Czech · Kopírování / tisk
A document needs laminating: what to say in Czech
A document needs to be laminated.
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How it's done. Laminování is laminating; the format A4 is said á čtyři; after lamination a document cannot be copied or corrected.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
Můžete mi tohle zalaminovat?
MOO-zheh-teh mee TOG-leh ZAH-luh-mee-noh-vuht?
Can you laminate this for me?
Or say:Chtěl{|a} bych zalaminovat tenhle list.
Khtyehl bikh ZAH-luh-mee-noh-vuht TAYNG-leh leest.
THEY SAY
Ano, jistě. Jaký je to formát?AH-noh, YEES-tyeh. YAH-kih yeh toh FOR-muht?
Yes, certainly. What format is it?
They might also say:
Jasně. Je to á čtyři?
YAHS-nyeh. Yeh toh uh CHTIR-zhee?
Sure. Is it A4?
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YOU FINISH
Á čtyři.
Uh CHTIR-zhee.
A4.
THEY SAY
Bude to za pět minut.BOO-deh toh zah pyeht MEE-noot.
It will be five minutes.
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
Můžete
MOO-zheh-teh
verb
you can
zalaminovat
ZAH-luh-mee-noh-vuht
verb
to laminate
jistě
YEES-tyeh
adverb
certainly
je
yeh
verb
is
formát
FOR-muht
noun
format
Á
Uh
noun
A (letter)
10 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?
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