Spanish Story: A Terrible Toothache (A2)🦷😫

Level: A2

This Spanish story about the dentist is suitable for A2 learners. Read the story, listen to the audio, check the English translation, and learn useful vocabulary.

🇪🇸 Spanish Story

Ayer me desperté con un dolor de muelas terrible. Tenía el lado derecho de la cara bastante hinchado y apenas podía soportarlo. Intenté beber un poco de agua fría, pero me dolió muchísimo.

La verdad es que ya no podía más, así que llamé a la clínica dental para pedir una cita urgente. Por suerte, la dentista tenía un hueco esa misma mañana.

Llegué a la consulta bastante nervioso. La dentista me examinó la boca con cuidado y encontró una caries bastante profunda en una muela. Me puso anestesia para adormecer la zona y se puso a trabajar enseguida.

Trabajó muy rápido y no sentí absolutamente nada. Cuando salí de allí, me sentía como nuevo. Por fin podía comer y beber con tranquilidad.

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🇬🇧 English Translation

Yesterday, I woke up with a terrible toothache. The right side of my face was quite swollen, and I could barely stand the pain. I tried drinking some cold water, but it hurt a lot.

Honestly, I couldn’t take it anymore, so I called the dental clinic to get an urgent appointment. Luckily, the dentist had an opening that same morning.

I arrived at the office feeling pretty nervous. The dentist carefully examined my mouth and found a fairly deep cavity in one of my teeth. She gave me some anesthesia to numb the area and got to work right away.

She worked very quickly, and I didn’t feel a thing.When I left, I felt like a new person. Finally, I could eat and drink in peace.

📚 Important Vocabulary

Spanish	English
dolor de muelas	toothache
hinchado/a	swollen
apenas	barely / hardly
soportar	to tolerate / endure
cita	appointment
consulta	doctor’s/dentist’s office
nervioso/a	nervous
examinar	to examine
caries	cavity / tooth decay
profundo/a	deep
muela	molar / back tooth
anestesia	anesthesia
adormecer	to numb
enseguida	right away / immediately

💡 Useful Expression

Spanish	English
Tenía un dolor de muelas terrible.	I had a terrible toothache.
Apenas podía soportarlo.	I could barely stand it.
Ya no podía más.	I couldn’t take it anymore.
Pedir una cita urgente	To get an urgent appointment
Tenía un hueco esa misma mañana.	She had an opening that same morning.
Se puso a trabajar enseguida.	She got to work right away.
No sentí absolutamente nada.	I didn’t feel a thing.
Me sentía como nuevo.	I felt like a new person.