Spanish · Dentista / análisis
The dentist advises how to look after your teeth: what to say in Spanish
The dentist advises how to care for your teeth.
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How it's done. Useful: cepillarse los dientes (brush teeth), hilo dental (floss), pasta (toothpaste), enjuague (mouthwash); twice a day is dos veces al día.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
Debe cepillarse los dientes dos veces al día y usar hilo dental.DEH-beh seh-pee-AHR-seh los DYAYN-tes dos BEH-ses ahl DEE-uh ee oo-SAHR EE-loh dayn-TAHL.
You should brush your teeth twice a day and use floss.
YOU REPLY
¿Cuánto tiempo hay que cepillarse?
Koo-AHN-toh TYEHM-poh igh keh seh-pee-AHR-seh?
How long should one brush?
THEY SAY
Unos dos minutos. Y no mucho dulce.OO-nos dos mee-NOO-tos. Ee noh MOO-choh DOOL-seh.
About two minutes. And not too many sweets.
They might also say:
Dos minutos más o menos. Y poco azúcar.
Dos mee-NOO-tos mahs oh MEH-nos. Ee POH-koh uh-SOO-kuhr.
About two minutes. And less sugar.
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YOU FINISH
Vale. Gracias por el consejo.
BAH-leh. GRAH-syuhs por el kohn-SEH-khoh.
OK. Thanks for the advice.
THEY SAY
De nada. Y venga a una revisión cada año.Deh NAH-duh. Ee BAYN-guh uh OO-nuh reh-bee-SYOHN KAH-duh AH-nyoh.
You're welcome. And come for a check-up every year.
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.
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Words worth knowing
Debe
DEH-beh
verb
must
cepillarse
seh-pee-AHR-seh
verb
to brush
dientes
DYAYN-tes
noun
teeth
veces
BEH-ses
noun
times
día
DEE-uh
noun
day
usar
oo-SAHR
verb
to use
27 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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