Shopping & services
Můžu platit kartou? Deset rohlíků, prosím.
In short
Shopping is where numbers and cases meet: deset rohlíků, kilo jablek, deset deka sýra (all genitive). And to pay: kartou (by card) or hotově (in cash).
- Můžu platit kartou?Can I pay by card?
- Deset rohlíků, prosím.Ten bread rolls, please.
- Máte to ve větší velikosti?Do you have it in a bigger size?
- Je to ve slevě.It's on sale.
Full explanation
Useful phrases
| platit kartou / hotově | pay by card / in cash |
| účtenka | receipt |
| sleva · ve slevě | discount · on sale |
| velikost · vyzkoušet si | size · try on |
| vrátit · reklamovat | return · make a complaint |
| pokladna · fronta | till · queue |
| deset deka (dkg) | 100 grams (Czechs count in "deka") |
- Quantities take the genitive: kilo jablek, litr mléka, deset deka sýra.
- Opening hours: od + genitive do + genitive: od osmi do šesti.
At the deli counter, Czechs ask for ham and cheese in deka (10 g): dvacet deka šunky is 200 g.