195 - 18 French Words at the Doctor's

In this episode, you’ll learn 18+ French words and expressions to use at the doctor’s. 🩺

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Transcript

Bonjour à tous, hello everyone, and welcome back to the French Made Easy podcast.

This is episode 195, numéro cent quatre-vingt-quinze.

Today, we’re learning some useful French vocabulary for when you go to the doctor — must-know words and expressions you’ll hear or use during a doctor’s visit. And we’ll do a part 2 soon for this episode.

Before we start — as always — if you're new to the podcast, welcome!

Make sure you have your lesson's cheat sheet handy so you can see the spelling of the words while you listen. And once you’ve listened to the episode, head over to the French Made Easy Exercise Library to download your exercises and practise what you’ve learned today.

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Alright, we’ve got 18+ words and expressions, plus example sentences so you can hear how the words are used in context.

And make sure you repeat after me to practise your pronunciation.

Let’s start:

• le médecin / le docteur 🩺 (doctor)

Je suis chez le médecin. (I’m at the doctor’s.)

• le patient / la patiente 👨‍🦳 (patient)

Le patient attend dans la salle d’attente. (The patient is waiting in the waiting room.)

• l’ordonnance 📝 (prescription, script)

Le médecin m’a donné une ordonnance. (The doctor gave me a prescription.)

• la pharmacie 🏥 (pharmacy)

Je vais à la pharmacie pour acheter mes médicaments. (I’m going to the pharmacy to buy my medication.)

• le médicament 💊 (medicine, medication)

Je dois prendre ce médicament trois fois par jour. (I have to take this medication three times a day.)

• Je suis malade 🤒 (I’m sick / not feeling well)

Je suis malade depuis hier. (I’ve been sick since yesterday.)

• J’ai mal à… 😣 (I have pain in / My … hurts)

J’ai mal à la gorge. (My throat hurts.) / J’ai mal à la tête. (I have a headache.) / J'ai mal aux dents. (My teeth are hurting.) 

• la fièvre 🌡️ (fever)

J’ai de la fièvre depuis hier. (I’ve had a fever since yesterday.)

• la toux / tousser 😷 (cough / to cough)

Je tousse beaucoup. (I cough a lot.)

• le rhume / la grippe 🤧 (cold / flu)

J’ai attrapé un rhume. (I caught a cold.) / J’ai la grippe. (I have the flu.)

• la blessure 🤕 (injury)

Il a une petite blessure à la main. (He has a small injury on his hand.)

• le rendez-vous 📅 (appointment)

J’ai rendez-vous chez le médecin jeudi prochain. (I have an appointment at the doctor’s next Thursday.)

• le cabinet médical 🏥 (doctor’s office)

Le cabinet médical est en ville. (The doctor’s office is in town.)

• la température 🌡️ (temperature)

Le médecin prend ma température. (The doctor takes my temperature.)

• la piqûre 💉 (injection / shot)

Je déteste les piqûres ! (I hate injections!)

• le pansement 🩹 (bandaid)

Elle met un pansement sur sa main. (She puts a bandage on her hand.)

• le vaccin 💉 (vaccine)

Je vais faire mon vaccin demain. (I’m getting my vaccine tomorrow.)

• le thermomètre 🌡️ (thermometer)

J’utilise un thermomètre pour prendre ma température. (I use a thermometer to check my temperature.)

🔁 Quick Recap

• le médecin / le docteur (doctor)
• le patient / la patiente (patient)
• l’ordonnance (prescription)
• la pharmacie (pharmacy)
• le médicament (medication)
• Je suis malade (I’m sick)
• J’ai mal à… (I have pain in / My … hurts)
• la fièvre (fever)
• la toux / tousser (cough / to cough)
• le rhume / la grippe (cold / flu)
• la blessure (injury)
• le rendez-vous (appointment)
• le cabinet médical (doctor’s office)
• la température (temperature)
• la piqûre (injection / shot)
• le pansement (bandaid)
• le vaccin (vaccine)
• le thermomètre (thermometer)

Et voilà ! We’ve covered 18+ French words and expressions to help you talk on your next doctor's visit.

I hope you’ve enjoyed the lesson. 

Now don’t forget — head over to the French Made Easy Exercise Library to download your free exercises and practise what you’ve learned today. 

All the links are in the episode notes.

I’ll chat with you next week —

À bientôt ! 💛