Czech · Čeština pro děti
You enrol your child at school in the middle of the year and the school decides the class: what to say in Czech
You enrol your child at school in the middle of the year and the school decides the class.
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How it's done. The school usually asks for a record from the previous school (a report or certificate) and the child's ID; the class is chosen by age and knowledge; ask about adaptation lessons in Czech.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, chtěl{|a} bych zapsat dítě do školy. Bydlíme tu od měsíce.
DOH-brih dayn, khtyehl bikh ZAHP-suht DEE-tyeh doh SHKOH-lih. BIH-dlee-meh too od MNYEH-see-tseh.
Good day, I'd like to enrol my child at school. We have lived here for a month.
Or say:Dobrý den, mají u vás volná místa ve čtvrté třídě?
DOH-brih dayn, MIGH-ee oo vahs VOL-nuh MEES-tuh veh chtvrteh TRSHEE-dyeh?
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THEY SAY
Dobrý den. Chodilo dítě dříve do školy?DOH-brih dayn. KHOH-dee-loh DEE-tyeh DRZHEE-veh doh SHKOH-lih?
Good day. Has the child been to school before?
They might also say:
Ano, můžeme dítě přijmout. Chodilo do školy v zahraničí?
AH-noh, MOO-zheh-meh DEE-tyeh PRSHEEY-moh-oot. KHOH-dee-loh doh SHKOH-lih v ZAHG-ruh-nee-chee?
Yes, we can accept the child. Did the child go to school abroad?
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YOU REPLY
Ano, chodilo do školy v zahraničí. Mám vysvědčení z předchozí školy.
AH-noh, KHOH-dee-loh doh SHKOH-lih v ZAHG-ruh-nee-chee. Mahm VIH-svyeht-cheh-nee s PRSHET-khoh-zee SHKOH-lih.
Yes, the child went to school abroad. I have the report from the previous school.
THEY SAY
Přineste ho s dokladem dítěte. Podíváme se, do jakého ročníku dítě zařadíme.PRSHEE-nes-teh goh z DOH-kluh-dem DEE-tyeh-teh. POH-dee-vuh-meh seh, doh YAH-keh-goh ROCH-nee-koo DEE-tyeh ZAHR-zhuh-dee-meh.
Bring it with the child's ID. We'll see which year we place the child in.
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YOU REPLY
Musí dítě skládat zkoušku?
MOO-see DEE-tyeh SKLAH-duht SKOH-oosh-koo?
Does the child have to take an exam?
THEY SAY
Ne, jen rozhovor s výchovnou poradkyní. Pomůže určit třídu.Neh, yayn ROZ-goh-vor z VIH-khov-noh-oo POH-ruht-kih-nee. POH-moo-zheh OOR-cheet TRSHEE-doo.
No, just a talk with the school counsellor. It will help determine the class.
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YOU REPLY
Kdy může dítě začít?
Gdih MOO-zheh DEE-tyeh ZAH-cheet?
When can the child start?
THEY SAY
Od příštího týdne.Ot PRSHEESH-tee-goh TID-neh.
From next week.
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YOU FINISH
Děkuji za pomoc!
DYEH-kooy-ee zah POH-mots!
Thank you for the help!
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
Dobrý
DOH-brih
adjective
good
den
dayn
noun
day
bych
bikh
verb
would
zapsat
ZAHP-suht
verb
to write down
dítě
DEE-tyeh
noun
child
školy
SHKOH-lih
noun
school (genitive)
44 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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