Czech · Zdravotní pojišťovna
You arrange health insurance: what to say in Czech
You set up health insurance.
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How it's done. In the Czech Republic health insurance (zdravotní pojištění) is chosen among several insurers; the largest is VZP (Všeobecná zdravotní pojišťovna); you need ID and the personal number; the card (karta pojištěnce) is issued within a few days.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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YOU START
Dobrý den, chtěl{|a} bych se přihlásit k veřejnému zdravotnímu pojištění.
DOH-brih dayn, khtyehl bikh seh PRSHEEG-luh-seet g VEHR-zhay-neh-moo ZDRAH-vot-nee-moo POY-eesh-tyeh-nee.
Good day, I'd like to register for public health insurance.
Speaking as:
THEY SAY
Dobrý den. Máte doklad totožnosti a rodné číslo?DOH-brih dayn. MAH-teh DOH-kluht TOH-tozh-nos-tee uh ROD-neh CHEE-sloh?
Good day. Do you have ID and a personal number?
They might also say:
Poprosím doklad totožnosti a doklad o pobytu.
POH-proh-seem DOH-kluht TOH-tozh-nos-tee uh DOH-kluhd oh POH-bih-too.
ID and proof of residence, please.
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YOU FINISH
Tady jsou.
TAH-dih ysoh-oo.
Here they are.
THEY SAY
Děkuji. Vyplníme přihlášku a kartu dostanete poštou.DYEH-kooy-ee. VIPL-nee-meh PRSHEEG-luhsh-koo uh KAHR-too DOS-tuh-neh-teh POSH-toh-oo.
Thank you. We'll fill in the application and you'll get the card by post.
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
Dobrý
DOH-brih
adjective
good
den
dayn
noun
day
bych
bikh
verb
would
přihlásit
PRSHEEG-luh-seet
verb
to register
veřejnému
VEHR-zhay-neh-moo
adjective
public (dative)
zdravotnímu
ZDRAH-vot-nee-moo
adjective
health (dative)
17 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?
Ještě neumím dobře česky.
YEHSH-tyeh NEH-oo-meem DOBR-zheh CHES-kih.
I don't speak Czech well yet.
Můžete mi to napsat, prosím?
MOO-zheh-teh mee toh NAHP-suht, PROH-seem?
Can you write it down for me, please?
Similar situations
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→You ask about a tax numberFinanční úřad / DIČ · A2 in the app
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