Czech · Supermarket / pokladna
You pay in cash and the cashier has no change: what to say in Czech
You pay in cash and the cashier has no small change.
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How it's done. Cashiers do not like big notes for small purchases; if there is no change they may ask you to pay by card or with smaller notes.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
THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
To je dvacet osm korun.Toh yeh DVAH-tset osm KOH-roon.
That is twenty-eight crowns.
They might also say:
Dohromady dvacet osm korun.
DOG-roh-muh-dih DVAH-tset osm KOH-roon.
Twenty-eight crowns altogether.
YOU REPLY
Mám jen tisícovou bankovku. Mohu s ní zaplatit?
Mahm yayn TEE-see-tsoh-voh-oo BAHN-kof-koo. MOH-goo z nee ZAH-pluh-teet?
I only have a thousand-crown note. May I pay with it?
THEY SAY
Promiňte, nemám tolik drobných. Můžete zaplatit kartou?PROH-meen-teh, NEH-muhm TOH-leek DROB-nikh. MOO-zheh-teh ZAH-pluh-teet KAHR-toh-oo?
Sorry, I don't have that much change. Can you pay by card?
2
YOU REPLY
Mám kartu. Zaplatím kartou.
Mahm KAHR-too. ZAH-pluh-teem KAHR-toh-oo.
I have a card. I'll pay by card.
THEY SAY
Přiložte kartu k terminálu.PRSHEE-losh-teh KAHR-too k TEHR-mee-nuh-loo.
Hold the card to the terminal.
3
YOU REPLY
Prosím. Musím zadat kód?
PROH-seem. MOO-seem ZAH-duht kot?
Here. Do I have to enter the code?
THEY SAY
Ne, platba prošla. Tady je účtenka.Neh, PLAHD-buh PROSH-luh. TAH-dih yeh OOCH-tayn-kuh.
No, the payment went through. Here is the receipt.
4
YOU FINISH
Děkuji. Na shledanou!
DYEH-kooy-ee. Nuh SKHLEH-duh-noh-oo!
Thank you. Goodbye!
THEY SAY
Na shledanou!Nuh SKHLEH-duh-noh-oo!
Goodbye!
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.
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Words worth knowing
je
yeh
verb
is
korun
KOH-roon
noun
crowns (genitive)
Mám
Mahm
verb
I have
jen
yayn
adverb
only
tisícovou
TEE-see-tsoh-voh-oo
adjective
thousand (accusative)
bankovku
BAHN-kof-koo
noun
banknote (accusative)
30 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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