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A colleague suggests switching to the informal "du": what to say in Czech

A colleague offers to switch to the informal form.

Kolegové / práce4 linesLevel A2For life in Czechia The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. In many Czech companies colleagues address each other on ty (informally), especially the younger ones; usually the older person or manager offers: Můžeme si tykat?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
Můžeme si tykat? Jsem Marek.
MOO-zheh-meh see TIH-kuht? Ysem MAH-rek.
Can we use ty? I'm Marek.
They might also say:
Pojďme si tykat. Jmenuji se Marek.
POYDY-meh see TIH-kuht. YMEH-nooy-ee seh MAH-rek.
Let's use ty. My name is Marek.
YOU REPLY
Rád{|a}. Jsem Olena.
Raht. Ysem Oh-LEH-nuh.
Gladly. I'm Olena.
THEY SAY
Těší mě, Oleno. Půjdeš s námi na oběd?
TYEH-shee mnyeh, OH-leh-noh. POOY-desh z NAH-mee nuh OH-byeht?
Nice to meet you, Olena. Are you coming to lunch with us?
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YOU FINISH
Ano, moc rád{|a}.
AH-noh, mots raht.
Yes, very gladly.

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Words worth knowing

Můžeme
MOO-zheh-meh
verb
we can
tykat
TIH-kuht
verb
to use the informal "you"
Jsem
Ysem
verb
I am
Těší
TYEH-shee
verb
pleases
Půjdeš
POOY-desh
verb
you will go
oběd
OH-byeht
noun
lunch

10 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?
Co to znamená?
Tsoh toh ZNAH-meh-nuh?
What does this mean?

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