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You ask for permission for your child to walk home alone: what to say in Czech

You ask to let your child walk home alone.

Družina / obědy4 linesLevel A2For life in Czechia The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. A child may leave school alone only with a písemný souhlas rodičů (written parental consent) stating the time and means; without it the educator won't let her go.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
Může dcera chodit domů sama?
MOO-zheh TSEH-ruh KHOH-deet DOH-moo SAH-muh?
May my daughter go home alone?
Or say:Chtěl{|a} bych dceři dovolit odcházet ze školy samotné. Je to možné?
Khtyehl bikh TSEHR-zhee DOH-voh-leet OT-khuh-zet zeh SHKOH-lih SAH-mot-neh. Yeh toh MOZH-neh?
THEY SAY
Ano, ale potřebujeme písemný souhlas rodičů.
AH-noh, AH-leh POTR-sheh-boo-eh-meh PEE-sem-nih SOH-oog-luhs ROH-dee-choo.
Yes, but we need written parental consent.
They might also say:
Musíte napsat souhlas a podepsat ho.
MOO-see-teh NAHP-suht SOH-oog-luhs uh POH-dep-suht goh.
You must write the consent and sign it.
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YOU FINISH
Co v něm má být?
Tsoh v nyehm mah bit?
What should be in it?
THEY SAY
Jméno dcery, kdy odchází a podpis rodiče.
YMEH-noh TSEH-rih, gdih OT-khuh-zee uh POT-pees ROH-dee-cheh.
The daughter's name, when she leaves and the parent's signature.
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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

Může
MOO-zheh
verb
can
dcera
TSEH-ruh
noun
daughter
chodit
KHOH-deet
verb
to go
domů
DOH-moo
adverb
home
potřebujeme
POTR-sheh-boo-eh-meh
verb
we need
písemný
PEE-sem-nih
adjective
written

17 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?
Můžete mi to napsat, prosím?
MOO-zheh-teh mee toh NAHP-suht, PROH-seem?
Can you write it down for me, please?
Co to znamená?
Tsoh toh ZNAH-meh-nuh?
What does this mean?

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