I can send a letter, a postcard, and a package, buy a stamp, withdraw money from an ATM, and address an envelope correctly.
At the post office and at the bank
At the post office and at the bank
At the post office — na poště — you send a letter, a postcard, and a package: poslat dopis, pohlednici, balík. There you also buy a stamp — známku. Známka is a stamp (and a school grade). Also at the post office: poštovní poukázka “money order”, kolek “a fee stamp for documents”.
At the bank — v bance — and at the ATM: karta, PIN, účet, peníze. Zadat PIN: enter your PIN. Otevřít účet: open an account; zablokovat účet: block an account. Peníze is plural only, unlike English “money”: peníze jsou. After nemám the form is the same as after mám: mám čas — nemám čas.
Where to send it: do + a country or a city: do Ruska, do Prahy.
The address on an envelope goes from top to bottom (see the table): first and last name → street and number → postcode and city → country. The street comes before the number, and the postcode (PSČ) before the city, on the same line; in a US address the ZIP code comes after the city and state. Sender: odesílatel; recipient: adresát.
On signs and receipts you'll see holič, čistírna, prádelna (see the table), mince “coins”, drobné “small change”, DPH “sales tax (VAT)”. You only need to recognize these words.
Common mistakes:
• ×Peníze je tady → Peníze jsou tady.
• ×poslat dopis v Rusko → poslat dopis do Ruska.
• ×na bance → v bance.
The address on an envelope
Lines from top to bottom. The postcode (PSČ) is five digits, with a space after the third.
| What to write | In Czech | Example |
|---|---|---|
| the recipient's first and last name (adresát) | jméno a příjmení | Jana Nováková |
| street and house number | ulice a číslo | Vodičkova 12 |
| postcode and city | PSČ a město | 110 00 Praha 1 |
| country | země | Česko |
Signs for services
Kadeřnictví is a lesson word; you only need to recognize the other signs.
| Sign | What it is |
|---|---|
| kadeřnictví | hair salon |
| holič | barber (for men) |
| čistírna | dry cleaner |
| prádelna | laundry |
| opravna | repairs (workshop) |
| kosmetika | beauty salon |
Lesson notes
At the post office and at the bank
At the post office — na poště — you send a letter, a postcard, and a package: poslat dopis, pohlednici, balík. There you also buy a stamp — známku. Známka is a stamp (and a school grade). Also at the post office: poštovní poukázka “money order”, kolek “a fee stamp for documents”.
At the bank — v bance — and at the ATM: karta, PIN, účet, peníze. Zadat PIN: enter your PIN. Otevřít účet: open an account; zablokovat účet: block an account. Peníze is plural only, unlike English “money”: peníze jsou. After nemám the form is the same as after mám: mám čas — nemám čas.
Where to send it: do + a country or a city: do Ruska, do Prahy.
The address on an envelope goes from top to bottom (see the table): first and last name → street and number → postcode and city → country. The street comes before the number, and the postcode (PSČ) before the city, on the same line; in a US address the ZIP code comes after the city and state. Sender: odesílatel; recipient: adresát.
On signs and receipts you'll see holič, čistírna, prádelna (see the table), mince “coins”, drobné “small change”, DPH “sales tax (VAT)”. You only need to recognize these words.
Common mistakes:
• ×Peníze je tady → Peníze jsou tady.
• ×poslat dopis v Rusko → poslat dopis do Ruska.
• ×na bance → v bance.