Czech · Zubař / odběry
You phone the dentist because of a toothache: what to say in Czech
You phone the dentist because a tooth hurts.
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How it's done. Zubař is dentist, bolest zubu toothache, plomba a filling, prohlídka a check-up; with strong pain say akutní bolest; there is also a zubní pohotovost - on-call dentistry.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
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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Zubní ordinace, dobrý den.ZOOB-nee OR-dee-nuh-tseh, DOH-brih dayn.
Dental surgery, good day.
YOU REPLY
Dobrý den, hodně mě bolí zub. Můžu přijít dnes?
DOH-brih dayn, GOD-nyeh mnyeh BOH-lee zoop. MOO-zhoo PRSHEEY-eet dnes?
Good day, my tooth hurts a lot. May I come today?
THEY SAY
Ano, přijďte na čtvrtou.AH-noh, PRSHEEYTY-teh nuh chtvrtoh-oo.
Yes, come at four.
They might also say:
Mám volno v půl páté. Hodí se vám to?
Mahm VOL-noh f pool PAH-teh. GOH-dee seh vahm toh?
I have a free slot at half past four. Does that suit you?
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YOU FINISH
Ano, budu tam včas. Děkuji!
AH-noh, BOO-doo tahm fchahs. DYEH-kooy-ee!
Yes, I'll be there on time. Thank you!
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
Zubní
ZOOB-nee
adjective
dental
ordinace
OR-dee-nuh-tseh
noun
surgery
dobrý
DOH-brih
adjective
good
den
dayn
noun
day
hodně
GOD-nyeh
adverb
a lot
bolí
BOH-lee
verb
hurts
13 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?
Ještě neumím dobře česky.
YEHSH-tyeh NEH-oo-meem DOBR-zheh CHES-kih.
I don't speak Czech well yet.
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