Practice a Dansk Doctor's Appointment
Visiting the doctor in Dansk 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 Dansk-speaking appointment without needing a translator.
Sample Dansk conversation
Hej! Kom indenfor og sæt dig. Hvad bringer dig her i dag?
Hello! Please come in and take a seat. What brings you in today?Jeg har ikke haft det godt i et par dage.
I haven't been feeling well for a few days.Det er jeg ked af at høre. Kan du beskrive dine symptomer? Har du smerter?
I'm sorry to hear that. Can you describe your symptoms? Do you have any pain?Jeg har feber, kropssmerter og føler mig udmattet.
I have a fever, body aches, and I feel exhausted.Lad mig tage din temperatur... 38,5 grader. Hvor længe har du haft feber?
Let me take your temperature... 38.5 degrees. How long have you had the fever?Cirka to dage. Det bliver værre om natten.
About two days. It gets worse at night.
Hvad du lærer
- Check in at a Dansk-speaking clinic
- Describe symptoms with body parts, duration, and intensity
- Mention allergies, medications, and chronic conditions
- Understand basic diagnosis and treatment instructions
- Read a Dansk prescription and ask follow-up questions
Ofte stillede spørgsmål
How do I describe pain levels in Dansk?
Use the Dansk equivalent of 'mild, moderate, severe', plus 'sharp', 'dull', 'stabbing'. The vocabulary list covers this nuanced spectrum.
Will my Dansk-speaking doctor speak English?
Often yes in big cities, often no in smaller towns. Even when they do, knowing the basic Dansk medical vocabulary helps you describe symptoms more accurately.
How do I ask about side effects of medication in Dansk?
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 Dansk 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.