Practice a Svenska Doctor's Appointment
Visiting the doctor in Svenska 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 Svenska-speaking appointment without needing a translator.
Sample Svenska conversation
Hej! Kom in och sätt dig. Vad kan jag hjälpa dig med idag?
Hello! Please come in and take a seat. What brings you in today?Jag har inte mått bra i några dagar.
I haven't been feeling well for a few days.Det var tråkigt att höra. Kan du beskriva dina symptom? Har du ont någonstans?
I'm sorry to hear that. Can you describe your symptoms? Do you have any pain?Jag har feber, ont i kroppen och känner mig utmattad.
I have a fever, body aches, and I feel exhausted.Låt mig ta din temperatur... 38,5 grader. Hur länge har du haft feber?
Let me take your temperature... 38.5 degrees. How long have you had the fever?Ungefär två dagar. Det blir värre på natten.
About two days. It gets worse at night.
Vad du lär dig
- Check in at a Svenska-speaking clinic
- Describe symptoms with body parts, duration, and intensity
- Mention allergies, medications, and chronic conditions
- Understand basic diagnosis and treatment instructions
- Read a Svenska prescription and ask follow-up questions
Vanliga frågor
How do I describe pain levels in Svenska?
Use the Svenska equivalent of 'mild, moderate, severe', plus 'sharp', 'dull', 'stabbing'. The vocabulary list covers this nuanced spectrum.
Will my Svenska-speaking doctor speak English?
Often yes in big cities, often no in smaller towns. Even when they do, knowing the basic Svenska medical vocabulary helps you describe symptoms more accurately.
How do I ask about side effects of medication in Svenska?
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 Svenska 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.