At the Doctor in German — Symptoms, Appointments & Emergencies (A1–A2) — Polyglot German Ep 6

○ Coming soon
This episode is finished and will appear here the moment it goes live on YouTube. The free study PDF below is ready right now.

What you'll learn

Your full doctor's visit in German — appointments, describing symptoms, the pharmacy, and real emergencies.

In this episode, hosts Maya and Leo take you to the doctor: Ich hätte gern einen Termin; the dative pain pattern — Mir tut der Kopf weh (the natural way Germans say it; Mein Kopf tut weh also works); classic complaints — Ich habe Fieber, Husten, Kopfschmerzen; Seit wann haben Sie die Schmerzen?; the doctor's orders; the pharmacy — Ich hätte gern etwas gegen Kopfschmerzen; and emergencies — 112, Rufen Sie einen Krankenwagen!

Key phrases this episode

Mir tut der Kopf weh — say what hurts

Ich habe Fieber — name symptoms

Ich habe Schmerzen

Seit wann? — “since when?”

Rufen Sie einen Krankenwagen! — call an ambulance

112 — the emergency number

Episode chapters

00:00The sentence that gets you help
00:12Welcome to Polyglot German
00:49Scene one: the appointment
02:37What hurts: Mir tut der Kopf weh
05:03Classic complaints: Ich habe…
07:25The doctor's advice
08:07The pharmacy
08:47Emergency: 112
09:55Full doctor dialogue
11:05The five power phrases
13:37Worttour with Nina: 6 key words
15:39Sag es besser — say it better
17:10Your turn: comment challenge
17:31Free study PDF
17:41Recap

The episode library

Take this lesson anywhere. Everything here is free — one click each, no sign-up.

Study PDF

Vocabulary, key phrases and practice exercises for this episode. Free forever.

PDF · 784 KB

Download PDF

♫

Episode audio

The full episode audio is on its way here — check back soon.

Coming soon

The Polyglot Post

New episodes, straight to your inbox.

Get the free study PDF for every episode plus one email when a new episode drops. Free forever — no spam, unsubscribe anytime.

Join learners getting better at real conversation, every week.