Spanish · Centro de salud / médico de cabecera
The doctor asks about allergies and medicines: what to say in Spanish
The doctor asks about allergies and medication.
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How it's done. Useful words: alergia (allergy), medicamento (medicine), tomar (to take), embarazada (pregnant), penicilina (penicillin).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
¿Es alérgico a algún medicamento?Es uh-LEHR-khee-koh uh uhl-GOON meh-dee-kuh-MAYN-toh?
Are you allergic to any medicine?
YOU REPLY
Sí, soy alérgico a la penicilina.
See, soy uh-LEHR-khee-koh uh lah peh-nee-see-LEE-nuh.
Yes, I'm allergic to penicillin.
THEY SAY
¿Toma algún medicamento ahora?TOH-muh uhl-GOON meh-dee-kuh-MAYN-toh uh-OH-ruh?
Are you taking any medicine now?
They might also say:
¿Está tomando algo ahora mismo?
Es-TAH toh-MAHN-doh AHL-goh uh-OH-ruh MEEZ-moh?
Are you taking anything right now?
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YOU REPLY
No, ninguno. Solo vitaminas.
Noh, neen-GOO-noh. SOH-loh bee-tuh-MEE-nuhs.
No, none. Only vitamins.
THEY SAY
Muy bien, gracias.Mooy byayn, GRAH-syuhs.
Very good, thank you.
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YOU FINISH
De nada. ¿Puedo tomar paracetamol?
Deh NAH-duh. Poo-EH-doh toh-MAHR puh-ruh-seh-tuh-MOL?
You're welcome. Can I take paracetamol?
THEY SAY
Sí, el paracetamol no tiene problema.See, el puh-ruh-seh-tuh-MOL noh TYEH-neh proh-BLEH-muh.
Yes, paracetamol is fine.
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
alérgico
uh-LEHR-khee-koh
adjective
allergic
medicamento
meh-dee-kuh-MAYN-toh
noun
medicine
Sí
See
adverb
yes
soy
soy
verb
I am
penicilina
peh-nee-see-LEE-nuh
noun
penicillin
ahora
uh-OH-ruh
adverb
now
17 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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