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Greetings in Czech

➡ Do you want to learn how to say “Hello” in Czech?

Greetings are an important part of any language because they allow you to connect and communicate with others.

If you’re planning a trip to the country or are trying to learn Czech, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.

Let’s get started!

With the completion of this lesson, consider investigating these related pages: Months of the Year, Shapes, Environment & Vehicles.

Greetings in Czech[edit | edit source]

English	Czech	Transliteration in English
general greeting	Dobrý den	doh bree dehn
general greeting	Nazdar	nahz dahr
informal greeting	Ahoj	ah hoh ih
informal greeting	Čau	chow
informal greeting	Čus	choos
informal greeting	Zdar	zdahr
informal greeting	Dobrý	doh bree
informal greeting	Dobré	doh breh
morning greeting	Dobré jitro	doh breh ee troh
morning greeting	Dobré ráno	doh breh rah noh
morning greeting	Dobrý den	doh bree dehn
afternoon greeting	Dobré odpoledne	doh breh ohd poh lehd neh
evening greeting	Dobry večer	doh bree veh chehr
how are you? formal	Jak se máte?	yahk seh mah teh
how are you? informal	Jak se máš?	yahk seh maash
reply to Jak se máte and Jak se máš	Děkuji, dobře	dyeh kou ee, doh bzheh
reply to Jak se máte and Jak se máš	Mám se dobře, děkuji	maam seh doh bzheh dyeh kou ee
reply to Jak se máte and Jak se máš	Dobrý	doh bree
reply to Jak se máte and Jak se máš	Dobré	doh breh
how are you? informal	Všechno dobrý?	vshehH noh doh bree
reply to Všechno dobrý	Všechno dobrý	vshehH noh doh bree
welcome greeting	Vítejte	vee tay teh
welcome greeting, informal	Vítej	vee tay
welcome greeting spoken to one person	Vítáme tĕ	vee tah meh tyeh
welcome greeting spoken to a group	Vítáme vás	vee tah meh vaas
welcome greeting	Vítejte	vee tay teh
welcome greeting, spoken to a man	Buďte vítán	bood teh vee tahn
welcome greeting, spoken to a woman	Buďte vítána	bood teh vee tah nah
welcome greeting, spoken to a group	Buďte vítáni	bood teh vee tah nih
welcome greeting, informal spoken to a man	Buď vítán	bood vee tahn
welcome greeting, informal spoken to a woman	Buď vítána	bood vee tah nah
general greeting in the Czecho-Moravian dialect [ces-cze]	Zdráwas	zdraa vahs

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Polyglot Club thanks Jennifer Runner for her outstanding work in collecting some of the phrases for this Czech lesson. 👍

Her objective is, like the Polyglot Club, to promote intercultural communication and understanding and to raise awareness of linguistic diversity in the world. ✨