Chci šetřit elektřinu a vidět úsporu.

Chci means I want.

It comes from the verb chtít = to want.

This is the 1st person singular present tense form:

• já chci = I want
• ty chceš = you want
• on/ona chce = he/she wants

So Chci šetřit elektřinu a vidět úsporu literally starts with I want...

Because after chci (I want), Czech usually uses the infinitive of the next verb, just like English:

• Chci šetřit. = I want to save/conserve.
• Chci vidět. = I want to see.

So in this sentence:

• chci = the only conjugated verb
• šetřit = to save / to conserve
• vidět = to see

This pattern is very common in Czech:

• Chci jít. = I want to go.
• Chci spát. = I want to sleep.
• Chci pracovat. = I want to work.

Czech often leaves out subject pronouns when they are already clear from the verb form.

So:

• Chci already tells you I want
• you do not need já

Both are possible:

• Chci šetřit elektřinu a vidět úsporu.
• Já chci šetřit elektřinu a vidět úsporu.

But the version without já is more neutral and more natural in many contexts.

You would add já mainly for emphasis or contrast:

• Já chci šetřit elektřinu, ale on nechce. = I want to save electricity, but he doesn’t.

Because both nouns are direct objects, so they are in the accusative case.

Base forms:

• elektřina = electricity
• úspora = saving / reduction / economy

Accusative singular:

• elektřinu
• úsporu

This is a very common pattern for feminine nouns ending in -a:

• nominative: elektřina

• accusative: elektřinu

• nominative: úspora
• accusative: úsporu

So:

• šetřit elektřinu = to conserve electricity
• vidět úsporu = to see a saving / a reduction

Here šetřit means to save / conserve / use sparingly.

With elektřinu, it means:

• to use less electricity
• to be economical with electricity
• to conserve electricity

So this is not the same as to save money in a bank. For that, Czech often uses spořit.

A useful comparison:

• šetřit elektřinu = save/conserve electricity
• šetřit peníze = save money / be careful with money
• spořit peníze = save money systematically, put money aside

In Czech, šetřit can take a direct object in the accusative when you mean to conserve something:

• šetřit vodu = save water
• šetřit čas = save time
• šetřit energii = save energy
• šetřit elektřinu = save electricity

So elektřinu as a direct object is completely normal.

You may also hear expressions with a preposition in some contexts, but šetřit elektřinu is the straightforward standard way to say conserve electricity.

This is a classic Czech aspect question.

• šetřit = imperfective

  • focuses on the process, habit, or ongoing effort
  • to conserve / to be saving

• ušetřit = perfective

  • focuses on the result
  • to save / to manage to save

Examples:

• Chci šetřit elektřinu. = I want to conserve electricity. (general intention, ongoing behavior)

• Chci ušetřit elektřinu. = I want to save some electricity / achieve a reduction in electricity use. (focus on the result)

In your sentence, šetřit makes sense because it sounds like a general goal or ongoing effort.

Vidět is the basic verb to see.
Uvidět is the perfective partner, often meaning to catch sight of, to see suddenly, or to come to see.

In this sentence, vidět úsporu means something like:

• to see the saving
• to observe a reduction
• to notice the result

That is why vidět works well here: the idea is not a sudden moment of seeing, but rather noticing the outcome.

Very roughly:

• vidět = to see
• uvidět = to catch sight of / to end up seeing

So chci vidět úsporu means I want to see a saving / I want to see the savings result.

Úspora means a saving, a reduction, or an economy.

In this sentence, it most likely means:

• a reduction in electricity use
• a lower bill
• a noticeable saving as a result of using less electricity

So vidět úsporu means something like:

• see a saving
• see the savings
• see a reduction

Depending on context, Czech might also use related expressions such as:

• vidět úspory = see savings
• vidět výsledky = see results
• vidět nižší spotřebu = see lower consumption

But úsporu itself is perfectly understandable and means the saving/result.

A simply means and.

It joins two infinitive phrases:

• šetřit elektřinu = to conserve electricity
• vidět úsporu = to see a saving

So the structure is:

• Chci
  
  • šetřit elektřinu
  • a
  • vidět úsporu

In other words: I want [to conserve electricity] and [to see a saving].

No, Czech word order is fairly flexible, but the given order is neutral and natural.

The sentence:

• Chci šetřit elektřinu a vidět úsporu.

is a normal way to say it.

You can change word order for emphasis, but not every version sounds equally natural in every context. For example:

• Elektřinu chci šetřit a vidět úsporu. = emphasizes electricity
• Úsporu chci vidět. = emphasizes the saving

For a learner, the original order is a good default:

• Chci + infinitive + object + a + infinitive + object

Šetřit is roughly pronounced SHET-rheet, but the ř is the tricky Czech sound.

Break it down like this:

• še sounds like she
• tři contains ř, which is special
• t is normal
• ř is a Czech sound that is somewhere between r and zh
• i is like a long ee

Important point:

• ř does not exist in English

If you cannot pronounce it perfectly yet, that is completely normal. Many learners first approximate it with:

• a rolled or tapped r
• or something close to zh/r

So a beginner approximation of šetřit is acceptable as something like:

• shet-rit or shet-rzhit

It will not be perfect, but people will usually still understand you.

Not exactly in a literal grammatical sense, though that idea may be implied by context.

The sentence literally talks about:

• saving/conserving electricity
• and seeing a saving

So the direct meaning is closer to:

• I want to use less electricity and see the savings/result.

If you specifically wanted to emphasize saving money on electricity, Czech might say that more directly in other ways, for example with wording about:

• nižší účet za elektřinu = a lower electricity bill
• ušetřit peníze za elektřinu = save money on electricity

So your sentence is about electricity use first, with the saving as the result.