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You pay at the hairdresser's and tip: what to say in Czech
You pay at the hair salon and give a tip.
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How it's done. Tips (spropitné) are normal at the hairdresser: you round up or add ten to fifteen percent; you say: Platím šest set, zbytek nechte.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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Jste spokojen{|a}?Ysteh SPOH-koh-ayn?
Are you satisfied?
They might also say:
Líbí se vám to takhle?
LEE-bee seh vahm toh TAHGG-leh?
Do you like it like this?
YOU REPLY
Ano, moc hezké. Děkuji!
AH-noh, mots GES-keh. DYEH-kooy-ee!
Yes, very nice. Thank you!
THEY SAY
To bude pět set osmdesát korun.Toh BOO-deh pyeht set OSM-deh-suht KOH-roon.
That will be five hundred and eighty crowns.
They might also say:
Pět set osmdesát, prosím.
Pyeht set OSM-deh-suht, PROH-seem.
Five hundred and eighty, please.
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YOU FINISH
Prosím, platím šest set. Zbytek nechte.
PROH-seem, PLAH-teem shest set. ZBIH-tek NEKH-teh.
Here you are, I'm paying six hundred. Keep the change.
THEY SAY
Děkuji moc, na shledanou!DYEH-kooy-ee mots, nuh SKHLEH-duh-noh-oo!
Thank you very much, 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
Jste
Ysteh
verb
you are
moc
mots
adverb
very, a lot
hezké
GES-keh
adjective
nice
Děkuji
DYEH-kooy-ee
verb
thank you
bude
BOO-deh
verb
will be
korun
KOH-roon
noun
crowns (genitive)
12 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
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