Intermediate - Visiting a Friend at the Hospital (C1285)

A: 你好,请问宋壮壮在哪个病房?
nǐhǎo, qǐngwèn Sòng Zhuàngzhuang zài nǎge bìngfáng?
Hello, may I ask which room Song Zhuangzhuang is in?
B: 我查一下。506号病房。
wǒ chá yīxià. wǔ líng liù hào bìngfáng.
Let me check a second. Room number 506.
C: 请进!
qǐng jìn!
Please come in!
A: 壮壮,你身体怎么样了?
Zhuàngzhuang, nǐ shēntǐ zěnmeyàng le?
Zhuangzhuang, how's your health?
C: 好多了。谢谢你来看我!
hǎo duō le. xièxie nǐ lái kàn wǒ!
Much better. Thank you for coming to see me!
A: 听说你被车撞了,我们都担心死 了。伤口还疼吗?
tīngshuō nǐ bèi chē zhuàng le, wǒmen dōu dānxīn sǐ le. shāngkǒu hái téng ma?
We heard you were hit by a car and were worried sick about you. Does your wound still hurt?
C: 还好,不太疼了。过两天就能出院 了。
hái hǎo, bùtài téng le. guò liǎng tiān jiù néng chūyuàn le.
It's alright, doesn't hurt that bad. In two days I'll be able to leave the hospital.
A: 哦。你要多注意休息,多补充营养。
ò. nǐ yào duō zhùyì xiūxi, duō bǔchōng yíngyǎng.
Oh. You need to pay extra attention to your health and make sure you stay nourished.
C: 哎,我每天都喝骨头汤。你看,我是不是又胖了?
ài, wǒ měitiān dōu hē gǔtou tāng. nǐ kàn, wǒ shì bu shì yòu pàng le?
Ah, I've been eating bone soup every day. Take a look, have I gotten fatter?
A: 身体健康最重要了。你要好好保重身体。
shēntǐ jiànkāng zuì zhòngyào le. nǐ yào hǎohāo bǎozhòng shēntǐ.
It's most important that you're healthy. You need to take really good care of yourself.
C: 哎哟,我都这么重了,我才不要保重呢。
āiyō, wǒ dōu zhème zhòng le, wǒ cái bù yào bǎozhòng ne.
Goodness, this fat, I don't think I'll be 'taking care' of much.
A: 那祝你早日康复吧!
nà zhù nǐ zǎorì kāngfù ba!
Well, we wish you a quick recovery!

Key Vocabulary

Sòng Song
病房 bìngfáng hospital room
chá to check
身体 shēntǐ body
听说 tīngshuō to have heard
bèi by
zhuàng to collide
担心 dānxīn to worry
伤口 shāngkǒu wound
téng to hurt
出院 chūyuàn to leave the hospital
注意 zhùyì to pay attention
补充 bǔchōng to supplement
营养 yíngyǎng nourishment
骨头汤 gǔtou tāng bone soup
健康 jiànkāng health
重要 zhòngyào important
好好 hǎohāo diligently
保重 bǎozhòng to take care of oneself
dōu all
cái only
早日康复 zǎorì kāngfù to recover soon

Supplementary Vocabulary

医院 yīyuàn hospital
病人 bìngrén patient
住院 zhùyuàn to be hospitalized
撞伤 zhuàngshāng to be injured by collision
tòng painful
恢复 huīfù to recover
gān liver
吃什么补什么 chī shénme bǔ shénme to eat something for health purposes

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