Takhle to uděláme.

Takhle means like this, this way, or in this manner.

In Takhle to uděláme, it tells you how something will be done:
We’ll do it like this / this way.

It often suggests that the speaker is:

• showing a method,
• proposing a solution,
• or deciding on a procedure.

To is the pronoun it or that.

So in this sentence, to stands for the thing being done:

• a task,
• a plan,
• a solution,
• an arrangement, etc.

Czech often uses to very broadly, just like English uses it or that.

Uděláme is the 1st person plural form of udělat, so it means we will do / we’ll do / we’ll make / we’ll get done, depending on context.

It literally corresponds to we do, but because the verb is perfective, it usually has a future meaning in English:

• uděláme = we’ll do

This is a very common Czech feature.

Uděláme comes from the perfective verb udělat. In Czech, perfective verbs do not normally have a true present-time meaning. Their present-tense forms usually refer to the future.

So:

• děláme = we are doing / we do
• uděláme = we will do / we’ll get it done

That is why Takhle to uděláme is naturally translated as We’ll do it this way, not We do it this way.

This is a difference of aspect, which is very important in Czech.

• dělat = imperfective

  • focuses on the process, repetition, or ongoing action
  • examples: doing, used to do, be doing

• udělat = perfective

  • focuses on completing the action
  • examples: do, finish doing, get done

So:

• Budeme to dělat takhle. = We’ll be doing it this way.
• Takhle to uděláme. = We’ll do it this way / We’ll get it done this way.

The sentence with uděláme sounds more like a decision about the completed action.

Yes, you can absolutely say Uděláme to takhle.

Both are natural, but the word order changes the emphasis a bit:

• Takhle to uděláme.
  Emphasis on this way.
  It sounds like: This is how we’ll do it.

• Uděláme to takhle.
  A bit more neutral.
  It sounds like: We’ll do it this way.

Czech word order is more flexible than English, and speakers often move words around for emphasis or topic-focus reasons.

Takhle is very common in everyday spoken Czech. It sounds natural and conversational.

Takto means basically the same thing, but it is more:

• formal,
• written,
• or slightly more deliberate.

Compare:

• Takhle to uděláme. = natural everyday speech
• Takto to uděláme. = more formal or stylized

A learner should definitely know takhle, because you will hear it a lot.

Usually, to is needed here.

Takhle to uděláme means We’ll do it this way, where to is the object: it.

If you say Takhle uděláme, it may sound incomplete unless the object is extremely obvious from the context. In normal speech, Czech usually keeps to here.

So for learners, Takhle to uděláme is the safer and more natural version.

A rough pronunciation guide is:

TAKH-leh to oo-DYE-laa-meh

A few notes:

• ch in takhle is like the sound in German Bach or Scottish loch
• dě in uděláme sounds roughly like dye
• Czech stress usually falls on the first syllable of each word:
  • TAKH-le
  • TO
  • U-děláme

You do not need to exaggerate the stress, but the first syllable is the usual stress point.

It is used when someone is:

• proposing a method,
• making a decision,
• giving practical instructions,
• or settling on a plan.

For example:

• while cooking: Takhle to uděláme.
• while fixing something: Takhle to uděláme.
• during a discussion: Takhle to uděláme.

It often has the feel of:

• Here’s the plan
• This is how we’ll handle it
• Let’s do it this way

Usually it sounds more like a decision than a soft suggestion.

Takhle to uděláme often implies:

• This is what we’re going to do
• This is the chosen method

If you wanted to sound softer or more tentative, Czech might use something like:

• Mohli bychom to udělat takhle. = We could do it this way.
• Co kdybychom to udělali takhle? = What if we did it this way?

So the original sentence is fairly direct and confident.