Czech · Trh
You try to haggle at a flea market: what to say in Czech
You try to negotiate a price at a flea market.
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How it's done. Haggling is normal at a bleší trh (flea market); politely ask Nešlo by to levněji? (couldn't it be cheaper?); in a shop or an ordinary market it is not usual.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, kolik stojí tato lampa?
DOH-brih dayn, KOH-leek STOY-ee TAH-toh LAHM-puh?
Good day, how much is this lamp?
Or say:Dobrý den, za kolik prodáváte tu lampu?
DOH-brih dayn, zah KOH-leek PROH-duh-vuh-teh too LAHM-poo?
THEY SAY
Sto dvacet korun.Stoh DVAH-tset KOH-roon.
A hundred and twenty crowns.
They might also say:
Ta lampa stojí sto dvacet korun.
Tah LAHM-puh STOY-ee stoh DVAH-tset KOH-roon.
This lamp costs a hundred and twenty crowns.
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YOU REPLY
To je trochu drahé. Nešlo by to levněji?
Toh yeh TROH-khoo DRAH-geh. NESH-loh bih toh LEV-nyay-ee?
That's a bit expensive. Couldn't it be cheaper?
THEY SAY
Mohu slevit na sto deset.MOH-goo SLEH-veet nuh stoh DEH-set.
I can come down to a hundred and ten.
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YOU REPLY
Dám osmdesát korun.
Dahm OSM-deh-suht KOH-roon.
I'll give eighty crowns.
THEY SAY
Devadesát, poslední cena.DEH-vuh-deh-suht, POH-sled-nee TSEH-nuh.
Ninety, last price.
They might also say:
Zůstane za devadesát. Lampa je v dobrém stavu.
ZOOS-tuh-neh zah DEH-vuh-deh-suht. LAHM-puh yeh v DOH-brem STAH-voo.
It stays at ninety. The lamp is in good condition.
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YOU REPLY
Dobře, beru. Funguje?
DOBR-zheh, BEH-roo. FOON-goo-eh?
Fine, I'll take it. Does it work?
THEY SAY
Ano, zkuste ji tady. Mám žárovku.AH-noh, SKOOS-teh yee TAH-dih. Mahm ZHAH-rof-koo.
Yes, try it here. I have a bulb.
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YOU FINISH
Děkuji. Zaplatím hotově.
DYEH-kooy-ee. ZAH-pluh-teem GOH-toh-vyeh.
Thank you. I'll pay in cash.
THEY SAY
Děkuji. Hezký den!DYEH-kooy-ee. GES-kih dayn!
Thank you. Have a nice day!
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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
kolik
KOH-leek
adverb
how much
stojí
STOY-ee
verb
costs
lampa
LAHM-puh
noun
lamp
korun
KOH-roon
noun
crowns (genitive)
32 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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