Czech · Lékárna / e-recept
You buy cough syrup for your child and ask about the dose: what to say in Czech
You buy cough syrup for a child and ask about the dose.
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How it's done. At the pharmacy ask for the dávkování (dosage) by the child's age and weight, not by guesswork; syrup often comes with a měrka (measuring cup); if the cough does not go away in a few days, see a doctor.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, potřebuji sirup proti kašli pro čtyřleté dítě.
DOH-brih dayn, POTR-sheh-booy-ee SEE-roop PROH-tee KAHSH-lee proh CHTIRZH-leh-teh DEE-tyeh.
Good day, I need cough syrup for a four-year-old child.
Or say:Dobrý den, hledám něco na kašel pro dítě. Je mu čtyři roky.
DOH-brih dayn, GLEH-duhm NYEH-tsoh nuh KAH-shel proh DEE-tyeh. Yeh moo CHTIR-zhee ROH-kih.
THEY SAY
Dobrý den. Tenhle sirup je vhodný od dvou let. Dávkujte podle váhy dítěte.DOH-brih dayn. TAYNG-leh SEE-roop yeh VGOD-nih od dvoh-oo let. DAHF-kooy-teh POH-dleh VAH-gih DEE-tyeh-teh.
Good day. This syrup is suitable from two years. Dose by the child's weight.
They might also say:
Mám sirup pro malé děti. Dávkuje se podle váhy a věku.
Mahm SEE-roop proh MAH-leh DYEH-tee. DAHF-koo-eh seh POH-dleh VAH-gih uh VYEH-koo.
I have a syrup for small children. It is dosed by weight and age.
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YOU REPLY
Kolik mám dítěti dávat najednou?
KOH-leek mahm DEE-tyeh-tee DAH-vuht NAH-ehd-noh-oo?
How much should I give the child at a time?
THEY SAY
Jednu měrku, třikrát denně. Měrka je v krabičce.YEHD-noo MNYEHR-koo, TRSHEE-kruht DAYN-nyeh. MNYEHR-kuh yeh f KRAH-beech-tseh.
One measure, three times a day. The measuring cup is in the box.
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YOU REPLY
Můžu mu ho dávat s jídlem?
MOO-zhoo moo goh DAH-vuht z YEE-dlem?
May I give it with food?
THEY SAY
Ano, dávejte dítěti po jídle. Pokud kašel nepřejde do pěti dnů, jděte k lékaři.AH-noh, DAH-vay-teh DEE-tyeh-tee poh YEE-dleh. POH-koot KAH-shel NEPR-shay-deh doh PYEH-tee dnoo, YDYEH-teh g LEH-kuhr-zhee.
Yes, give it to the child after food. If the cough does not go away within five days, see a doctor.
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YOU FINISH
Děkuji za radu.
DYEH-kooy-ee zah RAH-doo.
Thank you for the advice.
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.
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Words worth knowing
Dobrý
DOH-brih
adjective
good
den
dayn
noun
day
potřebuji
POTR-sheh-booy-ee
verb
I need
sirup
SEE-roop
noun
syrup
kašli
KAHSH-lee
noun
cough (genitive)
čtyřleté
CHTIRZH-leh-teh
adjective
four-year-old
49 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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