Spanish learning

[Ntte]

hi all, could someone suggest the best (simple and easy to learn) source for learning Spanish to have enough base to complete the residency training. I saw some books at a bookstore but most are kind of too complicated or too high level.

I am looking to learn the absolutely necessary sentences, key words.

 

[EpiDoc]

Just ask me and I will translate for you what you consider the absolutely necessary sentences, key words.

 

[Ntte]

Just ask me and I will translate for you what you consider the absolutely necessary sentences, key words.

Thanks for your kindness.

1. What is your name ?
2. How are you feeling ?
3. Are you in pain ?
4. Please sit on the edge of the bed.
5. Please take some deep breaths in and out.

 

[monkey7247]

Thanks for your kindness.

1. What is your name ?
2. How are you feeling ?
3. Are you in pain ?
4. Please sit on the edge of the bed.
5. Please take some deep breaths in and out.

1) Cual es su nombre? or Como te llamas?
2.) Como sientes?
3) Tienes dolor?
4) Por favor sientate aqui. (point to bed edge)
5) Respire profundo. (remember to say "respire normal" when you want them to stop or they'll breath heavy for your whole exam)

One that works for me is "Toca donde te duele", asks them to touch where they hurt.

hope that helps, I am not a spanish speaker. Spelling is probably all wrong.

 

[EpiDoc]

1) Cual es su nombre? or Como te llamas?
2.) Como sientes?
3) Tienes dolor?
4) Por favor sientate aqui. (point to bed edge)
5) Respire profundo. (remember to say "respire normal" when you want them to stop or they'll breath heavy for your whole exam)

One that works for me is "Toca donde te duele", asks them to touch where they hurt.

hope that helps, I am not a spanish speaker. Spelling is probably all wrong.

Agree with monkey7247 (spelling is great) . Just to clarify:

2) Como te sientes? better than Como sientes?

I am a spanish speaker. If you need further assistance, don´t hesitate to contact me.

 

[efex101]

I also think that maybe instead of saying "como te sientes" it would be best with older patients to say "come se siente"...the "te" is more informal for younger folks versus the se is a little bit more formal and used with older patients.

 

[Ntte]

but could you please break down the sentences a little:

What =
How=
You=
Name=
Pain=
Feeling=

I will soon become a medium level learner, I have taken a resolution to learn one Spanish word a day until July 2005.

thanks again.

 

[Ntte]

I take it this is how you would pronounce the word. for eg: ' komo sientes' with an ' s ' sound at the end. Please correct it if not correct...

 

[EpiDoc]

but could you please break down the sentences a little:

What =
How=
You=
Name=
Pain=
Feeling=

I will soon become a medium level learner, I have taken a resolution to learn one Spanish word a day until July 2005.

thanks again.

I´m going to break down the sentence, but let me tell you that it wont make sense:
What= que
How= como
You= tu
Name= nombre
Pain= dolor
Feeling= as a verb: sintiendo, as a noun: sentimiento/sensacion.

BTW, I totally agree with efex101. I didn´t want to mention it before, trying to avoid complexity, but she is right.

 

[notdeadyet]

Just ask me and I will translate for you what you consider the absolutely necessary sentences, key words.

http://babelfish.altavista.com/

 

[monkey7247]

I also think that maybe instead of saying "como te sientes" it would be best with older patients to say "come se siente"...the "te" is more informal for younger folks versus the se is a little bit more formal and used with older patients.

Yeah, the usted form is preferred, but I've found that when folks know you aren't a native speaker, they take what they can get. Obviously, the person starting this thread has little spanish experience. Getting into grammar may be beyond what they were looking for.


But you are correct.

 

[Ntte]

to all.....
It looks a lot better than what anyone could expect with words like ' respire' and ' profundo'..

Now the question is does the sentence pattern follow the same format like pronoun+ verb + object; especially with questions do they follow the same pattern- to me it looks that way with "como te sientes / llamas"

or do you think I should get hold of a grammar book of elementary level.

 

[efex101]

I would probably get an elementary grammar level book. Also I think there are some medical Spanish CD's you can listen to...but not 100% sure about this.

 

[The Engineer]

I would go to unforgettablelanguages.com (I think that is the URL but I am not compleatly for sure but that is the company name.) I have been pretty impressed with some of the stuff I have seen from them and they have medical spanish short courses you can buy.

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