Chinese phrasebook
At the Doctor in Chinese
Practise seeing a doctor in Mandarin. You are the patient: describe a sore throat, answer the doctor's questions and ask how to take the medicine.
Situation: A clinic in Beijing. Your goal: Describe a sore throat and ask how to take the medicine.
The whole conversation, line by line
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Doctor
你好，哪里不舒服？
nǐ hǎo, nǎlǐ bù shūfu?
Hello, what's wrong?
You
我喉咙疼，还有点发烧。
wǒ hóulóng téng, hái yǒudiǎn fāshāo.
I have a sore throat and a bit of a fever.
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Doctor
疼了几天了？
téng le jǐ tiān le?
How many days has it hurt?
You
已经三天了。
yǐjīng sān tiān le.
Three days already.
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Doctor
咳嗽吗？
késou ma?
Do you have a cough?
You
有一点咳嗽。
yǒu yìdiǎn késou.
A little cough.
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Doctor
我来检查一下。请张开嘴，说“啊”。
wǒ lái jiǎnchá yíxià. qǐng zhāngkāi zuǐ, shuō “à”.
Let me check. Please open your mouth and say “ah”.
You
啊——好的。
à — hǎo de.
Ahh... OK.
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Doctor
嗓子有点红，是感冒。我给你开点药。
sǎngzi yǒudiǎn hóng, shì gǎnmào. wǒ gěi nǐ kāi diǎn yào.
Your throat is a bit red. It's a cold. I'll prescribe some medicine.
You
谢谢医生。这个药怎么吃？
xièxie yīshēng. zhège yào zěnme chī?
Thank you, doctor. How do I take this medicine?
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Doctor
一天三次，饭后吃，一次两片。
yì tiān sān cì, fàn hòu chī, yí cì liǎng piàn.
Three times a day, after meals, two tablets each time.
You
一天三次，饭后吃。好的。
yì tiān sān cì, fàn hòu chī. hǎo de.
Three times a day, after meals. OK.
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Doctor
多喝水，多休息。三天后还不好，再来看看。
duō hē shuǐ, duō xiūxi. sān tiān hòu hái bù hǎo, zài lái kànkan.
Drink plenty of water and rest. If you're not better in three days, come back.
You
好的，谢谢医生，再见！
hǎo de, xièxie yīshēng, zàijiàn!
OK, thank you doctor, goodbye!
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