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At the market you buy fruit by the kilo: what to say in Czech

At the market you buy fruit by the kilo.

Trh5 linesLevel A1For life in Czechia The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. At the market the price is per kilo (za kilo); půl kila is half a kilo, dvě kila two kilos; the seller often asks Bude to všechno?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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Dobrý den, co to bude?
DOH-brih dayn, tsoh toh BOO-deh?
Good day, what will it be?
They might also say:
Dobrý den, prosím?
DOH-brih dayn, PROH-seem?
Good day, yes please?
YOU REPLY
Poprosím kilo jablek.
POH-proh-seem KEE-loh YAH-blek.
A kilo of apples, please.
Or say:Poprosím půl kila rajčat.
POH-proh-seem pool KEE-luh RIGH-chuht.
THEY SAY
Tady máte. Bude to všechno?
TAH-dih MAH-teh. BOO-deh toh FSHEKH-noh?
Here you are. Will that be all?
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YOU FINISH
Ano, děkuji. Kolik platím?
AH-noh, DYEH-kooy-ee. KOH-leek PLAH-teem?
Yes, thank you. How much do I pay?
THEY SAY
To bude osmdesát korun.
Toh BOO-deh OSM-deh-suht KOH-roon.
That will be eighty crowns.
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Words worth knowing

Dobrý
DOH-brih
adjective
good
den
dayn
noun
day
bude
BOO-deh
verb
will be
Poprosím
POH-proh-seem
verb
I will ask for
kilo
KEE-loh
noun
kilo
jablek
YAH-blek
noun
apples (genitive)

11 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?

All 21 rescue phrases in Czech →

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