VOI - Voice of Indonesia | RRI - Radio Republik Indonesia

Voice of Indonesia presents “Let’s Speak Bahasa Indonesia,” a lesson in the Indonesian language on the radio, introducing some Indonesian vocabulary and tips on how to use it in a conversation. This segment is a joint initiative of Voice of Indonesia and the Language Development and Cultivation Agency at the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture.  Today’s topic is  ‘Going to see General Phycisian’ or  Ke Dokter umum.

Next is a conversation about Ke Dokter umum or ‘Going to see General Phycisian’. Tony was sick. He was taken by Joko to see a doctor. At the receptionist section, Tony was asked about his identity by the officer.

After the conversation, now I’ll introduce some vocabularies and expressions related to the topic today. I’ll say each word slowly and twice, you can follow after me. 

When registering for treatment, you will be asked to fill a registration form and identity by the officer like in the dialogue. Besides the identity, you will also be asked about the doctor you want to see. If there are only two doctors, the officer will ask you by saying: Anda mau berobat ke dokter umum atau dokter gigi? which means ‘Do you want to see general physician or dentist?’. If you go to a hospital where there are available many doctors, the officer will ask you: Mau ke dokter apa? which means ‘What doctor do you want to see’?, and you can answer Saya mau ke dokter ....... which means ‘I want to see .... then mention the doctor you will meet (general physician, dentist, ophthalmologist, etc..)

For example :

- Saya mau ke dokter gigi which means I want to see the dentist.

- Saya mau ke dokter  mata which means I want to see the ophtalmologist.

In Indonesian language, if you want to see a doctor for treatment, you can say:

-      Saya sakit perut, mau berobat ke dokter umum which means ‘I have stomach ache, so I want to see a general physician.’

-      Saya mau ke dokter nanti malam which means ‘I want to see a doctor tonight.’