Czech · Čeština pro děti
You ask about Czech lessons for foreign children: what to say in Czech
You ask about Czech lessons for foreign children.
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How it's done. Schools provide foreign children with jazyková příprava (language preparation) - extra Czech lessons free of charge; ask the ředitel (head teacher) or class teacher when it begins.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
Má škola hodiny češtiny pro děti cizinců?
Mah SHKOH-luh GOH-dee-nih CHESH-tee-nih proh DYEH-tee TSEE-zeen-tsoo?
Does the school have Czech lessons for foreigners' children?
Or say:Jsou tady kurzy češtiny pro děti z ciziny?
Ysoh-oo TAH-dih KOOR-zih CHESH-tee-nih proh DYEH-tee s TSEE-zee-nih?
THEY SAY
Ano, máme jazykovou přípravu, dvakrát týdně.AH-noh, MAH-meh YAH-zih-koh-voh-oo PRSHEE-pruh-voo, DVAH-kruht TID-nyeh.
Yes, we have language preparation, twice a week.
They might also say:
Ano, děti cizinců mají hodiny češtiny navíc.
AH-noh, DYEH-tee TSEE-zeen-tsoo MIGH-ee GOH-dee-nih CHESH-tee-nih NAH-veets.
Yes, foreigners' children have extra Czech lessons.
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YOU REPLY
Je to zdarma?
Yeh toh ZDAHR-muh?
Is it free?
THEY SAY
Ano, je to zdarma.AH-noh, yeh toh ZDAHR-muh.
Yes, it is free.
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YOU FINISH
Děkuji, to je skvělé.
DYEH-kooy-ee, toh yeh SKWYEH-leh.
Thank you, that's great.
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
Má
Mah
verb
has
škola
SHKOH-luh
noun
school
hodiny
GOH-dee-nih
noun
hours
češtiny
CHESH-tee-nih
noun
Czech (genitive)
děti
DYEH-tee
noun
children
cizinců
TSEE-zeen-tsoo
noun
foreigners (genitive)
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?
Co to znamená?
Tsoh toh ZNAH-meh-nuh?
What does this mean?
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