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You bring your child to a new school for the first time: what to say in Czech
You bring your child to a new school for the first time.
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How it's done. At the school entrance there is usually a porter (vrátný) or a bell; it is best to learn the class (for example 3. B) and floor beforehand from the sekretariát (secretary's office).Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
Cheat sheet for your visit
The first phrase is open: tap ▶ to listen, or “Show” to show it to the other person. The rest of the dialogue is in the course in the app.
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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Dobrý den, hledáte někoho?DOH-brih dayn, GLEH-duh-teh NYEH-koh-goh?
Good day, are you looking for someone?
They might also say:
Dobrý den, mohu vám pomoci?
DOH-brih dayn, MOH-goo vahm POH-moh-tsee?
Good day, may I help you?
YOU REPLY
Dobrý den, hledám třetí třídu. Kde to je?
DOH-brih dayn, GLEH-duhm TRSHEH-tee TRSHEE-doo. Gdeh toh yeh?
Good day, I'm looking for the third grade classroom. Where is it?
THEY SAY
Ve druhém patře, hned vlevo.Veh DROO-gem PAHTR-sheh, gned VLEH-voh.
On the second floor, right on the left.
2
YOU REPLY
A kde je šatna?
Uh gdeh yeh SHAHT-nuh?
And where is the cloakroom?
THEY SAY
Dole v přízemí, vedle jídelny.DOH-leh f PRSHEE-zeh-mee, VEH-dleh YEE-del-nih.
Downstairs on the ground floor, next to the canteen.
3
YOU FINISH
Děkuji mnohokrát!
DYEH-kooy-ee MNOH-goh-kruht!
Thank you very much!
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
hledáte
GLEH-duh-teh
verb
you look for
hledám
GLEH-duhm
verb
I look for
třídu
TRSHEE-doo
noun
class (accusative)
Kde
Gdeh
adverb
where
18 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?
Děkuji!
DYEH-kooy-ee!
Thank you!
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