Czech · Krejčí / švec
The zip on your jacket has broken and you go to a seamstress: what to say in Czech
The zip on a jacket is broken and you go to a seamstress.
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How it's done. A zip is a zip, a button a knoflík, a seam a šev; a seamstress (švadlena) or tailor (krejčí) mends small things within a few days.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, v bundě se mi rozbil zip. Dá se vyměnit?
DOH-brih dayn, v BOON-dyeh seh mee ROZ-beel zeep. Duh seh VIM-nyeh-neet?
Good day, the zip in my jacket is broken. Can it be replaced?
Or say:Dobrý den, mám pokažený zip v bundě.
DOH-brih dayn, mahm POH-kuh-zheh-nih zeep v BOON-dyeh.
THEY SAY
Ano, jde to. Ukažte bundu.AH-noh, ydeh toh. OO-kuhsh-teh BOON-doo.
Yes, it can. Show me the jacket.
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YOU REPLY
Tady je. Zip se zasekává a nezavírá se až nahoru.
TAH-dih yeh. Zeep seh ZAH-seh-kuh-vuh uh NEH-zuh-vee-ruh seh ahzh NAH-goh-roo.
Here it is. The zip gets stuck and doesn't close all the way.
THEY SAY
Vidím. Je potřeba vyměnit celý zip. Stojí čtyři sta korun.VEE-deem. Yeh POTR-sheh-buh VIM-nyeh-neet TSEH-lih zeep. STOY-ee CHTIR-zhee stah KOH-roon.
I see. The whole zip has to be replaced. It costs four hundred crowns.
They might also say:
Výměna zipu stojí čtyři sta korun.
VIM-nyeh-nuh ZEE-poo STOY-ee CHTIR-zhee stah KOH-roon.
Replacing the zip costs four hundred crowns.
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YOU REPLY
Kdy můžu bundu vyzvednout?
Gdih MOO-zhoo BOON-doo VIZ-ved-noh-oot?
When can I collect the jacket?
THEY SAY
Za tři dny, v pátek odpoledne.Zah trshee dnih, f PAH-tek OT-poh-led-neh.
In three days, on Friday afternoon.
4
YOU REPLY
Dobře. Dostanu lístek?
DOBR-zheh. DOS-tuh-noo LEES-tek?
Fine. Will I get a ticket?
THEY SAY
Ano, tady je.AH-noh, TAH-dih yeh.
Yes, here it is.
5
YOU FINISH
Děkuji moc!
DYEH-kooy-ee mots!
Thank you very much!
THEY SAY
Prosím.PROH-seem.
You're welcome.
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Words worth knowing
Dobrý
DOH-brih
adjective
good
den
dayn
noun
day
bundě
BOON-dyeh
noun
jacket (locative)
rozbil
ROZ-beel
verb
broke
zip
zeep
noun
zip
Dá
Duh
verb
will give
37 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?
Co to znamená?
Tsoh toh ZNAH-meh-nuh?
What does this mean?
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