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How do you say 'I need a doctor' in Spanish?

Necesito un médico means 'I need a doctor'.

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  1. Necesito un mesero
  2. Necesito un médico ✔
  3. Necesito un taxi

Why: Médico is doctor and necesito means 'I need'. Doctor and doctora are also understood. Know the local emergency number before you travel.

Huh, didn't know that: Médico has an accent on the first e.

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Answer: Necesito un médico. Médico is doctor and necesito means 'I need'. Doctor and doctora are also understood. Know the local emergency number before you travel.

  1. FSI Spanish Basic Course, Volume 2 Student Text (US government, public domain) fsi-language-courses-media.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/languages/Spanish/Basic/Volume%202/Fsi-SpanishBasicCourse-Volume2-StudentText.pdf
    the doctor el médico
    Checked 2026-10-10.
  2. FSI Spanish Basic Course, Volume 1 Student Text (US government, public domain) fsi-language-courses-media.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/languages/Spanish/Basic/Volume%201/Fsi-SpanishBasicCourse-Volume1-StudentText.pdf
    ¿Necesita algo más? [Do you need anything else?]
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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