How to Say ‘The doctor prescribed for you’ in Mexican Spanish
Le mandó el doctor
leh mahn-DOH el dok-TOR
[leh mahn-DOH el dok-TOR]
💬 Usage Tip: mandar "to send, to order" is the everyday way to say a doctor prescribed something: me mandó pastillas "he prescribed me pills".
Phrase Breakdown
Le mandó
leh mahn-DOH
prescribed to you / sent you
'Le' is the formal indirect object (to you). In 'mandó', stress the final 'ó': mahn-DOH.
Le mandó una carta.
He sent you a letter.
Words in this phrase
Le
[leh]
To him/her
'Le' is an indirect object pronoun referring to a third person singular.
Le he entregado el paquete.
I have delivered the package to him/her.
mandó
[mahn-DOH]
prescribed / sent
Past of 'mandar'; for doctors, it means ordered or prescribed.
El doctor me mandó reposo.
The doctor prescribed me rest.
el doctor
el dok-TOR
the doctor
Article plus noun. Stress the last syllable: dohk-TOHR, with a tapped 'r'.
El doctor llega a las diez.
The doctor arrives at ten.
Words in this phrase
el
[el]
the
Masculine singular definite article.
«El» acompaña al sustantivo en «El crecimiento».
“El” accompanies the noun in “The growth.”
doctor
[dok-TOR]
doctor
Used when you need medical help or want to ask for a physician.
Necesito un doctor urgentemente.
I need a doctor urgently.
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