Language/Czech/Vocabulary/Greetings

Greetings and Phrases for everyday life in Czech

As you might know, Czech people (however rude they might appear to you when you're a tourist) actually have some courtesy among them :)

That's why we also distinguish between friends and people we respect (like employers, older family members, and greetings based on if you're older/younger than the person).

Don't worry, it might sound hard but it is actually pretty easy! :) I'd say it's quite similar to English.

Everything in BOLD is mostly used in spoken Czech, so please do not write it in any formal letter or so.

Hi!

Ahoj! Čau! Čus! Hoj! Nazdar! - you say this to your friends or kids that are younger than you, also you say -ahoj- and -čau- to your family members. The rest is used mostly among friends.

Hello!

Ahoj!

Good day!

Dobrý den! - to be honest, this is the greeting you always use when you meet someone you have to respect (teacher, someone new, employer...) you use it until at about 6pm and then you change it to good evening which is translated a bit later

Good morning!

Dobré ráno!

Good noon!

Dobré poledne! (not used much in normal conversations but you can encounter it sometimes, mostly in older Czech language)

Good afternoon!

Dobré odpoledne!

Good evening

Dobrý večer

Goodbye

Wondering how to say goodbye? With your family/friends/young kids you can use ahoj, čau, čus, hoj as explained above

Saying goodbye in respectful way

Nashledanou (it basically means -so we can see each other again-)

More vocabulary

English	Czech
Welcome	VÍTEJTE !
How are you ?	JAK  SE  MÁTE ?
What`s your name?	JAK SE JMENUJETE ?
My name is …	JMENUJI  SE ...
Sure !	URČITĚ !
Just a minute  !	MOMENT, PROSÍM !
I am ready	JSEM  PŘIPRAVEN
Let`s go !	POJD´ME  NA TO
Good luck !	HODNĚ ŠTĚSTI
How old are you ?	KOLIKO VÁM JE LET ?
Somebody speaks Czech ?	NĚKDO MLUVÍ ČESKY ?
Go straight !	JDĚTE ROVNĚ
To the right !	ZABOČTE DOPRAVA
To the left !	ZABOČTE DOLEVA
Thank you !	DĚKUJÍ
You`re welcome !	NENÍ  ZAČ
Please  !	PROSÍM
Be careful !	POZOR !
How much is it ?	KOLIKO  TO  STOJÍ ?
Good morning	DOBRÉ  RÁNO
Good afternoon	DOBRÉ  ODPOLEDNE
DOBRÝ  VEČER	I`m fine, and you ?
Good night	DOBROU  NOC
Nice to meet you	TĚŠÍ  MĚ
Do you live here?	VY    ŽIJETE    ZDE  ?
I`m here on vacation	JSEM TU NA DOVOLENÉ
I`m here to study	JSEM TU STUDOVAT
See you soon !	UVIDÍME SE POZDĚJI
See you Tomorrow	UVIDÍME ZÍTRA
Just a second !	MOMENT,  PROSÍM
Do you work ?	VY PRACUJETE ?
No smoking !	JE ZAKÁZÁNO
Good bye !	NA SHLEDANOU !
How can you say … in Czech ?	JAK SE ŘEKNE …ČESKY ?
Today is hot !	DNES JE HORKO
I speak a little	JÁ MLUVÍM TROCHU
Speak slower !	MLUVIT POMALEJI
Good appetite	DOBROU CHUT´
Where are u from ?	ODKUD JSTE ?
What time is it ?	KOLIK JE  HODIN  ?
I am sorry !	OMLOUVÁM SE
Do you speak Czech?	MLUVÍTE   ČESKY ?
Have a good travel !	HEZKÝ VÝLET
Bye  !	SBOHEM
Bye  ! (Answer)	SBOHEM