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中级9 Talking About Illness in Mandarin
A: 你怎么了？哪里不舒服？
Nǐ zěn me le? Nǎ lǐ bù shū fu？ What's up with you? Are you not feeling well?
B: 我头疼，喉咙也疼。我感冒了。 Wǒ tóu téng, hóu lóng yě téng. Wǒ gǎn mào le. I have a headache and a sore throat.I have a flu.
A: 你吃药了吗？ Nǐ chī yào le ma? Have you taken any medicines?
B: 我吃了。 Wǒ chī le. I have (taken.)
A: 我这里有很多感冒药。中药西药都有。我给你一些吧。 Wǒ zhè lǐ yǒu hěn duō gǎn mào yào. Zhōng yào xī yào dōu yǒu. Wǒ gěi nǐ yì xiē ba. I've got a lot of flu medicines, both Chinese and Western medicines.I'll give you some.
B: 太谢谢你了。 Tài xiè xie nǐ le Thank you so much. Key Vocabulary
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你怎么了？
nǐ zěn me le？ What’s up with you? / What’s the matter? /What’s wrong with you?
哪里不舒服？
nǎ lǐ bù shū fu？ Are you not feeling well? / Where are you feeling uncomfortable?
我头疼，喉咙也疼。
Wǒ tóu téng , hóu lóng yě téng . I’ve a headache and sore throat.
我感冒了。 wǒ gǎn mào le. I caught a cold.
你吃药了吗？ nǐ chī yào le ma? Have you taken any medicines?
我这里有很多感冒药。 Wǒ zhè lǐ yǒu hěn duō gǎn mào yào. I’ve got a lot of flu medicines here. / I’ve got a lot of flu medicines with me.
中药西药都有。 zhōng yào xī yào dōu yǒu. Both Chinese and western medicines.
我给你一些吧。 wǒ gěi nǐ yì xiē ba. I’ll give you some. / How about I give you some? 繁體中文对话文本 Dialogue in Traditional Characters
