Czech · Pracovní smlouva
You ask what type of contract is offered: what to say in Czech
You ask what type of contract is offered.
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How it's done. Pracovní smlouva is an employment contract (full social protection), dohoda o provedení práce (DPP) and dohoda o pracovní činnosti (DPČ) are contracts with limited rights; the difference is in leave and social contributions.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
Je to pracovní smlouva, nebo dohoda?
Yeh toh PRAH-tsov-nee SMLOH-oo-vuh, NEH-boh DOH-goh-duh?
Is it an employment contract or an agreement?
Or say:Jakou smlouvu nabízíte?
YAH-koh-oo SMLOH-oo-voo NAH-bee-zee-teh?
THEY SAY
Je to pracovní smlouva na zkušební dobu.Yeh toh PRAH-tsov-nee SMLOH-oo-vuh nuh SKOO-sheb-nee DOH-boo.
It is an employment contract for a probation period.
They might also say:
Pracovní smlouva, nejdřív na zkušební dobu.
PRAH-tsov-nee SMLOH-oo-vuh, NAYDR-zheev nuh SKOO-sheb-nee DOH-boo.
An employment contract, first for a probation period.
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YOU FINISH
Jak dlouho trvá zkušební doba?
Yahk DLOH-oo-goh trvah SKOO-sheb-nee DOH-buh?
How long does the probation period last?
THEY SAY
Tři měsíce. Potom smlouva na dobu určitou.Trshee MNYEH-see-tseh. POH-tom SMLOH-oo-vuh nuh DOH-boo OOR-chee-toh-oo.
Three months. Then a fixed-term contract.
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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
Je
Yeh
verb
is
pracovní
PRAH-tsov-nee
adjective
work
smlouva
SMLOH-oo-vuh
noun
contract
dohoda
DOH-goh-duh
noun
agreement
zkušební
SKOO-sheb-nee
adjective
fitting
dobu
DOH-boo
noun
time (accusative)
11 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 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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