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Your bag was left in the taxi and you phone the company: what to say in Czech
Your bag was left in a taxi and you phone the taxi service.
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How it's done. If you leave something in a taxi phone the taxi service or write through the app: give the time, route and place; big companies have a lost-property office (ztráty a nálezy).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
THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Taxi, dobrý den, slyším vás.TAHK-see, DOH-brih dayn, SLIH-sheem vahs.
Taxi, good day, I'm listening.
They might also say:
Dobrý den, dispečink taxi.
DOH-brih dayn, DEES-peh-cheenk TAHK-see.
Good day, taxi dispatch.
YOU REPLY
Dobrý den. Zapomněl{|a} jsem tašku v taxíku před hodinou.
DOH-brih dayn. ZAH-pom-nyehl ysem TAHSH-koo f TAHK-see-koo prshed GOH-dee-noh-oo.
Good day. I left a bag in a taxi an hour ago.
THEY SAY
Odkud a kam jste jel{|a}? V kolik hodin?OT-kood uh kahm ysteh yehl? V KOH-leek GOH-deen?
From where to where did you ride? At what time?
2
YOU REPLY
Z nádraží do hotelu, kolem čtvrté odpoledne. Taška je černá.
Z NAH-druh-zhee doh GOH-teh-loo, KOH-lem chtvrteh OT-poh-led-neh. TAHSH-kuh yeh CHEHR-nuh.
From the station to a hotel, around four in the afternoon. The bag is black.
THEY SAY
Rozumím. Máte potvrzení o jízdě v aplikaci?ROH-zoo-meem. MAH-teh POTVR-zeh-nee oh YEEZ-dyeh v AH-plee-kuh-tsee?
I see. Do you have the ride confirmation in the app?
They might also say:
Dobře. Máte potvrzení o jízdě?
DOBR-zheh. MAH-teh POTVR-zeh-nee oh YEEZ-dyeh?
Fine. Do you have the ride confirmation?
3
YOU REPLY
Ano, mám ho v telefonu.
AH-noh, mahm goh f TEH-leh-foh-noo.
Yes, I have it on my phone.
THEY SAY
Dobře. Řidič se vám ozve do hodiny.DOBR-zheh. RZHEE-deech seh vahm OZ-veh doh GOH-dee-nih.
Fine. The driver will contact you within an hour.
4
YOU FINISH
Děkuji moc za pomoc!
DYEH-kooy-ee mots zah POH-mots!
Thank you very much for the help!
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
Taxi
TAHK-see
noun
taxi
dobrý
DOH-brih
adjective
good
den
dayn
noun
day
slyším
SLIH-sheem
verb
I hear
jsem
ysem
verb
I am
tašku
TAHSH-koo
noun
bag (accusative)
42 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?
Můžete mi to napsat, prosím?
MOO-zheh-teh mee toh NAHP-suht, PROH-seem?
Can you write it down for me, please?
Co to znamená?
Tsoh toh ZNAH-meh-nuh?
What does this mean?
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