German for English speakers Hospital · Lesson 2

Taking medicine

Medication frequency in German — Zweimal am Tag: morgens und abends (twice a day: morning and evening) — for dosage instructions.

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Honey

Wie oft am Tag nehmen Sie Medikamente?

How many times per day do I have to take the medicine?

Tip: <am Tag> = lit. on the day
Bolin

Zwei mal am Tag: morgens und abends.

Twice a day: in the morning and in the evening.
Honey

Vor oder nach dem Essen?

Before of after meals?

Tip: <vor oder nach> = lit. in front of or after. These cannot tbe used to join sentences, but rather for joining nouns.
Bolin

Vorher und immer auf nüchternen Magen.

Before. Always on an empty stomach.

Tip: <vorher> = lit. before that/it

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you say 'twice a day' in German?

Zweimal am Tag. Or zweimal täglich (formal/medical). Alle 12 Stunden = 'every 12 hours'.

How do you ask 'how many times ...?'?

Wie oft? = 'how often?'. Wie viele Male am Tag? = 'how many times a day?'.

German for medicine?

Die Medikamente (plural, common usage), das Medikament (one medicine), die Tablette (pill), die Arznei (medicine, formal).