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You ask whether the nursery can give your child medicine: what to say in Czech
You ask whether the kindergarten can give the child medicine.
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How it's done. Teachers usually do not give medicine; the exception is with the written consent of the parents and the doctor stating the dose and time; ask the kindergarten what its rules are.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, Anička musí brát antibiotika. Můžete jí je dát ve školce?
DOH-brih dayn, AH-neech-kuh MOO-see braht AHN-tee-bee-oh-tee-kuh. MOO-zheh-teh yee yeh daht veh SHKOL-tseh?
Good day, Anička has to take antibiotics. Can you give them to her in the kindergarten?
Or say:Dobrý den, může dítě dostávat léky v mateřské škole?
DOH-brih dayn, MOO-zheh DEE-tyeh DOS-tuh-vuht LEH-kih v MAH-tehrshs-keh SHKOH-leh?
THEY SAY
Obvykle léky nepodáváme. Pokud jde o dávku dvakrát denně, dejte jí ji doma ráno a večer.OH-bvih-kleh LEH-kih NEH-poh-duh-vuh-meh. POH-kood ydeh oh DAHF-koo DVAH-kruht DAYN-nyeh, DAY-teh yee yee DOH-muh RAH-noh uh VEH-chehr.
We usually do not give medicine. If it is a dose twice a day, give it at home in the morning and in the evening.
They might also say:
Léky podáváme jen výjimečně a s potvrzením od lékaře.
LEH-kih POH-duh-vuh-meh yayn VIHY-ee-mech-nyeh uh s POTVR-zeh-neem od LEH-kuhr-zheh.
We give medicine only exceptionally and with a doctor's confirmation.
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YOU REPLY
Lékař psal, že mám dávku dát v poledne. Co mám dělat?
LEH-kuhrsh psahl, zheh mahm DAHF-koo daht f POH-led-neh. Tsoh mahm DYEH-luht?
The doctor wrote that the dose should be given at noon. What should I do?
THEY SAY
Potřebujeme písemný souhlas rodičů a lékaře s dávkou a časem. Pak ji můžeme podat.POTR-sheh-boo-eh-meh PEE-sem-nih SOH-oog-luhs ROH-dee-choo uh LEH-kuhr-zheh z DAHF-koh-oo uh CHAH-sem. Pahk yee MOO-zheh-meh POH-duht.
We need written consent from the parents and the doctor with the dose and time. Then we can give it.
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YOU REPLY
Přinesu zítra potvrzení. Stačí originální balení?
PRSHEE-neh-soo ZEE-truh POTVR-zeh-nee. STAH-chee OH-ree-gee-nuhl-nee BAH-leh-nee?
I'll bring the confirmation tomorrow. Is the original packaging enough?
THEY SAY
Ano, lék musí být v originálním balení se jménem dítěte.AH-noh, lek MOO-see bit v OH-ree-gee-nuhl-neem BAH-leh-nee seh YMEH-nem DEE-tyeh-teh.
Yes, the medicine must be in the original packaging with the child's name.
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YOU FINISH
Děkuji za vysvětlení.
DYEH-kooy-ee zah VIH-svyeh-tleh-nee.
Thank you for the explanation.
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.
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Words worth knowing
Dobrý
DOH-brih
adjective
good
den
dayn
noun
day
musí
MOO-see
verb
must
brát
braht
verb
to take
antibiotika
AHN-tee-bee-oh-tee-kuh
noun
antibiotics
Můžete
MOO-zheh-teh
verb
you can
58 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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