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INTRODUCTION
Michael: Hi everyone, I'm Michael.
Laura: And I'm Laura.
Michael: And welcome to Must-Know Medical Spanish Sentence Structures. Common Immediate Treatment Plans.
Michael: In this lesson, you'll learn a sentence pattern for letting your patient know what you are prescribing.
PATTERN
Michael: First, let’s look at the Spanish sentence for, "I will prescribe you a medication for the pain."
Laura: Voy a recetarle un medicamento para el dolor.
Laura: [slow] Voy a recetarle un medicamento para el dolor.
Michael: The pattern for notifying your patient about what you are prescribing has three elements. First, the verb meaning "[I] will." Note how the "I" is omitted from the Spanish sentence, because in Spanish the subject is implied by how the verb is conjugated.
Laura: voy, [slow] voy, [normal] voy.
Michael: Second, the phrase meaning, in this context, "prescribe you."
Laura: a recetarle, [slow] a recetarle, [normal] a recetarle.
Michael: And last, the information about what you are prescribing — in this case, "a medication for the pain."
Laura: un medicamento para el dolor, [slow] un medicamento para el dolor, [normal] un medicamento para el dolor.
Michael: Altogether, we have... "I will prescribe you a medication for the pain."
Laura: Voy a recetarle un medicamento para el dolor. [slow] Voy a recetarle un medicamento para el dolor. [normal] Voy a recetarle un medicamento para el dolor.
Michael: Here’s another example meaning, "I will prescribe you a medication for the stomach." First, the verb "[I] will."
Laura: voy
Michael: Second, the phrase meaning, in this context, "prescribe you."
Laura: a recetarle
Michael: And last, the information about the medicine you are prescribing — in this case, "a medication for the stomach."
Laura: un medicamento para el estómago [slow] un medicamento para el estómago, [normal] un medicamento para el estómago.
Michael: Altogether we have...
Laura: Voy a recetarle un medicamento para el estómago. [slow] Voy a recetarle un medicamento para el estómago. [normal] Voy a recetarle un medicamento para el estómago.
Michael: "I will prescribe you a medication for the stomach."
[pause]
Laura: Voy a recetarle un medicamento para el estómago.
Michael: The sentence pattern is,
Laura: Voy a recetarle + [prescription].
Michael: “I will prescribe you + [prescription]”.
Laura: Voy a recetarle + [prescription].
PRACTICE
Michael: Let’s practice,
Michael: Imagine you’re prescribing an oral medication to your patient.
Michael: Use the sentence pattern to say “I will prescribe you an oral medication.” “An oral medication” is
Laura: un medicamento oral [slow] un medicamento oral [normal] un medicamento oral.
[pause]
Laura: Voy a recetarle un medicamento oral. [slow] Voy a recetarle un medicamento oral. [normal] Voy a recetarle un medicamento oral.
[pause]
Laura: Voy a recetarle un medicamento oral.
Michael: Now imagine you want to prescribe an injection. Say “I will prescribe you an injection.” “An injection” is
Laura: una inyección, [slow] una inyección, una inyección.
[pause]
Laura: Voy a recetarle una inyección. [slow] Voy a recetarle una inyección. Voy a recetarle una inyección.
[pause]
Laura: Voy a recetarle una inyección.
Michael: Let’s hear some more examples,
Michael: "I will prescribe you IV fluids."
Laura: Voy a recetarle suero.
Laura: Voy a recetarle suero.
Michael: "I will prescribe you an intravenous catheter."
Laura: Voy a recetarle un catéter intravenoso.
Laura: Voy a recetarle un catéter intravenoso.
Michael: "I will prescribe you a bandage."
Laura: Voy a recetarle una venda.
Laura: Voy a recetarle una venda.
Michael: "I will prescribe you stitches."
Laura: Voy a recetarle puntadas.
Laura: Voy a recetarle puntadas.
Michael: "I will prescribe you a special diet."
Laura: Voy a recetarle una dieta especial.
Laura: Voy a recetarle una dieta especial.

Outro
Michael: Okay. That's all for this lesson. You learned a pattern for giving a prescription to your patient, as in...
Laura: Voy a recetarle un medicamento para el dolor.
Michael: meaning "I will prescribe you a medication for the pain."
Michael: You can find more vocab or phrases that go with this sentence pattern in the lesson notes. So please be sure to check them out on SpanishPod101.com. Thanks everyone, and see you next time!
Laura: Hasta la próxima.

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