English to Czech Translator

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Czech (Čeština) is spoken by about 11 million people across the Czech Republic. It belongs to the Slavic (Indo-European) language family and is written in the Latin alphabet with diacritics. Czech declines nouns across seven cases, has no articles, distinguishes formal vykání from informal tykání, and its spelling is highly phonetic.

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English and Czech: key differences

Writing system and sentence structure affect how English text is rebuilt in Czech.

Feature	English	Czech
Writing system	the Latin alphabet	the Latin alphabet with diacritics
Typical word order	subject–verb–object	subject–verb–object, with flexible order

How to translate English to Czech

Type or paste your English text into the translator above, up to 2,000 characters at a time.
Check the language selectors: English is the source and Czech is the target. Use the swap button to reverse the direction.
Press Translate. Your Czech translation appears in seconds, ready to copy anywhere.

Common English to Czech phrases

Everyday expressions translated from English to Czech:

English	Czech (Čeština)
Hello	Ahoj
Good night	Dobrou noc
Thank you	Děkuji
Please	Prosím
How are you?	Jak se máš?
What is your name?	Jak se jmenuješ?
I love you	Miluji tě
Excuse me	Promiňte
Where is the bathroom?	Kde je záchod?
Goodbye	Na shledanou

English to Czech example sentences

Full sentences translated from English to Czech:

English	Czech
Please let me know whether the proposed date suits you.	Prosím, dejte mi vědět, zda Vám navrhovaný termín vyhovuje. Formal email arranging an appointment · formal — Formal singular address uses plural verb forms; Vám is capitalized in correspondence to one addressee · Contemporary standard Czech; one formally addressed recipient
I forgot to attach the invoice.	Zapomněl jsem přiložit fakturu. Follow-up message correcting an email omission · neutral — The masculine past form zapomněl identifies the speaker, although English does not · Male speaker
We are meeting with our new client after lunch.	Po obědě se sejdeme s naším novým klientem. Workplace scheduling update · neutral — The preposition s requires instrumental case, with matching endings on naším, novým and klientem
Read the instructions first, then fill in the form.	Nejdřív si přečtěte pokyny a potom vyplňte formulář. Polite instruction at a service desk · formal — Perfective přečtěte and vyplňte present the two instructions as bounded, completed steps · Formal singular or polite plural address
I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you tomorrow.	Zítra ti budu držet palce. Encouraging message to a friend · informal — The idiom držet palce takes the person encouraged in the dative, here ti
How long does it take to walk from here to the castle?	Jak dlouho se odsud jde pěšky na hrad? Asking a local for walking directions · neutral — Czech uses an impersonal reflexive motion construction rather than translating English it and take literally
I miss my family, but I don't miss the traffic.	Stýská se mi po rodině, ale doprava mi nechybí. Conversation about living away from home · neutral — Emotional stýská se mi po takes dative and locative, while nechybí expresses not feeling the absence of traffic

About the Czech language

People most often translate Czech for travel, business, and study, and the AI engine preserves the tone and context that word-for-word tools miss.

Native name: Čeština
Speakers: 11 million
Language family: Slavic (Indo-European)
Writing system: the Latin alphabet with diacritics
Word order: subject–verb–object, with flexible order

English to Czech translation tips

Czech packs grammar into case endings and verb aspect, and politeness into the vy/ty distinction, all of which the translator resolves from context. English requires an explicit subject in nearly every sentence and marks questions with word order, so translations into English often need pronouns and auxiliaries that the source language leaves out.
This bundle defaults to contemporary standard Czech as used in Czechia. It does not claim review of regional Czech or Common Czech forms.
Czech nouns, adjectives and pronouns decline for case. Translate the grammatical relationship first, then align every modifier with the noun's gender, number and case.
Verb aspect distinguishes an activity from a bounded or completed event. Do not choose a perfective verb merely because the English verb is in a past or future tense.
Past and conditional forms can reveal a singular speaker's gender. When English leaves that information open, preserve the ambiguity or label the intended speaker rather than guessing silently.
Keep tykání and vykání consistent. Formal singular vykání uses plural verb forms; in personal correspondence Vy, Vám and Váš may be capitalized to show respect.

Czech false friends to watch for

aktuální looks like “actual” but means current or up to date.
eventuálně looks like “eventually” but means possibly or if necessary.

English to Czech translation FAQ

How much does English to Czech translation cost?

Nothing. Every English to Czech translation on AI Translate is free, and you do not need to create an account or install anything.

How accurate is AI English to Czech translation?

The translator uses a modern AI language model that understands context, so English to Czech results read more naturally than word-for-word tools. Czech packs grammar into case endings and verb aspect, and politeness into the vy/ty distinction, all of which the translator resolves from context. For legal, medical, or other high-stakes text, have a fluent speaker review the output.

How do you say hello in Czech?

Hello in Czech is Ahoj. The common-phrases table on this page lists more everyday Czech expressions, such as Děkuji (thank you) and Na shledanou (goodbye).

Can I translate Czech back to English?

Yes. Use the swap button next to the language selectors, or open the dedicated Czech to English translator page.

Is my text kept private?

Your English text is sent securely for translation and is not stored as raw content. There are no ads and no tracking cookies.

How much English text can I translate at once?

You can translate up to 2,000 characters of English per request. For longer documents, translate them in sections.

How should English 'you' be rendered in Czech?

Choose informal singular ty or formal/plural vy from the relationship and audience, then keep the pronouns and verb forms consistent. Capitalized Vy forms are appropriate when respectfully addressing a specific recipient in correspondence.

Why can a Czech translation disclose the speaker's gender?

Singular past and conditional forms often mark gender, as in zapomněl for a man and zapomněla for a woman. Supply the speaker's gender when it matters, or recast the sentence if the Czech output must remain neutral.

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