Guten Tag. Was fehlt Ihnen?
Hello. What are you feeling?
German A1 · Lesson 25/30 · Free
Health and pharmacy
In this lesson you will learn to describe symptoms and ask for help.
Lektion 2501 · First, listen
Dialogue in context
Listen to the complete conversation and follow the translation.
AnnaGuten Tag. Was fehlt Ihnen?Hello. What are you feeling?
02 · Essential phrases
Listen and repeat
Learn each expression as a complete block.
Ich habe Kopfschmerzen.
I have a headache.
Seit wann?
Since when?
Seit gestern.
Since yesterday.
Haben Sie auch Fieber?
Do you also have a fever?
Nein, kein Fieber.
No, no fever.
Ich habe Kopfschmerzen
Ich habe Kopfschmerzen shows how German talks about pain: uses haben, to have, plus the pain. Kopfschmerzen is composed of Kopf, head, plus Schmerzen, pains, and is plural.
Was fehlt Ihnen?
Was fehlt Ihnen? is the question from the clerk or doctor: literally 'what is lacking to you?', i.e., 'what do you have?'. Fehlen, to lack, with the formal dative Ihnen.
03 · Understand the logic
Explanation
Keep the German visible while you listen to the explanation.
Explanation 1
Was fehlt Ihnen?
Was fehlt Ihnen? is the question from the clerk or doctor: literally 'what is lacking to you?', i.e., 'what do you have?'. Fehlen, to lack, with the formal dative Ihnen.
Explanation 2
Seit
Seit gestern answers how long: 'since yesterday'. Seit, since, marks the start of something that continues.
Explanation 3
Dein Beispiel
Now try to describe symptoms and ask for help, replacing information with something true about yourself.
04 · Review
Test what you learned
Choose the correct translation and check your answer instantly.