At the Doctor's: Basic Phrases
Practice describing symptoms, making appointments, and understanding simple questions at the doctor's office.
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1. సరైన సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
What problem does the patient have?
Doctor: What's the problem?
Patient: My head hurts.- A stomachache.
- A headache.
- A backache.
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- A headache.
You can describe this problem with either 'My head hurts' or 'I have a headache.'
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2. ఖాళీని పూరించండి.
Doctor: What's wrong?
Patient: It hurts when I swallow. I have a ___.- backache
- stomachache
- sore throat
Think about where food and drinks pass.
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Doctor: What's wrong?
Patient: It hurts when I swallow. I have a sore throat.'Sore' means painful. You can also use it in phrases like 'a sore arm.'
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3. సరైన సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
What does the patient mean?
Doctor: How are you feeling?
Patient: I feel dizzy.- I feel like I might fall over.
- I feel cold and need a blanket.
- I feel pain when I breathe.
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- I feel like I might fall over.
When you feel dizzy, the room may seem to move around you.
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4. పదాలను క్రమంలో పెట్టండి.
You call the doctor's office to ask for a visit.
- I'd like
- an appointment.
- make
- to
Start with the polite phrase about what you want.
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I'd like to make an appointment.
'I'd like' is a polite way to ask for something.
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5. సరైన సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
What does the patient tell the receptionist?
Receptionist: Do you have an appointment?
Patient: Yes, at ten.- How long the visit will last.
- When the pain started.
- The time of the visit.
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- The time of the visit.
In a short answer, 'at ten' means 'at ten o'clock.'
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6. విని సమాధానాన్ని టైప్ చేయండి.
A patient describes a problem.
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- I have a cough.
'Cough' can also be an action: 'I cough at night.'
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7. ఖాళీని పూరించండి.
Receptionist: Can you come on Monday?
Patient: I can't come on Monday. Can I ___ my appointment to Tuesday?- cancel
- change
- miss
The patient still wants a visit, but on another day.
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Receptionist: Can you come on Monday?
Patient: I can't come on Monday. Can I change my appointment to Tuesday?Changing an appointment moves it to another time. Canceling it means you will not attend it.
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8. ఖాళీని పూరించండి.
Doctor: Where does it hurt?
Patient: ___- Since yesterday.
- It hurts a lot.
- In my lower back.
The doctor is asking about a part of the body.
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Doctor: Where does it hurt?
Patient: In my lower back.'Lower back' means the part of your back near your waist.
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9. పదాలను క్రమంలో పెట్టండి.
The doctor asks how long you have had the pain.
- this pain
- for
- had
- two days.
- I've
Start with 'I've' and keep the length of time at the end.
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I've had this pain for two days.
'For' gives a length of time, such as 'for two days' or 'for a week.'
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10. సరైన సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
What does the doctor want to know?
Doctor: Are you allergic to any medicine?
Patient: Yes, I am.- Which medicine the patient takes each day.
- Which medicine the patient cannot take because of an allergy.
- Which medicine the patient has at home.
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- Which medicine the patient cannot take because of an allergy.
An allergy is not the same as simply not liking a medicine.
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11. ఖాళీని పూరించండి.
Doctor: How often do you take this medicine?
Patient: ___ a day: in the morning and at night.- Twice
- Once
- Three times
Count the times the patient mentions.
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Doctor: How often do you take this medicine?
Patient: Twice a day: in the morning and at night.'Twice' means two times. 'How often' asks how many times something happens.
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12. సరైన సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
What is the patient asking the doctor to do?
Doctor: Your test results will be ready on Friday.
Patient: Sorry, could you say that again?- Give the results now.
- Send the results by email.
- Repeat the information.
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- Repeat the information.
'Could you...?' makes a request polite. 'Sorry' is useful when you did not hear someone.
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13. విని సమాధానాన్ని టైప్ చేయండి.
A patient has a question for the doctor.
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- Do I need to come back next week?
'Come back' means return to the same place.
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14. సరైన సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
When is an appointment available?
Patient: Can I see the doctor today?
Receptionist: I'm sorry. The doctor is fully booked today, but there's an opening tomorrow.- Today.
- Tomorrow.
- No appointments are available.
Notice the information after 'but.'
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- Tomorrow.
'Fully booked' means all appointment times are taken. 'An opening' is an available time.
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15. సరైన సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Which description matches the patient's pain?
Doctor: Does the pain come and go, or is it there all the time?
Patient: It comes and goes.- Sometimes it hurts, and sometimes it doesn't.
- It hurts all day without stopping.
- It stopped and has not come back.
The patient describes a problem that stops and then returns.
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- Sometimes it hurts, and sometimes it doesn't.
You can use 'comes and goes' for other symptoms too, such as a cough.