Emergency

43 phrases · Czech with romanization, English and audio

  1. Pomoc!

    PO-mots

    Help!

    Usage

    Used in emergencies to call for help

    Grammar Note

    "Pomoc!" is the noun "help" used as a cry. Verb form: "Pomozte mi!" (Help me!)

  2. Zavolejte záchranku!

    ZA-vo-ley-te ZAH-khran-ku

    Call an ambulance!

    Usage

    Used to request an ambulance in a medical emergency

    Grammar Note

    "záchranku" is the accusative of "záchranka" (ambulance). Czech emergency numbers: ambulance 155, police 158, fire 150

  3. Zavolejte policii!

    ZA-vo-ley-te PO-li-tsi-yi

    Call the police!

    Usage

    Used to call the police in a dangerous or criminal situation

    Grammar Note

    "policii" is the accusative of "policie" (police). Police emergency: 158. EU emergency number 112 also works

  4. Jsem nemocný / nemocná

    ysem NE-mots-nee / NE-mots-nah

    I am sick / ill

    Usage

    Used to communicate illness to others or medical staff

    Grammar Note

    Adjective agrees with speaker's gender: nemocný (m), nemocná (f). Also useful: "Bolí mě hlava" (I have a headache)

  5. Byl jsem okraden

    bil ysem OK-ra-den

    I was robbed

    Usage

    Used to report a robbery or theft to the police or bystanders

    Grammar Note

    Male past passive: "byl jsem okraden". Female: "Byla jsem okradena". "Ukradli mi peněženku" = They stole my wallet

  6. Kde je nejbližší nemocnice?

    kde ye NEY-blizh-shee NE-mots-nyi-tse

    Where is the nearest hospital?

    Usage

    Used to find the nearest hospital in a medical emergency

    Grammar Note

    "nejbližší" is the superlative of "blízký" (near). For a pharmacy: "Kde je lékárna?"

  7. Ztratil jsem pas

    ZTRAH-tyil ysem pas

    I lost my passport

    Usage

    Used when reporting a lost passport to police or embassy

    Grammar Note

    Male past: "ztratil jsem". Female: "Ztratila jsem". Wallet: peněženka, keys: klíče

  8. Potřebuji lékaře

    PO-trzhe-bu-yi LE-ka-rzhe

    I need a doctor

    Usage

    Used when medical assistance is needed

    Grammar Note

    "lékaře" is the accusative of "lékař" (doctor). For emergency room: "Kde je pohotovost?"

  9. Mám alergii na penicilín

    mahm A-ler-gi-yi na PE-ni-tsi-leen

    I am allergic to penicillin

    Usage

    Used to inform medical staff about a drug allergy

    Grammar Note

    "alergii" is accusative. Pattern: "Mám alergii na [drug/food]". Aspirin: aspirin, pollen: pyl

  10. Kontaktujte mé velvyslanectví

    KON-tak-tuy-te me VEL-vis-la-nets-tvee

    Please contact my embassy

    Usage

    Used to request someone contact your country's embassy in an emergency

    Grammar Note

    "velvyslanectví" is neuter and doesn't decline. For consulate: "Kontaktujte můj konzulát"

  11. Přestaňte!

    Stop it!

    Usage

    Show the screen to shut down a pushy tout, a scam, or someone following you — it works without raising your voice

    Grammar Note

    "Přestaňte" is the polite (vykání) imperative — grammatically formal but a flat refusal; adding "prosím" weakens it

  12. Nesahejte na mě!

    Don't touch me!

    Usage

    Show this to refuse unwanted physical contact — in a crowd, or when surrounded by touts

    Grammar Note

    "sahat na koho" means "to touch someone"; "Nesahejte" is the polite negative imperative, familiar form "Nesahej"

  13. Požár

    Fire

    Usage

    Says that an actual fire has broken out in a building or a vehicle; the flame itself is "oheň"

  14. Zloděj

    Thief

    Usage

    Names the person who stole; the offence itself is "krádež" (Section 205 of the Czech Criminal Code)

  15. Loupež

    Robbery

    Usage

    For property taken by force or the threat of force; the offence named in Section 173 of the Czech Criminal Code

  16. Kapsář

    Pickpocket

    Usage

    Names someone who lifts things from pockets and bags in a crowd; the same spelling also names a pocketed storage organiser, but of a person it means a pickpocket

  17. Únos

    Kidnapping

    Usage

    Reports that a person has been taken away; the same word covers the hijacking of a vehicle

  18. Vražda

    Murder

    Usage

    Reports that someone has been killed; the offence named in Section 140 of the Czech Criminal Code

  19. Nepokoje

    Riot

    Usage

    Reports violent street disorder; the word carries this sense in the plural

  20. Bomba

    Bomb

    Usage

    For a bomb you have spotted or for reporting a bomb threat

  21. Požár! Utíkejte!

    Fire! Run!

    Usage

    Warns people that a fire has started and tells them to run

    Grammar Note

    The "-ejte" polite imperative has the shape of "Počkejte, prosím" and "Zavolejte záchranku!".

  22. Zloděj! Chyťte ho!

    Thief! Catch him!

    Usage

    Points at a fleeing thief and asks bystanders to catch him

    Grammar Note

    The "verb + ho (him)" order is that of "můžete ho vyprat znovu?".

  23. Zavolejte hasiče!

    Please call the fire department

    Usage

    Asks someone at the scene of a fire to call the fire service; Czech calls the firefighters, not the engine

    Grammar Note

    Same frame as "Zavolejte záchranku!" and "Zavolejte policii!" with the object swapped. "hasič" is animate masculine, so the plural accusative is "hasiče".

  24. Kde je policejní stanice?

    Where is the police station?

    Usage

    Asks the way to a police station, e.g. to file a report

    Grammar Note

    Same frame as "Kde je nejbližší nemocnice?". Unlike "policie" (the force), "policejní stanice" names the building.

  25. Chtěl/a bych podat trestní oznámení pro krádež

    I want to report a theft

    Usage

    Reports a theft at the police station; the paperwork you need for an insurance claim comes from this report

    Grammar Note

    Same conditional frame as "Chtěl/a bych si pronajmout auto na X dní.". "podat trestní oznámení" is the set phrase for filing a report with the police.

  26. Mluví tady někdo japonsky?

    Is there anyone who speaks Japanese?

    Usage

    Looks for a Japanese speaker when you cannot make yourself understood

    Grammar Note

    Swaps the language in "Mluvíte anglicky?" and adds "tady". A language is named with the "-sky/-cky" adverb.

  27. Tento člověk je v bezvědomí

    This person is unconscious

    Usage

    Tells responders or bystanders that the person on the ground is unconscious

    Grammar Note

    The "Tento X je …" frame is that of "Tento obraz je nádherný." Czech expresses unconsciousness with the prepositional phrase "v bezvědomí" (locative).

  28. Tento člověk se topí!

    Someone is drowning

    Usage

    Alerts people that someone is drowning in the water

    Grammar Note

    The event is in progress, so the imperfective reflexive "topit se" in the present is used; the perfective "utopit se" would mean the person has drowned.

  29. Byl jsem zbit

    I was beaten

    Usage

    Reports to police or medical staff that you were assaulted

    Grammar Note

    Same passive frame as "Byl jsem okraden" with the participle swapped; a woman says "Byla jsem zbita". It is the passive participle of the perfective "zbít", so it reports a completed event.

  30. Byl jsem pobodán

    I was stabbed

    Usage

    Tells responders or police that you were stabbed

    Grammar Note

    A woman says "Byla jsem pobodána". "pobodat" is the perfective verb for stabbing with a blade.

  31. Vykradli mi pokoj

    My room was broken into

    Usage

    Reports that your room was entered and robbed while you were out

    Grammar Note

    The verb shares its root with "Byl jsem okraden" (krást, to steal). The subjectless 3rd person plural past does not change with the speaker's gender.

  32. Ten člověk je pachatel

    That person is the culprit

    Usage

    Points out the person who committed the crime to the police

    Grammar Note

    The "Ten X je Y" frame is that of "Tento obraz je nádherný.", with only the demonstrative replaced. Czech has a three-way system (tento = proximal, ten = non-proximal, tamten = distal); "ten" is used here to avoid the proximal "tento".

  33. Byl jsem podveden

    I was deceived

    Usage

    Reports that you have been cheated or defrauded

    Grammar Note

    A woman says "Byla jsem podvedena".

  34. Ukradli mi peněženku

    My wallet was stolen

    Usage

    Reports a stolen wallet to the police or the hotel

    Grammar Note

    The subjectless 3rd person plural perfective past does not change with the speaker's gender.

  35. Zapomněl jsem si věci

    I left my things behind

    Usage

    Says that you left your belongings behind in a shop or a vehicle

    Grammar Note

    Same "masculine past + jsem" frame as "Ztratil jsem pas"; a woman says "Zapomněla jsem si věci".

  36. Došlo k dopravní nehodě

    There has been a traffic accident

    Usage

    Reports that a traffic accident has happened

    Grammar Note

    Takes "Došlo k nehodě" and adds the adjective for "traffic". "dojít k" governs the dative.

  37. Srazilo mě auto

    I was hit by a car

    Usage

    Tells responders or police that a car hit you

    Grammar Note

    The past "Srazilo" agrees with the neuter noun "auto", not with the speaker's gender.

  38. Utíkejte nouzovým východem

    Please escape through the emergency exit

    Usage

    Directs people to the emergency exit during a fire or a blackout

    Grammar Note

    Czech marks the route taken with the instrumental, giving "nouzovým východem". The "-ejte" imperative has the shape of "Počkejte, prosím".

  39. Dávejte pozor!

    Watch out!

    Usage

    Warns of immediate danger; warning signs use "Pozor" on its own

    Grammar Note

    The polite imperative of "dávat pozor" (to pay attention). The "-ejte" ending has the shape of "Počkejte, prosím".

  40. Pospěšte si, prosím

    Please hurry

    Usage

    Asks for help or transport to be hurried

    Grammar Note

    Same "polite imperative + , prosím" request frame as "Počkejte, prosím". "pospíšit si" cannot drop the reflexive "si".

  41. Přijďte ihned, prosím

    Please come right away

    Usage

    Asks someone, e.g. on the phone, to come at once

    Grammar Note

    Same "polite imperative + , prosím" request frame as "Počkejte, prosím". "ihned" is the word of "Hned teď" with the intensifying "i-".

  42. Je to naléhavé!

    It's an emergency

    Usage

    Says that the matter cannot wait, e.g. in a queue or at a desk

    Grammar Note

    Same "Je to + predicate" frame as "Je to daleko?". The predicate adjective agrees with "to" and takes the neuter "naléhavé".

  43. Odvezte mě do nemocnice

    Please take me to a hospital

    Usage

    Asks to be driven to a hospital when ill or injured

    Grammar Note

    "nemocnice" takes the genitive after the preposition "do", which is spelled like the nominative singular. The polite imperative ends in "-te".

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