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How to Say ‘I need a doctor.’ in German

Ich brauche einen Arzt.

ikh BROW-khuh EYE-nen artst

[ikh BROW-khuh EYE-nen artst]

🇩🇪 In Germany: For emergencies, dial 112. Outside surgery hours, 116117 reaches the on-call doctor service for urgent but non-life-threatening cases.

Phrase Breakdown

Ich brauche

ikh BROW-khuh

I need

'brauche' is 'BROW-cheh', with a throaty 'ch' after 'au'.

Example

Ich brauche Hilfe.

I need help.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

brauche

[BROW-khuh]

need

Verb expressing necessity or requirement.

Example

Ich brauche sie noch vor dem Sommer.

I need it before summer.

einen Arzt.

EYE-nen artst

a doctor.

'Arzt' ends in 'tst': 'ahrtst'.

Example

Wo ist ein Arzt?

Where is a doctor?

Words in this phrase

einen

[EYE-nen]

Indefinite article before a masculine accusative noun.

Example

Ich plane einen kurzen Austausch nächste Woche.

I am planning a short exchange next week.

Arzt

[artst]

doctor

Masculine noun for a medical doctor; female form is Ärztin.

Example

Der Arzt kommt gleich.

The doctor is coming soon.

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