Empowering Communication: Your Medical Phrasebook
Welcome to your essential resource for seamless communication in medical settings. Here you'll find key phrases in English and Slovak categorized for quick access. Click a category button below to practice phrases with a helpful toggle feature, or scroll down for the complete list.
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| English | Slovak | Phonetic (English letters) |
|---|---|---|
| Pull down your mask. | Stiahni si rúško. | STYAH-nee see ROOSH-koh |
| Put your mask back on. | Daj si rúško naspäť. | DYE see ROOSH-koh NAS-pyeht |
| Pull down your sleeve. | Vytiahni si rukáv. | VEE-tyah-nee see ROO-kahv |
| Roll up your pant leg. | Vyhrň si nohavice. | VEE-hrn see noh-hah-VEE-tseh |
| You will need to change your clothes. | Budete si musieť prezliecť oblečenie. | BOO-deh-teh see MOO-syeht PREZ-lyets oh-bleh-CHEN-yeh |
| English | Slovak | Phonetic (English letters) |
|---|---|---|
| Stay in this position. | Zostaň v tejto polohe. | ZOH-stahn v TEY-toh POH-loh-heh |
| Hold still. | Nevrť sa. | NEH-vrt sah |
| Don’t move. | Nehýb sa. | NEH-heeb sah |
| Do not move until I say. | Nehýb sa, kým nepoviem. | NEH-heeb sah keem NEH-poh-vyem |
| Do not cross your legs. | Nekrižte si nohy. | NEH-kreezh-teh see NOH-hee |
| English | Slovak | Phonetic (English letters) |
|---|---|---|
| I will check your ears. | Pozriem sa ti do uší. | POHZ-ryem sah tee doh OO-shee |
| I will check your nose. | Pozriem sa ti do nosa. | POHZ-ryem sah tee doh NOH-sah |
| Touch your nose. | Dotkni sa nosa. | DOTK-nee sah NOH-sah |
| Open your mouth. | Otvor ústa. | OHT-vor OOS-tah |
| Say “ahh.” | Povedz „ááá“. | POH-vedz AH-ah-ah |
| I need to check your throat. | Musím sa pozrieť do hrdla. | MOO-seem sah POHZ-ryet doh HERD-lah |
| I am going to shine a light in your eyes. | Posvietim vám do očí. | POHS-vyeh-teem vahm doh OH-chee |
| Look at the light. | Pozeraj sa na svetlo. | POH-zeh-rye sah nah SVET-loh |
| Look away from the light. | Pozri sa preč od svetla. | POHZ-ree sah PRETCH od SVET-lah |
| Keep your eyes open. | Maj oči otvorené. | MYE OH-chee OHT-voh-reh-neh |
| Don’t blink. | Nežmurkaj. | NEZH-moor-kai |
| Close your eyes. | Zatvor oči. | ZAHT-vor OH-chee |
| Look straight ahead. | Pozeraj sa rovno pred seba. | POH-zeh-rye sah ROHV-noh pred SEH-bah |
| Follow my finger with your eyes. | Sleduj môj prst očami. | SLEH-dooy MOY prst OH-chah-mee |
| Don’t move your head. | Nehýb hlavou. | NEH-heeb HLAH-voh |
| Turn your head to the left. | Otoč hlavu doľava. | OH-toch HLAH-voo doh-LYAH-vah |
| Turn your head to the right. | Otoč hlavu doprava. | OH-toch HLAH-voo doh-PRAH-vah |
| I will touch your neck. | Dotknem sa ti krku. | DOTK-nem sah tee KRK-oo |
| English | Slovak | Phonetic (English letters) |
|---|---|---|
| Relax your arm. | Uvoľni ruku. | OO-vol-nee ROO-koo |
| I’m going to feel your wrist. | Nahmatám ti pulz na zápästí. | NAH-mah-tahm tee POOLZ nah ZAH-pyes-tee |
| Squeeze my fingers. | Stlač mi prsty. | STLATCH mee PRST-ee |
| Push against my hands. | Tlač proti mojim rukám. | TLATCH PROH-tee MOY-eem ROO-kahm |
| Pull toward me. | Potiahni smerom ku mne. | POH-tyah-nee SMEH-rom koo MNyeh |
| Hold out your hand. | Natiahni ruku. | NAH-tyah-nee ROO-koo |
| Make a fist. | Zovri päsť. | ZOH-vree PYESHT |
| Open your hand. | Otvor ruku. | OHT-vor ROO-koo |
| Wiggle your fingers. | Pohýb prstami. | POH-heeb PRST-ah-mee |
| Touch my hand. | Dotkni sa mojej ruky. | DOTK-nee sah MOH-yey ROO-kee |
| Do the same thing I am doing. | Urob to isté ako ja. | OO-rob toh EES-teh AH-koh yah |
| Raise your arms. | Zdvihni ruky. | ZDVIH-nee ROO-kee |
| Put your hands behind your back. | Daj ruky za chrbát. | DYE ROO-kee zah KHR-baat |
| Touch your finger to your nose, then to my finger. | Dotkni sa prstom nosa a potom môjho prsta. | DOTK-nee sah PRST-om NOH-sah ah POH-tom MOY-ho PRST-ah |
| Can you feel the vibration? | Cítiš vibráciu? | TSEE-teesh VEE-brah-tsee-oo |
| Tell me when the vibration stops. | Povedz mi, keď prestane. | POH-vedz mee ketch PREH-stah-neh |
| English | Slovak | Phonetic (English letters) |
|---|---|---|
| Hold your breath. | Zadrž dych. | ZAH-drzh deekh |
| Breathe. | Dýchaj. | DEE-khai |
| Pull up your shirt. | Vyhrň si tričko. | VEE-hrn see TREE-chkoh |
| I need to check your back. | Pozriem sa ti na chrbát. | POHZ-ryem sah tee nah KHR-baat |
| Sit up straight. | Sadni si rovno. | SAHD-nee see ROHV-noh |
| Lean forward. | Nakloň sa dopredu. | NAH-klohn sah DOH-preh-doo |
| Lean back. | Záklon sa. | ZAH-klon sah |
| Breathe in… and out. | Nadýchni sa… a vydýchni. | NAH-deekh-nee sah ah VEE-deekh-nee |
| I will stay above your underwear. | Zostanem nad spodným prádlom. | ZOH-stah-nem nahd SPOHD-neem PRAHD-lom |
| I need to place stickers on your chest. These are to check your heart. | Musím ti nalepiť nálepky na hrudník. Je to na vyšetrenie srdca. | MOO-seem tee NAH-leh-peet NAH-lehp-kee nah HROOD-neek. YEH toh nah VEE-sheh-treh-nyeh SRD-tsah |
| English | Slovak | Phonetic (English letters) |
|---|---|---|
| Take off your shoes. | Zuj si topánky. | ZOOY see toh-PAHN-kee |
| Take off your socks. | Zlož si ponožky. | ZLOZH see poh-NOZH-kee |
| Pull down your pants just a little. | Trochu si stiahni nohavice. | TROH-hoo see STYAH-nee noh-hah-VEE-tseh |
| I need to check your feet. | Musím ti skontrolovať chodidlá. | MOO-seem tee SKON-troh-loh-vaht KHOH-deed-lah |
| I’m going to check your ankles. | Pozriem sa ti na členky. | POHZ-ryem sah tee nah CHLEN-kee |
| Raise your legs. | Zdvihni nohy. | ZDVIH-nee NOH-hee |
| Bend your knee. | Zohni koleno. | ZOH-nee koh-LEH-noh |
| Straighten your leg. | Vystri nohu. | VEE-stree NOH-hoo |
| Wiggle your toes. | Pohýb prstami na nohách. | POH-heeb PRST-ah-mee nah noh-HAHK |
| Tap your foot. | Zaklopkaj nohou. | ZAH-klop-kai NOH-hoh |
| Try to stand up without help. | Skús sa postaviť bez pomoci. | SKOOS sah poh-STAH-veet bez poh-MOH-tsee |
| Stand on one foot. | Postav sa na jednu nohu. | POH-stahv sah nah YED-noo NOH-hoo |
| Touch your toes. | Dotkni sa prstov na nohách. | DOTK-nee sah PRST-ohv nah noh-HAHK |
| Show me how you walk. | Ukáž mi, ako chodíš. | OO-kahzh mee AH-koh KHOH-deesh |
| Walk toward me. | Poď ku mne. | POHD koo MNyeh |
| Walk away from me. | Odíď odo mňa. | OH-deed OH-doh MNya |
| Walk across the room. | Prejdi cez miestnosť. | PREY-dee tsets MYEST-nost |
| Walk on your toes. | Choď po špičkách. | KHOD poh SHPEECH-kahkh |
| Walk on your heels. | Choď po pätách. | KHOD poh PYAH-tahkh |
| English | Slovak | Phonetic (English letters) |
|---|---|---|
| I am going to check your blood pressure. | Zmeriam ti tlak. | ZMEH-ree-am tee TLAHK |
| I’m going to take your temperature. | Zmeriam ti teplotu. | ZMEH-ree-am tee TEH-plo-too |
| I will check your pulse. | Skontrolujem ti pulz. | SKON-troh-loo-yem tee POOLZ |
| I will check your oxygen level. | Skontrolujem ti hladinu kyslíka. | SKON-troh-loo-yem tee HLAH-dee-noo KISS-lee-kah |
| I will put this clip on your finger. | Dám ti na prst túto sponku. | DAHM tee nah PRST TOO-toh SPON-koo |
| I need to take a blood sample. | Potrebujem ti zobrať krv. | POH-treh-boo-yem tee ZOH-braht KRV |
| I’m going to check your vein. | Pozriem sa ti na žilu. | POHZ-ryem sah tee nah ZHEE-loo |
| We are going to clean your skin. | Ideme vyčistiť kožu. | EE-deh-meh vee-CHEE-steech KOH-zhoo |
| Try to stay still. | Skús sa nehýbať. | SKOOS sah NEH-hee-baht |
| I need a urine sample. | Potrebujem vzorku moču. | POH-treh-boo-yem VZOR-koo MOH-choo |
| Please pee in this cup. | Vymoč sa prosím do tohto pohárika. | VEE-moch sah PROH-seem doh TOHK-toh poh-HAH-ree-kah |
| Wipe with the wipe first. | Najskôr sa utrite týmto obrúskom. | NYE-skvor sah OO-tree-teh TEEM-toh oh-BROOS-kom |
| Leave the cup in the bathroom. | Pohár nechajte na určenom mieste v kúpeľni. | POH-har neh-KHY-teh nah oor-CHEH-nom MYEST-neh v KOO-pyel-nee |
| This is for a nasal test. I will swab your nose. | Toto je test z nosa. Zoberiem ti výter. | TOH-toh yeh test z NOH-sah. ZOH-beh-ryem tee VEE-tyer |
| Please tilt your head back. | Zakloň prosím hlavu. | ZAH-klohn PROH-seem HLAH-voo |
| It will only take a few seconds. | Bude to trvať len pár sekúnd. | BOO-deh toh TRVAHT len pahr SEH-koond |
| English | Slovak | Phonetic (English letters) |
|---|---|---|
| I need to give you an injection. | Potrebujem ti dať injekciu. | POH-treh-boo-yem tee daht in-YEK-tsee-oo |
| I will clean your arm first. | Najprv ti vyčistím ruku. | NYE-prv tee vee-CHEE-steem ROO-koo |
| I need to place an IV. | Musím ti zaviesť infúziu. | MOO-seem tee ZAH-vyest in-FOO-zee-oo |
| I’m going to tape this down. | Prilepím ti to páskou. | PREE-leh-peem tee toh PAHS-koh |
| We are going to do an X-ray. | Pôjdeme na röntgen. | POY-deh-meh nah RENT-gen |
| We are going to do a CT scan. | Pôjdeme na CT. | POY-deh-meh nah TSEH-TEH |
| You may hear some noises. | Možno budeš počuť nejaké zvuky. | MOHZH-noh BOO-desh POH-choot NYEH-yah-keh ZVOO-kee |
| We are finished with the scan. | Skenovanie je hotové. | SKEN-oh-vah-nyeh yeh HOH-toh-veh |
| The test is starting now. | Vyšetrenie sa začína. | VEE-sheh-treh-nyeh sah ZAH-chee-nah |
| The test is finished. | Vyšetrenie je hotové. | VEE-sheh-treh-nyeh yeh HOH-toh-veh |
| Does this hurt? | Bolí to? | BOH-lee toh |
| Let me know if anything is painful. | Daj mi vedieť, ak niečo bolí. | DYE mee VEH-dyeht ahk NYEH-choh BOH-lee |
| I’m checking for any swelling or bumps. | Kontrolujem, či nie je opuch alebo hrčka. | KON-troh-loo-yem chee NYEH yeh OH-pook ah-leh-bo HRCH-kah |
| You may feel a small pinch. | Môžeš cítiť malý vpich. | MOH-zesh TSEE-teet MAH-lee VPeeKH |
| This may feel cold. | Môže to byť chladivé. | MOH-zheh toh beet KHLAH-dee-veh |
| This may feel warm. | Môže to byť teplé. | MOH-zheh toh beet TEH-pleh |
| You may feel pressure. | Môžeš cítiť tlak. | MOH-zesh TSEE-teet TLAHK |
| I’m done with this part of the exam. | Túto časť vyšetrenia máme hotovú. | TOO-toh chaast VEE-sheh-treh-nya MAH-meh HOH-toh-voo |