German · Real conversations
Appointments and pharmacies: German conversation practice
Arrange a visit and clarify medicine instructions. Read the exchange, reveal the translations when you need them, then try your part before looking at the sample answers.
A2 · Read and rehearse
Your role: A customer checking an appointment and pharmacy instructions.
Goal: Arrange a visit and clarify medicine instructions.
Read the conversation
Partner
Guten Tag. Fragen Sie nach diesem Medikament?
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Hello. Are you asking about this medicine?
You
Brauche ich ein Rezept?
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Do I need a prescription?
Partner
Ja, ein Rezept ist nötig. Der Apotheker kann das Etikett erklären.
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Yes, a prescription is required. The pharmacist can explain the label.
You
Wie oft soll ich das einnehmen?
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How often should I take it?
Partner
Bitte beachten Sie das Etikett und fragen Sie den Apotheker. Sie können auch in die Praxis gehen.
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Please follow the label and check with the pharmacist. The clinic can also see you.
You
Ich möchte einen Termin vereinbaren.
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I'd like to make an appointment.
Partner
Ich kann dabei helfen. Welcher Tag würde Ihnen passen?
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I can help with that. Which day would suit you?
You
Ist heute noch etwas frei?
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Is there anything available today?
Partner
Sehen wir in den heutigen Terminplan. Wie lange haben Sie dieses Problem schon?
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Let's check today's schedule. How long have you had this problem?
You
Ich habe das seit drei Tagen.
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I've had this for three days.
Try your part first
Partner says: Hello. Are you asking about this medicine? Your goal: Do I need a prescription?
Reveal a sample reply
Brauche ich ein Rezept?
Do I need a prescription?
Partner says: Yes, a prescription is required. The pharmacist can explain the label. Your goal: How often should I take it?
Reveal a sample reply
Wie oft soll ich das einnehmen?
How often should I take it?
Partner says: Please follow the label and check with the pharmacist. The clinic can also see you. Your goal: I'd like to make an appointment.
Reveal a sample reply
Ich möchte einen Termin vereinbaren.
I'd like to make an appointment.
Partner says: I can help with that. Which day would suit you? Your goal: Is there anything available today?
Reveal a sample reply
Ist heute noch etwas frei?
Is there anything available today?
Partner says: Let's check today's schedule. How long have you had this problem? Your goal: I've had this for three days.
Reveal a sample reply
Ich habe das seit drei Tagen.
I've had this for three days.
Make it your own
- Request a different appointment day.
- Ask the pharmacist to repeat the label instructions.
- Describe a different duration of symptoms.
Keep the useful expression and change the detail. There can be several appropriate answers; the revealed replies are examples to learn from.
This rehearsal in other languages
A note on speaking German
Use Sie for formal address and du with people you address informally. Könnten Sie …? is a useful polite request. Keep noun capitals and the verb position shown in each complete sentence.
The examples preserve German accents and ß. Read a full sentence before replacing a detail: a subordinate clause can move the verb to the end, and case can change an article or pronoun.
