Czech · Pohotovost / nemocnice
You wait a long time and ask when it is your turn: what to say in Czech
You wait a long time and ask when it is your turn.
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How it's done. In the emergency department the queue depends on severity, not arrival time; asking about waiting is normal.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
Promiňte, jak dlouho ještě budu čekat?
PROH-meen-teh, yahk DLOH-oo-goh YEHSH-tyeh BOO-doo CHEH-kuht?
Excuse me, how much longer will I wait?
Or say:Promiňte, kdy na mě přijde řada?
PROH-meen-teh, gdih nuh mnyeh PRSHEEY-deh RZHAH-duh?
THEY SAY
Čekací doba je asi dvě hodiny.CHEH-kuh-tsee DOH-buh yeh AH-see dvyeh GOH-dee-nih.
The waiting time is about two hours.
They might also say:
Ještě asi hodinu. Jsou tu naléhavější případy.
YEHSH-tyeh AH-see GOH-dee-noo. Ysoh-oo too NAH-leh-guh-vyay-shee PRSHEE-puh-dih.
About another hour. There are more urgent cases here.
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YOU FINISH
Rozumím. Cítím se stejně.
ROH-zoo-meem. TSEE-teem seh STAY-nyeh.
I understand. I feel the same.
THEY SAY
Dobře. Hned řekněte, kdyby se to zhoršilo.DOBR-zheh. Gned RZHEK-nyeh-teh, GDIH-bih seh toh ZGOR-shee-loh.
Good. Tell us at once if it gets worse.
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
Promiňte
PROH-meen-teh
verb
excuse me
jak
yahk
adverb
how
dlouho
DLOH-oo-goh
adverb
for a long time
ještě
YEHSH-tyeh
adverb
still, yet
budu
BOO-doo
verb
I will be
čekat
CHEH-kuht
verb
to wait
16 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?
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