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You ask how to have a Ukrainian school certificate or diploma recognised in Czechia: what to say in Czech
You ask how to have a Ukrainian school certificate or diploma recognised in the Czech Republic.
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How it's done. Foreign education documents often have to be recognised: nostrifikace; ask the university or the regional education office which documents, translation and apostila are needed.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, chtěl{|a} bych uznat své ukrajinské vysvědčení. Na koho se mám obrátit?
DOH-brih dayn, khtyehl bikh OOZ-nuht sveh OO-krigh-eens-keh VIH-svyeht-cheh-nee. Nuh KOH-goh seh mahm OH-bruh-teet?
Good day, I'd like to have my Ukrainian certificate recognised. Whom do I turn to?
Or say:Dobrý den, potřebuji nostrifikaci ukrajinského diplomu. Kam mám jít?
DOH-brih dayn, POTR-sheh-booy-ee NOS-tree-fee-kuh-tsee OO-krigh-eens-keh-goh DEE-ploh-moo. Kahm mahm yeet?
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THEY SAY
U středoškolského vysvědčení je to krajský úřad, u vysokoškolského diplomu konkrétní univerzita.Oo STRSHEH-dosh-kols-keh-goh VIH-svyeht-cheh-nee yeh toh KRIGHS-kih OOR-zhuht, oo VIH-soh-kosh-kols-keh-goh DEE-ploh-moo KOHN-kret-nee OO-nee-vehr-zee-tuh.
For a secondary school certificate it is the regional office, for a university diploma the particular university.
They might also say:
Nostrifikaci diplomu dělá příslušná univerzita, středoškolského vysvědčení krajský úřad.
NOS-tree-fee-kuh-tsee DEE-ploh-moo DYEH-luh PRSHEE-sloosh-nuh OO-nee-vehr-zee-tuh, STRSHEH-dosh-kols-keh-goh VIH-svyeht-cheh-nee KRIGHS-kih OOR-zhuht.
The university concerned recognises a diploma, the regional office a school certificate.
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YOU REPLY
Jaké dokumenty budu potřebovat?
YAH-keh DOH-koo-mayn-tih BOO-doo POTR-sheh-boh-vuht?
Which documents will I need?
THEY SAY
Originál nebo ověřenou kopii, úřední překlad do češtiny a případně apostilu.OH-ree-gee-nuhl NEH-boh OH-vyehr-zheh-noh-oo KOH-pee-ee, OOR-zhed-nee PRSHEH-kluhd doh CHESH-tee-nih uh PRSHEE-puhd-nyeh AH-pos-tee-loo.
The original or a certified copy, an official translation into Czech and possibly an apostille.
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YOU REPLY
Jak dlouho to obvykle trvá?
Yahk DLOH-oo-goh toh OH-bvih-kleh trvah?
How long does it usually take?
THEY SAY
Několik týdnů až měsíců. Přesný termín vám sdělí úřednice při podání žádosti.NYEH-koh-leek TID-noo ahzh MNYEH-see-tsoo. PRSHES-nih TEHR-meen vahm ZDYEH-lee OOR-zhed-nee-tseh prshee POH-duh-nee ZHAH-dos-tee.
Several weeks to months. The clerk will tell you the exact time when you hand in the application.
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YOU FINISH
Rozumím. Přinesu doklady příští týden. Děkuji za informace!
ROH-zoo-meem. PRSHEE-neh-soo DOH-kluh-dih PRSHEESH-tee TIH-dayn. DYEH-kooy-ee zah EEN-for-muh-tseh!
I see. I'll bring the documents next week. Thank you for the information!
THEY SAY
Není zač. Přijďte v úřední hodiny.NEH-nee zahch. PRSHEEYTY-teh v OOR-zhed-nee GOH-dee-nih.
You're welcome. Come during office hours.
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Words worth knowing
Dobrý
DOH-brih
adjective
good
den
dayn
noun
day
bych
bikh
verb
would
uznat
OOZ-nuht
verb
to recognise
ukrajinské
OO-krigh-eens-keh
adjective
Ukrainian
vysvědčení
VIH-svyeht-cheh-nee
noun
school report
60 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.
Co to znamená?
Tsoh toh ZNAH-meh-nuh?
What does this mean?
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