Czech · Kopírování / tisk
You ask to enlarge a document and print it double-sided: what to say in Czech
You ask to enlarge a document and print it on both sides.
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How it's done. Useful words in a copy shop: oboustranně (on both sides), barevně (in colour), černobíle (black and white), zvětšit (enlarge), kopie (a copy).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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1
YOU START
Dobrý den, chtěl{|a} bych zvětšit tento dokument na formát A tři.
DOH-brih dayn, khtyehl bikh ZVYEHT-sheet TAYN-toh DOH-koo-maynt nuh FOR-muht Uh trshee.
Good day, I'd like to enlarge this document to A-three.
Or say:Dobrý den, mohu zvětšit dokument?
DOH-brih dayn, MOH-goo ZVYEHT-sheet DOH-koo-maynt?
Speaking as:
THEY SAY
Dobrý den. Černobíle, nebo barevně?DOH-brih dayn. CHEHR-noh-bee-leh, NEH-boh BAH-rev-nyeh?
Good day. Black and white or in colour?
They might also say:
Dobrý den. V barvě, nebo černobíle?
DOH-brih dayn. V BAHR-vyeh, NEH-boh CHEHR-noh-bee-leh?
Good day. In colour or black and white?
2
YOU REPLY
Černobíle, oboustranně, dvě kopie.
CHEHR-noh-bee-leh, OH-boh-oos-trahn-nyeh, dvyeh KOH-pee-eh.
Black and white, double-sided, two copies.
THEY SAY
Jedna strana stojí pět korun.YEHD-nuh STRAH-nuh STOY-ee pyeht KOH-roon.
One page costs five crowns.
3
YOU REPLY
Kolik to bude dohromady?
KOH-leek toh BOO-deh DOG-roh-muh-dih?
How much is that in total?
THEY SAY
Čtyři strany, dohromady dvacet korun.CHTIR-zhee STRAH-nih, DOG-roh-muh-dih DVAH-tset KOH-roon.
Four pages, twenty crowns altogether.
4
YOU REPLY
Mohu platit kartou?
MOH-goo PLAH-teet KAHR-toh-oo?
May I pay by card?
THEY SAY
Ano, samozřejmě. Tady jsou kopie.AH-noh, SAH-mozr-zhaym-nyeh. TAH-dih ysoh-oo KOH-pee-eh.
Yes, of course. Here are the copies.
5
YOU FINISH
Děkuji!
DYEH-kooy-ee!
Thank you!
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.
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
bych
bikh
verb
would
zvětšit
ZVYEHT-sheet
verb
to enlarge
dokument
DOH-koo-maynt
noun
document
formát
FOR-muht
noun
format
31 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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