Czech · Pohovor
At the end they discuss salary and start date: what to say in Czech
At the end of the interview they talk about salary and start date.
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How it's done. Salary in the Czech Republic is stated hrubá (before tax) and čistá (take-home); the question Jaké jsou vaše mzdové požadavky? is standard.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
Jaké jsou vaše mzdové požadavky?YAH-keh ysoh-oo VAH-sheh MZDOH-veh POH-zhuh-duhf-kih?
What are your salary expectations?
They might also say:
Kolik byste chtěl{|a} vydělávat?
KOH-leek BIS-teh khtyehl VIH-dyeh-luh-vuht?
How much would you like to earn?
YOU REPLY
Rád{|a} bych věděl{|a}, jaké jsou u vás mzdy.
Raht bikh VYEH-dyehl, YAH-keh ysoh-oo oo vahs mzdih.
I'd like to know what the pay is with you.
THEY SAY
V tom případě řeknu: čtyřicet tisíc hrubého.V tom PRSHEE-puh-dyeh RZHEK-noo: CHTIR-zhee-tset TEE-seets GROO-beh-goh.
In that case I'll say: forty thousand gross.
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YOU FINISH
To mi vyhovuje. Kdy můžu nastoupit?
Toh mee VIH-goh-voo-eh. Gdih MOO-zhoo NAHS-toh-oo-peet?
That suits me. When can I start?
THEY SAY
Od prvního příštího měsíce.Ot PRVNEE-goh PRSHEESH-tee-goh MNYEH-see-tseh.
From the first of next month.
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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
jsou
ysoh-oo
verb
are
mzdové
MZDOH-veh
adjective
salary
požadavky
POH-zhuh-duhf-kih
noun
requirements
bych
bikh
verb
would
mzdy
mzdih
noun
wages
případě
PRSHEE-puh-dyeh
noun
case (locative)
20 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?
Co to znamená?
Tsoh toh ZNAH-meh-nuh?
What does this mean?
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