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You ask what a grade means: what to say in Czech
You ask what a grade means.
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How it's done. In the Czech Republic grades go from jednička (1, best) to pětka (5, worst): 1 - výborný, 2 - chvalitebný, 3 - dobrý, 4 - dostatečný, 5 - nedostatečný.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
Promiňte, co znamená dvojka?
PROH-meen-teh, tsoh ZNAH-meh-nuh DVOY-kuh?
Excuse me, what does a two mean?
Or say:Prosím vás, jak se hodnotí známkami?
PROH-seem vahs, yahk seh GOD-noh-tee ZNAHM-kuh-mee?
THEY SAY
Jednička je nejlepší, pětka nejhorší. Dvojka je chvalitebný.YEHD-neech-kuh yeh NAY-lep-shee, PYEHT-kuh NAY-gor-shee. DVOY-kuh yeh KHVAH-lee-teb-nih.
One is the best, five the worst. Two is «chvalitebný» (commendable).
They might also say:
U nás je jednička výborná a pětka nedostatečná.
Oo nahs yeh YEHD-neech-kuh VIH-bor-nuh uh PYEHT-kuh NEH-dos-tuh-tech-nuh.
With us a one is excellent and a five is insufficient.
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YOU FINISH
Takže dvojka je dobrá známka?
TAHG-zheh DVOY-kuh yeh DOH-bruh ZNAHM-kuh?
So a two is a good grade?
THEY SAY
Ano, je to velmi dobrá známka.AH-noh, yeh toh VEL-mee DOH-bruh ZNAHM-kuh.
Yes, it is a very good grade.
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
Promiňte
PROH-meen-teh
verb
excuse me
znamená
ZNAH-meh-nuh
verb
means
dvojka
DVOY-kuh
noun
two (grade)
Jednička
YEHD-neech-kuh
noun
one (grade)
je
yeh
verb
is
nejlepší
NAY-lep-shee
adjective
best
10 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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