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You see an eye doctor because your eyesight is poor: what to say in Czech
You go to an eye doctor because you cannot see well.
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How it's done. An oční lékař (eye doctor) checks your sight; brýle (glasses) are prescribed and ordered at an optika (optician); ask whether you need a referral and what to bring.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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YOU START
Dobrý den, špatně vidím do dálky. Mohu se objednat?
DOH-brih dayn, SHPAHT-nyeh VEE-deem doh DAHL-kih. MOH-goo seh OH-byehd-nuht?
Good day, I can't see well into the distance. May I book an appointment?
Or say:Dobrý den, myslím, že potřebuji brýle.
DOH-brih dayn, MIH-sleem, zheh POTR-sheh-booy-ee BRIH-leh.
THEY SAY
Dobrý den. Můžete přijít v pátek ráno. Vezměte si kartu pojištěnce.DOH-brih dayn. MOO-zheh-teh PRSHEEY-eet f PAH-tek RAH-noh. VEZM-nyeh-teh see KAHR-too POY-eesh-tyayn-tseh.
Good day. You can come on Friday morning. Bring your insurance card.
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YOU REPLY
Co se bude dít při vyšetření?
Tsoh seh BOO-deh deet prshee VIH-shetr-sheh-nee?
What will happen during the examination?
THEY SAY
Zkontrolujeme zrak, tlak v oku a oční pozadí. Budete číst písmena na tabuli.SKOHN-troh-loo-eh-meh zrahk, tlahk v OH-koo uh OCH-nee POH-zuh-dee. BOO-deh-teh cheest PEES-meh-nuh nuh TAH-boo-lee.
We'll check your sight, the pressure in the eye and the fundus. You'll read letters on a chart.
They might also say:
Změříme vám zrak a prohlédneme oči. Čtete písmena z tabule.
ZMNYEHR-zhee-meh vahm zrahk uh PROG-led-neh-meh OH-chee. CHTEH-teh PEES-meh-nuh s TAH-boo-leh.
We'll measure your sight and examine your eyes. You read letters from a chart.
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YOU REPLY
A pokud brýle potřebuji?
Uh POH-kood BRIH-leh POTR-sheh-booy-ee?
And if I need glasses?
THEY SAY
Dám vám recept a s ním půjdete do optiky. Tam vybereme obruby.Dahm vahm REH-tsept uh z neem POOY-deh-teh doh OP-tee-kih. Tahm VIH-beh-reh-meh OH-broo-bih.
I'll give you a prescription and you'll go to the optician with it. There you choose frames.
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YOU FINISH
Děkuji za informace.
DYEH-kooy-ee zah EEN-for-muh-tseh.
Thank you for the information.
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
špatně
SHPAHT-nyeh
adverb
badly
vidím
VEE-deem
verb
I see
dálky
DAHL-kih
noun
distance (genitive)
Mohu
MOH-goo
verb
I can
47 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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