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In Course: Swedish A2

At the Health Centre: Appointments and Symptoms

Learn how to contact Swedish healthcare services, book and manage appointments, and clearly describe symptoms, pain severity, and duration in Swedish.
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77 Cards
Lesson#1
In this deck, you will learn how to navigate visits to the Swedish health centre. You will practise booking, rescheduling, and cancelling appointments, as well as describing symptoms, pain, and how long you have felt unwell. This will give you the practical language you need to speak clearly with healthcare staff.
Lesson#2
When you need primary medical care in Sweden, you contact your local primary care clinic, called 'vårdcentralen'. If you need non-emergency medical advice by phone, you call the national advisory service, '1177 Vårdguiden', pronounced 'elva sjuttiosju Vårdguiden'.
Quiz#3
How do you say 'the local health centre' in Swedish?

vårdcentralen

Quiz#4
How do you say 'to call the local health centre' in Swedish?

ringa vårdcentralen

Quiz#5
How do you say 'to call eleven seventy-seven Vårdguiden' in Swedish?

ringa elva sjuttiosju Vårdguiden

Lesson#6
To make an appointment, Swedish uses either the verb 'boka' or 'beställa' together with 'en tid'. When booking with a professional, use the preposition 'hos'. For example, 'hos en läkare' means 'with a doctor', and 'hos en sjuksköterska' means 'with a nurse'.

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