Czech · Krejčí / švec
You leave your shoes with the cobbler to have the heels replaced: what to say in Czech
You hand shoes to a cobbler to have the heels replaced.
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How it's done. 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.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, v těchto botách je potřeba vyměnit podpatky.
DOH-brih dayn, f TYEHKH-toh BOH-tuhkh yeh POTR-sheh-buh VIM-nyeh-neet POT-puht-kih.
Good day, the heels in these shoes need replacing.
Or say:Dobrý den, dá se spravit podpatek u těchto bot?
DOH-brih dayn, duh seh SPRAH-veet POT-puh-tek oo TYEHKH-toh bot?
THEY SAY
Podívám se. Ano, podpatky jsou sešlapané. Vyměním je za nové.POH-dee-vuhm seh. AH-noh, POT-puht-kih ysoh-oo SESH-luh-puh-neh. VIM-nyeh-neem yeh zah NOH-veh.
Let me see. Yes, the heels are worn. I'll replace them with new ones.
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YOU REPLY
Kolik to stojí?
KOH-leek toh STOY-ee?
How much does it cost?
THEY SAY
Dvě stě padesát korun za pár.Dvyeh styeh PAH-deh-suht KOH-roon zah pahr.
Two hundred and fifty crowns a pair.
They might also say:
Pár stojí dvě stě padesát korun.
Pahr STOY-ee dvyeh styeh PAH-deh-suht KOH-roon.
A pair costs two hundred and fifty crowns.
3
YOU REPLY
Kdy si je mohu vyzvednout?
Gdih see yeh MOH-goo VIZ-ved-noh-oot?
When can I collect them?
THEY SAY
Za dva dny, ve čtvrtek odpoledne.Zah dvah dnih, veh chtvrtek OT-poh-led-neh.
In two days, on Thursday afternoon.
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YOU REPLY
Dobře. Nechám boty tady. Dostanu lístek?
DOBR-zheh. NEH-khuhm BOH-tih TAH-dih. DOS-tuh-noo LEES-tek?
Fine. I'll leave the shoes here. Will I get a ticket?
THEY SAY
Ano, tady je lístek.AH-noh, TAH-dih yeh LEES-tek.
Yes, here is the ticket.
5
YOU FINISH
Děkuji moc! Na shledanou!
DYEH-kooy-ee mots! Nuh SKHLEH-duh-noh-oo!
Thank you very much! Goodbye!
THEY SAY
Na shledanou!Nuh SKHLEH-duh-noh-oo!
Goodbye!
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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
botách
BOH-tuhkh
noun
shoes (locative)
je
yeh
verb
is
potřeba
POTR-sheh-buh
noun
need
vyměnit
VIM-nyeh-neet
verb
to change
38 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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