Czech · Zubař / odběry
You book a dental check-up and clean: what to say in Czech
You book a preventive dental check-up and a cleaning.
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How it's done. A preventive check-up once or twice a year is usually paid by the insurer; dentální hygiena (professional cleaning) is often paid for; ask the price before the treatment.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
Dobrý den, chtěl{|a} bych se objednat na preventivní prohlídku.
DOH-brih dayn, khtyehl bikh seh OH-byehd-nuht nuh PREH-vayn-teev-nee PROG-leet-koo.
Good day, I'd like to book a preventive check-up.
Or say:Dobrý den, mám zájem o preventivní prohlídku zubů a dentální hygienu.
DOH-brih dayn, mahm ZAH-ehm oh PREH-vayn-teev-nee PROG-leet-koo ZOO-boo uh DAYN-tuhl-nee GIH-gee-eh-noo.
Speaking as:
THEY SAY
Dobrý den. Prohlídku hradí pojišťovna. Dentální hygiena je placená. Chcete obojí?DOH-brih dayn. PROG-leet-koo GRAH-dee POY-eesh-tyov-nuh. DAYN-tuhl-nee GIH-gee-eh-nuh yeh PLAH-tseh-nuh. KHTSEH-teh OH-boy-ee?
Good day. The check-up is paid by the insurer. Dental hygiene is paid for. Do you want both?
They might also say:
Prohlídka je zdarma, hygiena je za poplatek. Která varianta vám vyhovuje?
PROG-leet-kuh yeh ZDAHR-muh, GIH-gee-eh-nuh yeh zah POH-pluh-tek. KTEH-ruh VAH-ree-ahn-tuh vahm VIH-goh-voo-eh?
The check-up is free, hygiene is for a fee. Which option suits you?
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YOU REPLY
Chtěl{|a} bych obojí. Kolik stojí hygiena?
Khtyehl bikh OH-boy-ee. KOH-leek STOY-ee GIH-gee-eh-nuh?
I'd like both. How much does hygiene cost?
THEY SAY
Hygiena stojí asi tisíc korun. Zahrnuje odstranění zubního kamene a leštění.GIH-gee-eh-nuh STOY-ee AH-see TEE-seets KOH-roon. ZAHGR-noo-eh OTS-truh-nyeh-nee ZOOB-nee-goh KAH-meh-neh uh LESH-tyeh-nee.
Hygiene costs about a thousand crowns. It includes removing tartar and polishing.
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YOU REPLY
Kdy je nejbližší termín?
Gdih yeh NAY-bleesh-shee TEHR-meen?
When is the nearest date?
THEY SAY
Ve čtvrtek v devět hodin. Zhruba hodina a půl.Veh chtvrtek v DEH-vyeht GOH-deen. ZGROO-buh GOH-dee-nuh uh pool.
On Thursday at nine. About an hour and a half.
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YOU FINISH
Dobře, zapište mě. Děkuji.
DOBR-zheh, ZAH-peesh-teh mnyeh. DYEH-kooy-ee.
Fine, put me down. Thank you.
THEY SAY
Rádo se stalo.RAH-doh seh STAH-loh.
My pleasure.
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
bych
bikh
verb
would
objednat
OH-byehd-nuht
verb
to order, to book
preventivní
PREH-vayn-teev-nee
adjective
preventive
prohlídku
PROG-leet-koo
noun
check-up (accusative)
38 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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