Telling doctor stomach hurts: Understanding your treatment and how to take your medicine
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Key Phrases
Dói-me muito a barriga.
My stomach hurts a lot.
Como é que tomo o medicamento?
How do I take the medicine?
Evite café, álcool e fritos.
Avoid coffee, alcohol and fried food.
Skills You'll Learn
Describing symptoms and pain to a doctor
Descrever sintomas e dores ao médico
Understanding instructions on how to take medication
Compreender instruções sobre como tomar medicamentos
Asking questions about health care and recommendations
Fazer perguntas sobre cuidados de saúde e recomendações
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you're at a doctor's office in Portugal. Your stomach hurts a lot, and you want to get some medicine and find out how to take it.
Bom dia, senhora doutora. Dói-me muito a barriga.
Good morning, doctor. My stomach hurts a lot.
Bom dia. Vou receitar-lhe um medicamento para o estômago.
Good morning. I'm going to prescribe you a medicine for your stomach.
Como é que tomo o medicamento?
How do I take the medicine?
Um comprimido de manhã, antes do pequeno-almoço.
One tablet in the morning, before breakfast.
Só uma vez por dia?
Only once a day?
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Bom dia
bohng DEE-ah
Good morning
Senhora doutora
seh-NYOH-rah doh-TOH-ruh
Doctor (addressing a woman)
🇵🇹 In Portugal you address a doctor by title, not by name: senhora doutora for a woman, senhor doutor for a man. Skipping the title can sound abrupt.
See breakdown →Bom dia, senhora doutora.
bohng DEE-ah seh-NYOH-rah doh-TOH-ruh
Good morning, doctor.
A barriga
uh bah-REE-gah
The belly
🇵🇹 barriga is the everyday word patients use. estômago "stomach" is more specific, and doctors will understand either.
See breakdown →Dói-me muito a barriga.
DOY-muh MOO-ee-too uh bah-REE-gah
My stomach hurts a lot.
💬 Portuguese says "to me hurts the belly": the body part comes after the verb, takes a "the" instead of "my", and me shows whose it is. Swap it: Dói-me a cabeça "My head hurts".
See breakdown →Receitar
heh-say-TAHR
To prescribe
💬 The related noun receita means both "prescription" and "recipe". Context tells you whether you're at the pharmacy or the kitchen.
See breakdown →Um medicamento
oong meh-dee-kah-MEN-too
A medicine
Para o estômago
PAH-ruh oo shTOH-mah-goo
For the stomach
Um medicamento para o estômago
oong meh-dee-kah-MEN-too PAH-ruh oo shTOH-mah-goo
A medicine for the stomach
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