Dnes večer to nepůjde, protože mám poradu.

Literally, půjde is the future of jít (to go / to walk), so word-for-word to nepůjde looks like that will not go.

But in Czech, jít is also used idiomatically for things like:

• it works
• it’s possible
• it can be done

So to nepůjde here means something like:

• that won’t work
• that won’t be possible
• that can’t be done

It is a very natural Czech way to refuse or say something is not feasible.

Because the speaker is talking about a future situation: this evening.

• jde = it goes / it works / it is possible now
• půjde = it will go / it will work / it will be possible later

So:

• Dnes večer to nejde would sound more like It’s not possible this evening with a present-style statement.
• Dnes večer to nepůjde sounds more like Tonight it won’t work / it won’t be possible.

In practice, Czech often uses the future here because the speaker is talking about an upcoming time.

To is a very common Czech pronoun meaning it / that.

In this sentence, it refers to the situation being discussed, even if it is not named directly. In English we often do the same:

• That won’t work.
• It won’t be possible.

So to nepůjde is like saying:

• that won’t work
• it won’t be possible

You do not need a specific noun before to; it can refer to the general plan or idea already understood from context.

Yes, Czech word order is flexible. Dnes večer at the beginning sets the time frame right away: this evening / tonight.

The sentence could also be rearranged, for example:

• To dnes večer nepůjde, protože mám poradu.
• Protože mám poradu, dnes večer to nepůjde.

All of these are possible, but they shift emphasis a little.

• Dnes večer first = emphasizes when
• To first = emphasizes the plan/idea
• Protože mám poradu first = emphasizes the reason

The original sentence sounds very natural.

Because Czech often uses bare time expressions without a preposition, just like English sometimes does.

• dnes = today
• večer = evening

Together, dnes večer means this evening / tonight.

This is a fixed and natural time expression. Czech does not need a preposition here like in or on.

Compare:

• dnes ráno = this morning
• zítra večer = tomorrow evening
• v pondělí = on Monday
  Here a preposition v is used.

So some time expressions use no preposition, and some do.

Protože means because.

The second part of the sentence gives the reason:

• Dnes večer to nepůjde = Tonight it won’t work
• protože mám poradu = because I have a meeting

In Czech, a comma is normally used before protože when it introduces a subordinate clause. So the comma here is standard punctuation.

Literally, it means I have a meeting.

• mám = I have
• poradu = meeting / briefing / consultation in the accusative case

In Czech, saying mám poradu is a normal way to mean:

• I have a meeting
• I’m tied up with a meeting

It does not necessarily mean possession in the English sense; it is simply the standard way to talk about scheduled obligations.

Because porada is the dictionary form, but after mám the noun is the direct object, so it must be in the accusative case.

• nominative: porada
• accusative: poradu

This is a regular pattern for many feminine nouns ending in -a:

• kniha → mám knihu
• otázka → mám otázku
• porada → mám poradu

So mám poradu is grammatically required.

Mám is:

• 1st person singular
• present tense
• from the verb mít (to have)

So mám means I have.

The full pattern is:

• mám = I have
• máš = you have
• má = he/she/it has
• máme = we have
• máte = you have
• mají = they have

In this sentence, mám poradu means I have a meeting.

Not always exactly. Porada usually suggests a meeting for discussion, consultation, or coordination, often in a work context.

Depending on context, it might be translated as:

• meeting
• briefing
• consultation
• staff meeting

In everyday translation, meeting is usually the best choice.

Yes. Dneska is a common colloquial variant of dnes.

So both are possible:

• Dnes večer to nepůjde...
• Dneska večer to nepůjde...

Difference:

• dnes = more neutral/standard
• dneska = a bit more informal/spoken

Both are very common.

A simple learner-friendly approximation is:

• půjde ≈ POO-ydeh

A bit more accurately:

• půj- has a long ů, like a long oo
• -jde begins with a j pronounced like English y
• so the cluster is something like poo-yde

The whole sentence, roughly:

• Dnes večer to nepůjde, protože mám poradu.
• dness VAY-cher to NEH-poo-ydeh, PROH-to-zhe maam PO-ra-doo

That is only an approximation, but it helps get started.

It is generally natural and polite enough in normal conversation, especially because the speaker gives a reason:

• Dnes večer to nepůjde, protože mám poradu.

That sounds like a straightforward, everyday explanation.

If you wanted to sound softer or more formal, you could say things like:

• Dnes večer mi to nepůjde, protože mám poradu.
  = Tonight that won’t work for me, because I have a meeting.
• Bohužel to dnes večer nepůjde, protože mám poradu.
  = Unfortunately, tonight won’t work, because I have a meeting.

Adding mi or bohužel can make it sound slightly softer.