Chinese phrasebook
At the Chemist in Chinese
Practise buying medicine at a pharmacy in Mandarin. You have a headache: describe it, answer the pharmacist's questions and pay.
Situation: A pharmacy in Beijing. Your goal: Get medicine for a headache.
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Pharmacist
早上好。有什么可以帮您的吗？
zǎoshàng hǎo. yǒu shénme kěyǐ bāng nín de ma?
Good morning. Can I help you?
You
你好，我今天早上开始头很疼。
nǐ hǎo, wǒ jīntiān zǎoshàng kāishǐ tóu hěn téng.
Hello. I've had a bad headache since this morning.
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Pharmacist
真遗憾。您发烧或者想吐吗？
zhēn yíhàn. nín fāshāo huòzhě xiǎng tù ma?
I'm sorry to hear that. Do you have a temperature or feel sick?
You
不发烧，就是头疼，还有点儿累。
bù fāshāo, jiùshì tóuténg, hái yǒudiǎnr lèi.
No, just the headache. And I feel a bit tired.
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Pharmacist
您现在在吃别的药吗？
nín xiànzài zài chī bié de yào ma?
Are you taking any other medicine at the moment?
You
没有，我没吃别的药。
méiyǒu, wǒ méi chī bié de yào.
No, I'm not taking anything else.
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Pharmacist
那我给您拿这种止痛药。一次吃两片，一天吃三次。
nà wǒ gěi nín ná zhè zhǒng zhǐtòng yào. yí cì chī liǎng piàn, yì tiān chī sān cì.
In that case, here is this painkiller. Take two tablets at a time, three times a day.
You
谢谢。饭前吃还是饭后吃？
xièxie. fànqián chī háishi fànhòu chī?
Thank you. Before or after meals?
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Pharmacist
饭后吃。要小盒还是大盒？
fànhòu chī. yào xiǎo hé háishi dà hé?
After meals. Do you want a small or a large box?
You
小盒就可以，谢谢。
xiǎo hé jiù kěyǐ, xièxie.
A small box is fine, thank you.
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Pharmacist
一共二十八块。需要袋子吗？
yígòng èrshíbā kuài. xūyào dàizi ma?
That's twenty-eight yuan, please. Would you like a bag?
You
不用，谢谢。可以刷卡吗？
bú yòng, xièxie. kěyǐ shuākǎ ma?
No, thank you. Can I pay by card?
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Pharmacist
可以，在这儿刷一下就行。祝您早日康复！
kěyǐ, zài zhèr shuā yíxià jiù xíng. zhù nín zǎorì kāngfù!
Of course. Just tap your card here. Get well soon!
You
非常感谢。再见！
fēicháng gǎnxiè. zàijiàn!
Thank you very much. Goodbye!
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