How to say “This is Anna Smith”
Tady Anna Smith.
Pronounced TAH-dee AN-nah smeetkh
Stress the syllable in capitals.
- literally
- “Here Anna Smith”
why
Czechs introduce themselves on the phone with tady (here) and their name, not 'this is'. Usually you add Dobrý den first. Czech women's surnames often end in -ová (Smithová), but foreigners can keep their own name.
example
Dobrý den, tady Anna Smith. Chtěla bych mluvit s panem Novákem.
Hello, this is Anna Smith. I'd like to speak to Mr Novák.
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