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You call an ambulance for a person who is not responding: what to say in Czech
You call an ambulance for a person who isn't responding.
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How it's done. Záchranka is the colloquial name for the ambulance (záchranná služba); the dispatcher asks whether the person is dýchá (breathing) and při vědomí (conscious).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
Potřebuji záchranku. Na zemi leží muž a nereaguje.
POTR-sheh-booy-ee ZAHKH-rahn-koo. Nuh ZEH-mee LEH-zhee moozh uh NEH-reh-uh-goo-eh.
I need an ambulance. A man lies on the ground and doesn't respond.
THEY SAY
Dýchá?DIH-khuh?
Is he breathing?
They might also say:
Je při vědomí? Dýchá normálně?
Yeh prshee VYEH-doh-mee? DIH-khuh NOR-muhl-nyeh?
Is he conscious? Is he breathing normally?
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YOU FINISH
Ano, dýchá, ale nereaguje.
AH-noh, DIH-khuh, AH-leh NEH-reh-uh-goo-eh.
Yes, he is breathing but isn't responding.
THEY SAY
Zůstaňte u něj. Záchranka je na cestě.ZOOS-tahn-teh oo nyay. ZAHKH-rahn-kuh yeh nuh TSES-tyeh.
Stay with him. The ambulance is on its way.
Words worth knowing
Potřebuji
POTR-sheh-booy-ee
verb
I need
záchranku
ZAHKH-rahn-koo
noun
ambulance (accusative)
zemi
ZEH-mee
noun
ground (locative)
leží
LEH-zhee
verb
lies
muž
moozh
noun
man
nereaguje
NEH-reh-uh-goo-eh
verb
doesn't react
Dýchá
DIH-khuh
verb
breathes
Zůstaňte
ZOOS-tahn-teh
verb
stay
Záchranka
ZAHKH-rahn-kuh
noun
ambulance
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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.
Děkuji!
DYEH-kooy-ee!
Thank you!
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