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Lice were found at the nursery and the teacher asks you to check your child: what to say in Czech
Lice were found in the kindergarten and the teacher asks you to check your child.
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How it's done. Vši (lice) are common in kindergartens; the teacher informs the parents, you check the hair and buy a product proti vším at the pharmacy; the child may return after the treatment.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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Dobrý den, v naší třídě se objevily vši. Prosím, zkontrolujte dítěti vlasy.DOH-brih dayn, v NAH-shee TRSHEE-dyeh seh OH-byeh-vee-lih fshee. PROH-seem, SKOHN-troh-looy-teh DEE-tyeh-tee VLAH-sih.
Good day, lice have appeared in our class. Please check the child's hair.
They might also say:
Bohužel jsme ve skupině našli vši. Prohlédněte dítěti hlavu.
BOH-goo-zhel ysmeh veh SKOO-pee-nyeh NAHSH-lee fshee. PROG-led-nyeh-teh DEE-tyeh-tee GLAH-voo.
Unfortunately we found lice in the group. Examine the child's head.
YOU REPLY
Děkuji, že jste mi to oznámili. Co mám dělat, když je najdu?
DYEH-kooy-ee, zheh ysteh mee toh OZ-nuh-mee-lee. Tsoh mahm DYEH-luht, gdizh yeh NIGH-doo?
Thank you for telling me. What should I do if I find them?
THEY SAY
Kupte v lékárně přípravek proti vším a použijte ho podle návodu. Pak vlasy pečlivě pročešte hřebenem.KOOP-teh v LEH-kuhr-nyeh PRSHEE-pruh-vek PROH-tee fsheem uh POH-oo-zheey-teh goh POH-dleh NAH-voh-doo. Pahk VLAH-sih PECH-lee-vyeh PROH-chesh-teh GRZHEH-beh-nem.
Buy a product against lice at the pharmacy and use it according to the instructions. Then comb the hair thoroughly.
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YOU REPLY
Můžu dítě přivést druhý den?
MOO-zhoo DEE-tyeh PRSHEE-vest DROO-gih dayn?
May I bring the child the next day?
THEY SAY
Až po ošetření a když už nemá živé vši. Napište nám, že jste to udělali.Uhsh poh OH-shetr-sheh-nee uh gdizh oozh NEH-muh ZHEE-veh fshee. NAH-peesh-teh nahm, zheh ysteh toh OO-dyeh-luh-lee.
Only after the treatment and when there are no live lice. Write to us that you did it.
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YOU FINISH
Rozumím. Zítra dám vědět.
ROH-zoo-meem. ZEE-truh dahm VYEH-dyeht.
I understand. I'll let you know tomorrow.
THEY SAY
Děkuji za spolupráci.DYEH-kooy-ee zah SPOH-loo-pruh-tsee.
Thank you for the cooperation.
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
Dobrý
DOH-brih
adjective
good
den
dayn
noun
day
třídě
TRSHEE-dyeh
noun
class (locative)
objevily
OH-byeh-vee-lih
verb
appeared
vši
fshee
noun
lice
Prosím
PROH-seem
verb
please
51 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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