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The doctor asks about medicines and allergies: what to say in German
The doctor asks about medication and allergies.
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How it's done. Nehmen Sie Medikamente? means do you take medication; Sind Sie allergisch gegen etwas? are you allergic to anything; Vorerkrankungen are previous illnesses.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Nehmen Sie regelmäßig Medikamente?NEH-mayn zee REH-gel-meh-seekh meh-dee-kuh-MAYN-teh?
Do you take medication regularly?
They might also say:
Nehmen Sie zurzeit Tabletten?
NEH-mayn zee tsoor-TSIGHT tuh-BLEH-tayn?
Are you currently taking any tablets?
YOU REPLY
Ja, ich nehme Tabletten für den Blutdruck.
Yah, eekh NEH-meh tuh-BLEH-tayn fyoor dayn BLOOT-drook.
Yes, I take tablets for blood pressure.
Or say:Nein, ich nehme keine Medikamente.
Nighn, eekh NEH-meh KIGH-neh meh-dee-kuh-MAYN-teh.
THEY SAY
Sind Sie gegen etwas allergisch?Zeent zee GEH-gayn EH-tvuhs uh-LEHR-geesh?
Are you allergic to anything?
They might also say:
Haben Sie Allergien?
KHAH-bayn zee uh-lehr-GEE-ayn?
Do you have allergies?
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YOU FINISH
Ja, ich bin allergisch gegen Penicillin.
Yah, eekh been uh-LEHR-geesh GEH-gayn peh-nee-tsee-LEEN.
Yes, I'm allergic to penicillin.
Or say:Nein, nicht dass ich wüsste.
Nighn, neekht dahs eekh VYOOS-teh.
THEY SAY
Gut, das notiere ich mir.Goot, dahs noh-TEE-reh eekh meer.
Good, I'll note that down.
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
Nehmen
NEH-mayn
verb
to take
regelmäßig
REH-gel-meh-seekh
adjective
regularly
Medikamente
meh-dee-kuh-MAYN-teh
noun
medicines
Ja
Yah
adverb
yes
nehme
NEH-meh
verb
I take
Tabletten
tuh-BLEH-tayn
noun
tablets
15 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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