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Den doktorky
The doctor's day
Module 8 · A bad dayGet to know the neighbours and practise what you've learned in a new story.
The storyMonday of festival week, the day you fall ill, seen from the other side of the desk: forty patients for Eva, the town doctor, no lunch, three calls from her mother, and a daughter who is waiting.
New words in the story
- nudit se to be bored
- studentka female student
- pacient patient
- panenka doll
- ošetřovatelka female nurse
- obědvat to have lunch
- nudím se / nudíte se I am bored / you are bored (polite or plural)
- hubené thin, describing the two women here
Tap a word to see what it means.
Monday of festival week, half past seven in the morning. The waiting room of the Lipov practice is already full.
Pondělí, třináctého května. Doktorka Eva už je v ordinaci. Vždycky přichází brzy.
Monday, the thirteenth of May. Doctor Eva is already at the practice. She always comes in early.
LauraDobré ráno, paní doktorko! Dnes čtyřicet pacientů.
Good morning, doctor! Forty patients today.
EvaČtyřicet? Dobře. Pracujeme do sedmi. První pacient, prosím!
Forty? Well, we work until seven. First patient, please!
An old man with a walking stick comes in very slowly and sits down with a happy sigh. - Pacient
Dobrý den, paní doktorko! Zase já.
Good day, doctor! It's me again.
- Eva
Pane Antoníne! Jste tady dvakrát týdně. Jak vám je?
Oh, Mr Antonín! You're here twice a week. How do you feel?
- Pacient
Špatně. Bolí mě záda. A noha. A hlava.
Bad. My back hurts. And my leg. And my head.
- Eva
I hlava? Dobře. Zhluboka se nadechněte. Ještě jednou.
Your head too? All right. Breathe in deeply... Once more.
- Pacient
Paní doktorko, moje děti jsou daleko. Doma se moc nudím.
Doctor, my children are far away. At home I'm very bored.
- Eva
Nejste nemocný. Jen se nudíte.
You aren't ill. You're just bored.
EvaTady je můj recept. Každé ráno Petřina kavárna. Káva, koláč a lidé.
Here's my prescription: every morning, Petra's café. Coffee, cake and people.
- Pacient
Koláč jako lék? Ten recept mám moc rád!
Cake as medicine? I like this prescription very much!
He goes off, smiling. The receptionist shakes her head.
- Eva
Lauro, nepotřebuje lék. Potřebuje lidi.
Laura, he doesn't need medicine. He needs people.
More patients: a cough, a cut finger, a baby who will not stop crying. At eleven, a student comes in with a heavy rucksack.
- Student
Dobrý den. Bolí mě hlava. Každý den.
Good day. I have a headache. Every day.
- Eva
Kolik hodin spíte?
How many hours do you sleep?
- Student
Čtyři. V pátek mám zkoušku. Učím se v noci.
Four. I have an exam on Friday, so I study at night.
EvaČtyři? Málo. Unavená hlava se nic nenaučí.
Four? Too little. A tired head learns nothing.
- Eva
Spěte osm hodin denně. A pijte hodně vody.
Sleep eight hours a night and drink a lot of water.
One o'clock. The waiting room is still full. The receptionist puts her head round the door.
- Laura
Paní doktorko, zase neobědváte!
Doctor, you're not having lunch again!
- Eva
Nemám čas, Lauro. Možná později.
I haven't got time, Laura. Maybe later.
- Laura
Vaše maminka je na telefonu. Dnes potřetí. Co jí mám říct?
Your mother is on the phone. The third time today. What shall I tell her?
The doctor sighs, smiles and picks up the phone.
MarieEvo, zase nejíš. Já vím. Laura mi říká všechno.
Eva, you're not eating again. I know: Laura tells me everything.
- Marie
A ve čtyři přijde můj nový soused. Je nemocný.
And at four my new neighbour is coming to see you. They're ill.
MarieA ve čtyři přijde moje nová sousedka. Je nemocná.
And at four my new neighbour is coming to see you. They're ill.
- Eva
Vím, mami. Taky vím všechno.
I know, Mum. I know everything too.
- Marie
A večer? Eliška se ptá, kdy přijdeš.
And this evening? Eliška is asking when you're coming.
- Eva
V sedm, mami. K tobě.
At seven, Mum. To your place.
MarieVždycky říkáš sedm. A přijdeš v devět.
You always say seven. And you come at nine.
Afternoon: more patients, more tea, still no lunch. At four, the new neighbour from number 7 comes in, with a sore throat and a story about a trumpet. At half past seven, the last patient goes home.
Eight o'clock, in Marie's living room at number 7. Eliška sits at the table with her yellow sketchbook. A plate of pancakes is waiting.
EliškaMami! Říkala jsi sedm!
Mum! You said seven!
- Eva
Promiň, Eliško. Dnes bylo čtyřicet pacientů.
Sorry, Eliška. There were forty patients today.
- Eliška
Čtyřicet pacientů! A mě vidíš jen večer.
Forty patients! And me you only see in the evening.
- Marie
Posaď se, moje holčičko. Jez. I lékařka musí jíst.
Sit down, my girl. Eat. A doctor has to eat too.
- Eva
Mami, nejsem dítě. Je mi čtyřicet čtyři!
Mum, I'm not a child. I'm forty-four!
- Marie
Jsi moje dítě. A musíš jíst.
You're my child, and you need to eat.
- Eliška
Mami, proč jsi doktorka?
Mum, why are you a doctor?
- Eva
Když jsem byla malá jako ty, babička byla učitelka. Celý den ve škole.
When I was little, like you, Grandma was a teacher. She was at school all day.
EvaVečer byla moc unavená a já smutná.
In the evening she was very tired, and I was sad.
- Eva
Tak jsem byla doktorka. Babička můj pacient. A panenka ošetřovatelka.
So I was the doctor. Grandma was my patient, and my doll was the nurse.
- Marie
Ano. Recept byl vždycky stejný. Čaj a postel.
Yes. And the prescription was always the same: tea and bed.
- Eva
Mám ráda, když je lidem líp. Proto jsem lékařka.
I like it when people feel better. That's why I'm a doctor.
- Eliška
A v sobotu osmnáctého května zpívám s dětmi! Přijdeš?
And on Saturday, the eighteenth of May, I'm singing with the children! Are you coming?
- Eva
V sobotu? V sobotu pracuju do...
On Saturday? On Saturday I work until...
- Eliška
Mami! Pořád pracuješ!
Mum! You're always working!
Eva looks at her daughter, then at her mother. For once, Marie says nothing.
EvaDobře. V sobotu nepracuju. Na slavnost přijdeme všichni. Ty, já, tatínek a tvůj bratr.
All right. On Saturday I'm not working. We're all coming to the festival: you, me, Dad and your brother.
- Marie
A já? Já jsem vždycky na slavnosti. Vidím všechno a vím všechno.
And me? I'm always at the festival. I see everything and I know everything.
- Marie
A teď jezte obě! Jste moc hubené.
And now eat, both of you! You're too thin.
Všechny tři jedí palačinky. Eva už má třetí.
All three of them eat pancakes. Eva is already on her third.
Practice 1/4 · Who says it
Who said it?
Who says it?
Dobré ráno, paní doktorko! Dnes čtyřicet pacientů.
Čtyřicet? Dobře. Pracujeme do sedmi. První pacient, prosím!
Dobrý den, paní doktorko! Zase já.
Practice 2/4 · True or false
Right or wrong?
True or false?
Eva má čtyřicet pacientů.
Eva has forty patients.
Starý pán potřebuje tablety.
The elderly man needs tablets.
Studentka spí čtyři hodiny.
The student sleeps four hours.
Eva obědvá v jednu.
Eva has lunch at one.
Eva půjde na slavnost.
Eva will go to the festival.
Practice 3/4 · What happens
What happened first?
Put what happens in order.
Practice 4/4 · Questions
Understand the story
Answer the questions.
Kolik hodin spí studentka?
How many hours does the student sleep?
This detail is stated in the story.
Co potřebuje starý pán?
What does the elderly man need?
This detail is stated in the story.
Co rodina jí?
What does the family eat?
This detail is stated in the story.
Unit complete
