At the Doctor's (AQA GCSE French): Revision Note
Exam code: 8652
At the doctor's
Hopefully you won’t need to visit a doctor in a French-speaking country, but in this revision note you will learn how to:
say that you are not feeling well
say that you have injured yourself
ask and answer the question ‘How are you?’
use the imperative to give an instruction or an order
At the doctor's: vocabulary
Some useful words and phrases for the topic of at the doctor’s are:
J’ai mal au / à / à l’ / aux … - My … hurt(s)
In English, we use the word ‘my’ when talking about body parts, e.g. ‘my hand hurts’
In French, use the definite article (‘the’), literally ‘the hand hurts’
Category | French | Part of speech | English |
The body | bouche | n (f) | mouth |
bras | n (m) | arm | |
cœur | n (m) | heart | |
dos | n (m) | back | |
jambe | n (f) | leg | |
main | n (f) | hand | |
oreille | n (m) | ear | |
pied | n (m) | foot | |
tête | n (f) | head | |
visage | n (m) | face | |
How you are feeling | faible | adj | weak |
fatigué(e) | adj | tired | |
fort(e) | adj | strong | |
malade | adj | ill | |
sain(e) | adj | healthy | |
Medical care | accident | n (m) | accident |
hôpital | n (m) | hospital | |
rendez-vous | n (m) | appointment | |
médecin | n (m, f) | doctor | |
medicament | n (m) | medication | |
maladie | n (f) | illness | |
soin | n (m) | care | |
urgence | n (f) | emergency |
Use the phrase ça va to ask and answer questions about how you are feeling:
French | English |
Ça va ? | How are you? / How’s it going? |
Ça va. | I’m fine. |
Ça va bien. | I’m well. |
Ça ne va pas (bien). | I’m not doing well. |
Ça va mal. | I’m feeling bad. |
Higher tier only
These words are only required for Higher tier.
Je me sens … - I feel …
Je me suis blessé au / à / à l’ / aux … - I have injured my …
Je me suis cassé le / la / l’ / les … - I have broken my …
depuis [deux jours] - for [two days]
Category | French | Part of speech | English | Examples | |
The body | peau | n (f) | skin | J’ai la peau très sensible. | I have very sensitive skin. |
sang | n (m) | blood | Il y avait du sang partout. | There was blood everywhere. | |
Medical care | conseil | n (m) | advice | Le médecin m’a donné un bon conseil. | The doctor gave me good advice. |
hôpitaux | n (m) | hospitals | Il y a des hôpitaux modernes dans ma ville. | There are some modern hospitals in my city. | |
traitement | n (m) | treatment | Le traitement dure trois semaines. | The treatment lasts three weeks. | |
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