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You return clothes you bought: what to say in Czech
You return clothes you bought.
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How it's done. In a shop a return is the seller's goodwill, the receipt (účtenka) helps; there is usually an exchange rule within a few days. Online purchases can be returned within fourteen days.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
Dobrý den, chtěl{|a} bych vrátit tuhle mikinu. Nesedí mi.
DOH-brih dayn, khtyehl bikh VRAH-teet TOOG-leh MEE-kee-noo. NEH-seh-dee mee.
Good day, I'd like to return this sweatshirt. It doesn't fit me.
Or say:Dobrý den, chtěl{|a} bych vyměnit tuhle mikinu za jinou velikost.
DOH-brih dayn, khtyehl bikh VIM-nyeh-neet TOOG-leh MEE-kee-noo zah YEE-noh-oo VEH-lee-kost.
Speaking as:
THEY SAY
Máte účtenku?MAH-teh OOCH-tayn-koo?
Do you have the receipt?
They might also say:
Poprosím účtenku.
POH-proh-seem OOCH-tayn-koo.
The receipt, please.
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YOU FINISH
Ano, tady je.
AH-noh, TAH-dih yeh.
Yes, here it is.
THEY SAY
Děkuji. Můžu vám vrátit peníze, nebo vyměnit za jinou velikost.DYEH-kooy-ee. MOO-zhoo vahm VRAH-teet PEH-nee-zeh, NEH-boh VIM-nyeh-neet zah YEE-noh-oo VEH-lee-kost.
Thank you. I can refund the money or exchange it for another size.
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
Dobrý
DOH-brih
adjective
good
den
dayn
noun
day
bych
bikh
verb
would
vrátit
VRAH-teet
verb
to return
mikinu
MEE-kee-noo
noun
hoodie (accusative)
Nesedí
NEH-seh-dee
verb
doesn't fit
16 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?
Co to znamená?
Tsoh toh ZNAH-meh-nuh?
What does this mean?
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