Czech · Porucha / odtah
After a minor accident you talk to the other driver: what to say in Czech
After a minor accident you talk with the other driver.
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How it's done. In a minor accident without injuries the drivers fill in a záznam o dopravní nehodě (accident report); if there are injuries or serious damage the police are called on 158 or 112.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
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The first phrase is open: tap ▶ to listen, or “Show” to show it to the other person. The rest of the dialogue is in the course in the app.
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YOU START
Narazil do mě jiný řidič. Nikomu se nic nestalo.
NAH-ruh-zeel doh mnyeh YEE-nih RZHEE-deech. NEE-koh-moo seh neets NES-tuh-loh.
Another driver hit me. Nobody was hurt.
THEY SAY
Máte formulář na záznam o dopravní nehodě?MAH-teh FOR-moo-luhrsh nuh ZAHZ-nuhm oh DOH-pruhv-nee NEH-goh-dyeh?
Do you have an accident report form?
They might also say:
Vyplníme společně záznam o nehodě.
VIPL-nee-meh SPOH-lech-nyeh ZAHZ-nuhm oh NEH-goh-dyeh.
We'll fill in the accident report together.
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YOU REPLY
Ano, mám ho v autě. Vyplníme ho.
AH-noh, mahm goh v OW-tyeh. VIPL-nee-meh goh.
Yes, I have it in the car. We'll fill it in.
THEY SAY
Dobře. Potřebuji vaše jméno a číslo pojištění.DOBR-zheh. POTR-sheh-booy-ee VAH-sheh YMEH-noh uh CHEE-sloh POY-eesh-tyeh-nee.
Good. I need your name and insurance number.
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YOU FINISH
Tady jsou. Můžu si vyfotit vaše doklady?
TAH-dih ysoh-oo. MOO-zhoo see VIH-foh-teet VAH-sheh DOH-kluh-dih?
Here they are. May I photograph your documents?
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “Czech for life in Czechia”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
Narazil
NAH-ruh-zeel
verb
hit
jiný
YEE-nih
adjective
other
řidič
RZHEE-deech
noun
driver
nestalo
NES-tuh-loh
verb
didn't happen
Máte
MAH-teh
verb
you have
formulář
FOR-moo-luhrsh
noun
form
29 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Můžete to zopakovat, prosím?
MOO-zheh-teh toh ZOH-puh-koh-vuht, PROH-seem?
Can you repeat that, please?
Můžete mluvit pomaleji, prosím?
MOO-zheh-teh MLOO-veet POH-muh-lay-ee, PROH-seem?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
Můžete mi to napsat, prosím?
MOO-zheh-teh mee toh NAHP-suht, PROH-seem?
Can you write it down for me, please?
Co to znamená?
Tsoh toh ZNAH-meh-nuh?
What does this mean?
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