# Basic Spanish for Healthcare Workers
## 200+ Essential Phrases for Clinical Settings

**Price:** $19 | **Format:** PDF + Markdown  
A practical, scenario-based Spanish workbook for doctors, nurses, medical assistants, EMTs, and all healthcare professionals.

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## 📖 How to Use This Workbook

Each phrase includes:
- **English** — what you want to say
- **Español** — the Spanish translation
- **Pronunciation** — phonetic guide (stress the **bold** syllable)

**Quick pronunciation notes:**
- `h` is always silent (hola = **oh**-lah)
- `ll` sounds like "y" (llamar = yah-**mar**)
- `ñ` sounds like "ny" (señor = sen-**yor**)
- `j` sounds like English "h" (jabón = hah-**bon**)
- `qu` sounds like "k" (que = keh)
- Vowels are consistent: a=ah, e=eh, i=ee, o=oh, u=oo

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## 🏥 Section 1: Patient Intake & Registration

### Greetings
| # | English | Español | Pronunciation |
|---|---------|---------|---------------|
| 1 | Hello | Hola | **oh**-lah |
| 2 | Good morning | Buenos días | **bweh**-nos **dee**-ahs |
| 3 | Good afternoon | Buenas tardes | **bweh**-nas **tar**-des |
| 4 | Good evening / night | Buenas noches | **bweh**-nas **no**-ches |
| 5 | Welcome | Bienvenido/a | byen-veh-**nee**-doh/dah |
| 6 | How are you? | ¿Cómo está? | **koh**-moh es-**tah** |
| 7 | Please | Por favor | por fah-**vor** |
| 8 | Thank you | Gracias | **grah**-syahs |
| 9 | You're welcome | De nada | deh **nah**-dah |
| 10 | Excuse me / I'm sorry | Disculpe / Lo siento | dees-**kool**-peh / loh **syen**-toh |

### Basic Information
| # | English | Español | Pronunciation |
|---|---------|---------|---------------|
| 11 | What is your name? | ¿Cómo se llama? | **koh**-moh seh **yah**-mah |
| 12 | My name is [Dr. Smith] | Me llamo [Dr. Smith] | meh **yah**-moh |
| 13 | What is your date of birth? | ¿Cuál es su fecha de nacimiento? | kwahl es soo **feh**-chah deh nah-see-myen-toh |
| 14 | How old are you? | ¿Cuántos años tiene? | **kwahn**-tos **ahn**-yos **tyeh**-neh |
| 15 | Do you have insurance? | ¿Tiene seguro médico? | **tyeh**-neh seh-**goo**-ro **meh**-dee-koh |
| 16 | Do you have an ID? | ¿Tiene identificación? | **tyeh**-neh ee-den-tee-fee-kah-syon |
| 17 | Please sign here | Firme aquí, por favor | **feer**-meh ah-**kee** por fah-**vor** |
| 18 | Please have a seat | Siéntese, por favor | **syen**-teh-seh por fah-**vor** |
| 19 | The doctor will see you soon | El doctor la/lo verá pronto | el dok-**tor** lah/loh veh-**rah** **pron**-toh |
| 20 | Someone will call your name | Alguien llamará su nombre | **ahl**-gyen yah-mah-**rah** soo **nom**-breh |

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## 🩺 Section 2: Chief Complaint & Pain Assessment

### What Brings You In
| # | English | Español | Pronunciation |
|---|---------|---------|---------------|
| 21 | What brings you in today? | ¿Qué le trae hoy? | keh leh **trah**-eh oy |
| 22 | How can I help you? | ¿Cómo puedo ayudarle? | **koh**-moh **pweh**-doh ah-yoo-**dar**-leh |
| 23 | What is the problem? | ¿Cuál es el problema? | kwahl es el proh-**bleh**-mah |
| 24 | When did it start? | ¿Cuándo empezó? | **kwahn**-doh em-peh-**soh** |
| 25 | How long have you had this? | ¿Desde cuándo tiene esto? | **des**-deh **kwahn**-doh **tyeh**-neh **es**-toh |
| 26 | Has this happened before? | ¿Le ha pasado esto antes? | leh ah pah-**sah**-doh **es**-toh **ahn**-tes |

### Pain Assessment (OPQRST)
| # | English | Español | Pronunciation |
|---|---------|---------|---------------|
| 27 | Do you have pain? | ¿Tiene dolor? | **tyeh**-neh doh-**lor** |
| 28 | Where does it hurt? | ¿Dónde le duele? | **don**-deh leh **dweh**-leh |
| 29 | Point to where it hurts | Señale dónde le duele | seh-**nyah**-leh **don**-deh leh **dweh**-leh |
| 30 | On a scale of 0 to 10... | En una escala del cero al diez... | en **oo**-nah es-**kah**-lah del **seh**-roh al dyays |
| 31 | Zero is no pain, ten is the worst | Cero es sin dolor, diez es el peor | **seh**-roh es seen doh-**lor**, dyays es el peh-**or** |
| 32 | What kind of pain? | ¿Qué tipo de dolor? | keh **tee**-poh deh doh-**lor** |
| 33 | Sharp / stabbing | Agudo / punzante | ah-**goo**-doh / poon-**sahn**-teh |
| 34 | Dull / aching | Sordo / molesto | **sor**-doh / moh-**les**-toh |
| 35 | Burning | Ardiente / que quema | ar-**dyen**-teh / keh **keh**-mah |
| 36 | Throbbing / pounding | Palpitante / latido | pal-pee-**tahn**-teh / lah-**tee**-doh |
| 37 | Constant or comes and goes? | ¿Es constante o va y viene? | es kon-**stahn**-teh oh vah ee **vyeh**-neh |
| 38 | What makes it better? | ¿Qué lo mejora? | keh loh meh-**ho**-rah |
| 39 | What makes it worse? | ¿Qué lo empeora? | keh loh em-peh-**oh**-rah |
| 40 | Does anything relieve the pain? | ¿Algo alivia el dolor? | **ahl**-goh ah-**lee**-vyah el doh-**lor** |
| 41 | Have you taken any medication? | ¿Ha tomado algún medicamento? | ah toh-**mah**-doh ahl-**goon** meh-dee-kah-**men**-toh |

### Common Symptoms
| # | English | Español | Pronunciation |
|---|---------|---------|---------------|
| 42 | Fever | Fiebre / calentura | **fyeh**-breh / kah-len-**too**-rah |
| 43 | Cough | Tos | tohs |
| 44 | Shortness of breath | Falta de aire / dificultad para respirar | **fahl**-tah deh **eye**-reh / dee-fee-kool-**tahd** **pah**-rah res-pee-**rar** |
| 45 | Nausea / vomiting | Náusea / vómito | **now**-seh-ah / **voh**-mee-toh |
| 46 | Diarrhea | Diarrea | dyah-**rreh**-ah |
| 47 | Constipation | Estreñimiento | es-treh-nyee-**myen**-toh |
| 48 | Dizziness | Mareo | mah-**reh**-oh |
| 49 | Headache | Dolor de cabeza | doh-**lor** deh kah-**beh**-sah |
| 50 | Chest pain | Dolor de pecho | doh-**lor** deh **peh**-choh |
| 51 | Swelling | Hinchazón | een-chah-**son** |
| 52 | Rash | Sarpullido / erupción | sar-poo-**yee**-doh / eh-roop-**syon** |
| 53 | Bleeding | Sangrado | san-**grah**-doh |
| 54 | Fatigue / tiredness | Cansancio / fatiga | kan-**sahn**-syoh / fah-**tee**-gah |
| 55 | Difficulty swallowing | Dificultad para tragar | dee-fee-kool-**tahd** **pah**-rah trah-**gar** |

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## 🩻 Section 3: Physical Exam Commands

| # | English | Español | Pronunciation |
|---|---------|---------|---------------|
| 56 | Sit down, please | Siéntese, por favor | **syen**-teh-seh por fah-**vor** |
| 57 | Stand up, please | Levántese, por favor | leh-**vahn**-teh-seh por fah-**vor** |
| 58 | Lie down, please | Acuéstese, por favor | ah-**kwes**-teh-seh por fah-**vor** |
| 59 | Lie on your back | Acuéstese boca arriba | ah-**kwes**-teh-seh **boh**-kah ah-**rree**-bah |
| 60 | Lie on your stomach | Acuéstese boca abajo | ah-**kwes**-teh-seh **boh**-kah ah-**bah**-hoh |
| 61 | Lie on your side | Acuéstese de lado | ah-**kwes**-teh-seh deh **lah**-doh |
| 62 | Turn around | Voltéese / Dese la vuelta | vol-**teh**-eh-seh / **deh**-seh lah **vwell**-tah |
| 63 | Take a deep breath | Respire profundo | res-**pee**-reh proh-**foon**-doh |
| 64 | Breathe in / breathe out | Inspire / expire | een-**spee**-reh / ex-**pee**-reh |
| 65 | Hold your breath | Aguante la respiración | ah-**gwahn**-teh lah res-pee-rah-**syon** |
| 66 | Cough | Tosa | **toh**-sah |
| 67 | Open your mouth | Abra la boca | **ah**-brah lah **boh**-kah |
| 68 | Stick out your tongue | Saque la lengua | **sah**-keh lah **len**-gwah |
| 69 | Say "ahh" | Diga "ahh" | **dee**-gah ahh |
| 70 | Look at me / follow my finger | Míreme / siga mi dedo | **mee**-reh-meh / **see**-gah mee **deh**-doh |
| 71 | Close your eyes | Cierre los ojos | **syeh**-reh los **oh**-hos |
| 72 | Squeeze my hands | Apriete mis manos | ah-**pryeh**-teh mees **mah**-nos |
| 73 | Push against my hands | Empuje contra mis manos | em-**poo**-heh **kon**-trah mees **mah**-nos |
| 74 | Raise your arms | Levante los brazos | leh-**vahn**-teh los **brah**-sos |
| 75 | Bend your knees | Doble las rodillas | **doh**-bleh las roh-**dee**-yahs |
| 76 | Walk for me | Camine para mí | kah-**mee**-neh **pah**-rah mee |
| 77 | Relax | Relájese | reh-**lah**-heh-seh |
| 78 | Don't move | No se mueva | noh seh **mweh**-vah |
| 79 | Tell me if it hurts | Dígame si le duele | **dee**-gah-meh see leh **dweh**-leh |
| 80 | I'm going to examine you | Voy a examinarle | voy ah ex-ah-mee-**nar**-leh |

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## 🩸 Section 4: Vital Signs, Labs & Procedures

### Vital Signs
| # | English | Español | Pronunciation |
|---|---------|---------|---------------|
| 81 | I'm going to take your blood pressure | Voy a tomarle la presión | voy ah toh-**mar**-leh lah preh-**syon** |
| 82 | I'm going to take your temperature | Voy a tomarle la temperatura | voy ah toh-**mar**-leh lah tem-peh-rah-**too**-rah |
| 83 | I'm going to check your pulse | Voy a checarle el pulso | voy ah cheh-**kar**-leh el **pool**-soh |
| 84 | I'm going to check your oxygen | Voy a checarle el oxígeno | voy ah cheh-**kar**-leh el ok-**see**-heh-noh |
| 85 | I need to weigh you | Necesito pesarle | neh-seh-**see**-toh peh-**sar**-leh |
| 86 | Step on the scale | Súbase a la báscula | **soo**-bah-seh ah lah **bahs**-koo-lah |

### Lab & Blood Draw
| # | English | Español | Pronunciation |
|---|---------|---------|---------------|
| 87 | I need to draw blood | Necesito sacarle sangre | neh-seh-**see**-toh sah-**kar**-leh **sahn**-greh |
| 88 | You will feel a small pinch | Va a sentir un pequeño piquete | vah ah sen-**teer** oon peh-**keh**-nyoh pee-**keh**-teh |
| 89 | Make a fist | Haga un puño | **ah**-gah oon **poo**-nyoh |
| 90 | Hold pressure here | Presione aquí | preh-**syo**-neh ah-**kee** |
| 91 | Don't bend your arm | No doble el brazo | noh **doh**-bleh el **brah**-soh |
| 92 | I need a urine sample | Necesito una muestra de orina | neh-seh-**see**-toh **oo**-nah **mwehs**-trah deh oh-**ree**-nah |
| 93 | Please use this cup | Use este vaso, por favor | **oo**-seh **es**-teh **vah**-soh por fah-**vor** |
| 94 | We need to do an X-ray | Necesitamos hacer una radiografía | neh-seh-see-**tah**-mos ah-**ser** **oo**-nah rah-dyoh-grah-**fee**-ah |
| 95 | We need to do an EKG | Necesitamos hacer un electrocardiograma | neh-seh-see-**tah**-mos ah-**ser** oon eh-lek-troh-kar-dyoh-**grah**-mah |
| 96 | The results will be ready [tomorrow] | Los resultados estarán listos [mañana] | los reh-sool-**tah**-dos es-tah-**rahn** **lees**-tos [mah-**nyah**-nah] |
| 97 | Are you allergic to any medications? | ¿Es alérgico/a a algún medicamento? | es ah-**ler**-hee-koh/kah ah ahl-**goon** meh-dee-kah-**men**-toh |
| 98 | Are you allergic to latex? | ¿Es alérgico/a al látex? | es ah-**ler**-hee-koh/kah ahl **lah**-tex |
| 99 | Do you take blood thinners? | ¿Toma anticoagulantes? | **toh**-mah an-tee-koh-ah-goo-**lahn**-tes |
| 100 | When did you last eat? | ¿Cuándo fue la última vez que comió? | **kwahn**-doh fweh lah **ool**-tee-mah ves keh koh-**myoh** |

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## 🚨 Section 5: Emergency Phrases

| # | English | Español | Pronunciation |
|---|---------|---------|---------------|
| 101 | Emergency! | ¡Emergencia! | eh-mer-**hen**-syah |
| 102 | Help! | ¡Ayuda! | ah-**yoo**-dah |
| 103 | Call 911! | ¡Llame al nueve-uno-uno! | **yah**-meh ahl **nweh**-veh-**oo**-noh-**oo**-noh |
| 104 | I need help now! | ¡Necesito ayuda ahora! | neh-seh-**see**-toh ah-**yoo**-dah ah-**oh**-rah |
| 105 | Are you okay? | ¿Está bien? | es-**tah** byen |
| 106 | Can you hear me? | ¿Me escucha? | meh es-**koo**-chah |
| 107 | Open your eyes | Abra los ojos | **ah**-brah los **oh**-hos |
| 108 | Stay with me | Quédese conmigo | **keh**-deh-seh kon-**mee**-goh |
| 109 | Don't fall asleep | No se duerma | noh seh **dwehr**-mah |
| 110 | Are you having chest pain? | ¿Tiene dolor de pecho? | **tyeh**-neh doh-**lor** deh **peh**-choh |
| 111 | Are you having trouble breathing? | ¿Tiene dificultad para respirar? | **tyeh**-neh dee-fee-kool-**tahd** **pah**-rah res-pee-**rar** |
| 112 | Are you choking? | ¿Se está ahogando? | seh es-**tah** ah-oh-**gahn**-doh |
| 113 | Can you speak? | ¿Puede hablar? | **pweh**-deh ah-**blar** |
| 114 | What did you take? | ¿Qué tomó? | keh toh-**moh** |
| 115 | How much did you take? | ¿Cuánto tomó? | **kwahn**-toh toh-**moh** |
| 116 | When did you take it? | ¿Cuándo lo tomó? | **kwahn**-doh loh toh-**moh** |
| 117 | Are you allergic to anything? | ¿Es alérgico a algo? | es ah-**ler**-hee-koh ah **ahl**-goh |
| 118 | Is she/he pregnant? | ¿Está embarazada? | es-**tah** em-bah-rah-**sah**-dah |
| 119 | Have you fallen? | ¿Se ha caído? | seh ah kah-**ee**-doh |
| 120 | Where does it hurt the most? | ¿Dónde le duele más? | **don**-deh leh **dweh**-leh mahs |
| 121 | I'm going to help you | Voy a ayudarle | voy ah ah-yoo-**dar**-leh |
| 122 | The ambulance is coming | La ambulancia viene | lah am-boo-**lahn**-syah **vyeh**-neh |
| 123 | We're taking you to the hospital | Lo/La estamos llevando al hospital | loh/lah es-**tah**-mos yeh-**vahn**-doh ahl os-pee-**tahl** |
| 124 | Stay calm | Mantenga la calma | mahn-**ten**-gah lah **kahl**-mah |
| 125 | Everything is going to be okay | Todo va a estar bien | **toh**-doh vah ah es-**tar** byen |

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## 📅 Section 6: Time, Numbers & Scheduling

### Numbers
| # | English | Español | Pronunciation |
|---|---------|---------|---------------|
| 126 | One, two, three | Uno, dos, tres | **oo**-noh, dos, tres |
| 127 | Four, five, six | Cuatro, cinco, seis | **kwah**-troh, **seen**-koh, says |
| 128 | Seven, eight, nine | Siete, ocho, nueve | **syeh**-teh, **oh**-choh, **nweh**-veh |
| 129 | Ten, twenty, thirty | Diez, veinte, treinta | dyays, **vayn**-teh, **trayn**-tah |
| 130 | One hundred | Cien / ciento | syen / **syen**-toh |

### Time & Scheduling
| # | English | Español | Pronunciation |
|---|---------|---------|---------------|
| 131 | Now | Ahora | ah-**oh**-rah |
| 132 | Today | Hoy | oy |
| 133 | Tomorrow | Mañana | mah-**nyah**-nah |
| 134 | Yesterday | Ayer | ah-**yer** |
| 135 | This week | Esta semana | **es**-tah seh-**mah**-nah |
| 136 | Next week | La próxima semana | lah **prok**-see-mah seh-**mah**-nah |
| 137 | In the morning | En la mañana | en lah mah-**nyah**-nah |
| 138 | In the afternoon | En la tarde | en lah **tar**-deh |
| 139 | At night | En la noche | en lah **no**-cheh |
| 140 | Your appointment is at [time] | Su cita es a las [time] | soo **see**-tah es ah lahs |
| 141 | You need to come back in [X] days | Necesita regresar en [X] días | neh-seh-**see**-tah reh-greh-**sar** en [X] **dee**-ahs |
| 142 | Come back if it gets worse | Regrese si empeora | reh-**greh**-seh see em-peh-**oh**-rah |
| 143 | Before eating / fasting | En ayunas | en ah-**yoo**-nahs |
| 144 | After eating | Después de comer | des-**pwes** deh koh-**mer** |
| 145 | Every [X] hours | Cada [X] horas | **kah**-dah [X] **oh**-rahs |
| 146 | Once a day | Una vez al día | **oo**-nah ves ahl **dee**-ah |
| 147 | Twice a day | Dos veces al día | dos **veh**-ses ahl **dee**-ah |

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## 💊 Section 7: Medication & Pharmacy

| # | English | Español | Pronunciation |
|---|---------|---------|---------------|
| 148 | I'm going to prescribe medication | Voy a recetarle un medicamento | voy ah reh-seh-**tar**-leh oon meh-dee-kah-**men**-toh |
| 149 | Take this medication | Tome este medicamento | **toh**-meh **es**-teh meh-dee-kah-**men**-toh |
| 150 | Take [X] pill(s) | Tome [X] pastilla(s) | **toh**-meh [X] pas-**tee**-yah(s) |
| 151 | With food | Con comida | kon koh-**mee**-dah |
| 152 | Without food / on an empty stomach | Sin comida / con el estómago vacío | seen koh-**mee**-dah / kon el es-**toh**-mah-goh vah-**see**-oh |
| 153 | With water | Con agua | kon **ah**-gwah |
| 154 | In the morning / at night | En la mañana / en la noche | en lah mah-**nyah**-nah / en lah **no**-cheh |
| 155 | For [X] days | Por [X] días | por [X] **dee**-ahs |
| 156 | Until you finish the bottle | Hasta que termine el frasco | **ahs**-tah keh ter-**mee**-neh el **frahs**-koh |
| 157 | Do not stop taking it | No deje de tomarlo | noh **deh**-heh deh toh-**mar**-loh |
| 158 | Antibiotic | Antibiótico | an-tee-**byoh**-tee-koh |
| 159 | Pain reliever | Analgésico / calmante | ah-nahl-**heh**-see-koh / kahl-**mahn**-teh |
| 160 | Side effects | Efectos secundarios | eh-**fek**-tos seh-koon-**dah**-ryos |
| 161 | If you have a reaction | Si tiene una reacción | see **tyeh**-neh **oo**-nah reh-ak-**syon** |
| 162 | Go to the emergency room | Vaya a la sala de emergencias | **vah**-yah ah lah **sah**-lah deh eh-mer-**hen**-syas |
| 163 | Call the clinic | Llame a la clínica | **yah**-meh ah lah **klee**-nee-kah |
| 164 | Do you have a pharmacy you use? | ¿Tiene una farmacia que usa? | **tyeh**-neh **oo**-nah far-**mah**-syah keh **oo**-sah |
| 165 | I'm sending the prescription electronically | Estoy enviando la receta electrónicamente | es-**toy** en-vee-**ahn**-doh lah reh-**seh**-tah eh-lek-**troh**-nee-kah-**men**-teh |

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## 🏠 Section 8: Medical History

| # | English | Español | Pronunciation |
|---|---------|---------|---------------|
| 166 | Do you have any medical conditions? | ¿Tiene alguna condición médica? | **tyeh**-neh ahl-**goo**-nah kon-dee-**syon** **meh**-dee-kah |
| 167 | Diabetes | Diabetes | dyah-**beh**-tes |
| 168 | High blood pressure | Presión alta / hipertensión | preh-**syon** **ahl**-tah / ee-per-ten-**syon** |
| 169 | Asthma | Asma | **ahs**-mah |
| 170 | Heart problems | Problemas del corazón | proh-**bleh**-mas del koh-rah-**son** |
| 171 | Have you had any surgeries? | ¿Ha tenido cirugías? | ah teh-**nee**-doh see-roo-**hee**-ahs |
| 172 | Are you pregnant? | ¿Está embarazada? | es-**tah** em-bah-rah-**sah**-dah |
| 173 | Do you smoke? | ¿Fuma? | **foo**-mah |
| 174 | Do you drink alcohol? | ¿Toma alcohol? | **toh**-mah ahl-koh-**ohl** |
| 175 | How much? | ¿Cuánto? | **kwahn**-toh |
| 176 | Do you use drugs? | ¿Usa drogas? | **oo**-sah **droh**-gahs |
| 177 | Any family history of...? | ¿Antecedentes familiares de...? | ahn-teh-seh-**den**-tes fah-mee-**lyah**-res deh |
| 178 | What medications do you take at home? | ¿Qué medicamentos toma en casa? | keh meh-dee-kah-**men**-tos **toh**-mah en **kah**-sah |
| 179 | Do you take anything for...? | ¿Toma algo para...? | **toh**-mah **ahl**-goh **pah**-rah |

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## 👶 Section 9: Pediatric Phrases

| # | English | Español | Pronunciation |
|---|---------|---------|---------------|
| 180 | Is this your child? | ¿Es su hijo/hija? | es soo **ee**-hoh/**ee**-hah |
| 181 | How old is he/she? | ¿Cuántos años tiene? | **kwahn**-tos **ahn**-yos **tyeh**-neh |
| 182 | Don't be scared | No tenga miedo | noh **ten**-gah **myeh**-doh |
| 183 | This won't hurt | Esto no va a doler | **es**-toh noh vah ah doh-**ler** |
| 184 | You're being very brave | Eres muy valiente | **eh**-res mwee vah-**lyen**-teh |
| 185 | Good job! | ¡Muy bien! | mwee byen |
| 186 | Almost done | Ya casi terminamos | yah **kah**-see ter-mee-**nah**-mos |
| 187 | You can hold your mom/dad's hand | Puedes agarrar la mano de mamá/papá | **pweh**-des ah-gah-**rrar** lah **mah**-noh deh mah-**mah**/pah-**pah** |
| 188 | Open big like a lion | Abre grande como un león | **ah**-breh **grahn**-deh **koh**-moh oon leh-**on** |

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## 📝 Section 10: Basic Verbs & Commands

| # | English | Español (command form) | Pronunciation |
|---|---------|------------------------|---------------|
| 189 | Eat | Coma | **koh**-mah |
| 190 | Drink | Tome / Beba | **toh**-meh / **beh**-bah |
| 191 | Take (medicine) | Tome | **toh**-meh |
| 192 | Wait | Espere | es-**peh**-reh |
| 193 | Come | Venga | **ven**-gah |
| 194 | Go | Vaya | **vah**-yah |
| 195 | Stop | Pare | **pah**-reh |
| 196 | Rest | Descanse | des-**kahn**-seh |
| 197 | Sleep | Duerma | **dwehr**-mah |
| 198 | Call (phone) | Llame | **yah**-meh |
| 199 | Bring | Traiga | **try**-gah |
| 200 | Tell me | Dígame | **dee**-gah-meh |
| 201 | Show me | Muéstreme | **mwes**-treh-meh |
| 202 | Repeat | Repita | reh-**pee**-tah |
| 203 | Slowly | Despacio / lento | des-**pah**-syoh / **len**-toh |
| 204 | I don't understand | No entiendo | noh en-**tyen**-doh |
| 205 | Do you understand? | ¿Entiende? | en-**tyen**-deh |
| 206 | Do you have questions? | ¿Tiene preguntas? | **tyeh**-neh preh-**goon**-tahs |
| 207 | I'm going to get the interpreter | Voy a buscar al intérprete | voy ah boos-**kar** ahl een-**ter**-preh-teh |
| 208 | One moment, please | Un momento, por favor | oon moh-**men**-toh por fah-**vor** |

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## 🎓 Section 11: Cultural Tips for Spanish-Speaking Patients

- **Use formal address:** Use "usted" (not "tú") with adult patients. It shows respect.
- **Greet everyone:** Acknowledge family members in the room. Family involvement in healthcare decisions is common.
- **Personal space:** Standing closer during conversation is normal in many Latin American cultures — don't step back.
- **Time flexibility:** "Ahora" (now) can mean "soon." Be patient and clarify with specific times.
- **Respect for authority:** Patients may say "yes" even if they don't understand, out of respect. Use teach-back: "Tell me what you understood."
- **Pain expression:** May be more verbal or expressive than expected — this is cultural, not exaggerated.
- **Eye contact:** Less direct eye contact can be a sign of respect, not dishonesty.
- **"Susto" and folk illnesses:** Some patients may attribute symptoms to folk illnesses (susto, empacho, mal de ojo). Listen respectfully.
- **Herbal remedies:** Ask what home remedies or herbs the patient is taking — they may not think to mention them as "medicine."
- **"Señor/Señora/Señorita":** Always use a title + last name unless invited to use first name.

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## 📋 Quick Reference Cards

### Top 10 Most-Used Phrases
1. ¿Cómo está? — How are you?
2. ¿Dónde le duele? — Where does it hurt?
3. Respire profundo — Take a deep breath
4. Voy a examinarle — I'm going to examine you
5. ¿Es alérgico a algo? — Are you allergic to anything?
6. Tome este medicamento — Take this medication
7. ¿Tiene preguntas? — Do you have questions?
8. Regrese si empeora — Come back if it gets worse
9. Un momento, por favor — One moment, please
10. Voy a buscar al intérprete — I'm going to get the interpreter

### Emergency Quick Reference
- ¡Ayuda! — Help!
- ¿Está bien? — Are you okay?
- ¿Tiene dolor de pecho? — Are you having chest pain?
- ¿Puede hablar? — Can you speak?
- ¿Qué tomó? — What did you take?
- Mantenga la calma — Stay calm
- Todo va a estar bien — Everything is going to be okay

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## 📖 About This Workbook

This workbook was created by TemplateForge for healthcare professionals who want to provide better care to Spanish-speaking patients. The phrases are practical, scenario-based, and designed for real clinical situations — not textbook Spanish.

**Tips for learning:**
- Learn 5-10 phrases per week — focus on the sections most relevant to your role
- Practice pronunciation out loud
- Use the phrases with patients — they'll appreciate the effort even if your accent isn't perfect
- When in doubt, use an interpreter for complex medical discussions

**Disclaimer:** This workbook is a communication aid, not a substitute for qualified medical interpretation. For informed consent, complex diagnoses, or treatment discussions, always use a certified medical interpreter.

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