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How to Say ‘I'm prescribing you some pills.’ in Spain Spanish

Le receto unas pastillas.

leh rreh-SEH-toh OO-nahs pahs-TEE-yahs

[leh rreh-SEH-toh OO-nahs pahs-TEE-yahs]

💬 Usage Tip: Le here means "to you" in the polite form, placed before the verb. Same pattern: le doy "I give you", le explico "I'll explain to you".

🇪🇸 In Spain: Doctors usually address patients formally with usted. Answering the same way is the safe choice.

Phrase Breakdown

Le receto

leh rreh-SEH-toh

I'll prescribe you

'Le' is the formal 'to you'. Roll the 'r' in 'receto'.

Example

Le receto antibióticos.

I'll prescribe you antibiotics.

Words in this phrase

[leh]

(to) you (formal)

Indirect object pronoun for 'usted', polite address.

Example

¿Le traigo la carta?

Shall I bring you the menu?

receto

[rreh-SEH-toh]

I prescribe

First person of 'recetar', to prescribe medicine.

Example

Le receto un jarabe.

I'm prescribing you a syrup.

unas pastillas.

OO-nahs pahs-TEE-yahs

some pills.

'Unas' means 'some'. In Spain, the 'll' in 'pastillas' sounds like the 'y' in 'yes'.

Example

Tome unas pastillas.

Take some pills.

Words in this phrase

unas

[OO-nahs]

some

Feminine plural indefinite article, meaning 'some' before plural feminine nouns.

Example

Compré unas naranjas.

I bought some oranges.

pastillas

[pahs-TEE-yahs]

pills

Plural noun for tablets of medicine.

Example

Tomó muchas pastillas.

He took many pills.

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