Czech · Tísňová linka 112
You report a fire: what to say in Czech
You report a fire.
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How it's done. In a fire first leave the building, then phone; do not use the lift; the fire fighters (hasiči) ask for the address, what is burning and whether there are people inside.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
Pomoc, hoří v bytě nad námi!
POH-mots, GOR-zhee v BIH-tyeh nahd NAH-mee!
Help, there is a fire in the apartment above us!
THEY SAY
Hasiči, co hoří a kde?GAH-see-chee, tsoh GOR-zhee uh gdeh?
Fire brigade, what is burning and where?
They might also say:
Hasiči, jaká je adresa? Co hoří?
GAH-see-chee, YAH-kuh yeh AH-dreh-suh? Tsoh GOR-zhee?
Fire brigade, what is the address? What is burning?
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YOU FINISH
Hoří v bytě, ulice Nová, číslo pět.
GOR-zhee v BIH-tyeh, OO-lee-tseh NOH-vuh, CHEE-sloh pyeht.
The apartment is on fire, Nová street, number five.
THEY SAY
Opusťte budovu a čekejte venku.OH-poosty-teh BOO-doh-voo uh CHEH-kay-teh VAYN-koo.
Leave the building and wait outside.
Words worth knowing
Pomoc
POH-mots
noun
help
hoří
GOR-zhee
verb
burns
bytě
BIH-tyeh
noun
flat (locative)
Hasiči
GAH-see-chee
noun
firefighters
kde
gdeh
adverb
where
ulice
OO-lee-tseh
noun
street
Nová
NOH-vuh
adjective
new (feminine)
číslo
CHEE-sloh
noun
number
Opusťte
OH-poosty-teh
verb
leave
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?
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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