The person who fits and verifies your glasses (the optician<\/strong>) is called der Optiker<\/strong> (male) or die Optikerin<\/strong> (female).<\/p>\n “Vision Of Eyechart With Glasses” Photo by Ken Teegardin of Assisted Senior Living on flickr.com under a CC license (CC BY-SA 2.0)<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n Ich brauche eine neue Brille<\/strong> <\/p>\n Ich m\u00f6chte eine neue Brille<\/strong> <\/p>\n Meine Brille ist kaputt<\/strong> <\/p>\n Ich habe meine Brille verloren<\/strong> <\/p>\n Ich m\u00f6chte einen Check-Up<\/strong> <\/p>\n Ich m\u00f6chte einen Sehtest buchen<\/strong> <\/p>\n Mein Sehverm\u00f6gen ist schlechter geworden<\/strong> <\/p>\n Ich sehe oft\/manchmal verschwommen<\/strong> <\/p>\n Ich bekomme immer Kopfschmerzen, wenn ich lese<\/strong> <\/p>\n Nach links schauen<\/strong> Nach rechts schauen<\/strong> Nach oben schauen<\/strong> Nach unten schauen<\/strong> Bitte die letzte\/untere Reihe lesen<\/strong> <\/p>\n “Week #1 “New” [1of52]” by Anthony camera_is_a_mirror_with_memory on flickr.com under a CC license (CC BY 2.0)<\/p><\/div>\n sehen \u2013 to see <\/p>\n Eye<\/strong> \u2013 das Auge (plural: die Augen) <\/p>\n I hope this list will help you should you ever need to go for an eye test, or to get new glasses, in Germany. If you know of any other words or phrases that you think would be useful, let me know and I will add them to the post.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Danke, und wir sehen uns<\/strong> bald!<\/p>\n Constanze<\/p>\n <\/p>\n At the doctor<\/a><\/p>\n At the dentist<\/a><\/p>\n Der Augenarzt part 1 <\/a>(part of a reading comprehension exercise written by Sten)<\/p>\n Der Augenarzt part 2 \u00a0<\/a>(part of a reading comprehension exercise written by Sten)<\/p>\n Emergency services part 1<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Vision](\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5023\/5547069087_95497148d4.jpg\")
<\/a>“Ich muss zum Augenarzt\/Optiker!”<\/h3>\n
Reasons you may go to the optician\/optometrist (in German\/English):<\/h3>\n
\nI need new glasses<\/p>\n
\nI would like new glasses<\/p>\n
\nMy glasses are broken<\/p>\n
\nI lost my glasses<\/p>\n
\nI would like a check-up<\/p>\n
\nI would like to book an eye test<\/p>\n
\nMy eyesight has gotten worse<\/p>\n
\nI often\/sometimes have blurry vision<\/p>\n
\nI always get headaches when I read<\/p>\nThings you may hear during an eye examination (German\/English):<\/h3>\n
\nLook left<\/p>\n
\nLook right<\/p>\n
\nLook up<\/p>\n
\nLook down<\/p>\n
\nPlease read the last\/bottom row (of letters)<\/p>\n![\"Week](\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7158\/6628934195_77e8de6970.jpg\")
<\/a>Useful vocabulary: verbs related to the eyes<\/h3>\n
\nschauen \u2013 to look
\nblinken \u2013 to blink
\nzwinkern \u2013 to wink
\nschielen \u2013 to squint
\nweinen \u2013 to cry<\/p>\nUseful vocabulary: at the optician\/optometrist<\/h3>\n
\nEyeball<\/strong> \u2013 der Augapfel (\u201aeye apple\u2018)
\nEye test<\/strong> \u2013 der Sehtest
\nContact lenses<\/strong> \u2013 die Kontaktlinsen
\nContact lens solution<\/strong> \u2013 das Kontaktlinsenpflegeprodukt
\nGlasses<\/strong> \u2013 die Brille (plural ie. more than one pair: die Brillen)
\nReading glasses<\/strong> \u2013 die Lesebrille
\nMen\u2019s glasses<\/strong> \u2013 die Herrenbrillen
\nLadies\u2019 glasses<\/strong> \u2013 die Damenbrillen
\nGlasses case<\/strong> \u2013 das Brillenetui
\nLong-sighted<\/strong> \u2013 weitsichtig\/langsichtig
\nShort-sighted<\/strong> \u2013 kurzsichtig
\nEyesight<\/strong> \u2013 das Sehverm\u00f6gen\/das Augenlicht
\nPoor eyesight<\/strong> \u2013 die Sehschw\u00e4che (\u2018eye weakness\u2019)<\/p>\nRelated posts you might like:<\/h3>\n
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