Learn how to ask for medical assistance
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Hello and welcome to Polish Survival Phrases brought to you by PolishPod101.com, this course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to Poland. You will be surprised at how far a little Polish will go. |
| Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by PolishPod101.com and there, you will find the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. |
Lesson focus |
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| In today's lesson, we will introduce you to some phrases you will find useful in case you need medical assistance. When traveling, sometimes the body takes a little time to adjust, and the immune system is no different. Today, we will go over some phrases that will help get you to a location where you can get medical assistance. We will start with the phrase "Please take me to the hospital." |
| In Polish, "Please, take me to the hospital" is Proszę mnie zabrać do szpitala. |
| The first word is proszę ("please"), and you know it very well. Next, we have mnie ("me"). |
| This is followed by zabrać, which means "to take." To recap here, so far we have Proszę mnie zabrać ("Please, take me"). |
| Let's look at the next two words do szpitala, which mean "to the hospital." |
| If you would like someone to take you to visit a doctor, you can use the following phrase: "Please take me to the doctor" in Polish is Proszę mnie zabrać do lekarza. As you can see, this phrase is very similar to the previous one. You have Proszę mnie zabrać ("please take me"), and then do lekarza, which means "to the doctor." |
| So in this phrase, the only thing that changes is do lekarza in place of do szpitala. |
| If things aren't too bad, perhaps you only need to get to a pharmacy. In Polish, "I need to find a pharmacy" is Muszę znaleźć aptekę. |
| The first word muszę means, "I must." |
| Then we have znaleźć, which means "to find." Finally, you have aptekę, meaning "pharmacy." |
| So all together, we have Muszę znaleźć aptekę. It literally means, "I have to find a pharmacy." Be careful because for some medicine you might need a medical prescription, so make sure to see a doctor who will give you the right prescription in order to buy medicine at the pharmacy. |
| Then you might be asked, Czy ma pan receptę? "Do you have a medical prescription, sir?" |
| Cultural Insights |
| Visitors with a so-called European Health Insurance Card from EU countries are entitled to receive medical treatment in Poland for free or at a reduced rate. Before you travel, you should fill out all appropriate applications in order to get this card. |
| For minor health problems, you can always visit the local chemist, pharmacy, or drugstore. |
| They should be able to help. In case of emergencies, please dial 999. If you're calling from a cell phone, do not forget to dial the local area code and then the emergency number. You can also dial 112 without dialing the local area code. You will be transferred to the appropriate department. |
Outro |
| Okay, to close out this lesson, we'd like you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for shouting it aloud. |
| You have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so powodzenia, which means “good luck” in Polish. |
| "Please take me to the hospital." - Proszę mnie zabrać do szpitala. |
| Proszę mnie zabrać do szpitala. |
| Proszę mnie zabrać do szpitala. |
| "Please take me to the doctor." - Proszę mnie zabrać do lekarza. |
| Proszę mnie zabrać do lekarza. |
| Proszę mnie zabrać do lekarza. |
| "I need to find a pharmacy." - Muszę znaleźć aptekę. |
| Muszę znaleźć aptekę. |
| Muszę znaleźć aptekę. |
| "Do you have a medical prescription, sir?" - Czy ma pan receptę? |
| Czy ma pan receptę? |
| Czy ma pan receptę? |
| All right, that's going to do it for today. Remember to stop by PolishPod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. |
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