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Health and the doctor

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Original HoiDutch practice, not an official exam. Some meanings may appear in English when a translation is unavailable.

Read and remember

Read each Dutch phrase aloud. Cover the meanings and try to remember them.

#NederlandsMeaning
1Ik voel me sinds gisteren ziek.I have felt ill since yesterday.
2Ik heb koorts en hoofdpijn.I have a fever and headache.
3Waar doet het pijn?Where does it hurt?
4Ik wil de huisarts bellen.I want to call the family doctor.
5Neem dit medicijn na het eten.Take this medicine after eating.
6In een noodgeval belt u 112.In an emergency, call 112.

Write in Dutch

Translate each meaning into Dutch. Then check your spelling with the answers.

  1. I have felt ill since yesterday.
  2. I have a fever and headache.
  3. Where does it hurt?
  4. I want to call the family doctor.
  5. Take this medicine after eating.
  6. In an emergency, call 112.

Write three true sentences about yourself using these phrases.

Listen and speak

A partner reads the numbered phrases from the vocabulary page in any order. Write the number beside each phrase below.

Describe a situation about this topic in Dutch. Try to use three phrases.

Check your progress

Tick what you can do. Practise the parts that still feel difficult.

Answers

  1. Ik voel me sinds gisteren ziek.
  2. Ik heb koorts en hoofdpijn.
  3. Waar doet het pijn?
  4. Ik wil de huisarts bellen.
  5. Neem dit medicijn na het eten.
  6. In een noodgeval belt u 112.

My best phrase

A phrase to practise tomorrow