Practice a Portugis Doctor's Appointment
Visiting the doctor in Portugis 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 Portugis-speaking appointment without needing a translator.
Sample Portugis conversation
Olá! Pode entrar e sentar. O que te traz aqui hoje?
Hello! Please come in and take a seat. What brings you in today?Não estou me sentindo bem há alguns dias.
I haven't been feeling well for a few days.Sinto muito. Pode descrever seus sintomas? Tem alguma dor?
I'm sorry to hear that. Can you describe your symptoms? Do you have any pain?Tenho febre, dores no corpo e me sinto exausto.
I have a fever, body aches, and I feel exhausted.Deixe-me medir sua temperatura... 38,5 graus. Há quanto tempo está com febre?
Let me take your temperature... 38.5 degrees. How long have you had the fever?Uns dois dias. Piora à noite.
About two days. It gets worse at night.
Yang akan kamu pelajari
- Check in at a Portugis-speaking clinic
- Describe symptoms with body parts, duration, and intensity
- Mention allergies, medications, and chronic conditions
- Understand basic diagnosis and treatment instructions
- Read a Portugis prescription and ask follow-up questions
Pertanyaan yang sering diajukan
How do I describe pain levels in Portugis?
Use the Portugis equivalent of 'mild, moderate, severe', plus 'sharp', 'dull', 'stabbing'. The vocabulary list covers this nuanced spectrum.
Will my Portugis-speaking doctor speak English?
Often yes in big cities, often no in smaller towns. Even when they do, knowing the basic Portugis medical vocabulary helps you describe symptoms more accurately.
How do I ask about side effects of medication in Portugis?
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 Portugis 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.