Czech · Pohotovost / nemocnice
Your child fell and you rush to the emergency department: what to say in Czech
Your child fell and you come to the emergency department.
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How it's done. Dítě is child, pád a fall, boule a bump, ztratilo vědomí lost consciousness. Say straight away whether the child lost consciousness.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
Moje dcera spadla z prolézačky. Má bouli na hlavě.
MOH-eh TSEH-ruh SPAH-dluh s PROH-leh-zuhch-kih. Mah BOH-oo-lee nuh GLAH-vyeh.
My daughter fell off the climbing frame. She has a bump on her head.
Or say:Můj syn upadl a uhodil se do hlavy.
Mooy sihn OO-puhdl uh OO-goh-deel seh doh GLAH-vih.
THEY SAY
Ztratila vědomí?STRAH-tee-luh VYEH-doh-mee?
Did she lose consciousness?
They might also say:
Ztratilo dítě vědomí?
STRAH-tee-loh DEE-tyeh VYEH-doh-mee?
Did the child lose consciousness?
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YOU FINISH
Ne, jenom plakala.
Neh, YEH-nom PLAH-kuh-luh.
No, she only cried.
THEY SAY
Dobře. Hned se na ni podíváme.DOBR-zheh. Gnet seh nuh nee POH-dee-vuh-meh.
Good. We'll take a look at her right away.
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
dcera
TSEH-ruh
noun
daughter
spadla
SPAH-dluh
verb
fell (feminine)
prolézačky
PROH-leh-zuhch-kih
noun
climbing frame (genitive)
Má
Mah
verb
has
bouli
BOH-oo-lee
noun
bump (accusative)
hlavě
GLAH-vyeh
noun
head (locative)
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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