Czech · Tísňová linka 112
You phone 112 after an accident: what to say in Czech
You call 112 after an accident.
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How it's done. The single emergency number is 112 (free, 24/7); separately: 150 fire brigade, 155 ambulance, 158 police; first say what happened, then where.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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Tísňová linka sto dvanáct, co se stalo?TEES-nyoh-vuh LEEN-kuh stoh DVAH-nuhtst, tsoh seh STAH-loh?
Emergency line one-one-two, what happened?
They might also say:
Linka sto dvanáct, co potřebujete?
LEEN-kuh stoh DVAH-nuhtst, tsoh POTR-sheh-boo-eh-teh?
Line one-one-two, what do you need?
YOU REPLY
Potřebuji pomoc. Stala se tu nehoda.
POTR-sheh-booy-ee POH-mots. STAH-luh seh too NEH-goh-duh.
I need help. There has been an accident here.
THEY SAY
Kde se nacházíte?Gdeh seh NAH-khuh-zee-teh?
Where are you?
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YOU FINISH
Na ulici Hlavní, číslo dvanáct, u zastávky.
Nuh OO-lee-tsee GLAHV-nee, CHEE-sloh DVAH-nuhtst, oo ZAHS-tuhf-kih.
On Hlavní street, number twelve, at the stop.
THEY SAY
Zůstaňte na místě, pomoc je na cestě.ZOOS-tahn-teh nuh MEES-tyeh, POH-mots yeh nuh TSES-tyeh.
Stay where you are, help is on its way.
Words worth knowing
Tísňová
TEES-nyoh-vuh
adjective
emergency
linka
LEEN-kuh
noun
line
stalo
STAH-loh
verb
happened
Potřebuji
POTR-sheh-booy-ee
verb
I need
pomoc
POH-mots
noun
help
Stala
STAH-luh
verb
happened
tu
too
adverb
here
nehoda
NEH-goh-duh
noun
accident
Kde
Gdeh
adverb
where
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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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