Renata HrkalováCan you handle a restaurant in Czech?
What happens when you walk into a restaurant in Czechia?
How do you ask for the menu? What might the waiter ask you? And what do you say when it’s time to pay?
In these 3 dialogues, you can experience the whole restaurant situation in Czech — from asking for the menu to ordering and paying.
Listen first. Don’t try to understand every single word. Notice what you already understand from the situation.
Then listen again and use the transcript and English translation if you need them.
Don’t study Czech. Experience it.
How to use these dialogues:
Listen first without reading. How much can you understand? Then listen again with the Czech transcript below. Use the English translation only if you need it.
Prefer practising offline? You can download the free handout at the bottom of this page.
Dialogue 1: Asking for the Menu
A: Dobrý den. Přinesete nám jídelní lístek, prosím?
B: Dobrý den. Za chvilku jsem u vás. Omlouvám se. Máme tu hodně lidí.
English translation
A: Hello. Could you bring us the menu, please?
B: Hello. I’ll be with you in a moment. I’m sorry, we’re very busy.
(literally: I’m sorry. We have a lot of people here.)
Dialogue 2: Ordering Food and Drinks
A: Už máte vybráno?
B: Ano.
A: Co si dáte k pití?
B: Dám si neperlivou vodu.
C: A já si dám pivo.
A: Budete chtít desítku nebo dvanáctku?
C: Desítku, prosím.
A: Dobře. Tedy jednu neperlivou vodu a jednu desítku. A co si dáte k jídlu?
B: Dám si řízek.
A: A jakou přílohu? Budete chtít bramborový salát, hranolky nebo bramborovou kaši?
B: Bramborový salát, prosím.
A: A co si dáte vy?
C: Já si dám guláš s knedlíky.
A: Dobře. Bude to tedy jednou řízek s bramborovým salátem a jednou guláš s knedlíky. Ještě nějaké další přání?
C: Ne, děkujeme.
English translation
A: Are you ready to order?
(literally: Have you already chosen?)
B: Yes.
A: What would you like to drink?
B: I’ll have still water.
C: And I’ll have a beer.
A: Would you like a 10° or a 12° beer?
C: A 10°, please.
A: All right. So, one still water and one 10° beer. And what would you like to eat?
B: I’ll have the schnitzel.
A: And what would you like with that? Would you like potato salad, fries or mashed potatoes?
B: Potato salad, please.
A: And what would you like?
C: I’ll have the goulash with dumplings.
A: All right. So that’s one schnitzel with potato salad and one goulash with dumplings. Anything else?
C: No, thank you.
Dialogue 3: Asking for the Bill and Paying
C: Účet, prosím.
A: Hned jsem u vás. Dohromady nebo zvlášť?
C: Dohromady.
A: A budete platit hotově nebo kartou?
C: Kartou, prosím.
English translation
C: The bill, please.
A: I’ll be right with you. Together or separately?
C: Together.
A: And will you be paying in cash or by card?
C: By card, please.
Now Make It YOUR Czech 🇨🇿
Choose 3 phrases from the dialogues that you would actually use in a restaurant.
Say them aloud. Then imagine the waiter standing in front of you. Can you say them again without looking?
Understanding is great. Using it is the next step.
Want to Practise Offline?
Download the free handout with all 3 dialogues and come back to them whenever you need some extra Czech practice.
Want to Build Up to These Dialogues Step by Step?
You don’t need to understand everything at once. Start with the parts you need and come back to the complete dialogues later.
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