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You take a taxi to the station: what to say in Czech

You ride in a taxi to the station.

Taxi / aplikace6 linesLevel A2For life in Czechia The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. In a taxi you state the address or destination at once; ask about card payment (kartou) and the approximate price; a tip is rounding up or a few tens of crowns.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, na hlavní nádraží, prosím.
DOH-brih dayn, nuh GLAHV-nee NAH-druh-zhee, PROH-seem.
Good day, to the main station, please.
THEY SAY
Dobrý den. Ke kterému vchodu?
DOH-brih dayn. Keh KTEH-reh-moo FKHOH-doo?
Good day. To which entrance?
They might also say:
Dobrý den. Mám jet po hlavní?
DOH-brih dayn. Mahm yeht poh GLAHV-nee?
Good day. Shall I take the main road?
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YOU REPLY
To je jedno. Co nejrychleji, pokud to jde.
Toh yeh YEHD-noh. Tsoh NAY-rikh-lay-ee, POH-koot toh ydeh.
It doesn't matter. As fast as possible, if you can.
THEY SAY
Dobře. Bude to asi patnáct minut.
DOBR-zheh. BOO-deh toh AH-see PAHT-nuhtst MEE-noot.
Good. It will be about fifteen minutes.
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YOU FINISH
Můžu platit kartou?
MOO-zhoo PLAH-teet KAHR-toh-oo?
May I pay by card?
THEY SAY
Ano, samozřejmě.
AH-noh, SAH-mozr-zhaym-nyeh.
Yes, of course.
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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

Dobrý
DOH-brih
adjective
good
den
dayn
noun
day
hlavní
GLAHV-nee
adjective
main
nádraží
NAH-druh-zhee
noun
station
prosím
PROH-seem
verb
please
vchodu
FKHOH-doo
noun
entrance (locative)

20 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?

All 21 rescue phrases in Czech →

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