Italian All-in-One For Dummies (88 page)

In some situations, you must ask for a competent authority who speaks English. Do so by asking the following:

Mi scusi, parla inglese?
(mee
skooh
-zee,
pahr
-lah een-
gleh
-zeh?) (
Excuse me, do you speak English?
)

C'è un medico che parli inglese?
(cheh oohn
meh
-dee-koh keh
pahr
-lee een-
gleh
-zeh?) (
Is there a doctor who speaks English?
)

Dove posso trovare un avvocato che parli inglese?
(
doh
-veh
pohs
-soh troh-
vah
-reh oohn ahv-voh-
kah
-toh keh
pahr
-lee een-
gleh
-zeh?) (
Where can I find a lawyer who speaks English?
)

If you can't find a professional who speaks English, you may be able to find
un
interprete
(oohn een-
tehr
-preh-teh) (
an interpreter
) to help you.

Receiving Medical Attention

When you're in
l'ospedale
(loh-speh-
dah
-leh) (
the hospital
) or at
il medico
(eel
meh
-dee-koh) (
the doctor
), you must explain where you hurt or what the problem is. This task isn't always easy because pointing to a spot may not be sufficient. This section shows you how to refer to your body parts in Italian and what to say in a medical emergency.

Describing what ails you

Before you can get relief for what hurts or feels uncomfortable, you have to be able to note which body part is the problem:

il braccio
(eel
brahch
-choh) (
arm
)

il collo
(eel
kohl
-loh) (
neck
)

la gamba
(lah
gahm
-bah) (
leg
)

la mano
(lah
mah
-noh) (
hand
)

l'occhio
(
lohk
-kyoh) (
eye
)

la pancia
(lah
pahn
-chah) (
belly
)

il petto
(eel
peht
-toh) (
chest
)

il piede
(eel
pyeh
-deh) (
foot
)

lo stomaco
(loh
stoh
-mah-koh) (
stomach
)