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Say you have not measured your temperature, give an approximate start date and explain a missing medicine name. French phrases with practice.

In short

Say Je ne sais pas for information you do not know, environ for an approximation and Je vais vérifier for something you will check. If you have not taken your temperature, say Je n’ai pas pris ma température.

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1

You have not taken a measurement

DoctorAvez-vous de la fièvre ?Do you have a temperature?
YouJe ne sais pas, je n’ai pas pris ma température.I don’t know; I haven’t taken my temperature.
DoctorVous avez un thermomètre chez vous ?Do you have a thermometer at home?
YouOui, mais je ne l’ai pas utilisé aujourd’hui.Yes, but I haven’t used it today.
2

You remember roughly when it started

DoctorDepuis quand avez-vous mal à la gorge ?How long have you had a sore throat?
YouDepuis deux jours environ. Je ne me souviens plus du moment exact.For about two days. I can’t remember the exact time.
DoctorC’était avant ou après votre voyage ?Was it before or after your trip?
YouAprès le voyage, mais je ne sais plus quel jour.After the trip, but I can’t remember which day.
3

You need to check a medicine name

DoctorPrenez-vous un médicament en ce moment ?Are you taking any medicine at the moment?
YouOui, mais je ne me souviens plus de son nom.Yes, but I can’t remember its name.
DoctorAvez-vous la boîte avec vous ?Do you have the box with you?
YouJ’en ai une photo sur mon téléphone. Puis-je vous la montrer ?I have a photo of it on my phone. May I show it to you?
Four useful answers
What you knowSayMeaning
You have not measured itJe n’ai pas pris ma température.The measurement has not been taken.
The start date is approximateCela a commencé il y a environ deux jours.It began about two days ago.
You cannot recall a nameJe ne me souviens plus du nom.The name has slipped your mind.
You need the question againPouvez-vous répéter la question ?You are asking to hear it again.

Depuis deux jours describes something still going on: J’ai mal à la gorge depuis deux jours. Il y a deux jours dates an event: Cela a commencé il y a deux jours. Add environ when the interval is approximate.

Things you can name or show

Question 1No account needed
You have not taken your temperature. What can you say?

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

Je n’ai pas pris ma température.. The second answer states exactly which observation is missing.

Question 2No account needed
You remember the symptoms began roughly two days ago. Complete the sentence.Cela a commencé il y a ___ deux jours.

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

environ. Environ marks the interval as approximate.

Question 3No account needed
What does the patient want to show?

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

A photograph of the box.. The patient has just said there is a photo of the medicine box on the phone.