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How to Say ‘The doctor is coming right away.’ in German

Der Arzt kommt gleich.

dair artst komt glykh

[dair artst komt glykh]

🇩🇪 In Germany: In German practices, gleich can still mean a wait of several minutes or more. Settle in rather than expecting the doctor instantly.

Phrase Breakdown

Der Arzt

dair artst

The doctor

'Arzt' is masculine, so it takes 'der'. The ending 'rzt' is said together: 'artst'.

Example

Der Arzt ist nett.

The doctor is nice.

Words in this phrase

Der

[dair]

the

Feminine article in the dative case, used after 'in' for location.

Example

Das steht in der Zeitung.

That's in the newspaper.

Arzt

[artst]

doctor

A male doctor; often used generally for doctor in simple learning contexts.

Example

Der Arzt arbeitet heute in der Praxis.

The doctor is working in the practice today.

kommt gleich.

komt glykh

is coming shortly.

'gleich' means 'in a moment'. German uses the present tense for the near future.

Example

Der Bus kommt gleich.

The bus is coming soon.

Words in this phrase

kommt

[komt]

comes; is coming

A form of 'kommen' used to say something comes out or arrives.

Example

Kommt aus dem Hahn noch warmes Wasser?

Is hot water still coming out of the tap?

gleich

[glykh]

soon / in a moment

Indicates that the meeting will happen very shortly.

Example

Der Fahrer ist schon da, wir sehen uns gleich.

The driver is already there; we’ll see each other in a moment.

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