Czech · Nádraží / vlak
You look for somewhere to leave a suitcase for a few hours: what to say in Czech
You look for a place to leave a suitcase for a few hours.
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How it's done. Big stations have an úschovna zavazadel (left-luggage office) or lockers: you pay by the hour or by the day; a staffed office asks for an ID.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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1
YOU START
Promiňte, kde je úschovna zavazadel?
PROH-meen-teh, gdeh yeh OOS-khov-nuh ZAH-vuh-zuh-del?
Excuse me, where is the left-luggage office?
Or say:Promiňte, jsou na nádraží skříňky na zavazadla?
PROH-meen-teh, ysoh-oo nuh NAH-druh-zhee SKRSHEEN-kih nuh ZAH-vuh-zuh-dluh?
THEY SAY
Dole, vedle toalet.DOH-leh, VEH-dleh TOH-uh-let.
Downstairs, next to the toilets.
They might also say:
Skříňky jsou na spodní úrovni u východu.
SKRSHEEN-kih ysoh-oo nuh SPOD-nee OO-rov-nee oo VIH-khoh-doo.
The lockers are on the lower level by the exit.
2
YOU REPLY
Kolik stojí uschování kufru?
KOH-leek STOY-ee OOS-khoh-vuh-nee KOO-froo?
How much does it cost to store a suitcase?
THEY SAY
Dvacet korun na den.DVAH-tset KOH-roon nuh dayn.
Twenty crowns a day.
3
YOU REPLY
Potřebuji doklad?
POTR-sheh-booy-ee DOH-kluht?
Do I need an ID?
THEY SAY
U skříňky ne. V úschovně s obsluhou ano.Oo SKRSHEEN-kih neh. V OOS-khov-nyeh z OP-sloo-goh-oo AH-noh.
Not at a locker. At a staffed office yes.
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YOU REPLY
Rozumím. Je otevřeno celý den?
ROH-zoo-meem. Yeh OH-tevr-zheh-noh TSEH-lih dayn?
I see. Is it open all day?
THEY SAY
Skříňky ano, úschovna ne.SKRSHEEN-kih AH-noh, OOS-khov-nuh neh.
The lockers yes, the office no.
5
YOU FINISH
Děkuji za informaci!
DYEH-kooy-ee zah EEN-for-muh-tsee!
Thanks for the information!
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
je
yeh
verb
is
úschovna
OOS-khov-nuh
noun
left-luggage office
zavazadel
ZAH-vuh-zuh-del
noun
luggage (genitive)
Dole
DOH-leh
adverb
downstairs
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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