Czech · Lékárna / e-recept
You bring an electronic prescription to the pharmacy: what to say in Czech
You come to the pharmacy with an e-prescription.
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How it's done. At the pharmacy you give the identifikátor (code) from the SMS or show the QR, and also ID; the prescription is read from the system. For some medicines you pay a co-payment (doplatek).Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
Cheat sheet for your visit
The first phrase is open: tap ▶ to listen, or “Show” to show it to the other person. The rest of the dialogue is in the course in the app.
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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Dobrý den, co si přejete?DOH-brih dayn, tsoh see PRSHEH-eh-teh?
Good day, what would you like?
They might also say:
Dobrý den, prosím?
DOH-brih dayn, PROH-seem?
Good day, yes please?
YOU REPLY
Dobrý den, mám e-recept. Tady je kód.
DOH-brih dayn, mahm eh-REH-tsept. TAH-dih yeh kot.
Good day, I have an e-prescription. Here is the code.
THEY SAY
Děkuji. Máte s sebou kartu pojištěnce?DYEH-kooy-ee. MAH-teh s SEH-boh-oo KAHR-too POY-eesh-tyayn-tseh?
Thank you. Do you have your insurance card with you?
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YOU FINISH
Ano, tady je.
AH-noh, TAH-dih yeh.
Yes, here it is.
THEY SAY
Doplatek je padesát korun.DOH-pluh-tek yeh PAH-deh-suht KOH-roon.
The co-payment is fifty crowns.
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
přejete
PRSHEH-eh-teh
verb
you wish
mám
mahm
verb
I have
e-recept
eh-REH-tsept
noun
e-prescription
Tady
TAH-dih
adverb
here
14 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?
Děkuji!
DYEH-kooy-ee!
Thank you!
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