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You ask which school supplies you need to buy: what to say in Czech
You ask which school things to buy.
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How it's done. The school gives a seznam pomůcek (list of supplies): penál (pencil case), sešity (exercise books), pracovní sešity (workbooks), pastelky (colouring pencils); textbooks are often lent by the school free.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
Dobrý den, kde najdu seznam školních pomůcek?
DOH-brih dayn, gdeh NIGH-doo SEZ-nuhm SHKOL-neekh POH-moo-tsek?
Good day, where do I find the list of school supplies?
Or say:Dobrý den, co všechno máme koupit na začátek školního roku?
DOH-brih dayn, tsoh FSHEKH-noh MAH-meh KOH-oo-peet nuh ZAH-chuh-tek SHKOL-nee-goh ROH-koo?
THEY SAY
Seznam dostanete od třídního učitele v září. Je také na webu školy.SEZ-nuhm DOS-tuh-neh-teh ot TRSHEED-nee-goh OO-chee-teh-leh v ZAHR-zhee. Yeh TAH-keh nuh VEH-boo SHKOH-lih.
You'll get the list from the class teacher in September. It is also on the school website.
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YOU REPLY
Musím koupit učebnice?
MOO-seem KOH-oo-peet OO-cheb-nee-tseh?
Do I have to buy textbooks?
THEY SAY
Učebnice dostanou děti ve škole. Kupují se pracovní sešity a penál.OO-cheb-nee-tseh DOS-tuh-noh-oo DYEH-tee veh SHKOH-leh. KOO-pooy-ee seh PRAH-tsov-nee SEH-shee-tih uh PEH-nuhl.
Children get textbooks at school. You buy workbooks and a pencil case.
They might also say:
Učebnice půjčuje škola. Rodiče kupují sešity, pastelky a penál.
OO-cheb-nee-tseh POOY-choo-eh SHKOH-luh. ROH-dee-cheh KOO-pooy-ee SEH-shee-tih, PAHS-tel-kih uh PEH-nuhl.
The school lends textbooks. Parents buy exercise books, pencils and a pencil case.
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YOU REPLY
Kolik zhruba stojí sešity a pomůcky?
KOH-leek ZGROO-buh STOY-ee SEH-shee-tih uh POH-moots-kih?
About how much do the exercise books and supplies cost?
THEY SAY
Několik stovek korun. Přesnou částku najdete v seznamu.NYEH-koh-leek STOH-vek KOH-roon. PRSHES-noh-oo CHAHST-koo NIGH-deh-teh f SEZ-nuh-moo.
A few hundred crowns. You will find the exact amount in the list.
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YOU FINISH
Děkuji za informace.
DYEH-kooy-ee zah EEN-for-muh-tseh.
Thank you for the information.
THEY SAY
Rádo se stalo.RAH-doh seh STAH-loh.
My pleasure.
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
Dobrý
DOH-brih
adjective
good
den
dayn
noun
day
kde
gdeh
adverb
where
najdu
NIGH-doo
verb
I will find
seznam
SEZ-nuhm
noun
list
školních
SHKOL-neekh
adjective
school (genitive)
41 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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