At the dentist

Beim Zahnarzt

Describe tooth pain, say where and since when it hurts, and ask about the next appointment.

Use Mein Zahn tut weh or Ich habe Zahnschmerzen to describe pain. Do not mix the two expressions into hat weh. Links and rechts mean left and right; oben and unten help you point out the place. Seit gestern means since yesterday. Review the singular form tut in weh tun. Wo tut es weh? asks where it hurts; Seit wann? asks when the pain started. Answer these different questions with a place and then a starting time. The dialogue is language practice, not medical advice.

With one tooth, use tut in the expression tut weh. You can put a place between the parts: Es tut hier links weh. With the noun Zahnschmerzen, use habe: Ich habe starke Zahnschmerzen.

At the dentist, point to the place and say Es tut hier links weh. Seit gestern can answer a question about when the pain began. Ask Wann ist der nächste Termin? before leaving if you need that information.

Mein Zahn hat weh mixes two patterns. Use Mein Zahn tut weh or Ich habe Zahnschmerzen. Für gestern can mean for yesterday in another context, but does not mean since yesterday here.

Pain expression: tut weh. Pain noun: habe Zahnschmerzen. Starting point: seit gestern. A question about the next appointment begins with Wann.

Describe a place using links or rechts, say since when it hurts, and ask one question from the lesson. Do not treat the practice conversation as medical advice.