Czech · Tísňová linka 112
You smell gas in the stairwell: what to say in Czech
You smell gas in the stairwell.
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How it's done. If you smell gas: do not switch on lights or use a flame, open the windows, go outside and phone 112 or the gas emergency service from the street.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
Hasiči, tísňová linka. Co se děje?GAH-see-chee, TEES-nyoh-vuh LEEN-kuh. Tsoh seh DYEH-eh?
Fire brigade, emergency line. What is happening?
They might also say:
Tísňová linka sto dvanáct, slyším.
TEES-nyoh-vuh LEEN-kuh stoh DVAH-nuhtst, SLIH-sheem.
Emergency line one one two, I'm listening.
YOU REPLY
Cítím silný zápach plynu v domě.
TSEE-teem SEEL-nih ZAH-puhkh PLIH-noo v DOM-nyeh.
I smell strong gas in the building.
THEY SAY
Vypněte všechno, co jiskří, a opusťte budovu. Nezapínejte světla.VIP-nyeh-teh FSHEKH-noh, tsoh YEESKR-shee, uh OH-poosty-teh BOO-doh-voo. NEH-zuh-pee-nay-teh SVYEH-tluh.
Switch off everything that sparks and leave the building. Do not turn on lights.
They might also say:
Okamžitě opusťte dům, otevřete okna a nepoužívejte plamen.
OH-kuhm-zhee-tyeh OH-poosty-teh doom, OH-tevr-zheh-teh OK-nuh uh NEH-poh-oo-zhee-vay-teh PLAH-mayn.
Leave the building at once, open the windows and do not use a flame.
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YOU REPLY
Jsem už venku. Je tu dvacet lidí.
Ysem oozh VAYN-koo. Yeh too DVAH-tset LEE-dee.
I'm already outside. There are twenty people here.
THEY SAY
Počkejte na ulici. Hasiči i plynaři jsou na cestě.POCH-kay-teh nuh OO-lee-tsee. GAH-see-chee ee PLIH-nuhr-zhee ysoh-oo nuh TSES-tyeh.
Wait in the street. The firefighters and gas workers are on their way.
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YOU FINISH
Dobře, děkuji, počkám.
DOBR-zheh, DYEH-kooy-ee, POCH-kuhm.
Fine, thank you, I'll wait.
THEY SAY
Neodcházejte daleko od domu.NEH-ot-khuh-zay-teh DAH-leh-koh od DOH-moo.
Do not go far from the building.
Words worth knowing
Hasiči
GAH-see-chee
noun
firefighters
tísňová
TEES-nyoh-vuh
adjective
emergency
linka
LEEN-kuh
noun
line
děje
DYEH-eh
verb
happens
Cítím
TSEE-teem
verb
I feel
silný
SEEL-nih
adjective
strong
zápach
ZAH-puhkh
noun
smell
plynu
PLIH-noo
noun
gas (genitive)
domě
DOM-nyeh
noun
house (locative)
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?
Můžete mi to napsat, prosím?
MOO-zheh-teh mee toh NAHP-suht, PROH-seem?
Can you write it down for me, please?
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