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You ask what your child should wear around school: what to say in Czech
You ask what your child should wear around the school building.
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How it's done. In most Czech schools children change into přezůvky (indoor shoes) in the šatna (cloakroom); street shoes stay on a hook or in a locker; ask the class teacher which shoes are allowed.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, v čem má dítě chodit po škole?
PROH-meen-teh, f chem mah DEE-tyeh KHOH-deet poh SHKOH-leh?
Excuse me, what should my child wear around the school?
Or say:Promiňte, potřebuje dítě přezůvky?
PROH-meen-teh, POTR-sheh-boo-eh DEE-tyeh PRSHEH-zoof-kih?
THEY SAY
Musí mít přezůvky, nejlépe lehké boty s bílou podrážkou.MOO-see meet PRSHEH-zoof-kih, NAY-leh-peh LEKH-keh BOH-tih z BEE-loh-oo POH-druhsh-koh-oo.
The child must have indoor shoes, best light ones with a white sole.
They might also say:
Ano, ve škole se chodí v přezůvkách. Venkovní boty zůstávají v šatně.
AH-noh, veh SHKOH-leh seh KHOH-dee f PRSHEH-zoof-kuhkh. VAYN-kov-nee BOH-tih ZOOS-tuh-vigh-ee f SHAHT-nyeh.
Yes, at school you walk in indoor shoes. Street shoes stay in the cloakroom.
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YOU REPLY
Kam dítě dá bundu a boty?
Kahm DEE-tyeh duh BOON-doo uh BOH-tih?
Where will the child put the jacket and shoes?
THEY SAY
Do šatny, na věšák se jménem. Klíč od skříňky dostane od třídního učitele.Doh SHAHT-nih, nuh VYEH-shuhk seh YMEH-nem. Kleech ot SKRSHEEN-kih DOS-tuh-neh ot TRSHEED-nee-goh OO-chee-teh-leh.
In the cloakroom, on a hook with a name. The key to the locker comes from the class teacher.
They might also say:
Každé dítě má svůj věšák nebo skříňku v šatně.
KAHZH-deh DEE-tyeh mah svooy VYEH-shuhk NEH-boh SKRSHEEN-koo f SHAHT-nyeh.
Every child has their own hook or locker in the cloakroom.
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YOU REPLY
Je skříňka zdarma?
Yeh SKRSHEEN-kuh ZDAHR-muh?
Is the locker free?
THEY SAY
Ano, je zdarma. Na konci roku se klíč vrací.AH-noh, yeh ZDAHR-muh. Nuh KOHN-tsee ROH-koo seh kleech VRAH-tsee.
Yes, it is free. The key is returned at the end of the year.
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YOU FINISH
Rozumím, děkuji za vysvětlení.
ROH-zoo-meem, DYEH-kooy-ee zah VIH-svyeh-tleh-nee.
I see, thank you for the explanation.
THEY SAY
Prosím.PROH-seem.
You're welcome.
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
Promiňte
PROH-meen-teh
verb
excuse me
má
mah
verb
has
dítě
DEE-tyeh
noun
child
chodit
KHOH-deet
verb
to go
škole
SHKOH-leh
noun
school (locative)
Musí
MOO-see
verb
must
39 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?
Ještě neumím dobře česky.
YEHSH-tyeh NEH-oo-meem DOBR-zheh CHES-kih.
I don't speak Czech well yet.
Co to znamená?
Tsoh toh ZNAH-meh-nuh?
What does this mean?
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