Czech · Taxi / aplikace
You order a taxi by phone: what to say in Czech
You order a taxi by phone.
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How it's done. Taxis in the Czech Republic are often ordered in apps (Bolt, Uber, Liftago), but you can also phone: the dispatcher asks the address, destination and time.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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Taxi Centrum, dobrý den, prosím?TAHK-see TSAYN-troom, DOH-brih dayn, PROH-seem?
Taxi Centrum, good day, yes please?
They might also say:
Dispečink taxi, dobrý den. Co potřebujete?
DEES-peh-cheenk TAHK-see, DOH-brih dayn. Tsoh POTR-sheh-boo-eh-teh?
Taxi dispatch, good day. What do you need?
YOU REPLY
Dobrý den, potřebuji taxi na adresu Lipová dvanáct.
DOH-brih dayn, POTR-sheh-booy-ee TAHK-see nuh AH-dreh-soo LEE-poh-vuh DVAH-nuhtst.
Good day, I need a taxi to the address Lipová twelve.
THEY SAY
Kam pojedeme?Kahm POH-eh-deh-meh?
Where will we go?
They might also say:
Kam to bude?
Kahm toh BOO-deh?
Where to?
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YOU FINISH
Na hlavní nádraží. Co nejrychleji, pokud to jde.
Nuh GLAHV-nee NAH-druh-zhee. Tsoh NAY-rikh-lay-ee, POH-koot toh ydeh.
To the main station. As soon as possible, if you can.
THEY SAY
Taxi tam bude za pět minut.TAHK-see tahm BOO-deh zah pyeht MEE-noot.
The taxi will be there in five minutes.
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
Taxi
TAHK-see
noun
taxi
Centrum
TSAYN-troom
noun
centre
dobrý
DOH-brih
adjective
good
den
dayn
noun
day
prosím
PROH-seem
verb
please
potřebuji
POTR-sheh-booy-ee
verb
I need
18 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?
Ještě neumím dobře česky.
YEHSH-tyeh NEH-oo-meem DOBR-zheh CHES-kih.
I don't speak Czech well yet.
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