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You buy a ticket with a seat on a long-distance train: what to say in Czech
You buy a ticket with a seat on a long-distance train.
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How it's done. On long-distance trains the ticket has a vůz (carriage) and a místo (seat); a místenka is a seat reservation; bez místenky means no seat is assigned.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, prosím jízdenku do Ostravy na zítra s místenkou.
DOH-brih dayn, PROH-seem YEEZ-dayn-koo doh OS-truh-vih nuh ZEE-truh z MEES-tayn-koh-oo.
Good day, a ticket to Ostrava for tomorrow with a seat reservation, please.
Or say:Dobrý den, chtěl{|a} bych jízdenku do Ostravy s rezervací místa.
DOH-brih dayn, khtyehl bikh YEEZ-dayn-koo doh OS-truh-vih z REH-zehr-vuh-tsee MEES-tuh.
THEY SAY
Dobrý den. V kolik chcete jet?DOH-brih dayn. V KOH-leek KHTSEH-teh yeht?
Good day. What time do you want to travel?
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YOU REPLY
Ráno, kolem osmi.
RAH-noh, KOH-lem OS-mee.
In the morning, around eight.
THEY SAY
Je vlak v osm patnáct. U okna, nebo u uličky?Yeh vlahk v osm PAHT-nuhtst. Oo OK-nuh, NEH-boh oo OO-leech-kih?
There is a train at a quarter past eight. By the window or by the aisle?
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YOU REPLY
U okna, prosím.
Oo OK-nuh, PROH-seem.
By the window, please.
THEY SAY
Vůz čtyři, místo třicet dva. Jízdenka stojí tři sta devadesát korun.Voos CHTIR-zhee, MEES-toh TRSHEE-tset dvah. YEEZ-dayn-kuh STOY-ee trshee stah DEH-vuh-deh-suht KOH-roon.
Carriage four, seat thirty-two. The ticket costs three hundred and ninety crowns.
They might also say:
Vůz čtvrtý, místo třicáté druhé. Cena je tři sta devadesát korun.
Voos chtvrtih, MEES-toh TRSHEE-tsuh-teh DROO-geh. TSEH-nuh yeh trshee stah DEH-vuh-deh-suht KOH-roon.
Carriage four, seat thirty-two. The price is three hundred and ninety crowns.
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YOU REPLY
Dobře. Mohu platit kartou?
DOBR-zheh. MOH-goo PLAH-teet KAHR-toh-oo?
Fine. May I pay by card?
THEY SAY
Ano. Přiložte kartu.AH-noh. PRSHEE-losh-teh KAHR-too.
Yes. Hold the card to the reader.
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YOU FINISH
Děkuji!
DYEH-kooy-ee!
Thank you!
THEY SAY
Prosím. Šťastnou cestu!PROH-seem. SHTYAHST-noh-oo TSES-too!
You're welcome. Have a good journey!
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
Dobrý
DOH-brih
adjective
good
den
dayn
noun
day
prosím
PROH-seem
verb
please
jízdenku
YEEZ-dayn-koo
noun
ticket (accusative)
zítra
ZEE-truh
adverb
tomorrow
místenkou
MEES-tayn-koh-oo
noun
seat reservation (instrumental)
40 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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