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병원에서

57 [fifty-seven]

At the doctor

At the doctor

57 [쉰일곱]

57 [swin-ilgob]

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병원에서

[byeong-won-eseo]

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I have a doctor’s appointment. 저는 병- 예-- 있--. 저는 병원 예약이 있어요. 0
je----- b--------- y------ i-------. jeoneun byeong-won yeyag-i iss-eoyo. 		+
I have the appointment at ten o’clock. 저는 열 시- 예-- 있--. 저는 열 시에 예약이 있어요. 0
je----- y--- s-- y------ i-------. jeoneun yeol sie yeyag-i iss-eoyo. 		+
What is your name? 성함- 어-- 되--? 성함이 어떻게 되세요? 0
se-------- e-------- d------? seongham-i eotteohge doeseyo? 		+
     
Please take a seat in the waiting room. 대기-- 앉- 계--. 대기실에 앉아 계세요. 0
da-------- a---- g------. daegisil-e anj-a gyeseyo. 		+
The doctor is on his way. 의사 선--- 오- 계--. 의사 선생님이 오고 계세요. 0
ui-- s------------- o-- g------. uisa seonsaengnim-i ogo gyeseyo. 		+
What insurance company do you belong to? 어느 보- 회-- 가----? 어느 보험 회사에 가입했어요? 0
eo--- b----- h------ g-------------? eoneu boheom hoesa-e gaibhaess-eoyo? 		+
     
What can I do for you? 뭘 도-----? 뭘 도와드릴까요? 0
mw-- d--------------? mwol dowadeulilkkayo? 		+
Do you have any pain? 통증- 있--? 통증이 있어요? 0
to--------- i-------? tongjeung-i iss-eoyo? 		+
Where does it hurt? 어디- 아--? 어디가 아파요? 0
eo---- a----? eodiga apayo? 		+
     
I always have back pain. 등이 항- 아--. 등이 항상 아파요. 0
de----- h------- a----. deung-i hangsang apayo. 		+
I often have headaches. 머리- 자- 아--. 머리가 자주 아파요. 0
me----- j--- a----. meoliga jaju apayo. 		+
I sometimes have stomach aches. 배가 가- 아--. 배가 가끔 아파요. 0
ba--- g------ a----. baega gakkeum apayo. 		+
     
Remove your top! 윗 옷- 벗---! 윗 옷을 벗으세요! 0
wi- o----- b----------! wis os-eul beos-euseyo! 		+
Lie down on the examining table. 검사 테--- 누---. 검사 테이블에 누우세요. 0
ge---- t-------- n------. geomsa teibeul-e nuuseyo. 		+
Your blood pressure is okay. 혈압- 정----. 혈압은 정상이에요. 0
hy---------- j-------------. hyeol-ab-eun jeongsang-ieyo. 		+
     
I will give you an injection. 주사- 놓- 드---. 주사를 놓아 드릴께요. 0
ju------ n---- d----------. jusaleul noh-a deulilkkeyo. 		+
I will give you some pills. 알약- 드---. 알약을 드릴께요. 0
al-------- d----------. al-yag-eul deulilkkeyo. 		+
I am giving you a prescription for the pharmacy. 약국- 필-- 처--- 드---. 약국에 필요한 처방전을 드릴께요. 0
ya------ p-------- c--------------- d----------. yaggug-e pil-yohan cheobangjeon-eul deulilkkeyo. 		+
     

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