Czech · Záchranka / nehoda
You explain to the paramedic what hurts: what to say in Czech
You explain to the paramedic what hurts.
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How it's done. Useful words: bolest (pain), hrudník (chest), dýchání (breathing), závrať (dizziness); Od kdy to bolí? is a standard question from a doctor.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
Mám silnou bolest na hrudi a těžko se mi dýchá.
Mahm SEEL-noh-oo BOH-lest nuh GROO-dee uh TYEHSH-koh seh mee DIH-khuh.
I have a strong pain in my chest and it's hard for me to breathe.
THEY SAY
Od kdy to bolí?Ot gdih toh BOH-lee?
Since when does it hurt?
They might also say:
Jak dlouho už vás to bolí?
Yahk DLOH-oo-goh oozh vahs toh BOH-lee?
How long has it been hurting?
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YOU FINISH
Asi půl hodiny.
AH-see pool GOH-dee-nih.
About half an hour.
THEY SAY
Nasedněte prosím do sanitky, převezeme vás do nemocnice.NAH-sed-nyeh-teh PROH-seem doh SAH-neet-kih, PRSHEH-veh-zeh-meh vahs doh NEH-mots-nee-tseh.
Please get into the ambulance, we'll take you to the hospital.
Words worth knowing
Mám
Mahm
verb
I have
silnou
SEEL-noh-oo
adjective
strong (accusative)
bolest
BOH-lest
noun
pain
hrudi
GROO-dee
noun
chest (locative)
těžko
TYEHSH-koh
adverb
with difficulty
dýchá
DIH-khuh
verb
breathes
kdy
gdih
adverb
when
bolí
BOH-lee
verb
hurts
Asi
AH-see
adverb
about, probably
All the 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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