Czech · Lékárna / e-recept
The pharmacist explains how to take the medicine: what to say in Czech
The pharmacist explains how to take the medicine.
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How it's done. Třikrát denně is three times a day, před jídlem before food, po jídle after food, zapít vodou wash down with water; the package has a příbalový leták (leaflet).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
Jak často to mám užívat?
Yahk CHAHS-toh toh mahm OO-zhee-vuht?
How often should I take this?
Or say:Jak se to užívá?
Yahk seh toh OO-zhee-vuh?
THEY SAY
Třikrát denně jednu tabletu, nejlépe po jídle.TRSHEE-kruht DAYN-nyeh YEHD-noo TAH-bleh-too, NAY-leh-peh poh YEE-dleh.
One tablet three times a day, best after meals.
They might also say:
Ráno a večer, zapít vodou.
RAH-noh uh VEH-chehr, ZAH-peet VOH-doh-oo.
Morning and evening, washed down with water.
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YOU FINISH
A jak dlouho to mám brát?
Uh yahk DLOH-oo-goh toh mahm braht?
And for how long should I take it?
THEY SAY
Do konce balení, asi týden.Doh KOHN-tseh BAH-leh-nee, AH-see TIH-dayn.
Until the pack is finished, about a week.
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
Jak
Yahk
adverb
how
často
CHAHS-toh
adverb
often
mám
mahm
verb
I have
užívat
OO-zhee-vuht
verb
to take
Třikrát
TRSHEE-kruht
adverb
three times
denně
DAYN-nyeh
adverb
daily
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?
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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