Czech · Kopírování / tisk
You make copies of documents at a copy shop: what to say in Czech
You make copies of documents at a copy shop.
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How it's done. 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.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, poprosím tři kopie tohohle dokumentu.
DOH-brih dayn, POH-proh-seem trshee KOH-pee-eh TOH-gog-leh DOH-koo-mayn-too.
Good day, three copies of this document please.
Or say:Dobrý den, potřeboval{|a} bych pár kopií.
DOH-brih dayn, POTR-sheh-boh-vuhl bikh pahr KOH-pee-ee.
THEY SAY
Černobíle, nebo barevně?CHEHR-noh-bee-leh, NEH-boh BAH-rev-nyeh?
Black and white or colour?
They might also say:
Stačí černobíle?
STAH-chee CHEHR-noh-bee-leh?
Will black and white do?
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YOU REPLY
Černobíle, prosím.
CHEHR-noh-bee-leh, PROH-seem.
Black and white, please.
THEY SAY
Jednostranně, nebo oboustranně?YEHD-nos-trahn-nyeh, NEH-boh OH-boh-oos-trahn-nyeh?
One-sided or two-sided?
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YOU FINISH
Jednostranně.
YEHD-nos-trahn-nyeh.
One-sided.
THEY SAY
Dobře. To bude šest korun.DOBR-zheh. Toh BOO-deh shest KOH-roon.
Good. That will be six crowns.
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
poprosím
POH-proh-seem
verb
I will ask for
kopie
KOH-pee-eh
noun
copies
dokumentu
DOH-koo-mayn-too
noun
document (genitive)
Černobíle
CHEHR-noh-bee-leh
adverb
in black and white
12 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?
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