In this post, you will learn how to say ‘how are you?’ in Czech. You’ll also learn common responses so you can respond if you’re asked this question. This can be really useful if you’re speaking with someone from the Czech Republic or if you’re travelling there.
Czech is a West Slavic language spoken in the Czech Republic. There are approximately 14 million speakers of Czech.
Czech is very closely related to Slovak, in fact, the 2 are mutually intelligible to a high degree.
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How To Say ‘How Are You?’ In Czech
There are a few different ways to ask ‘how are you?’. Here are the most common:
In informal situations, such as with friends, you can say:
| English | Czech | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| How are you? | Jak se máš? | Yak seh mash |
| How are you doing?/How’s things? | Jak se vede? | Yak seh ve-day |
In more formal situations, such as with people you don’t know, you can say:
| English | Czech | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| How are you? | Jak se máte? | Yak seh mat-eh |
How To Respond To ‘How Are You?’ In Czech
There are many different ways that you can reply to this question. Below are the most common responses to this question. I’ve also included how to say ‘thank you’ as it’s polite to thank someone if they ask how you are.
| English | Czech | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Thank you (informal) | Děkuju | Dyeh-kooyoo |
| Thank you (formal) | Děkuji | Dye-ku-yi |
| I’m fine | Mám se dobře | Mam seh dob-rey |
| I’m very well | Mám se velmi dobře | Mam seh vel-mee dob-rey |
| I’m not good | Nemám se dobře | Neh-mam seh dob-rey |
| I’m okay/so-so | Mám se fajn | Mam seh fay-n |
| Well/good | Dobrý/Dobře | Do-bree/Dob-rey |
| I’m great | Mám se skvěle | Mam seh ski-vi-ella |
| I’m not bad | Nemám se špatně | Neh-mam seh shpat-neh |
| I’m tired | Mám se unavený | Mam seh unah-ven-ee |
| I’m not very well | Mám se špatně | Mam seh shpat-neh |
Check out the below video to hear the pronunciation of ‘how are you?’ and some responses in Czech:
It’s also useful to know how to say ‘and you?’ or ‘what about you?’ to find out how someone else is if they ask you.
| English | Czech | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| And you? (formal) | A vy? | A vee |
| And you? (informal) | A ty? | A tee |
Example Conversation:
Person 1: Jak se máš? (How are you?)
Person 2: Mám se dobře, děkuju. A ty? (I’m fine, thank you. And you?)
Person 1: Mám se dobře (I’m fine)
Thanks for reading this post.
You should now know how to say ‘how are you?’ in Czech and you should also be able to respond if you’re asked!
You can’t go wrong with these simple phrases.
If you found this post useful, you may also want to learn how to say I love you in Czech.
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