Czech · Pohotovost / nemocnice
You are admitted and asked what happened: what to say in Czech
You are admitted and asked what happened.
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How it's done. Useful words: pád (fall), zlomenina (fracture), oteklé (swollen), bolest (pain), vymknutí (sprain).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
Dobrý den, co se stalo?DOH-brih dayn, tsoh seh STAH-loh?
Good day, what happened?
They might also say:
Dobrý den, co vás sem přivádí?
DOH-brih dayn, tsoh vahs sem PRSHEE-vuh-dee?
Good day, what brings you here?
YOU REPLY
Upadl{|a} jsem a hodně mě bolí ruka.
OO-puhdl ysem uh GOD-nyeh mnyeh BOH-lee ROO-kuh.
I fell and my arm hurts a lot.
THEY SAY
Můžete s ní hýbat?MOO-zheh-teh z nee GIH-buht?
Can you move it?
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YOU FINISH
Ano, ale hodně to bolí. Je oteklá.
AH-noh, AH-leh GOD-nyeh toh BOH-lee. Yeh OH-teh-kluh.
Yes, but it hurts a lot. It is swollen.
THEY SAY
Uděláme rentgen. Počkejte, prosím, tamhle.OO-dyeh-luh-meh RAYND-gayn. POCH-kay-teh, PROH-seem, TAHMG-leh.
We'll do an X-ray. Please wait over there.
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “Czech for life in Czechia”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
Dobrý
DOH-brih
adjective
good
den
dayn
noun
day
stalo
STAH-loh
verb
happened
jsem
ysem
verb
I am
hodně
GOD-nyeh
adverb
a lot
bolí
BOH-lee
verb
hurts
19 more 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?
Similar situations
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