En el Médico

(At the Doctor's)

A1 121 words 2 min read

Ten-year-old Pablo visits the doctor in Málaga feeling awful. Doctor López's gentle examination reassures him that rest and care will make everything right.

At the Doctor's
Pablo tiene diez años y vive en Málaga.
Pablo is ten years old and lives in Málaga.
Hoy no se siente bien.
Today he does not feel well.
Le duele la cabeza y está muy cansado.
His head hurts and he is very tired.
Su madre lo lleva a la clínica.
His mother takes him to the clinic.
Buenos días, Pablo, dice la doctora López.
Good morning, Pablo, Doctor López says.
¿Qué te pasa?
What is wrong?
Me duele la cabeza y estoy cansado, dice Pablo.
My head hurts and I am tired, Pablo says.
La doctora mira su cabeza.
The doctor looks at his head.
Después mira su boca.
Then she looks at his mouth.
Abre la boca, por favor.
Open your mouth, please.
Pablo abre la boca.
Pablo opens his mouth.
Bien, dice la doctora.
Good, the doctor says.
La doctora toca sus brazos y sus piernas.
The doctor touches his arms and his legs.
También mira sus manos.
She also looks at his hands.
Todo está bien, dice.
Everything is fine, she says.
No es nada malo.
It is nothing bad.
Necesitas descansar.
You need to rest.
Pablo y su madre van a casa.
Pablo and his mother go home.
Pablo descansa en el sofá con una manta.
Pablo rests on the sofa with a blanket.
Su madre le da un zumo de naranja.
His mother gives him an orange juice.
Gracias, mamá, dice Pablo con una sonrisa.
Thank you, Mum, Pablo says with a smile.

Key Vocabulary

la cabeza the head
la boca the mouth
el brazo the arm
la pierna the leg
la mano the hand
cansado tired
descansar to rest

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