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At the drugstore you look for nappies: what to say in Czech
In the drugstore you look for nappies.
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How it's done. In a drugstore (dm, Rossmann, Teta) cosmetics, baby goods and cleaning products are sold, but not prescription medicine; pleny are nappies, vlhčené ubrousky wet wipes.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
Cheat sheet for your visit
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YOU START
Promiňte, kde najdu pleny?
PROH-meen-teh, gdeh NIGH-doo PLEH-nih?
Excuse me, where will I find nappies?
Or say:Promiňte, kde jsou dětské pleny?
PROH-meen-teh, gdeh ysoh-oo DYEHTS-keh PLEH-nih?
THEY SAY
Pleny jsou v uličce číslo čtyři, úplně vzadu vlevo.PLEH-nih ysoh-oo v OO-leech-tseh CHEE-sloh CHTIR-zhee, OOPL-nyeh VZAH-doo VLEH-voh.
The nappies are in aisle four, right at the back on the left.
They might also say:
V oddělení pro děti, po levé straně.
V OD-dyeh-leh-nee proh DYEH-tee, poh LEH-veh STRAH-nyeh.
In the children's section, on the left side.
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YOU FINISH
A vlhčené ubrousky?
Uh VLKHCHEH-neh OO-broh-oos-kih?
And wet wipes?
THEY SAY
Hned vedle plen.Gned VEH-dleh playn.
Right next to the nappies.
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
Promiňte
PROH-meen-teh
verb
excuse me
kde
gdeh
adverb
where
najdu
NIGH-doo
verb
I will find
pleny
PLEH-nih
noun
nappies
jsou
ysoh-oo
verb
are
uličce
OO-leech-tseh
noun
aisle (locative)
12 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 mi to ukázat?
MOO-zheh-teh mee toh OO-kuh-zuht?
Can you show me?
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