Czech · Čistírna
You take a coat to the dry cleaner's: what to say in Czech
You hand a coat to the dry cleaner.
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How it's done. The dry cleaner gives you a stvrzenka (ticket); without it things are often not handed back, so don't lose it. Point out stains at once: Tady je skvrna od kávy.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 dát vyčistit kabát.
DOH-brih dayn, khtyehl bikh daht VIH-chees-teet KAH-buht.
Good day, I'd like to have a coat cleaned.
Speaking as:
THEY SAY
Dobře. Jsou na něm nějaké skvrny?DOBR-zheh. Ysoh-oo nuh nyehm NYEH-ah-keh skwrnih?
Good. Are there any stains on it?
They might also say:
Prosím. Kde jsou skvrny?
PROH-seem. Gdeh ysoh-oo skwrnih?
Please. Where are the stains?
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YOU REPLY
Tady na rukávu je skvrna od kávy.
TAH-dih nuh ROO-kuh-voo yeh skwrnah ot KAH-vih.
Here on the sleeve is a coffee stain.
THEY SAY
Rozumím. Bude hotovo ve středu. Tady je stvrzenka.ROH-zoo-meem. BOO-deh GOH-toh-voh veh STRSHEH-doo. TAH-dih yeh STVRZAYN-kuh.
I see. It will be ready on Wednesday. Here is the ticket.
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YOU FINISH
Děkuji, neztratím ji.
DYEH-kooy-ee, NES-truh-teem yee.
Thank you, I won't lose it.
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
bych
bikh
verb
would
dát
daht
verb
to give
vyčistit
VIH-chees-teet
verb
to clean
kabát
KAH-buht
noun
coat
21 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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