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You board a tram with a pushchair: what to say in Czech
You board a tram with a pushchair.
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How it's done. A tram has a space for pushchairs by the doors; passengers usually help; keep the pushchair braked so that it does not roll.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 mohu postavit kočárek?
PROH-meen-teh, gdeh MOH-goo POS-tuh-veet KOH-chuh-rek?
Excuse me, where can I put the pushchair?
Or say:Promiňte, mohu s kočárkem nastoupit do tramvaje?
PROH-meen-teh, MOH-goo s KOH-chuhr-kem NAHS-toh-oo-peet doh TRAHM-vuh-eh?
THEY SAY
Ano, nastupte dveřmi s piktogramem kočárku. Je tam místo.AH-noh, NAHS-toop-teh DVEHRZH-mee s PEEK-toh-gruh-mem KOH-chuhr-koo. Yeh tahm MEES-toh.
Yes, board through the door with the pushchair sign. There is room there.
They might also say:
Samozřejmě. Místo pro kočárky je u dveří.
SAH-mozr-zhaym-nyeh. MEES-toh proh KOH-chuhr-kih yeh oo DVEHR-zhee.
Of course. The space for pushchairs is by the doors.
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YOU REPLY
Potřebuje dítě v kočárku jízdenku?
POTR-sheh-boo-eh DEE-tyeh f KOH-chuhr-koo YEEZ-dayn-koo?
Does a child in a pushchair need a ticket?
THEY SAY
Dítě v kočárku obvykle jede zdarma.DEE-tyeh f KOH-chuhr-koo OH-bvih-kleh YEH-deh ZDAHR-muh.
A child in a pushchair usually rides free.
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YOU REPLY
Mohu kočárek složit?
MOH-goo KOH-chuh-rek SLOH-zheet?
May I fold the pushchair?
THEY SAY
Raději ne. Zabrzděte kočárek a držte ho.RAH-dyay-ee neh. ZAHBRZ-dyeh-teh KOH-chuh-rek uh drshteh goh.
Better not. Brake the pushchair and hold it.
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YOU FINISH
Rozumím. Děkuji za pomoc!
ROH-zoo-meem. DYEH-kooy-ee zah POH-mots!
I see. Thanks for the help!
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.
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Words worth knowing
Promiňte
PROH-meen-teh
verb
excuse me
kde
gdeh
adverb
where
mohu
MOH-goo
verb
I can
postavit
POS-tuh-veet
verb
to put
kočárek
KOH-chuh-rek
noun
pram
nastupte
NAHS-toop-teh
verb
get on
27 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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