Chci pořádek v domácnosti.

Chci means I want. It is the 1st person singular form of the verb chtít (to want).

Czech often omits subject pronouns when they are clear from the verb form. So:

• Chci = I want
• Já chci = I want too, but with extra emphasis on I

So in a neutral sentence, Chci pořádek v domácnosti. is completely normal without já.

Pořádek is a very common Czech word meaning:

• order
• tidiness
• neatness
• sometimes even things being in proper condition

In this sentence, it usually means something like:

• I want order in the household
• I want the home to be tidy
• I want things in the household to be in order

So it is not only about strict order in the abstract sense. In everyday Czech, pořádek often means cleanliness and tidiness too.

For example:

• Udělej tady pořádek. = Tidy this place up.
• Mám rád pořádek. = I like things neat / I like order.

Yes. Pořádek is the direct object of chci, so it is in the accusative case.

The verb chtít usually takes the thing wanted in the accusative:

• Chci kávu. = I want coffee.
• Chci klid. = I want peace/quiet.
• Chci pořádek. = I want order/tidiness.

A useful thing to notice is that for some masculine inanimate nouns, the accusative singular looks the same as the nominative singular. That is what happens here:

• nominative: pořádek
• accusative: pořádek

So even though the form does not change, the function in the sentence is accusative.

Because after v meaning in, Czech normally uses the locative case for location.

The noun is domácnost (household, home, sometimes domestic sphere), and its locative singular is:

• domácnost → v domácnosti

So:

• v domácnosti = in the household

This is why the ending changes from -ost to -osti here.

Not exactly. Domácnost does not literally mean the building itself.

It usually means:

• household
• home as a functioning domestic space
• the people and everyday running of the home

So v domácnosti suggests in the household / in the home environment rather than just inside a house.

Compare:

• dům = house (the building)
• byt = flat/apartment
• domov = home in a more emotional or abstract sense
• domácnost = household

That is why this sentence sounds like it is talking about domestic order, not architecture.

Yes, often you could, but the nuance changes a bit.

• Chci pořádek doma. = I want order at home.
• Chci pořádek v domácnosti. = I want order in the household.

Doma is more everyday and conversational.
V domácnosti sounds a bit more formal, broader, or more about household management.

In many everyday situations, a Czech speaker might actually say something like:

• Chci mít doma pořádek. = I want to keep the home tidy / I want things tidy at home.

That version is very natural in ordinary speech.

Czech does not have articles like English a/an/the.

So a sentence like:

• Chci pořádek v domácnosti.

can mean things such as:

• I want order in the household
• I want the household to be tidy
• I want some order at home

The exact interpretation depends on context.

English has to choose articles. Czech usually does not.

Yes. Czech word order is quite flexible, although the neutral order here is perfectly fine:

• Chci pořádek v domácnosti.

Other word orders are possible, but they change emphasis:

• V domácnosti chci pořádek.
  = In the household, I want order.
  This emphasizes where.

• Pořádek chci v domácnosti.
  This sounds marked and contrastive, as if you are stressing order specifically.

So the original version is a natural neutral sentence.

Yes, chci is tricky for English speakers.

A rough guide:

• ch in Czech is like the ch in Scottish loch or German Bach, not like English ch in chair
• ci here sounds roughly like tsi or a softened tsi

So chci is approximately kh-tsee, said quickly together.

Many learners find the cluster awkward at first. That is normal.

The Czech ř is famous for being difficult. It is a special Czech sound, something between r and zh.

In pořádek, the word is roughly pronounced something like:

• po-rzhah-dek

But that is only an approximation.

If you cannot say ř perfectly yet, a plain r is often understood by Czech speakers, although it will sound foreign. So a learner version closer to porádek may still be understood.

Also note the stress: Czech stress is usually on the first syllable:

• PO-řá-dek
• DO-mác-nos-ti

It is understandable and correct, but in everyday speech many Czechs might choose a slightly more idiomatic version, for example:

• Chci mít doma pořádek.
• Chci, aby byl doma pořádek.

These can sound more natural in casual conversation.

The original sentence, Chci pořádek v domácnosti., can sound a bit firmer, more formal, or more like a statement of principle: I want order in the household.

So it is good Czech, but the most everyday version is often with mít:

• Chci mít doma pořádek. = I want to have things tidy at home.

In this sentence, no. Pořádek is being used as an uncountable abstract noun.

So here it works more like:

• order
• tidiness
• cleanliness

not like an order.

However, in other contexts Czech pořádek can have related meanings, for example:

• udržovat pořádek = to keep things tidy
• ve všem musí být pořádek = there must be order in everything

So in this sentence, treat it as an abstract idea, not a countable item.