Practice a Holandês Doctor's Appointment
Visiting the doctor in Holandês 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 Holandês-speaking appointment without needing a translator.
Sample Holandês conversation
Hallo! Komt u binnen en neemt u plaats. Wat kan ik vandaag voor u doen?
Hello! Please come in and take a seat. What brings you in today?Ik voel me al een paar dagen niet lekker.
I haven't been feeling well for a few days.Dat spijt me te horen. Kunt u uw klachten beschrijven? Heeft u ergens pijn?
I'm sorry to hear that. Can you describe your symptoms? Do you have any pain?Ik heb koorts, spierpijn en ik voel me uitgeput.
I have a fever, body aches, and I feel exhausted.Laat me uw temperatuur opnemen... 38,5 graden. Hoe lang heeft u al koorts?
Let me take your temperature... 38.5 degrees. How long have you had the fever?Ongeveer twee dagen. Het wordt 's nachts erger.
About two days. It gets worse at night.
O que vais aprender
- Check in at a Holandês-speaking clinic
- Describe symptoms with body parts, duration, and intensity
- Mention allergies, medications, and chronic conditions
- Understand basic diagnosis and treatment instructions
- Read a Holandês prescription and ask follow-up questions
Perguntas frequentes
How do I describe pain levels in Holandês?
Use the Holandês equivalent of 'mild, moderate, severe', plus 'sharp', 'dull', 'stabbing'. The vocabulary list covers this nuanced spectrum.
Will my Holandês-speaking doctor speak English?
Often yes in big cities, often no in smaller towns. Even when they do, knowing the basic Holandês medical vocabulary helps you describe symptoms more accurately.
How do I ask about side effects of medication in Holandês?
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 Holandês 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.