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You ask what a jumper is made of and how to wash it: what to say in Czech
You ask what a sweater is made of and how to wash it.
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How it's done. The fabric composition is složení: bavlna (cotton), vlna (wool), polyester; the label gives the washing, for example prát na třicet stupňů (wash at thirty degrees).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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YOU START
Promiňte, z čeho je tento svetr?
PROH-meen-teh, s CHEH-goh yeh TAYN-toh svetr?
Excuse me, what is this sweater made of?
Or say:Promiňte, jaké je složení tohoto svetru?
PROH-meen-teh, YAH-keh yeh SLOH-zheh-nee TOH-goh-toh SVEH-troo?
THEY SAY
Je ze sedmdesáti procent z vlny a ze třiceti procent z akrylu.Yeh zeh SEDM-deh-suh-tee PROH-tsaynt z vlnih uh zeh TRSHEE-tseh-tee PROH-tsaynt z AH-krih-loo.
It is seventy percent wool and thirty percent acrylic.
They might also say:
Vlna a akryl. Vlny je sedmdesát procent.
Vlnah uh AH-kril. Vlnih yeh SEDM-deh-suht PROH-tsaynt.
Wool and acrylic. Seventy percent is wool.
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YOU REPLY
Dá se prát v pračce?
Duh seh praht f PRAHCH-tseh?
Can it be washed in a washing machine?
THEY SAY
Ano, na třicet stupňů, na program pro jemné prádlo.AH-noh, nuh TRSHEE-tset STOOP-nyoo, nuh PROH-gruhm proh YEHM-neh PRAH-dloh.
Yes, at thirty degrees, on the delicates programme.
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YOU REPLY
A sušit v sušičce?
Uh SOO-sheet f SOO-sheech-tseh?
And dry in a dryer?
THEY SAY
Ne, lepší je sušit na plocho.Neh, LEP-shee yeh SOO-sheet nuh PLOH-khoh.
No, it is better to dry it flat.
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YOU FINISH
Děkuji za informace. Vezmu ho.
DYEH-kooy-ee zah EEN-for-muh-tseh. VEZ-moo goh.
Thanks for the information. I'll take it.
THEY SAY
Prosím. Pojďte k pokladně.PROH-seem. POYTY-teh k POH-kluhd-nyeh.
You're welcome. Come to the till.
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
Promiňte
PROH-meen-teh
verb
excuse me
je
yeh
verb
is
svetr
svetr
noun
sweater
procent
PROH-tsaynt
noun
per cent (genitive)
vlny
vlnih
noun
wool (genitive)
akrylu
AH-krih-loo
noun
acrylic (genitive)
34 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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