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INTRODUCTION
Ciao! Hello and welcome back to Italian survival phrases brought to you by ItalianPod101.com, this course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to Italy. You will be surprised at how far a little Italian will go.
Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by ItalianPod101.com and there, you will find the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment.
In today’s lesson, we’ll introduce you to some phrases useful in the case you need medical assistance. When travelling sometimes the body takes a little time to adjust, and the immune system is no different. So today we’ll go over some phrases that will help get you to a location where you can get medical assistance. We’ll start with the phrase “Please take me to the hospital”

Lesson focus
In Italian, “Please take me to the hospital” is per favore portatemi in ospedale.
per favore portatemi in ospedale.
Let’s break it down by syllable: per favore portatemi in ospedale.
Now let's hear it once again: per favore portatemi in ospedale.
The first word per favore and you know it very well, it means “please."
This is followed by portatemi which in English literally means “bring me."
Let’s break it down by syllable: portatemi
Now let's hear it once again:portatemi
So to recap here, we have per favore portatemi, literally, this means “please bring me."
Let's take a look at the next two words that are in ospedale which literally mean “in hospital,” in ospedale.
In ospedale.
So all together, we have: per favore portatemi in ospedale.
Literally, this means “please, bring me in hospital” and it’s translated as “please take me to the hospital."
Now if you need to see a doctor and would like someone to take you, you can use the following phrase. “Please take me to the doctor” which is per favore portatemi da un dottore.
per favore portatemi da un dottore.
Let’s break it down by syllable and hear it one more time: per favore portatemi da un dottore.
per favore portatemi da un dottore.
So as you can see this phrase is very similar to the previous one, you have per favore portatemi “please take me,” and then da un dottore which literally means “to a doctor”, so in this phrase the only thing that changes is da un dottore in place of in ospedale.
If things aren’t too bad, perhaps you only need to get to a pharmacy.
In Italian, “I need a pharmacy” is ho bisogno di una farmacia.
ho bisogno di una farmacia.
Let’s break it down by syllable: ho bisogno di una farmacia.
Now let's hear it again: ho bisogno di una farmacia.
The first word is ho and it means “I have."
Now let's hear it again: ho
It’s followed by bisogno which is the Italian to translate “need."
Let’s break it down by syllable and hear it one more time: bisogno
bisogno
After that you have di, which literally means “of” .
So to recap here we have ho bisogno di which is translated as “I need.”
And then finally you have una farmacia, “a pharmacy."
una farmacia
una farmacia
All together ho bisogno di una farmacia, literally, this means “I have need of a pharmacy."
Be careful because for some medicines you might need a medical prescription. So make sure to see a doctor who will give you the right prescription in order to buy medicines at the pharmacy.
Then you might be asked: ha la ricetta? “Do you have a medical prescription?”
Let’s break it down by syllable: ha la ricetta?
ha la ricetta?

Outro
Okay, to close out this lesson, we'd like you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for shouting it aloud. You have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so buona fortuna, which means “good luck” in Italian.
"Please take me to a hospital." - Per favore portatemi in ospedale.
Per favore portatemi in ospedale.
Per favore portatemi in ospedale.
"Please take me to a doctor." - Per favore portatemi da un dottore.
Per favore portatemi da un dottore.
Per favore portatemi da un dottore.
"I need a pharmacy." - Ho bisogno di una farmacia.
Ho bisogno di una farmacia.
Ho bisogno di una farmacia.
That’s going to do it for today. Remember to stop by ItalianPod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. Ciao ciao!

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