Czech · Lékárna / e-recept
The pharmacist offers a cheaper equivalent of the medicine: what to say in Czech
The pharmacist offers a cheaper equivalent of the medicine.
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How it's done. A generikum (generic) is a medicine with the same active ingredient but cheaper; the doplatek (co-payment) depends on the medicine and the insurance; ask whether it can be replaced and whether the doctor agrees.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, tady je recept. Kolik budu doplácet?
DOH-brih dayn, TAH-dih yeh REH-tsept. KOH-leek BOO-doo DOH-pluh-tset?
Good day, here is the prescription. How much will I have to pay extra?
Or say:Dobrý den, na tento lék je doplatek? Je levnější varianta?
DOH-brih dayn, nuh TAYN-toh lek yeh DOH-pluh-tek? Yeh LEV-nyay-shee VAH-ree-ahn-tuh?
THEY SAY
Dobrý den. Doplatek je asi sto padesát korun. Mám tu ale levnější alternativu se stejnou účinnou látkou.DOH-brih dayn. DOH-pluh-tek yeh AH-see stoh PAH-deh-suht KOH-roon. Mahm too AH-leh LEV-nyay-shee AHL-tehr-nuh-tee-voo seh STAY-noh-oo OO-cheen-noh-oo LAHT-koh-oo.
Good day. The co-payment is about a hundred and fifty crowns. But I have a cheaper alternative with the same active ingredient.
They might also say:
Ano, mohu nabídnout generikum. Má stejnou účinnou látku a je levnější.
AH-noh, MOH-goo NAH-beed-noh-oot GEH-neh-ree-koom. Mah STAY-noh-oo OO-cheen-noh-oo LAHT-koo uh yeh LEV-nyay-shee.
Yes, I can offer a generic. It has the same active ingredient and is cheaper.
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YOU REPLY
Je opravdu stejně účinný?
Yeh OH-pruhv-doo STAY-nyeh OO-cheen-nih?
Is it really equally effective?
THEY SAY
Ano, má stejnou účinnou látku. Stačí váš souhlas s výměnou.AH-noh, mah STAY-noh-oo OO-cheen-noh-oo LAHT-koo. STAH-chee vahsh SOH-oog-luhs z VIM-nyeh-noh-oo.
Yes, it has the same active ingredient. Your consent to the substitution is enough.
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YOU REPLY
Dobře, vezmu levnější lék. Kolik stojí?
DOBR-zheh, VEZ-moo LEV-nyay-shee lek. KOH-leek STOY-ee?
Fine, I'll take the cheaper medicine. How much is it?
THEY SAY
Doplatek je u něj několik desítek korun. Ukážu vám, jak ho užívat.DOH-pluh-tek yeh oo nyay NYEH-koh-leek DEH-see-tek KOH-roon. OO-kuh-zhoo vahm, yahk goh OO-zhee-vuht.
The co-payment for it is a few tens of crowns. I'll show you how to take it.
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YOU FINISH
Děkuji za pomoc.
DYEH-kooy-ee zah POH-mots.
Thank you for the help.
THEY SAY
Není zač.NEH-nee zahch.
You're welcome.
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
tady
TAH-dih
adverb
here
je
yeh
verb
is
recept
REH-tsept
noun
prescription
Kolik
KOH-leek
adverb
how much
45 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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