepici.
PLAHF-kih, ROOCH-neek uh PLAH-vets-koh-oo CHEH-pee-tsee.
A swimsuit, a towel and a swimming cap.
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YOU FINISH
Musí mít i brýle?
MOO-see meet ee BRIH-leh?
Does she need goggles too?
THEY SAY
Nemusí, ale může je mít.
NEH-moo-see, AH-leh MOO-zheh yeh meet.
She doesn't have to, but she may have them.
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Words worth knowing

čtvrtek
chtvrtek
noun
Thursday
jede
YEH-deh
verb
goes
třída
TRSHEE-duh
noun
class
plavecký
PLAH-vets-kih
adjective
swimming
výcvik
VITS-veek
noun
training
má
mah
verb
has

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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