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You ask for a sick note for work: what to say in Czech
You ask for a sick note for work.
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How it's done. A sick note (neschopenka) is issued electronically by the doctor (e-neschopenka): it goes itself to ČSSZ and the employer, paper isn't needed; you tell the doctor where you work.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
Potřebuji neschopenku do práce.
POTR-sheh-booy-ee NES-khoh-payn-koo doh PRAH-tseh.
I need a sick note for work.
Or say:Můžete mi vystavit neschopenku? Nemůžu pracovat.
MOO-zheh-teh mee VIS-tuh-veet NES-khoh-payn-koo? NEH-moo-zhoo PRAH-tsoh-vuht.
THEY SAY
Ano, vystavím vám ji do pátku.AH-noh, VIS-tuh-veem vahm yee doh PAHT-koo.
Yes, I'll issue it for you until Friday.
They might also say:
Dobře. Na jak dlouho to má být?
DOBR-zheh. Nuh yahk DLOH-oo-goh toh mah bit?
All right. For how long should it be?
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YOU FINISH
Pošle se zaměstnavateli elektronicky?
POSH-leh seh ZAHM-nyehst-nuh-vuh-teh-lee EH-lek-troh-neets-kih?
Will it be sent to the employer electronically?
THEY SAY
Ano, odesílá se automaticky.AH-noh, OH-deh-see-luh seh OW-toh-muh-teets-kih.
Yes, it is sent automatically.
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
Potřebuji
POTR-sheh-booy-ee
verb
I need
neschopenku
NES-khoh-payn-koo
noun
sick note (accusative)
práce
PRAH-tseh
noun
work
vystavím
VIS-tuh-veem
verb
I will issue
pátku
PAHT-koo
noun
Friday (genitive)
Pošle
POSH-leh
verb
will send
9 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?
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