Italian All-in-One For Dummies (90 page)

Mia figlia ha questa brutta orticaria.
(
mee
-ah
fee
-lyah ah
kweh
-stah
brooht
-tah ohr-tee-
kah
-ryah.) (
My daughter has this terrible rash.
)

Mio figlio ha la febbre a 40.
(
mee
-oh
fee
-lyoh ah lah
fehb
-breh ah qwah-
rahn-
tah.) (
My son's temperature is 40 degrees
[or 104 degrees Fahrenheit]
.
)

Talkin' the Talk

Gloria goes to the doctor because her leg is swollen. Without further examination, however, the doctor can't determine the problem. (Track 28)

Gloria:
Mi fa molto male questa gamba.

mee fah
mohl
-toh
mah
-leh
kweh
-stah
gahm
-bah.

This leg hurts very much.

Doctor:
Vedo che è gonfia.

veh
-doh keh
eh
gohn
-fyah.

Yes, I can see it's swollen.

Gloria:
Devo andare all'ospedale?

deh
-voh ahn-
dah
-reh alloh-speh-
dah
-leh?

Do I have to go to the hospital?

Doctor:
Sì, bisogna fare le lastre.

see
, bee-
zoh
-nyah
fah
-reh le
lahs
-treh.

Yes, you need to have some X-rays.

 

Understanding professional medical vocabulary

Various professional people can offer you medical help. They include the following:

il medico
[f/m] (eel
meh
-dee-koh) (
doctor
)

il dottore
[f/m] (eel doht-
toh
-reh) (
doctor
)

la dottoressa
(lah doht-toh-
rehs
-sah) (
female doctor
)

la/lo specialista
[f/m] (lah/loh speh-chah-
lees
-tah) (
specialist
)

la/il dentista
[f/m] (lah/eel dehn-
tees
-tah) (
dentist
)

il chirurgo
[f/m] (eel kee-
roohr
-goh) (
the surgeon
)

l'infermiera
(leen-fehr-
myeh
-rah) (
female nurse
)

l'infermiere
(leen-fehr-
myeh
-reh) (
male nurse
)