Intermediate - Teeth Cleaning (C2271)

A: 多久没看牙了?
duō jiǔ méi kàn yá le?
How long has it been since you've had a check-up?
B: 差不多一年了。
chàbuduō yī nián le.
About a year.
A: 哦,我帮你检查一下。嘴巴张大“啊”。
ò, wǒ bāng nǐ jiǎnchá yīxià. zuǐbā zhāngdà" ā”.
Oh, let me take a look. Open wide and say "ah".
B: “啊”。
" ā”.
"Ah".
A: 牙龈有点儿发炎。
yáyín yǒudiǎnr fāyán.
Your gums are a bit inflamed.
B: 严重吗?怎么办?
yánzhòng ma? zěnme bàn?
Is it serious? What should I do?
A: 没关系,洗牙吧。
méiguānxi, xǐ yá ba.
It's okay. Let's clean your teeth.
B: 洗牙?怎么洗?
xǐ yá? zěnme xǐ?
Clean my teeth? How do you clean them?
A: 就是超声波洗牙,用这个机器,把牙结石什么的洗掉。
jiùshì chāoshēngbō xǐ yá, yòng zhè gè jīqì, bǎ yájiéshí shénme de xǐdiào.
It's just an ultrasonic cleaning. It uses this machine and washes away the tartar.
B: 痛不痛?
tòng bu tòng?
Does it hurt?
A: 不痛,会有点儿酸。
bù tòng, huì yǒudiǎnr suān.
It doesn't hurt. There'll be a bit of discomfort.
A: 起来漱漱口。以后要定期看牙,最好半年看一次。
qǐlái shùshùkǒu. yǐhòu yào dìngqī kàn yá, zuìhǎo bàn nián kàn yī cì.
Sit up and rinse your mouth out. You need to have your teeth cleaned regularly in the future. It's best if you do it once every 6 months.
B: 好的,谢谢医生!
hǎo de, xièxie yīshēng!
Okay. Thank you, doctor!

Key Vocabulary

看牙 kànyá to have one's teeth examined
检查 jiǎnchá check-up, inspection
嘴巴 zuǐbā mouth
张大 zhāngdà to open wide
牙龈 yáyín gums
发炎 fāyán to be inflamed
严重 yánzhòng serious
洗牙 xǐyá to clean one's teeth
超声波 chāoshēngbō ultrasonic wave
机器 jīqì machine
to take
牙结石 yájiéshí tartar
什么的 shénme de and so on
suān sour
漱口 shùkǒu to rinse out one's mouth
定期 dìngqī regularly

Supplementary Vocabulary

牙医 yáyī dentist
牙齿 yáchǐ tooth
张开 zhāngkāi to open wide
zhǒng to swell
味道 wèidao smell
固定 gùdìng fixed
牙垢 yágòu plaque
漱口水 shùkǒushuǐ mouthwash
建议 jiànyì suggestion
习惯 xíguàn to be accustomed to

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