Czech · Dočasná ochrana / víza
You ask about a personal number and insurance: what to say in Czech
You ask about the personal number and insurance.
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How it's done. The rodné číslo is the personal number in the Czech Republic; for foreigners it is assigned by the cizinecká policie or the ministerstvo; it is needed for the bank, work and insurance.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
Jak získám rodné číslo?
Yahk ZEES-kuhm ROD-neh CHEE-sloh?
How do I get the personal number?
Or say:Mám dočasnou ochranu. Kde dostanu rodné číslo?
Mahm DOH-chuhs-noh-oo OKH-ruh-noo. Gdeh DOS-tuh-noo ROD-neh CHEE-sloh?
THEY SAY
Rodné číslo vám přidělí cizinecká policie nebo ministerstvo.ROD-neh CHEE-sloh vahm PRSHEE-dyeh-lee TSEE-zee-nets-kuh POH-lee-tsee-eh NEH-boh MEE-nees-tehrs-tvoh.
The personal number will be assigned by the foreign police or the ministry.
They might also say:
Je uvedeno v dokladu o dočasné ochraně.
Yeh OO-veh-deh-noh v DOH-kluh-doo oh DOH-chuhs-neh OKH-ruh-nyeh.
It is stated in the document on temporary protection.
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YOU FINISH
A potřebuji ho pro banku?
Uh POTR-sheh-booy-ee goh proh BAHN-koo?
And do I need it for the bank?
THEY SAY
Ano, i pro pojišťovnu a zaměstnavatele.AH-noh, ee proh POY-eesh-tyov-noo uh ZAHM-nyehst-nuh-vuh-teh-leh.
Yes, and for the insurer and employer.
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
Jak
Yahk
adverb
how
získám
ZEES-kuhm
verb
I will get
rodné
ROD-neh
adjective
birth
číslo
CHEE-sloh
noun
number
přidělí
PRSHEE-dyeh-lee
verb
will assign
cizinecká
TSEE-zee-nets-kuh
adjective
foreigners'
13 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?
Co to znamená?
Tsoh toh ZNAH-meh-nuh?
What does this mean?
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