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The dentist examines a tooth and explains what to do: what to say in Spanish

The dentist examines the tooth and explains what to do.

Dentista / análisis7 linesLevel A2For life in Spain The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. Words: muela (molar), empaste (filling), caries (cavity), extracción (extraction), limpieza (cleaning), anestesia (anaesthetic).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
Abra la boca. Esta muela tiene una caries grande.
AH-bruh lah BOH-kuh. ES-tuh moo-EH-luh TYEH-neh OO-nuh KAH-ryehs GRAHN-deh.
Open your mouth. This molar has a big cavity.
YOU REPLY
¿Se puede arreglar?
Seh poo-EH-deh uhr-reh-GLAHR?
Can it be fixed?
THEY SAY
Sí, con un empaste. Le pongo anestesia.
See, kohn oon em-PAHS-teh. Leh POHN-goh uh-nes-TEH-syuh.
Yes, with a filling. I'll give you anaesthetic.
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YOU REPLY
¿Me va a doler?
Meh bah uh doh-LEHR?
Will it hurt?
THEY SAY
No, no notará nada.
Noh, noh noh-tuh-RAH NAH-duh.
No, you won't feel anything.
They might also say:
No, no sentirá nada.
Noh, noh sayn-tee-RAH NAH-duh.
No, you won't feel a thing.
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YOU FINISH
Vale. Empiece cuando quiera.
BAH-leh. Em-PYEH-seh koo-AHN-doh KYEH-ruh.
OK. Start whenever you like.
THEY SAY
Muy bien. Primero la anestesia.
Mooy byayn. Pree-MEH-roh lah uh-nes-TEH-syuh.
Very well. First the anaesthetic.
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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

Abra
AH-bruh
verb
open
boca
BOH-kuh
noun
mouth
muela
moo-EH-luh
noun
molar
tiene
TYEH-neh
verb
has
caries
KAH-ryehs
noun
tooth decay
grande
GRAHN-deh
adjective
big

25 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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