Po večeři nechci žehlit, ale ráno musím ještě sušit prádlo.

Because the preposition po normally requires the locative case when it means after in a time expression.

• večeře = dinner
• locative singular = večeři

So:

• po večeři = after dinner
• compare:
  • po obědě = after lunch
  • po práci = after work

This is something English speakers often have to get used to: in Czech, prepositions usually control a specific case.

Good question. In Czech, some noun forms happen to look the same in more than one case.

For večeře, the form večeři can be used for:

• accusative singular
• locative singular

You know it is locative here because the preposition po requires locative in this meaning.

So the grammar tells you the case, even if the ending looks ambiguous.

Because after modal-like verbs or verbs such as chtít (to want), Czech uses the infinitive.

So:

• chci žehlit = I want to iron
• nechci žehlit = I do not want to iron

Not:

• nechci žehlím ❌

This works much like English I want to iron, not I want I iron.

Other examples:

• musím pracovat = I must work
• můžu přijít = I can come
• chci spát = I want to sleep

Žehlit means to iron or to do the ironing.

It usually refers to ironing clothes or fabric with an iron.

Examples:

• Musím žehlit košile. = I have to iron shirts.
• Nemám rád žehlení. = I do not like ironing.

In your sentence, the object is not stated, so žehlit just means to do some ironing.

Because ráno can function as an adverb meaning in the morning or morning-time.

So:

• ráno = in the morning / in the morning hours

Czech often uses simple adverbs where English uses a prepositional phrase.

Examples:

• Ráno vstávám brzy. = I get up early in the morning.
• Večer čtu. = I read in the evening.

You can also see expressions like:

• dnes ráno = this morning
• zítra ráno = tomorrow morning

Musím means I must or I have to.

It comes from the verb muset = to have to / must.

A few present-tense forms:

• musím = I must
• musíš = you must
• musí = he/she/it must
• musíme = we must
• musíte = you must
• musí = they must

In the sentence:

• ráno musím ještě sušit prádlo = in the morning I still have to dry the laundry

Like chtít, muset is followed by an infinitive:

• musím sušit
• musím pracovat
• musím jít

Here ještě means something like still or yet.

So:

• musím ještě sušit prádlo = I still have to dry the laundry = I still need to dry the laundry

It suggests there is one more task left to do.

Ještě is a very flexible word in Czech. Depending on context, it can mean:

• still
• yet
• another / more
• sometimes again

Examples:

• Ještě spí. = He is still asleep.
• Ještě ne. = Not yet.
• Ještě kávu? = More coffee?

Because prádlo is the direct object here, so it is in the accusative singular, and for this neuter noun the accusative singular is prádlo.

• dictionary form: prádlo
• accusative singular: prádlo

So:

• sušit prádlo = to dry laundry / to dry clothes

A useful point: prádlo often behaves like an uncountable noun, similar to laundry in English.

Prádlo can mean a few related things depending on context:

• laundry
• linen
• sometimes underwear

In this sentence, sušit prádlo most naturally means:

• to dry the laundry
• to dry the clothes

Context decides the best translation.

For example:

• špinavé prádlo = dirty laundry
• vyprat prádlo = to wash the laundry
• spodní prádlo = underwear

Yes, Czech word order is more flexible than English, but the given order sounds natural and clear.

Current structure:

• Po večeři = time setting
• nechci žehlit = main statement
• ale = but
• ráno = another time setting
• musím ještě sušit prádlo = second main statement

This word order emphasizes the contrast:

• after dinner I do not want to iron,
• but in the morning I still have to dry the laundry.

Possible variants:

• Nechci po večeři žehlit, ale ráno musím ještě sušit prádlo.
• Po večeři žehlit nechci, ale ráno musím ještě sušit prádlo.

These are possible, but they shift emphasis slightly. Czech often moves words for focus, contrast, or style.

Ale means but, so it marks a contrast.

Here the contrast is:

• I do not want to iron after dinner,
• but I still have to dry the laundry in the morning.

So ale is the best choice.

If you used a, it would mean and, which would connect the ideas without emphasizing contrast:

• Po večeři nechci žehlit a ráno musím ještě sušit prádlo.

That is grammatically possible, but it sounds less natural because the sentence clearly sets up a contrast between not wanting to do one task and still having to do another.

Because the sentence talks about activities in a general, practical way, not about a single completed result.

• žehlit = to iron
• sušit = to dry

Both are imperfective, which is normal after verbs like chtít and muset when speaking about doing an activity.

Why imperfective works well here:

• nechci žehlit = I do not want to do ironing
• musím sušit prádlo = I have to do the drying / I have to be drying the laundry

If you wanted to emphasize completion, Czech might use a perfective verb in some contexts, but here the imperfective is the natural everyday choice.

A natural spoken rhythm would probably stress the contrast and the key tasks:

• Po večeři nechci žehlit, ale ráno musím ještě sušit prádlo.

Likely focus points:

• nechci
• ale
• ráno
• musím
• sušit prádlo

If you want to sound natural, do not stress every word equally. Let ale introduce the contrast, and give some weight to ráno musím ještě sušit prádlo because it contains the obligation.

The tricky part is the beginning ž.

• ž sounds like the s in measure or vision
• e is like e in met
• h is pronounced, unlike in English
• li is light and clear
• t is crisp

Roughly:

• ŽEH-lit

Important tips:

• Do not turn ž into English j
• Do pronounce the h
• Keep vowels short and clean unless marked long

So žehlit is not like English jell-it; it is closer to zheh-lit, with a pronounced h.