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You ask for advice about a cold: what to say in Czech
You ask for advice for a cold.
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How it's done. Rýma is a runny nose, kašel a cough, bolest v krku a sore throat; each has a remedy: nosní kapky, sirup proti kašli, pastilky na bolest v krku.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
Mám rýmu a kašel. Co mi doporučíte?
Mahm RIH-moo uh KAH-shel. Tsoh mee DOH-poh-roo-chee-teh?
I have a cold and a cough. What do you recommend?
Or say:Jsem nachlazený. Co na to můžu vzít?
Ysem NAHKH-luh-zeh-nih. Tsoh nuh toh MOO-zhoo vzeet?
THEY SAY
Na rýmu doporučuji nosní kapky, na kašel sirup.Nuh RIH-moo DOH-poh-roo-chooy-ee NOS-nee KAHP-kih, nuh KAH-shel SEE-roop.
For the runny nose I recommend nose drops, for the cough a syrup.
They might also say:
Jsou nosní kapky a sirup proti kašli.
Ysoh-oo NOS-nee KAHP-kih uh SEE-roop PROH-tee KAHSH-lee.
There are nose drops and a cough syrup.
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YOU FINISH
Můžu brát obojí dohromady?
MOO-zhoo braht OH-boy-ee DOG-roh-muh-dih?
Can I take both together?
THEY SAY
Ano, jde to. A pijte hodně čaje.AH-noh, ydeh toh. Uh PEEY-teh GOD-nyeh CHAH-eh.
Yes, you can. And drink plenty of tea.
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.
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Words worth knowing
Mám
Mahm
verb
I have
rýmu
RIH-moo
noun
cold (accusative)
kašel
KAH-shel
noun
cough
doporučíte
DOH-poh-roo-chee-teh
verb
you will recommend
doporučuji
DOH-poh-roo-chooy-ee
verb
I recommend
nosní
NOS-nee
adjective
nasal
16 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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