Bác sĩ kê đơn thuốc; toa thuốc ở đây.

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Breakdown of Bác sĩ kê đơn thuốc; toa thuốc ở đây.

• bác sĩ: the doctor
• thuốc: the medicine
• đây: here

Questions & Answers about Bác sĩ kê đơn thuốc; toa thuốc ở đây.

What does bác sĩ mean, and is it the normal word for doctor?

Yes. Bác sĩ is the standard Vietnamese word for a medical doctor or physician.

A few useful notes:

• It is the normal everyday word for doctor in a medical context.
• It is not usually used for someone with a PhD.
• You can also use it as a title, as in bác sĩ Lan for Doctor Lan.

How does kê đơn thuốc work grammatically?

It is a verb phrase.

• kê = to prescribe, to write out
• đơn thuốc = prescription

So the structure is:

• Bác sĩ = subject
• kê đơn thuốc = verb phrase

Vietnamese often uses a simple subject + verb + object order, so this part is very straightforward.

Why is thuốc included in kê đơn thuốc? Can I just say kê đơn?

Yes, you often can just say kê đơn if the context is clearly medical.

Why thuốc appears:

• đơn by itself can mean a form, application, or document of some kind.
• Adding thuốc makes it specifically a medicine prescription.

So:

• kê đơn = prescribe, write a prescription
• kê đơn thuốc = prescribe medicine / write a medication prescription

Both are natural, but the longer version is more explicit.