Czech · Fotografie na doklady
You need ID photos: what to say in Czech
You need photos for documents.
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How it's done. 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.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, potřebuji fotografie na doklady.
DOH-brih dayn, POTR-sheh-booy-ee FOH-toh-gruh-fee-eh nuh DOH-kluh-dih.
Good day, I need photos for documents.
THEY SAY
Na jaký doklad?Nuh YAH-kih DOH-kluht?
For which document?
They might also say:
Je to na občanku, nebo na pas?
Yeh toh nuh OP-chahn-koo, NEH-boh nuh pahs?
Is it for an ID card or a passport?
2
YOU REPLY
Na pobytové oprávnění, prosím.
Nuh POH-bih-toh-veh OH-pruhv-nyeh-nee, PROH-seem.
For a residence permit, please.
THEY SAY
Posaďte se na židli a dívejte se do objektivu.POH-suhty-teh seh nuh ZHEE-dlee uh DEE-vay-teh seh doh OH-byehk-tee-voo.
Sit on the chair and look into the lens.
3
YOU FINISH
Mám se usmívat?
Mahm seh OOS-mee-vuht?
Should I smile?
THEY SAY
Ne, prosím, klidný výraz.Neh, PROH-seem, KLEED-nih VIH-ruhs.
No, please, a calm expression.
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.
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Words worth knowing
Dobrý
DOH-brih
adjective
good
den
dayn
noun
day
potřebuji
POTR-sheh-booy-ee
verb
I need
fotografie
FOH-toh-gruh-fee-eh
noun
photographs
doklady
DOH-kluh-dih
noun
documents
doklad
DOH-kluht
noun
document
17 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?
Co to znamená?
Tsoh toh ZNAH-meh-nuh?
What does this mean?
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