Czech · Nádraží / vlak
You buy a train ticket to Brno: what to say in Czech
You buy a train ticket to Brno.
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How it's done. Tam a zpět is return, jedním směrem one way, místenka a seat reservation; for express trains a seat is often mandatory; tickets are sold at the desk, on the website or in an app.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, poprosím jízdenku do Brna.
DOH-brih dayn, POH-proh-seem YEEZ-dayn-koo doh Brnah.
Good day, a ticket to Brno, please.
THEY SAY
Jedním směrem, nebo tam a zpět?YEHD-neem SMNYEH-rem, NEH-boh tahm uh spyeht?
One way or return?
They might also say:
Tam a zpět, nebo jen tam?
Tahm uh spyeht, NEH-boh yayn tahm?
Return or just there?
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YOU REPLY
Tam a zpět, prosím.
Tahm uh spyeht, PROH-seem.
Return, please.
THEY SAY
Na kdy?Nuh gdih?
For when?
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YOU REPLY
Na zítra ráno, kolem osmé.
Nuh ZEE-truh RAH-noh, KOH-lem OS-meh.
For tomorrow morning, around eight.
THEY SAY
Chcete k tomu i místenku?KHTSEH-teh k TOH-moo ee MEES-tayn-koo?
Do you also want a seat reservation?
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YOU FINISH
Ano, prosím.
AH-noh, PROH-seem.
Yes, please.
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
poprosím
POH-proh-seem
verb
I will ask for
jízdenku
YEEZ-dayn-koo
noun
ticket (accusative)
směrem
SMNYEH-rem
noun
direction (instrumental)
tam
tahm
adverb
there
19 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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