Medical Spanish Phrases
Keep these medical Spanish phrases on hand - just in case! Listen carefully to the audio and repeat each Spanish phrase after the native speaker.
Whether you're traveling to Spain or Latin America on vacation or business, this free audio lesson will teach you simple medical Spanish phrases that you can add to your Spanish language survival kit.
Being surrounded by a foreign language isn't easy, especially if you have to navigate the health care system or find yourself face to face with a doctor and need to explain your illness. Having a few medical Spanish phrases on hand will make the experience a whole lot easier.
Hopefully you won’t be in a situation where you need to use the following medical Spanish phrases and words, but it’s still important to familiarize yourself with them.
You might have to buy medicine from a pharmacy, where you will need to explain what your problem is and where you feel the pain…
Maybe all you need is a bandage, some cough syrup, or some sleeping pills for a long haul flight...
Audio 1 Click Play To Hear Audio
| I have pain. | Tengo dolor. | |
| I have a headache. | Tengo dolor de cabeza. | |
| I have a stomach ache | Tengo dolor de estómago. | |
| I have a sore throat. | Tengo dolor de garganta. | |
| I have sore ears. | Tengo dolor de oídos. | |
| I have a tooth ache. | Tengo dolor de muelas. | |
| I’m sick. | Estoy enfermo. | |
| I’m feeling sick. | No me siento bien. | |
| I feel unwell. | Me siento mal. | |
| I feel weak. | Me siento débil. |
The following phrases are useful when describing where it hurts…
Audio 2 Click Play To Hear Audio
| My arm hurts. | Me duele el brazo. | |
| My leg hurts. | Me duele la pierna. | |
| My head hurts. | Me duele la cabeza. | |
| My knee hurts. | Me duele la rodilla. | |
| My foot hurts. | Me duele el pie. | |
| My finger hurts. | Me duelen el dedo. | |
| My ankle hurts. | Me duele el tobillo | |
| My eye hurts. | Me duele el ojo. | |
| My shoulder hurts. | Me duele el hombro. | |
| My back hurts. | Me duele la espalda. | |
| My wrist hurts. | Me duele la muñeca |
When you go to the doctor he or she will ask you about your symptoms…
Audio 3 Click Play To Hear Audio
| What kind of symptoms do you have? | ¿Que tipo de síntomas tiene? | |
| Do you have pain? | ¿Tiene dolor? | |
| Where do you have pain? | ¿Donde te duele? | |
| Do you have fever? | ¿Tiene fiebre? |
Maybe you have an idea what’s wrong with you. You could say …
Audio 4 Click Play To Hear Audio
| I have a cold. | Tengo un resfriado. | |
| I have the flu. | Tengo la gripe. | |
| I have nausea. | Tengo nauseas. | |
| I have a fever | Tengo fiebre. | |
| I have an infection. | Tengo una infección. | |
| I have a virus. | Tengo un virus. | |
| I have an allergy. | Tengo una alergia. | |
| I have hay fever. | Tengo fiebre del heno / alergia al polen | |
| I have period pain. | Tengo dolores menstruales. | |
| I have insomnia. | Sufro de insomnio. |
Maybe you cut yourself and all you need is a bandage, you might need some sleeping pills for a long haul flight or cough syrup. Here is what you have to say…
Audio 5 Click Play To Hear Audio
| I need bandages. | Necesito curitas. | |
| I need a cast. | Necesito un yeso. | |
| I need crutches. | Necesito muletas. | |
| I need sleeping pills. | Necesito un somnífero. | |
| I need antibiotics. | Necesito antiobióticos. | |
| I need cough syrup | Necesito jarabe para la tos. | |
| I need a prescription. | Necesito una receta medica | |
| I need contraception. | Necesito contracepción. |
Here are some more general phrases and words…
Audio 6 Click Play To Hear Audio
| The Pharmacy | La Farmacia | |
| The Medicine | La Medicina | |
| The Ambulance | La Ambulancia | |
| The hospital | El hospital | |
| Help! | ¡Socorro! | |
| I need help! | ¡Necesito ayuda! | |
| I need a doctor! | ¡Necesito un médico! | |
| It’s an emergency! | ¡Es una emergencia! | |
| Call an ambulance! | ¡Llame una ambulancia! |
And…Emergencies do happen so it’s always handy to have a list of numbers at hand. For all medical emergencies here’s a list of numbers…
| Spain | 112 or 061 |
| Mexico | 066, 060, or 080 |
| Argentina | 107 |
| Bolivia | 118 |
| Chile | 131 |
| Colombia | 132 |
| Venezuela | 171 |
Expressing yourself in a foreign language can be challenging, but I hope you've found learning these medical Spanish phrases helpful - and that you never need to use them!
Spanish is such a beautiful language, and so much more than survival phrases. I'm passionate about my native language, and I would love to share it with you. It’s an amazing experience to be able to speak with others in another language – it really opens up a whole new world.
If you're ready to learn the secret of speaking a new language, meet me at Rocket Spanish and I'll give you the full story!
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