💡 At a copy shop they ask černobíle, nebo barevně (black and white or colour) and jednostranně, nebo oboustranně (one-sided or two-sided); kopie is a copy, tisk printing.
💡 A copy shop usually takes the file on a flash disk (USB stick) or by e-mail to the shop; ask what suits them.
💡 Laminování is laminating; the format A4 is said á čtyři; after lamination a document cannot be copied or corrected.
💡 Skenování is scanning, naskenovat a poslat e-mailem is to scan and email; at copy shops it usually costs a pittance.
💡 Useful words in a copy shop: oboustranně (on both sides), barevně (in colour), černobíle (black and white), zvětšit (enlarge), kopie (a copy).
💡 In the Czech Republic you usually book the hairdresser in advance (objednat se): you give the day, time and service; some salons also take walk-ins if there is a free slot.
💡 Useful words: konečky (tips), kratší (shorter), ofina (fringe), odrosty (regrown roots), po stranách (at the sides).
💡 Tips (spropitné) are normal at the hairdresser: you round up or add ten to fifteen percent; you say: Platím šest set, zbytek nechte.
💡 Useful words: barvení (dyeing), odrosty (regrowth), melír (highlights), odstín (shade); the hairdresser names the price after checking the length of your hair.
💡 If you cannot come, cancel or reschedule in good time, at least a day ahead; salons appreciate being warned.
💡 Useful words: krátce (short), strojkem (with clippers), nůžkami (with scissors), ofina (fringe), po stranách (at the sides).
💡 Before agreeing to a round-the-clock locksmith's (zámečnická pohotovost) service ask for the total price including call-out; at night and weekends it is higher.
💡 Okopírovat klíč is to make a copy of a key; a key marked nekopírovat is not copied without the owner's permission; for apartment buildings a card is often required.
💡 A lock in a rented flat is replaced only with the owner's consent; the old keys and the vložka (lock cylinder) have to be handed to the owner.
💡 Do not try to pull the broken key out yourself, you may ruin the lock; phone the zámečnická pohotovost (locksmith emergency service), it works round the clock.
💡 Zkrátit is to shorten, zúžit to take in, ušít to sew, zašít to sew up; the workshop is called krejčovství or opravy oděvů.
💡 A zip is a zip, a button a knoflík, a seam a šev; a seamstress (švadlena) or tailor (krejčí) mends small things within a few days.
💡 A cobbler is a švec, a heel is a podpatek, a heel tip a flek, a sole a podrážka; mending shoes is often cheaper than buying new ones.
💡 Useful words: displej (screen), sklíčko (glass), baterie (battery), oprava (repair), záruka na opravu (warranty on the repair); before handing it in switch off the lock and make a backup.
💡 A prepaid SIM (předplacená karta) is sold with a package; a top-up (dobití kreditu) can be bought at the shop, at a till or in the operator's app; you may be asked for an ID.
💡 The dry cleaner gives you a stvrzenka (ticket); without it things are often not handed back, so don't lose it. Point out stains at once: Tady je skvrna od kávy.
💡 In a samoobslužná prádelna (self-service laundry) you pay at a machine with tokens or a card: pick a washer, add detergent, start the programme; the dryer is paid separately.
💡 For ID or residence permit you need photos of 35 by 45 millimetres on a light background, no smile; they are made at a photo studio or machine; ask for fotografie na doklady.
💡 For a school ID or a transport card one passport-size photo is needed; ask the school or office for the size; a photo studio does it in a few minutes.