German · Hausarztpraxis
You tell the doctor what is bothering you: what to say in German
You explain to the doctor what is troubling you.
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How it's done. Useful words: Halsschmerzen (sore throat), Husten (cough), Schnupfen (runny nose), Fieber (fever), Kopfschmerzen (headache).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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1
THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Guten Tag, was führt Sie zu mir?GOO-tayn tahk, vahs fyoort zee tsoo meer?
Good day, what brings you to me?
They might also say:
Guten Tag, was fehlt Ihnen?
GOO-tayn tahk, vahs felt EE-nayn?
Good day, what is wrong?
YOU REPLY
Ich habe seit drei Tagen Halsschmerzen und Husten.
Eekh KHAH-beh zight drigh TAH-gayn KHAHLSSH-mehr-tsayn oont KHOOS-tayn.
I've had a sore throat and a cough for three days.
THEY SAY
Haben Sie auch Fieber?KHAH-bayn zee owkh FEE-buh?
Do you also have a fever?
They might also say:
Haben Sie Fieber gehabt?
KHAH-bayn zee FEE-buh geh-KHAHPT?
Have you had a fever?
2
YOU FINISH
Ja, gestern Abend hatte ich achtunddreißig Grad.
Yah, GES-tehrn AH-baynt KHAH-teh eekh AHKH-toon-drigh-seekh graht.
Yes, last night I had thirty-eight degrees.
THEY SAY
Ich höre Sie kurz ab. Machen Sie bitte den Oberkörper frei.Eekh KHYOH-reh zee koorts ahp. MAH-khayn zee BEE-teh dayn OH-behr-kyor-puh frigh.
I'll listen to you briefly. Please undress to the waist.
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.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
Guten
GOO-tayn
adjective
good (in greetings)
Tag
tahk
noun
day
führt
fyoort
verb
leads
habe
KHAH-beh
verb
I have
Tagen
TAH-gayn
noun
days
Halsschmerzen
KHAHLSSH-mehr-tsayn
noun
sore throat
26 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?
Was bedeutet das?
Vahs beh-DOY-tet dahs?
What does this mean?
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