Practice a Persian Doctor's Appointment
Visiting the doctor in Persian is high-stakes and high-value: getting your symptoms across precisely matters, and the medical vocabulary is mostly Latin-based across European languages. This scenario rehearses a general practitioner's appointment from check-in to prescription: describing symptoms with body parts and intensity, mentioning allergies and existing conditions, understanding the doctor's explanation, and reading a prescription. You'll practise the formal register doctors use, plus the verbs for pain, duration, and frequency. By the end, you'll handle a routine Persian-speaking appointment without needing a translator.
What you'll learn
- Check in at a Persian-speaking clinic
- Describe symptoms with body parts, duration, and intensity
- Mention allergies, medications, and chronic conditions
- Understand basic diagnosis and treatment instructions
- Read a Persian prescription and ask follow-up questions
Frequently asked questions
How do I describe pain levels in Persian?
Use the Persian equivalent of 'mild, moderate, severe', plus 'sharp', 'dull', 'stabbing'. The vocabulary list covers this nuanced spectrum.
Will my Persian-speaking doctor speak English?
Often yes in big cities, often no in smaller towns. Even when they do, knowing the basic Persian medical vocabulary helps you describe symptoms more accurately.
How do I ask about side effects of medication in Persian?
There's a specific construction — 'What are the side effects?' — that the scenario teaches. Pharmacists often answer this more thoroughly than doctors.
What's the Persian for 'I'm allergic to penicillin'?
A critical sentence to memorise. We include it verbatim in the vocabulary list and rehearse it in the scenario.