Czech · Zámečník / oprava
The door has slammed shut and you phone a locksmith: what to say in Czech
The door closed from outside and you phone a locksmith service.
💡
How it's done. Before agreeing to a round-the-clock locksmith's (zámečnická pohotovost) service ask for the total price including call-out; at night and weekends it is higher.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
Cheat sheet for your visit
The first phrase is open: tap ▶ to listen, or “Show” to show it to the other person. The rest of the dialogue is in the course in the app.
1
THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Zámečnická pohotovost, dobrý den.ZAH-mech-neets-kuh POH-goh-toh-vost, DOH-brih dayn.
Locksmith emergency service, good day.
They might also say:
Zámečník, dobrý den, co potřebujete?
ZAH-mech-neek, DOH-brih dayn, tsoh POTR-sheh-boo-eh-teh?
Locksmith, good day, what do you need?
YOU REPLY
Dobrý den, zabouchly se mi dveře a klíče zůstaly uvnitř.
DOH-brih dayn, ZAH-boh-ookh-lih seh mee DVEHR-zheh uh KLEE-cheh ZOOS-tuh-lih OOV-neetrsh.
Good day, my door slammed shut and the keys stayed inside.
THEY SAY
Kde to je? Jaká je adresa?Gdeh toh yeh? YAH-kuh yeh AH-dreh-suh?
Where is it? What is the address?
2
YOU REPLY
Lipová dvanáct, byt osm.
LEE-poh-vuh DVAH-nuhtst, bit osm.
Lipová twelve, flat eight.
THEY SAY
Budu tam za dvacet minut.BOO-doo tahm zah DVAH-tset MEE-noot.
I'll be there in twenty minutes.
3
YOU FINISH
Kolik to bude stát?
KOH-leek toh BOO-deh staht?
How much will it cost?
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
Zámečnická
ZAH-mech-neets-kuh
adjective
locksmith (feminine)
pohotovost
POH-goh-toh-vost
noun
emergency
dobrý
DOH-brih
adjective
good
den
dayn
noun
day
zabouchly
ZAH-boh-ookh-lih
verb
slammed shut
dveře
DVEHR-zheh
noun
door
23 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?
Ještě neumím dobře česky.
YEHSH-tyeh NEH-oo-meem DOBR-zheh CHES-kih.
I don't speak Czech well yet.
Similar situations
You want to have a spare key cutZámečník / oprava · A2 in the app
→You want to change the lock in a rented flatZámečník / oprava · A2 in the app
→The key broke in the lock and you phone a locksmithZámečník / oprava · A2 in the app
→The trousers are too long and you ask to have them shortenedKrejčí / švec · A2 in the app
→Found a mistake? Write to us and we will fix it. This is language help, not medical or legal advice.Report