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You book a physiotherapist: what to say in Spanish
You book a physiotherapist.
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How it's done. A course of treatment is sesiones; the physiotherapist asks where it hurts and explains the exercises to do at home.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
¿Qué le duele exactamente?Keh leh doo-EH-leh ek-suhk-tuh-MAYN-teh?
What exactly hurts?
YOU REPLY
Me duele la espalda, sobre todo por la mañana.
Meh doo-EH-leh lah es-PAHL-duh, SOH-breh TOH-doh por lah muh-NYAH-nuh.
My back hurts, especially in the morning.
THEY SAY
¿Desde cuándo?DEZ-deh koo-AHN-doh?
Since when?
They might also say:
¿Cuánto tiempo lleva así?
Koo-AHN-toh TYEHM-poh YEH-buh uh-SEE?
How long has it been like this?
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YOU REPLY
Desde hace un mes.
DEZ-deh AH-seh oon mes.
For a month.
THEY SAY
Vamos a hacer diez sesiones. Y ejercicios en casa.BAH-mos uh uh-SEHR dyehs seh-SYOH-nes. Ee eh-khehr-SEE-syos en KAH-suh.
We'll do ten sessions. And exercises at home.
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YOU FINISH
De acuerdo. ¿Cuándo empezamos?
Deh uh-koo-EHR-doh. Koo-AHN-doh em-peh-SAH-mos?
All right. When do we start?
THEY SAY
La semana que viene. Le doy la primera cita ahora.Lah seh-MAH-nuh keh BYEH-neh. Leh doy lah pree-MEH-ruh SEE-tuh uh-OH-ruh.
Next week. I'll give you the first appointment now.
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “Spanish for life in Spain”: 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
duele
doo-EH-leh
verb
hurts
exactamente
ek-suhk-tuh-MAYN-teh
adverb
exactly
espalda
es-PAHL-duh
noun
back
mañana
muh-NYAH-nuh
noun
tomorrow
cuándo
koo-AHN-doh
adverb
when
hace
AH-seh
verb
makes, does
28 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
¿Puede repetirlo, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh reh-peh-TEER-loh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you repeat that, please?
¿Puede hablar más despacio, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh uh-BLAHR mahs des-PAH-syoh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
¿Qué significa esto?
Keh seeg-nee-FEE-kuh ES-toh?
What does this mean?
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