Intermediate - Visiting the Hospital with a Fever (C1366)

A:  哪儿不舒服啊?
nǎr bù shūfu a?
What is bothering you?
B:  我头晕,嗓子疼,咳嗽。
wǒ tóuyūn, sǎngzi téng, késou.
I'm dizzy, my throat hurts, and I have a cough.
A:  发烧吗?
fāshāo ma?
Do you have a fever?
B:  嗯。
ng4.
Yeah.
A:  给你体温计,先量一下体温。
gěi nǐ tǐwēnjì, xiān liáng yīxià tǐwēn.
Here's a thermometer. First, we'll take your temperature.
B:  好了,麻烦你看一下。
hǎo le, máfan nǐ kàn yīxià.
Done. Could you take a look for me?
A:  哟,39度9,去那边挂号,挂内科。
yo, sānshí jiǔ dù jiǔ, qù nàbiān guàhào, guà nèikē.
39.9 degrees. Go over there, take a number, and register at internal medicine.
C:  发烧几天了?
fāshāo jǐ tiān le?
How many days have you had a fever?
B:  两天了。
liǎng tiān le.
It's been two days.
C:  先去验血吧!
xiān qù yànxiě ba!
Go have your blood tested first.
B:  能不能不验血?
néng bu néng bù yànxiě?
Is it possible to not do a blood test?
C:  不验血我怎么给你看?怎么给你开药?
bù yànxiě wǒ zěnme gěi nǐ kàn? zěnme gěi nǐ kāiyào?
If you don't do a blood test, how can I determine your illness? How can I prescribe medication?
B:  哦,好吧。
ò, hǎo ba.
Oh, OK.

Key Vocabulary

舒服shūfucomfortable
头晕tóuyūndizzy
嗓子sǎngzithroat
téngto hurt
咳嗽késouto cough
发烧fāshāoto have a fever
liángto measure
体温计tǐwēnjìthermometer
体温tǐwēnbody temperature
麻烦máfantrouble
degree
挂号guàhàoto register
内科nèikēinternal medicine
guàto hang
验血yànxiěto do a blood test
开药kāiyàoto write a prescription
yànto examine

Supplementary Vocabulary

打喷嚏dǎ pēntito sneeze
喉咙hóulongthroat
打针dǎzhēnto get an injection
挂盐水guà yánshuǐto get a saline drip
吃药chīyàoto take medicine
护士hùshinurse
看病kànbìngto have an illness seen by a doctor
温度wēndùtemperature
外科wàikēsurgical department

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