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Nous appelons un médecin immédiatement.

Nous appelons un médecin immédiatement.
We are calling a doctor immediately.
From Lesson 84:Double consonant verbs (appeler, jeter)·French

Questions & Answers about Nous appelons un médecin immédiatement.

Why does appelons only have one "l" here?
The verb appeler is a stem-changing verb. You double the "l" when the verb ending is silent (like in j'appelle or ils appellent). But for nous and vous, the ending is pronounced (-ons, -ez), so the "l" stays single: nous appelons.
Why translate this as "We are calling" instead of "We call"?
French doesn't have a separate present continuous tense for "are doing" something right now. The French simple present tense (nous appelons) covers both "we call" and "we are calling." Because the sentence includes immédiatement (immediately), "we are calling" is the most natural English translation.
What is the difference between un médecin and un docteur?
Un médecin specifically means a medical doctor or physician. Un docteur can also mean a medical doctor (and is used as a title, like "Docteur Dupont"), but it technically refers to anyone with a university doctorate degree. For everyday medical visits, both words are commonly used.
How do you form adverbs like immédiatement?
The French ending -ment works just like the English ending "-ly". You usually add it to the feminine form of an adjective to turn it into an adverb. Here, it changes the adjective immédiate (immediate) into the adverb immédiatement (immediately).

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