Czech · Neschopenka / dovolená
You ask your manager for leave: what to say in Czech
You ask your manager for leave.
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How it's done. Leave (dovolená) is agreed with the manager in advance; the request is written on a form or submitted electronically: žádost o dovolenou.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 si vzít dva týdny dovolené v srpnu.
DOH-brih dayn, khtyehl bikh see vzeet dvah TID-nih DOH-voh-leh-neh f srpnoo.
Good day, I'd like to take two weeks of leave in August.
Or say:Dobrý den, můžu podat žádost o dovolenou?
DOH-brih dayn, MOO-zhoo POH-duht ZHAH-dost oh DOH-voh-leh-noh-oo?
Speaking as:
THEY SAY
Od kdy do kdy?Ot gdih doh gdih?
From when to when?
They might also say:
Na jaký termín?
Nuh YAH-kih TEHR-meen?
For which period?
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YOU FINISH
Od pátého do devatenáctého srpna.
Ot PAH-teh-goh doh DEH-vuh-teh-nuhts-teh-goh srpnah.
From the fifth to the nineteenth of August.
THEY SAY
Podívám se do kalendáře. Mělo by to vyjít.POH-dee-vuhm seh doh KAH-layn-duhr-zheh. MNYEH-loh bih toh VIHY-eet.
I'll check the calendar. It should work.
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Words worth knowing
Dobrý
DOH-brih
adjective
good
den
dayn
noun
day
bych
bikh
verb
would
vzít
vzeet
verb
to take
týdny
TID-nih
noun
weeks
dovolené
DOH-voh-leh-neh
noun
leave (genitive)
17 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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