Breakdown of Sacaremos una radiografía en el consultorio nomás, no se preocupe.
no
no, not
una
a, an (feminine)
en
in / on / at
sacar
to take out
preocuparse
to worry
el consultorio
doctor's office / clinic
nomás
just (simply) / go ahead
la radiografía
x-ray
Questions & Answers about Sacaremos una radiografía en el consultorio nomás, no se preocupe.
How exactly does nomás change the meaning of this sentence?
While it literally translates to "just" or "only", its main job here is pragmatic attenuation—it softens the news. By attaching nomás to en el consultorio, the speaker makes the X-ray sound like a minor, hassle-free procedure that doesn't even require a trip to a hospital. It perfectly sets up the reassurance of no se preocupe (don't worry).
Why do we use sacaremos instead of tomaremos for taking an X-ray?
In English you "take" a picture or an X-ray, but in Spanish, the most natural and common verb for this in Latin America is sacar (literally: to pull out or extract). While you might hear tomar una radiografía in some regions, sacar una radiografía or sacar una foto is the standard, native-sounding phrasing you should master.
Could I say en la oficina instead of en el consultorio?
No, that would sound strange in a medical context. An oficina is a workspace for business, administrative, or desk work. A doctor's, dentist's, or therapist's office is a place where medical consultations happen, so it is always called a consultorio.
Why is the command no se preocupe instead of no te preocupes?
The speaker is using the formal usted form. To form negative commands for usted, you use the present subjunctive ending (which is -e for an -ar verb like preocuparse). The reflexive pronoun se must go before the conjugated verb in negative commands. This formal register is very common and expected in traditional doctor-patient interactions across Latin America.
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