Russian for English speakers Hospital · Lesson 2

Let's go to doctor!

Russian doctor visits — Пойдём к врачу! (Let's go to the doctor!) — with the dative for 'to + person'.

Conversation

  1. Rocky Rocky

    У тебя температура!

    U tebja temperatura!

    You have a fever!

  2. Meera Meera

    Да, у меня ломит всё тело

    Da, u menja lomit vsë telo

    Yes, my whole body aches

  3. Rocky Rocky

    Пойдём к врачу скорее!

    Pojdëm k vraču skoree!

    Let’s go to the doctor fast!

  4. Meera Meera

    Уже иду

    Uže idu

    I am coming

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

What's the dative for 'to + person' in Russian?

К + person (dative case). К врачу (to the doctor), к маме (to mom). Used when going TO someone.

Russian doctor vocabulary?

Врач (doctor), терапевт (general practitioner), специалист (specialist), приём (appointment), поликлиника (clinic).

What does пойдём mean?

'Let's go' (perfective future as imperative). 1st person plural of пойти (to go on foot).

Test yourself

Pick the English translation for each line from this lesson. Wrong answers are pulled from other Russian lessons.

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