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You want to dye your hair and ask about colour and price: what to say in Czech
You want to have your hair dyed and ask about the colour and price.
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How it's done. Useful words: barvení (dyeing), odrosty (regrowth), melír (highlights), odstín (shade); the hairdresser names the price after checking the length of your hair.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 si nechat obarvit vlasy. Kolik to stojí?
DOH-brih dayn, khtyehl bikh see NEH-khuht OH-buhr-veet VLAH-sih. KOH-leek toh STOY-ee?
Good day, I'd like to have my hair dyed. How much does it cost?
Or say:Dobrý den, zajímá mě melír. Kolik to stojí?
DOH-brih dayn, ZIGH-ee-muh mnyeh MEH-leer. KOH-leek toh STOY-ee?
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THEY SAY
Dobrý den. Jaký odstín si představujete?DOH-brih dayn. YAH-kih OTS-teen see PRSHETS-tuh-voo-eh-teh?
Good day. What shade do you have in mind?
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YOU REPLY
Chtěl{|a} bych světlejší odstín, teplou hnědou.
Khtyehl bikh SVYEH-tlay-shee OTS-teen, TEH-ploh-oo GNYEH-doh-oo.
I'd like a lighter shade, a warm brown.
THEY SAY
Dobře. Podívám se na délku vlasů. Barvení stojí od osmi set korun.DOBR-zheh. POH-dee-vuhm seh nuh DEL-koo VLAH-soo. BAHR-veh-nee STOY-ee od OS-mee set KOH-roon.
Fine. I'll look at the length of your hair. Dyeing costs from eight hundred crowns.
They might also say:
Cena záleží na délce. Začíná od osmi set korun.
TSEH-nuh ZAH-leh-zhee nuh DEL-tseh. ZAH-chee-nuh od OS-mee set KOH-roon.
The price depends on the length. It starts at eight hundred crowns.
3
YOU REPLY
Jak dlouho to trvá?
Yahk DLOH-oo-goh toh trvah?
How long does it take?
THEY SAY
Asi dvě hodiny, i s mytím a foukanou.AH-see dvyeh GOH-dee-nih, ee z MIH-teem uh FOH-oo-kuh-noh-oo.
About two hours, including washing and blow-drying.
4
YOU REPLY
Dobře, prosím.
DOBR-zheh, PROH-seem.
Fine, please.
THEY SAY
Posaďte se. Začínáme!POH-suhty-teh seh. ZAH-chee-nuh-meh!
Sit down. Let's begin!
5
YOU FINISH
Děkuji!
DYEH-kooy-ee!
Thank you!
THEY SAY
Prosím.PROH-seem.
You're welcome.
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
Dobrý
DOH-brih
adjective
good
den
dayn
noun
day
bych
bikh
verb
would
nechat
NEH-khuht
verb
to let
obarvit
OH-buhr-veet
verb
to dye
vlasy
VLAH-sih
noun
hair
36 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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