Czech · Zdravotní pojišťovna
You ask how to insure your child: what to say in Czech
You ask how to insure a child.
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How it's done. A child is registered with the same insurer as the parents or another one is chosen; you need the birth certificate and a parent's ID.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 můžu pojistit své dítě?
Yahk MOO-zhoo POY-ees-teet sveh DEE-tyeh?
How can I insure my child?
Or say:Může být dítě pojištěno u stejné pojišťovny jako já?
MOO-zheh bit DEE-tyeh POY-eesh-tyeh-noh oo STAY-neh POY-eesh-tyov-nih YAH-koh yah?
THEY SAY
Ano, přineste rodný list dítěte a svůj doklad.AH-noh, PRSHEE-nes-teh ROD-nih leest DEE-tyeh-teh uh svooy DOH-kluht.
Yes, bring the child's birth certificate and your ID.
They might also say:
Ano, stačí rodný list a občanský průkaz rodiče.
AH-noh, STAH-chee ROD-nih leest uh OP-chahns-kih PROO-kuhz ROH-dee-cheh.
Yes, the birth certificate and a parent's ID are enough.
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YOU FINISH
Musím mít překlad rodného listu?
MOO-seem meet PRSHEH-kluhd ROD-neh-goh LEES-too?
Do I need a translation of the certificate?
THEY SAY
Ano, úředně ověřený překlad do češtiny.AH-noh, OOR-zhed-nyeh OH-vyehr-zheh-nih PRSHEH-kluhd doh CHESH-tee-nih.
Yes, an officially certified translation into Czech.
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
můžu
MOO-zhoo
verb
I can
pojistit
POY-ees-teet
verb
to insure
dítě
DEE-tyeh
noun
child
přineste
PRSHEE-nes-teh
verb
bring
rodný
ROD-nih
adjective
birth
16 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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