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How to Say ‘Did you go to the doctor?’ in Italian

Sei andata dal medico?

sigh ahn-DAH-tah dahl MEH-dee-koh

[sigh ahn-DAH-tah dahl MEH-dee-koh]

💬 Usage Tip: With andare, the ending agrees with the person: andata to a woman, andato to a man. Also da + il merges into dal, as in going to a person's place.

Phrase Breakdown

Sei andata

sigh ahn-DAH-tah

Did you go (to a woman)

Passato prossimo with 'essere', so it ends in -a for a woman. Say 'SEH-ee ahn-DAH-tah'.

Example

Sei andata al mercato?

Did you go to the market?

Words in this phrase

Sei

[sigh]

are

Second person singular present indicative of 'essere'.

Example

Sei pronto per uscire?

Are you ready to go out?

andata

[ahn-DAH-tah]

gone (feminine)

Past participle of 'andare'; ends in -a because the subject is female.

Example

Maria è andata a casa.

Maria went home.

dal medico?

dahl MEH-dee-koh

to the doctor?

'Dal' (da + il) is used for going to a person's place. Stress 'ME': 'dahl MEH-dee-koh?'.

Example

Domani vado dal medico.

Tomorrow I'm going to the doctor.

Words in this phrase

dal

[dahl]

to the (place/person)

'Da' + 'il'; used for going to someone's place, like a doctor's office.

Example

Vado dal dentista.

I'm going to the dentist.

medico

[MEH-dee-koh]

doctor

A doctor or physician; very useful in medical situations.

Example

Il medico arriva tra pochi minuti.

The doctor will arrive in a few minutes.

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