Czech · Nemoc
Your child has been found to have a contagious illness and you must tell the nursery: what to say in Czech
A contagious disease was found in the child and the kindergarten must be told.
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How it's done. Contagious diseases (plané neštovice chickenpox, vši lice, spála scarlet fever) are reported to the kindergarten at once: this is needed to protect other children.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
Musím vás informovat, že pediatr zjistil u Maksa plané neštovice.
MOO-seem vahs EEN-for-moh-vuht, zheh PEH-dee-uhtr ZYEES-teel oo MAHK-suh PLAH-neh NESH-toh-vee-tseh.
I must inform you that the paediatrician found chickenpox in Maks.
Or say:Chtěl{|a} bych nahlásit, že Maks má plané neštovice.
Khtyehl bikh NAHG-luh-seet, zheh Mahks mah PLAH-neh NESH-toh-vee-tseh.
THEY SAY
Děkujeme za informaci. Upozorníme ostatní rodiče.DYEH-koo-eh-meh zah EEN-for-muh-tsee. OO-poh-zor-nee-meh OS-tuht-nee ROH-dee-cheh.
Thank you for the information. We'll alert the other parents.
They might also say:
To je důležité, děkujeme. Musíme to oznámit ostatním rodičům.
Toh yeh DOO-leh-zhee-teh, DYEH-koo-eh-meh. MOO-see-meh toh OZ-nuh-meet OS-tuht-neem ROH-dee-choom.
That's important, thank you. We must tell the other parents.
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YOU FINISH
Kdy může zpátky do školky?
Gdih MOO-zheh SPAHT-kih doh SHKOL-kih?
When may he return to nursery?
THEY SAY
To vám řekne pediatr. Obvykle po týdnu.Toh vahm RZHEK-neh PEH-dee-uhtr. OH-bvih-kleh poh TID-noo.
The paediatrician will tell you. Usually after a week.
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
Musím
MOO-seem
verb
I must
informovat
EEN-for-moh-vuht
verb
to inform
pediatr
PEH-dee-uhtr
noun
paediatrician
zjistil
ZYEES-teel
verb
found out
plané
PLAH-neh
adjective
chicken (pox)
neštovice
NESH-toh-vee-tseh
noun
chickenpox
21 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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