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At the doctor in Serbian: phrases
Describing symptoms, getting seen at the dom zdravlja, filling a prescription at the apoteka — phrases for a visit to the doctor.
- Добар дан, треба ми лекар. · Dobar dan, treba mi lekar.Hello, I need to see a doctor.Lekar = doctor (ekavica). Treba mi = I need.
- Где је дом здравља? · Gde je dom zdravlja?Where's the health centre?Dom zdravlja = the state health centre.
- Морам да закажем преглед. · Moram da zakažem pregled.I need to book an appointment.Pregled = an examination; zakazati = to book.
- Боли ме грло и имам температуру. · Boli me grlo i imam temperaturu.I have a sore throat and a temperature.Boli me grlo — literally it hurts me the throat.
- Имам јаке главобоље. · Imam jake glavobolje.I have bad headaches.Glava = head; glavobolja = a headache.
- Кашљем већ недељу дана. · Kašljem već nedelju dana.I've been coughing for a week.Nedelja = both a week and Sunday. Nedelju dana = for a whole week.
- Прехлађен сам. · Prehlađen sam.I have a cold.Prehlada = a cold; prehlađen = having a cold.
- Алергичан сам на пеницилин. · Alergičan sam na penicilin.I'm allergic to penicillin.Alergičan na plus the object form. A woman says alergična.
- Можете ли да ми препишете нешто? · Možete li da mi prepišete nešto?Could you prescribe me something?Prepisati lek = to prescribe medicine; recept = a prescription.
- Где је најближа апотека? · Gde je najbliža apoteka?Where's the nearest pharmacy?Apoteka — spelled with a p.
- Треба ми нешто против болова. · Treba mi nešto protiv bolova.I need something for the pain.Protiv plus the genitive = against; bolovi = pains.
- Колико пута дневно да пијем лек? · Koliko puta dnevno da pijem lek?How many times a day should I take it?Piti lek = to take medicine, literally to drink it.
- Да ли се ово издаје без рецепта? · Da li se ovo izdaje bez recepta?Is this available without a prescription?Izdavati = to dispense; bez recepta = over the counter.
- Где је хитна помоћ? · Gde je hitna pomoć?Where's A&E / the emergency department?Hitna pomoć = emergency services; hitno = urgent.
- Хвала, докторе. · Hvala, doktore.Thank you, doctor.Doktore is the vocative — the form for addressing someone. To a woman: doktorka.
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