Czech · Zpoždění / výluka
The train is late and you ask about your connection: what to say in Czech
The train is late and you ask about your connection.
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How it's done. If a delay is long a passenger is entitled to a partial refund of the ticket; keep the ticket and ask the conductor or at the ticket desk.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
Promiňte, můj vlak má zpoždění. Stihnu přestup?
PROH-meen-teh, mooy vlahk mah SPOZH-dyeh-nee. STEEG-noo PRSHES-toop?
Excuse me, my train is delayed. Will I make my connection?
Or say:Promiňte, mám přestup v Brně. Stihnu to?
PROH-meen-teh, mahm PRSHES-toop v Brnyeh. STEEG-noo toh?
THEY SAY
Vlak má patnáct minut zpoždění. Přestup by měl vyjít.Vlahk mah PAHT-nuhtst MEE-noot SPOZH-dyeh-nee. PRSHES-toop bih mnyehl VIHY-eet.
The train is fifteen minutes late. The connection should work.
They might also say:
Bohužel to nestihnete. Další vlak jede za hodinu.
BOH-goo-zhel toh NES-teeg-neh-teh. DAHL-shee vlahk YEH-deh zah GOH-dee-noo.
Unfortunately you won't make it. The next train goes in an hour.
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YOU FINISH
Bude moje jízdenka platná na další vlak?
BOO-deh MOH-eh YEEZ-dayn-kuh PLAHT-nuh nuh DAHL-shee vlahk?
Will my ticket be valid for the next train?
THEY SAY
Ano, jízdenka platí.AH-noh, YEEZ-dayn-kuh PLAH-tee.
Yes, the ticket is valid.
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.
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Words worth knowing
Promiňte
PROH-meen-teh
verb
excuse me
vlak
vlahk
noun
train
má
mah
verb
has
zpoždění
SPOZH-dyeh-nee
noun
delay
Stihnu
STEEG-noo
verb
I will make it
přestup
PRSHES-toop
noun
change
14 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?
Similar situations
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→You get off at the next stopAutobus / tramvaj / metro · A1 in the app
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