Czech · Supermarket / pokladna
You pay by card at the till: what to say in Czech
You pay by card at the till.
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How it's done. Czech tills usually take cards contactless: Přiložte kartu; for payments up to a certain amount no PIN is needed. Mobile wallets are also accepted.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
Platíte kartou, nebo hotově?PLAH-tee-teh KAHR-toh-oo, NEH-boh GOH-toh-vyeh?
Are you paying by card or cash?
They might also say:
Kartou, nebo hotově?
KAHR-toh-oo, NEH-boh GOH-toh-vyeh?
Card or cash?
YOU REPLY
Kartou, bezkontaktně.
KAHR-toh-oo, BES-kohn-tuhkt-nyeh.
By card, contactless.
THEY SAY
Přiložte kartu k terminálu.PRSHEE-losh-teh KAHR-too k TEHR-mee-nuh-loo.
Hold the card to the terminal.
They might also say:
Prosím, přiložte kartu.
PROH-seem, PRSHEE-losh-teh KAHR-too.
Please, hold the card.
2
YOU FINISH
Tak, hotovo.
Tahk, GOH-toh-voh.
There, done.
THEY SAY
Děkuji, tady je účtenka.DYEH-kooy-ee, TAH-dih yeh OOCH-tayn-kuh.
Thank you, here is the receipt.
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
Platíte
PLAH-tee-teh
verb
you pay
kartou
KAHR-toh-oo
noun
card (instrumental)
hotově
GOH-toh-vyeh
adverb
in cash
bezkontaktně
BES-kohn-tuhkt-nyeh
adverb
contactless
Přiložte
PRSHEE-losh-teh
verb
apply
kartu
KAHR-too
noun
card (accusative)
9 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?
Děkuji!
DYEH-kooy-ee!
Thank you!
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