Medical Spanish Podcast

Molly Martin, MD
Medical Spanish Podcast
PREMIUM MEDICAL SPANISH

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These medical Spanish lessons are based on common clinical encounters written and recorded with my teachers from Latin America. We also interview real patients and providers from Latin America. In these interactive audio lessons, we cover basic to ADVANCED Spanish. In order to support this free podcast, I also offer member-only podcasts. In the interactive member lessons at docmolly.com, we take a deep dive into the Spanish you hear in the free lessons. We review the key vocabulary and grammar and interpret the key phrases between English and Spanish. This podcast is ideal for ANYONE (not just medical providers and interpreters) who wants to reach an advanced level through listening and speaking.

  1. Learn Flu Symptoms in Spanish

    DEC 19

    Learn Flu Symptoms in Spanish

    Señora Garcia presents with a terrible cold to the clinic. Following the clinical dialogue, we practice expressing flu and common cold symptoms.Member? Reinforce what you learn. Access full show notes, take the quiz, download the PDF, and ask a question in our Spanish for Infections course.Not a member yet? Support the podcast by becoming a member! Membership gives you access to over 400 interactive medical Spanish lessons organized into easy-to-follow courses. Track your progress, ask questions, and reinforce what you learn with Quizlet sets and downloadable PDFs.Dialogue  2:37 Symptoms of the Flu and Common Cold 4:08 Let’s review señora García’s symptoms, focusing on symptoms typical of the common cold. Tengo un resfriado terrible.Tengo gripe. / Tengo gripa.(I have a terrible cold.) Estoy resfriado(a).Estoy agripado(a).(I have a cold.) Tengo moqueo.Tengo mocos.(I have a runny nose.) Learn more: Do you know other ways to say RUNNY NOSE in Spanish? Tengo dolor de garganta.(I have a sore throat.) ¿Le duele la garganta?(Does your throat hurt?) Me duele al tragar.(It hurts when I swallow.) A + EL > AL + TRAGAR = upon swallowing ¿Tiene tos?(Do you have a cough?) Toser(to cough) Conjugation of TOSER > TOSO / TOSES / TOSE / TOSEMOS / TOSEN ¿Está tosiendo mucho?(Are you coughing a lot?) Toso mucho.(I cough a lot.) ¿Tiene flemas?(Are you bringing up phlegm?) Es una tos seca.(It’s a dry cough.) la nariz tapada(stuffy nose) Tengo la nariz tapada.(I have a stuffy nose.) To express the state of a part of our body, it is common to use the construction TENER + LA PARTE DEL CUERPO + ADJETIVO. Learn more about Describing Our Bodies in Spanish.  Gracias por escuchar. The lessons offered at docmolly.com are solely for learning Spanish. They are not intended to teach medicine or provide medical advice.Related Lessons* Do you know how to say RUNNY NOSE in Spanish?* Talking About Viruses in Spanish* Symptoms of COVID19 in Spanish* Symptoms of the Ears, Nose, Throat, and Chest in SpanishCLICK HERE to take lessons with Ángel! ¡Gracias por escuchar y hasta la próxima!

    11 min
  2. History of Present Illness for Cellulitis in Spanish

    DEC 4

    History of Present Illness for Cellulitis in Spanish

    Learn how to take a history of present illness for cellulitis in Spanish, including key questions about symptoms and systemic signs like fever. In future lessons, we’ll explore risk factors, the exam, and the treatment plan for cellulitis.This clinical dialogue on Celluitis was recorded with my Spanish teacher, Henry Mejía, at the Cultural Spanish School in San Pedro La Laguna, Guatemala. ¡Chécalo! I recommend this school for a fantastic immersion experience!Member? Access the quiz and downloadable PDF, and mark this lesson as complete in our Spanish for Infections course!Not a member yet? Support this project and get access to over 400 audio lessons organized into interactive courses at docmolly.com. Diálogo01:41Greetings and introductionsPA: Buenas tardes. ¿Usted es la señora Sánchez?PT: Así es.PA: Mucho gusto. Soy el asociado médico Henry Mejía.PT: Mucho gusto, doctor.PA: Tengo entendido que tiene un problema en la pierna derecha.PT: Así es. Estoy muy mal de la pierna.PA: ¿Cuándo empezó a notar este problema?PT: Más o menos hace un par de días. Y lo he tenido antes. Siempre me afecta esta pierna.PA: Ya veo. ¿Le duele?PT: Un poco cuando la toco, y me duele más cuando pongo el peso en la pierna derecha. Me cuesta caminar apoyándola.PA: ¿Siente la pierna caliente?PT: Sí. Acabo de notar esto esta mañana.PA: ¿Ha tenido fiebre?PT: Anoche tuve escalofríos, pero no me tomé la temperatura.PA: ¿Ha notado cansancio o malestares?PT: No, estoy bien.Vocabulario02:33el asociado médico / la asociada médicaphysician assistantMucho gusto.Pleased to meet you.estar mal de la piernato have a leg problem / a bad legOJO: ESTAR + MAL DE + LA PARTE DEL CUERPO is a useful phrase for expressing having a problem in a certain part of the body. Examples below. Estoy mal del estómago.I have an upset stomach. / I am sick to my stomach. Estoy mal del corazón.I have a bad heart. poner el peso en la piernato bear weight on the legOJO: You may also see “poner peso en la pierna.” However, my teacher from Mexico, Daniela Grave, was clear that you should say EL PESO when referring to bearing weight on an affected limb. Me duele cuando pongo el peso en la pierna.It hurts when I bear weight on the leg. sentir la pierna calienteto feel that your leg is warmSiento la pierna caliente.My leg feels warm.la temperaturatemperatureNo me tomé la temperatura.I did not take my temperature.la fiebre, la calenturafeverTengo fiebre. / Tengo calentura. I have a fever.los escalofríoschillsTengo escalofríos.I have chills.el cansancio, la fatiguefatigueel malestar, la molestiadiscomfortVolvamos al Diálogo 07:35Gracias a Henry Mejía de la Cultural Spanish School in San Pedro La Laguna, Guatemala y gracias a todos por estudiar español médico con nosotros.

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These medical Spanish lessons are based on common clinical encounters written and recorded with my teachers from Latin America. We also interview real patients and providers from Latin America. In these interactive audio lessons, we cover basic to ADVANCED Spanish. In order to support this free podcast, I also offer member-only podcasts. In the interactive member lessons at docmolly.com, we take a deep dive into the Spanish you hear in the free lessons. We review the key vocabulary and grammar and interpret the key phrases between English and Spanish. This podcast is ideal for ANYONE (not just medical providers and interpreters) who wants to reach an advanced level through listening and speaking.

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