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🇲🇽 Spanish · Intermediate Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 17 OF 30 · 40 MINUTES

The Emergency Room

Two days after the Guelaguetza, after a morning in the sun with more beer than water, Sarah's dad feels dizzy and has a headache, and Sarah takes him to the emergency room. Talk about things that happen by accident - his blood pressure went up, he forgot his pills, I ran out - describe symptoms, and pass on what a doctor says.

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THE STORY

It's Wednesday, the twenty-ninth of July, two days after the Guelaguetza. Sarah's parents have walked all morning in the sun, and her father has had more beer than water. At four, after her shift at the clinic, Sarah finds them on a bench in the main square, and her father doesn't look well. Ten minutes later they're at the emergency room, where a young doctor asks the questions and Sarah, a nurse herself, answers them. This is the conversation you'll be able to say by the end of the lesson.

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pálidoPAH-lee-dohpale, a man
Estás muy pálido.ehs-TAHS mooy PAH-lee-dohYou're very pale. To a man.
mareadomah-reh-AH-dohdizzy, a man
me duelemeh DWEH-lehit hurts me
cuánta aguaKWAHN-tah AH-gwahhow much water
¿Cuánta agua tomaste hoy?KWAHN-tah AH-gwah toh-MAHS-teh oyHow much water did you drink today? To a friend.
¿Qué le pasa al señor?keh leh PAH-sah ahl seh-NYOHRWhat's wrong with the gentleman?
Le duele la cabeza.leh DWEH-leh lah kah-BEH-sahHe has a headache.
algún medicamentoahl-GOON meh-dee-kah-MEHN-tohany medication
¿Toma algún medicamento?TOH-mah ahl-GOON meh-dee-kah-MEHN-tohDoes he take any medication?

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