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At the doctor

At the doctor

57 [pêncî û heft]

At the doctor

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I have a doctor’s appointment. Li-ce--bij--- -iv-n--e m-n heye. L- c-- b----- c------- m-- h---- L- c-m b-j-ş- c-v-n-k- m-n h-y-. -------------------------------- Li cem bijîşk civaneke min heye. 0
I have the appointment at ten o’clock. D- ---t--e--n--- ci---- min --ye. D- s--- d---- d- c----- m-- h---- D- s-e- d-h-n d- c-v-n- m-n h-y-. --------------------------------- Di saet dehan de civana min heye. 0
What is your name? N--e we -i --? N--- w- ç- y-- N-v- w- ç- y-? -------------- Nave we çi ye? 0
Please take a seat in the waiting room. Ji --re--xwe -e--i-o-e-- r-we--î---b-----ni-. J- k---- x-- r- l- o---- r-------- b--------- J- k-r-m x-e r- l- o-e-a r-w-s-î-ê b-s-k-n-n- --------------------------------------------- Ji kerem xwe re li odeya rawestînê bisekinin. 0
The doctor is on his way. B-jîşk-ni-- -ê. B----- n--- t-- B-j-ş- n-h- t-. --------------- Bijîşk niha tê. 0
What insurance company do you belong to? Sîgort--- -e li--û---? S-------- w- l- k- y-- S-g-r-a-a w- l- k- y-? ---------------------- Sîgortaya we li kû ye? 0
What can I do for you? Ez --k-r-- ----- we--i bik-m? E- d------ j- b- w- ç- b----- E- d-k-r-m j- b- w- ç- b-k-m- ----------------------------- Ez dikarim ji bo we çi bikim? 0
Do you have any pain? Êşa-w--h-ye? Ê-- w- h---- Ê-a w- h-y-? ------------ Êşa we heye? 0
Where does it hurt? Kê --- d-ê-e? K- d-- d----- K- d-r d-ê-e- ------------- Kê der diêşe? 0
I always have back pain. H-rtim-pişt--m-n diêş-. H----- p---- m-- d----- H-r-i- p-ş-a m-n d-ê-ê- ----------------------- Hertim pişta min diêşê. 0
I often have headaches. Ge--k c---n serê -i--diêşê. G---- c---- s--- m-- d----- G-l-k c-r-n s-r- m-n d-ê-ê- --------------------------- Gelek caran serê min diêşê. 0
I sometimes have stomach aches. Hi- -a--- zikê-m----iê--. H-- c---- z--- m-- d----- H-n c-r-n z-k- m-n d-ê-e- ------------------------- Hin caran zikê min diêşe. 0
Remove your top! Ji k--e-- xwe----ê -aşê---- --k--. J- k----- x-- j--- l--- x-- v----- J- k-r-m- x-e j-r- l-ş- x-e v-k-n- ---------------------------------- Ji kerema xwe jorê laşê xwe vekin. 0
Lie down on the examining table. J- k-r-ma-x---xwe -i se---î----êj-bik-n. J- k----- x-- x-- l- s-- c- d---- b----- J- k-r-m- x-e x-e l- s-r c- d-r-j b-k-n- ---------------------------------------- Ji kerema xwe xwe li ser cî dirêj bikin. 0
Your blood pressure is okay. T-n--yo--a--yî---. T------- a---- y-- T-n-i-o- a-a-î y-. ------------------ Tansiyon asayî ye. 0
I will give you an injection. E- ---erziyekê -- w---ix-m. E- ê d-------- l- w- b----- E- ê d-r-i-e-ê l- w- b-x-m- --------------------------- Ez ê derziyekê li we bixim. 0
I will give you some pills. Ez-ê h-b----i-im- w-. E- ê h---- b----- w-- E- ê h-b-n b-d-m- w-. --------------------- Ez ê heban bidime we. 0
I am giving you a prescription for the pharmacy. Ez ê -i-b--d-rman---ey- reçete--k---id-me we. E- ê j- b- d----------- r--------- b----- w-- E- ê j- b- d-r-a-x-n-y- r-ç-t-y-k- b-d-m- w-. --------------------------------------------- Ez ê ji bo dermanxaneyê reçeteyekê bidime we. 0

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