Unit 24 Guidebook: give health advice
KEY PHRASES
Give health advice
Ich bin krank!
I am sick!
I am sick!
Tom, geh zum Arzt, bitte.
Tom, go to the doctor, please.
Tom, go to the doctor, please.
Mein Termin ist um zehn Uhr.
My appointment is at ten o'clock.
My appointment is at ten o'clock.
Herr Smith, Sie müssen heute im Bett bleiben.
Mr. Smith, you have to stay in bed today.
Mr. Smith, you have to stay in bed today.
Ja, ich habe Fieber.
Yes, I have a fever.
Yes, I have a fever.
Ich muss zum Arzt gehen.
I have to go to the doctor.
I have to go to the doctor.
TIP
NOW, please!
If you want to tell someone to do something, and you’re on informal terms with them, the verb looks a bit different—it doesn’t end in ‑st like the usual du form!
Geh zum Arzt!
Go to the doctor!
Go to the doctor!
Iss Suppe!
Eat soup!
Eat soup!
TIP
Where does the when go?
Remember, put words describing when something happens right after the verb.
Ich schlafe nachts nicht.
I don’t sleep at night.
I don’t sleep at night.