Spanish with Pete and Rebecca. In this eposide they cover doctor's scenarios, vocabulary and expressions to help you with these social situations.
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Here are the notes from this episode:
- ¿Qué te pasa? - what's the matter?
- Tengo fiebre - I have a fever/temperature
- No me encuentro bien - I don't feel well
- Mal - bad
- Enfermo - ill
- Malo/a - sick
- Estás malo/a - you are sick
- Está enfermo/a - he is ill
- Tengo dolor de cabeza - I have a headache
- Tengo dolor de espalda - I have a backache
- Dolor - pain/ache
- Estómago/barriga - stomach
- Tengo dolor de muela - I have toothache
- Síntomas - symptoms
- Doler - to ache/to hurt
- Me duele - it hurts my....
- Dedos - fingers/toes
- Dedos de la mano / de los pies
- La gripe - the flu
- Médico de cabecera - GP - General Practitioner
- Cabecero - headboard
- Baja laboral - sick leave
- Receta médica - prescription
- Mañana - morning
- Tarde - afternoon
- Centro de salud - health centre
- Consulta - doctor's room
- Receta de cocina - recipe (cooking)
- ¿Quieres todo? - - solo quiero - Do you want everything? I only want....
- Gotas - drops
Doctor-patient
- Tengo tos - I have a cough
- Toser - to cough
- Necesito toser - I need to cough
- ¿Te duele aquí? - Does it hurt here?
- Tengo mocos - I have a runny nose/mucus
- Necesito más medicación / necesito que me actualicen la tarjeta - I need more medication or to update my card.
- Dime / Dígame - this means, "tell me" but it would refer to how they can help you
- Tengo un resfriado - I have cold
- Estoy resfriado/a - I am full of cold
- ¿Qué síntomas tienes? - What symptoms do you have?
- Estoy preocupado/a - I am worried
- Vamos a mirarlo - let's have a look at it
- Puedes hablar más lento, por favor - can you talk slower please.
- Por supuesto - of course!
- Respira hondo - breathe deep
- Inhala - inhale
- Exhala - exhale
- Dolor de garganta - sore throat
- Di AAA - say AAA
- Tienes muchos mocos - you have a lot of mucus
- Puedes darme copia - can you give me a copy?
- Una vez al día - once a day
- Dos veces al día - twice a day
- Cada 8 horas - every 8 hours
Pronunciation
- Necesito - (c - /th/)
- Espada - sword
- Espalda - back
- Elegir- choose
- Cita - appointment
- Tarjeta - card
- Farmacia - pharmacy - fa - ma - ci - a
when there is an accent ´ on a vowel, it makes the vowel longer, for example:
- médica - we would say ME-dica
- operación - we would say op-er-a-ciON
- estómago - we would say es-TO-mago
- policía - we would say po-li-CÍA
- civíl - ci-VÍL
Andalucia - the app is Salud Responde
- Enfermería - nurse's departament
- Cita médica - doctor's appointment
- Cita telemática - online/telephone appointment
- Demanda clínica - in-person appointment
Difference between Spanish and English
- Body parts - in Spanish they use the article "the" and not "my/your...
For example: My head hurts - me duele LA cabeza
Me duele la espalda - my back hurts
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