B2 · 25 words
Frida goes to physiotherapy
After the marathon Frida's knee hurts on the stairs, and the doctor prescribes physiotherapy. Learn to describe pain precisely, to understand exercises and instructions and to talk about patience while you heal.
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Physiotherapist
Guten Tag! Ihnen wurde Physiotherapie verschrieben. Was tut Ihnen weh?
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Translation
Hello! You've been prescribed physiotherapy. What's hurting?
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Frida
Das rechte Knie. Seit dem Marathon ist jede Treppe schmerzhaft.
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Translation
My right knee. Since the marathon every flight of stairs has been painful.
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Physiotherapist
Legen Sie sich bitte hin. Beugen Sie das Knie … und jetzt strecken. Die Beweglichkeit ist gut, eine schwere Verletzung ist das nicht.
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Please lie down. Bend your knee … and now straighten it. The mobility is good, this isn't a serious injury.
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Physiotherapist
Doch, aber vorsichtig. Wenn Sie sich zwei Wochen schonen, heilt das Knie am schnellsten.
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You are, but carefully. If you take it easy for two weeks, the knee will heal fastest.
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Frida
Gut. Die Anweisungen hänge ich an den Kühlschrank!
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All right. I'll put the instructions up on the fridge!
Words and Phrases
- die Physiotherapie physiotherapy
- der Physiotherapeut physiotherapist
- die Physiotherapeutin physiotherapist
- das Gelenk joint
- das Knie knee
- die Belastung load
- die Heilung healing
- die Haltung posture
- die Anweisung instruction
- die Massage massage
- die Beweglichkeit mobility
- heilen to heal
- belasten to put weight on
- strecken to straighten
- beugen to bend
- lockern to loosen
- sich schonen to take it easy
- schmerzhaft painful
- steif stiff
- beweglich flexible
- die Verletzung injury
- verschreiben to prescribe
- verletzen to hurt
- der Schmerz pain
- die Übung exercise
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