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You ask the driver whether the bus goes to the centre: what to say in Czech

You ask the driver whether the bus goes to the centre.

Autobus / tramvaj / metro4 linesLevel A1For life in Czechia The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. You board the bus by the front or middle doors; you tell the driver where you're going; at your stop you press the Stop button.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
Promiňte, jede tenhle autobus do centra?
PROH-meen-teh, YEH-deh TAYNG-leh OW-toh-boos doh TSAYN-truh?
Excuse me, does this bus go to the centre?
Or say:Promiňte, dojedu tímhle autobusem na nádraží?
PROH-meen-teh, DOH-eh-doo TEEMG-leh OW-toh-boo-sem nuh NAH-druh-zhee?
THEY SAY
Ano, jede do centra.
AH-noh, YEH-deh doh TSAYN-truh.
Yes, it goes to the centre.
They might also say:
Ano, nastupte.
AH-noh, NAHS-toop-teh.
Yes, get on.
in the app
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YOU FINISH
Kolik je to zastávek?
KOH-leek yeh toh ZAHS-tuh-vek?
How many stops is it?
THEY SAY
Šest zastávek. Řeknu vám, kde máte vystoupit.
Shest ZAHS-tuh-vek. RZHEK-noo vahm, gdeh MAH-teh VIS-toh-oo-peet.
Six stops. I'll tell you where to get off.
in the app

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

Promiňte
PROH-meen-teh
verb
excuse me
jede
YEH-deh
verb
goes
autobus
OW-toh-boos
noun
bus
centra
TSAYN-truh
noun
centre (genitive)
Kolik
KOH-leek
adverb
how much
je
yeh
verb
is

11 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?

All 21 rescue phrases in Czech →

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