German · Zahnarzt / Labor
You phone the dentist because of a toothache: what to say in German
You phone the dentist because a tooth hurts.
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How it's done. Zahnarzt is dentist, Zahnschmerzen toothache, Füllung filling, Kontrolle check-up; with strong pain say akute Schmerzen.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
Cheat sheet for your visit
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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Zahnarztpraxis Doktor Wagner, guten Tag!TSAH-nuhrtst-pruhk-sees DOK-tor VAHG-nuh, GOO-tayn tahk!
Dr Wagner's dental practice, good day!
YOU REPLY
Guten Tag, ich habe starke Zahnschmerzen. Kann ich heute kommen?
GOO-tayn tahk, eekh KHAH-beh SHTAHR-keh TSAHNSH-mehr-tsayn. Kahn eekh KHOY-teh KOH-mayn?
Good day, I have strong toothache. Can I come today?
THEY SAY
Ja, bitte kommen Sie um halb vier.Yah, BEE-teh KOH-mayn zee oom khahlp feer.
Yes, please come at half past three.
They might also say:
Das geht. Können Sie um sechzehn Uhr da sein?
Dahs get. KYOH-nayn zee oom ZEKH-tsayn oor duh zighn?
That's possible. Can you be here at four p.m.?
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YOU FINISH
Ja, ich bin pünktlich. Vielen Dank!
Yah, eekh been PYOONK-tleekh. FEE-layn dahnk!
Yes, I'll be on time. Thank you very much!
THEY SAY
Gern. Bis später!Gehrn. Bees SHPEH-tuh!
You're welcome. See you later!
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “German for life in Germany”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
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Words worth knowing
Zahnarztpraxis
TSAH-nuhrtst-pruhk-sees
noun
dental practice
Doktor
DOK-tor
noun
doctor
guten
GOO-tayn
adjective
good (in greetings)
Tag
tahk
noun
day
habe
KHAH-beh
verb
I have
starke
SHTAHR-keh
adjective
strong
19 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Können Sie das bitte wiederholen?
KYOH-nayn zee dahs BEE-teh vee-dehr-KHOH-layn?
Can you repeat that, please?
Können Sie bitte langsamer sprechen?
KYOH-nayn zee BEE-teh LAHNG-zuh-muh SHPREH-khayn?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
Ich spreche noch nicht gut Deutsch.
Eekh SHPREH-kheh nokh neekht goot doych.
I don't speak German well yet.
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