Czech · Supermarket / pokladna
You do not know how to weigh vegetables in the shop: what to say in Czech
You don't know how to weigh vegetables in the shop.
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How it's done. In some shops the cashier weighs vegetables, in others you weigh them yourself on a scale and stick on the price label; ask a member of staff.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, kde mohu zvážit rajčata?
PROH-meen-teh, gdeh MOH-goo ZVAH-zheet RIGH-chuh-tuh?
Excuse me, where can I weigh the tomatoes?
Or say:Promiňte, váží se zelenina u váhy?
PROH-meen-teh, VAH-zhee seh ZEH-leh-nee-nuh oo VAH-gih?
THEY SAY
U té váhy. Stiskněte číslo zboží a vezměte štítek.Oo teh VAH-gih. STEESK-nyeh-teh CHEE-sloh ZBOH-zhee uh VEZM-nyeh-teh SHTEE-tek.
At that scale. Press the product number and take the label.
They might also say:
Ano, tady je váha. Vyberte zboží a nalepte štítek.
AH-noh, TAH-dih yeh VAH-guh. VIH-behr-teh ZBOH-zhee uh NAH-lep-teh SHTEE-tek.
Yes, there is a scale here. Choose the product and stick on the label.
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YOU REPLY
Jaké číslo mají rajčata?
YAH-keh CHEE-sloh MIGH-ee RIGH-chuh-tuh?
What is the tomatoes' number?
THEY SAY
Číslo je napsané u ceny na polici.CHEE-sloh yeh NAHP-suh-neh oo TSEH-nih nuh POH-lee-tsee.
The number is written next to the price, on the shelf.
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YOU REPLY
A když zapomenu štítek?
Uh gdizh ZAH-poh-meh-noo SHTEE-tek?
And if I forget the label?
THEY SAY
Pak pokladní zváží zboží znovu, ale trvá to déle.Pahk POH-kluhd-nee ZVAH-zhee ZBOH-zhee ZNOH-voo, AH-leh trvah toh DEH-leh.
Then the cashier weighs the goods again but it takes longer.
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YOU FINISH
Rozumím. Děkuji!
ROH-zoo-meem. DYEH-kooy-ee!
I see. Thanks!
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
Promiňte
PROH-meen-teh
verb
excuse me
kde
gdeh
adverb
where
mohu
MOH-goo
verb
I can
zvážit
ZVAH-zheet
verb
to weigh
rajčata
RIGH-chuh-tuh
noun
tomatoes
váhy
VAH-gih
noun
weight (genitive)
28 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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