
Welcome to my next blog post based on our ‘Ask Angelika’ shows with practical or useful sentences you might hear or use yourself in certain scenarios.
Today we will cover sentences I hope you’ll never need!
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We’re talking about sentences you might need or hear when visiting a dentist in Germany.
Ich habe Zahnschmerzen.
I have a toothache.

Wir werden eine gründliche Untersuchung durchführen.
We will perform a thorough examination.
Machen Sie bitte den Mund auf.
Please open your mouth.

Es sieht so aus, als hätten Sie ein kleines Loch.
It appears that you have a small cavity.
Der Zahn muss gefüllt werden.
The tooth needs to be filled.
Möchten Sie eine Betäubung für die Behandlung?
Would you like anesthesia for the procedure?

Ich werde Ihre Zähne jetzt gründlich reinigen.
I will now clean your teeth thoroughly.
Muss ich mir Sorgen um meine Weisheitszähne machen?
Should I be concerned about my wisdom teeth?
Viel Glück beim Zahnarztbesuch!
Good luck at the dentist!
Here’s the video where Steven gets to practise saying and translating the sentences:
What can you do with these sentences to remember them?
You can bookmark this post or make a vocabulary list with them. You can do that with any paper or electronic notebook. Or you could buy my notebook which I designed specially for German vocab learners. It has space for vocabulary lists and sentences. You can even choose one of two colours ☺
