Czech · Jízdenky / MHD
You ask where to validate a ticket: what to say in Czech
You ask where to validate the ticket.
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How it's done. A paper jízdenka in Czech transport must be označit (validated) in the označovač (validator) right after boarding; otherwise it is invalid. Tickets in an app and SMS are not validated.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, kde mám jízdenku označit?
PROH-meen-teh, gdeh mahm YEEZ-dayn-koo OZ-nuh-cheet?
Excuse me, where do I validate the ticket?
Or say:Promiňte, kde je označovač?
PROH-meen-teh, gdeh yeh OZ-nuh-choh-vuhch?
THEY SAY
Označovač je tady u dveří.OZ-nuh-choh-vuhch yeh TAH-dih oo DVEHR-zhee.
The validator is here by the door.
They might also say:
Tamhle u prostředních dveří. Strčte jízdenku dovnitř.
TAHMG-leh oo PROSTR-shed-neekh DVEHR-zhee. Strchteh YEEZ-dayn-koo DOV-neetrsh.
Over there by the middle doors. Push the ticket in.
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YOU FINISH
Děkuji. Už jsem ji označil{|a}.
DYEH-kooy-ee. Oozh ysem yee OZ-nuh-cheel.
Thank you. I've already validated it.
THEY SAY
Prosím.PROH-seem.
You're welcome.
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
Promiňte
PROH-meen-teh
verb
excuse me
kde
gdeh
adverb
where
mám
mahm
verb
I have
jízdenku
YEEZ-dayn-koo
noun
ticket (accusative)
označit
OZ-nuh-cheet
verb
to validate
Označovač
OZ-nuh-choh-vuhch
noun
validator
9 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?
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