A2 · Upper Beginner
At the Doctor
Describe your symptoms and understand what happens at a Danish doctor's office, from booking an appointment to getting examined.
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- Words & phrases
- 40
- Lessons
- 2
- Conversations
- 1
- Readings
- 1
A preview of what you’ll master
Words you’ll make your own.
Explore every meaning in this unit. Learn how to say it in Danish when you start.
- a patient
- to book an appointment
- a waiting room
- a consultation
- a medical practice (doctor's office)
- one's own doctor (GP)
- a symptom
- to have a sore throat
- to have a stomachache
- a pain
- an examination
- to examine
- a blood test
- blood pressure
- a referral
- an emergency room
- to break one's arm
- dizzy
- to feel nauseous
- an out-of-hours medical service
- a medical secretary
- to write a prescription
- a stethoscope
- a urine sample
- acute (urgent)
- to get well (recover)
- a cast (plaster cast)
- a crutch
- antibiotics
- to feel better
- chest pain
- to hold your breath
- to roll up your sleeve
- to get some rest
- a test result
- a flu shot
- I feel sick
- I have a temperature
- a family doctor
- medical
Danish words, pronunciation, and practice are waiting inside your learning account.
Understand the why
Your lessons, step by step.
- Lesson 1
Visiting the Doctor
- Lesson 2
Booking a Doctor's Appointment
Where this unit fits
Courses with this unit.

Upper Beginner · Part 1
Work through the vocabulary, lessons, conversations and reading activities in this part. Practice grammar along the way.
24 Units · about 22 h

Family Health Care
Describe symptoms and family care needs, ask for appointments and check that you understand the information you receive.
6 Units · about 4 h

See a Doctor
Explain your symptoms, answer the doctor's questions and get the right medicine at the pharmacy.
4 Units · about 3 h

Your Family Doctor
Contact your own doctor the right way and explain what is wrong.
4 Units · about 2.5 h

Urgent Medical Help
Call the right number in an urgent situation and describe the problem so that you get the right help.
4 Units · about 2.5 h

Danish Test 1 Practice
Know what to expect on test day and handle the everyday topics and short writing tasks of Danish Test 1.
9 Units · about 7.5 h
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