At the Doctor's (AQA GCSE Spanish): Revision Note
Exam code: 8692
At the doctor's
Hopefully you won’t need to visit a doctor in a Spanish-speaking country, but in this revision note you will learn how to:
say that you are not feeling well
say that something hurts
use the imperative to give an instruction or an order
use an impersonal verb to give advice or an instruction
At the doctor's: vocabulary
Some useful words and phrases for the topic of at the doctor’s are:
Me duele el / la … - My … hurts
Me duelen los / las … - My … hurt
Me siento … - I feel …
desde - since
In English, we use the word ‘my’ when talking about body parts, e.g. ‘my hand hurts’
In Spanish, use the definite article (‘the’), literally ‘the hand hurts’
Category | Spanish | Part of speech | English |
The body | cabeza | n (f) | head |
corazón | n (m) | heart | |
cuerpo | n (m) | body | |
diente | n (m) | tooth | |
mano | n (f) | hand | |
ojo | n (m) | eye | |
peso | n (m) | weight | |
pie | n (m) | foot | |
piel | n (f) | skin | |
How you are feeling | cansado/a | adj | tired |
débil | adj | weak | |
enfermo/a | adj | ill | |
fuerte | adj | strong | |
sano/a | adj | healthy | |
Medical care | accidente | n (m) | accident |
consejo | n (m) | advice | |
cuidado | n (m) | care, carefulness | |
enfermedad | n (f) | illness, disease | |
enfermero | n (m) | nurse | |
medicina | n (f) | medicine | |
médico | n (m, f) | doctor | |
paciente | n (m, f) | patient | |
grave | adj | serious | |
cuidar | v | to take care of | |
respirar | v | to breathe | |
romper | v | to break |
Use the verb estar to talk about being ill, not ser:
Estoy enfermo - I am ill
Use the verb tener to talk about being hot or cold:
Tengo mucho calor - I am very hot
Tienes frío - you are cold
Higher tier only
These words are only required for Higher tier.
Category | Spanish | Part of speech | English | Examples | |
The body | boca | n (f) | mouth | Fumar causa daño a la boca. | Smoking damages the mouth. |
brazo | n (m) | arm | Me duele el brazo. | My arm hurts. | |
cara | n (f) | face | Evito tocarme la cara. | I avoid touching my face. | |
cerebro | n (m) | brain | Dormir bien es bueno para el cerebro. | Sleeping well is good for the brain. | |
pierna | n (f) | leg | ¿Te duele la pierna? | Does your leg hurt? | |
sangre | n (m) | blood | Hay un poco de sangre en la herida. | There is a bit of blood in the wound. | |
sobrepeso | n (m) | obesity, excess weight | Comer demasiado puede causar sobrepeso. | Eating too much can cause obesity. | |
Medical care | dolor | n (m) | pain, ache | Tengo dolor de cabeza. | I have a headache. |
herida | n (f) | injury, wound | Tiene una herida grave. | She has a serious injury. | |
sufrir | v | to suffer | Mucha gente sufre de estrés. | Many people suffer from stress. | |
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