Czech · Omluvenka / nemoc
Your child is ill and you tell the school: what to say in Czech
Your child is ill and you inform the school.
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How it's done. You report the child's absence on the first day of illness: by phone, email or via the school aplikace (app), and then submit an omluvenka (written excuse).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
Základní škola, dobrý den.ZAH-kluhd-nee SHKOH-luh, DOH-brih dayn.
Primary school, good day.
YOU REPLY
Dobrý den, volám kvůli dceři. Dnes nepřijde, je nemocná.
DOH-brih dayn, VOH-luhm KWOO-lee TSEHR-zhee. Dnes NEPR-sheey-deh, yeh NEH-mots-nuh.
Good day, I'm calling about my daughter. She won't come today, she is ill.
THEY SAY
Děkuji za informaci. Jak se jmenuje a do které třídy chodí?DYEH-kooy-ee zah EEN-for-muh-tsee. Yahk seh YMEH-noo-eh uh doh KTEH-reh TRSHEE-dih KHOH-dee?
Thank you for the information. What is her name and which class does she go to?
They might also say:
Děkuji. Jaké je jméno a třída?
DYEH-kooy-ee. YAH-keh yeh YMEH-noh uh TRSHEE-duh?
Thank you. What is the name and class?
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YOU FINISH
Jmenuje se Olena Kovalenko, chodí do třetí třídy.
YMEH-noo-eh seh Oh-LEH-nuh KOH-vuh-layn-koh, KHOH-dee doh TRSHEH-tee TRSHEE-dih.
Her name is Olena Kovalenko, she goes to third grade.
THEY SAY
Dobře, zapíšu to. Brzy se uzdravte!DOBR-zheh, ZAH-pee-shoo toh. Brzih seh OOZ-druhf-teh!
All right, I'll note it. Get well soon!
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
Základní
ZAH-kluhd-nee
adjective
basic
škola
SHKOH-luh
noun
school
dobrý
DOH-brih
adjective
good
den
dayn
noun
day
volám
VOH-luhm
verb
I call
dceři
TSEHR-zhee
noun
daughter (dative)
24 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.
Similar situations
You bring a written note about an absenceOmluvenka / nemoc · A2 in the app
→You say your child will miss a few days because of a tripOmluvenka / nemoc · A2 in the app
→The school phones: your child feels unwell and must be collectedOmluvenka / nemoc · A2 in the app
→You are told about a parents' meeting at schoolTřídní schůzky · A2 in the app
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