Czech · Bazar / second hand
You phone the seller from an advert for a used bicycle: what to say in Czech
You phone a seller about an ad for a used bike.
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How it's done. Read the ad carefully: price, condition, place; meet in a busy place; do not send an advance to a stranger; pay once you have seen the item.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
Prosím?PROH-seem?
Hello?
They might also say:
Haló, poslouchám.
GAH-loh, POH-sloh-oo-khuhm.
Hello, I'm listening.
YOU REPLY
Dobrý den, volám kvůli inzerátu na kolo. Je ještě aktuální?
DOH-brih dayn, VOH-luhm KWOO-lee EEN-zeh-ruh-too nuh KOH-loh. Yeh YEHSH-tyeh AHK-too-uhl-nee?
Good day, I'm calling about the bike ad. Is it still current?
THEY SAY
Ano, kolo je k dispozici.AH-noh, KOH-loh yeh g DEES-poh-zee-tsee.
Yes, the bike is available.
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YOU REPLY
V jakém je stavu? Má nějaké vady?
V YAH-kem yeh STAH-voo? Mah NYEH-ah-keh VAH-dih?
What condition is it in? Does it have any defects?
THEY SAY
Je v dobrém stavu. Jen brzda potřebuje seřídit.Yeh v DOH-brem STAH-voo. Yayn brzdah POTR-sheh-boo-eh SEHR-zhee-deet.
It is in good condition. Only the brake needs adjusting.
They might also say:
Kolo je funkční. Jediný problém je přední kolo, které je třeba dofouknout.
KOH-loh yeh FOONKCH-nee. YEH-dee-nih PROH-blem yeh PRSHED-nee KOH-loh, KTEH-reh yeh TRSHEH-buh DOH-foh-ook-noh-oot.
The bike is in working order. The only problem is the front wheel, which needs pumping up.
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YOU REPLY
Je cena konečná?
Yeh TSEH-nuh KOH-nech-nuh?
Is the price final?
THEY SAY
Mohu slevit o dvě stě korun.MOH-goo SLEH-veet oh dvyeh styeh KOH-roon.
I can come down by two hundred crowns.
4
YOU REPLY
Dobře. Kde se můžeme sejít?
DOBR-zheh. Gdeh seh MOO-zheh-meh SAY-eet?
Fine. Where can we meet?
THEY SAY
Před obchodním centrem, zítra v osmnáct hodin.Prshed OP-khod-neem TSAYN-trem, ZEE-truh v OSM-nuhtst GOH-deen.
In front of the shopping centre, tomorrow at six p.m.
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YOU FINISH
Skvělé, do zítra. Děkuji!
SKWYEH-leh, doh ZEE-truh. DYEH-kooy-ee!
Great, see you tomorrow. Thanks!
THEY SAY
Do zítra!Doh ZEE-truh!
See you tomorrow!
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
Prosím
PROH-seem
verb
please
Dobrý
DOH-brih
adjective
good
den
dayn
noun
day
volám
VOH-luhm
verb
I call
inzerátu
EEN-zeh-ruh-too
noun
advertisement (genitive)
kolo
KOH-loh
noun
bicycle, wheel
41 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?
Můžete mi to napsat, prosím?
MOO-zheh-teh mee toh NAHP-suht, PROH-seem?
Can you write it down for me, please?
Co to znamená?
Tsoh toh ZNAH-meh-nuh?
What does this mean?
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