Czech · Škola každý den
You ask about school lunches: what to say in Czech
You ask about school lunches.
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How it's done. School lunches (obědy) must be přihlásit (registered) at the školní jídelna (canteen); they are paid in advance, and a given day can be odhlásit (cancelled) up to the morning.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
Jak se přihlašují obědy?
Yahk seh PRSHEEG-luh-shooy-ee OH-byeh-dih?
How do you register for lunches?
Or say:Chtěl{|a} bych přihlásit dceru na obědy. Co mám udělat?
Khtyehl bikh PRSHEEG-luh-seet TSEH-roo nuh OH-byeh-dih. Tsoh mahm OO-dyeh-luht?
THEY SAY
Vyplníte přihlášku u vedoucí školní jídelny.VIPL-nee-teh PRSHEEG-luhsh-koo oo VEH-doh-oo-tsee SHKOL-nee YEE-del-nih.
You fill in the form with the head of the school canteen.
They might also say:
Obědy se přihlašují u vedoucí jídelny, nebo online.
OH-byeh-dih seh PRSHEEG-luh-shooy-ee oo VEH-doh-oo-tsee YEE-del-nih, NEH-boh OHN-lee-neh.
Lunches are registered with the head of the canteen or online.
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YOU REPLY
Kolik stojí jeden oběd?
KOH-leek STOY-ee YEH-dayn OH-byeht?
How much does one lunch cost?
THEY SAY
Asi padesát korun na den.AH-see PAH-deh-suht KOH-roon nuh dayn.
About fifty crowns a day.
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YOU FINISH
A když dcera onemocní?
Uh gdizh TSEH-ruh OH-neh-mots-nee?
And when my daughter falls ill?
THEY SAY
Oběd pak odhlásíte do rána.OH-byeht pahk ODG-luh-see-teh doh RAH-nuh.
Then you cancel the lunch by the morning.
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
Jak
Yahk
adverb
how
přihlašují
PRSHEEG-luh-shooy-ee
verb
register
obědy
OH-byeh-dih
noun
lunches
Vyplníte
VIPL-nee-teh
verb
you will fill in
přihlášku
PRSHEEG-luhsh-koo
noun
application form (accusative)
vedoucí
VEH-doh-oo-tsee
noun
manager
21 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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