Doctor: Good morning, madam. Take a seat, please.
Woman: Good morning.
Doctor: What’s the problem?
Woman: I have a terrible pain in my stomach.
Doctor: Do you have diarrhoea? Or any other symptoms?
Woman: Yes, I have diarrhoea and I also feel sick all the time.
Doctor: When did it start?
Woman: Yesterday night. I ate at a seafood restaurant before.
Doctor: Take off your clothes, please. … All right. Tell me if it hurts or not.
Woman: Ouch! It hurts!
Doctor: Hopefully it’s just indigestion, but to be sure I’ll ask for a blood test and a urine sample.
Woman: Shall I come back?
Doctor: No, the nurse will do the tests right now… and here is a prescription to ease the pains.
Woman: Thank you very much.
IMPORTANT PHRASES
Take/have a seat! – Si sieda!
What’s the problem? – Qual è il problema?
I have a (terrible) pain in … . – Ho un dolore terribile a…
Do you have diarrhoea? – Ha la diarrea?
Do you have other symptoms? – Ha altri sintomi?
Take off your clothes, please. – Si spogli, per favore!
Tell me if it hurts. – Mi dica se fa male.
Hopefully it’s just indigestion. – Probabilmente è solo un’indigestione.
I’ll ask for a blood test and a urine sample. – Chiederò delle analisi del sangue e di un campione di urina.
Shall I come back? – Devoi tornare nuovamente?
Here is a prescription to ease the pains. – Ecco una prescrizione per alleviare i dolori.
IMPORTANT WORDS
to take/to have a seat – sedersi
terrible – terribile
diarrhoea – diarrea
to feel sick – sentirsi male
seafood restaurant – ristorante di pesce
to take off one’s clothes – togliersi i propri vestiti
to hurt – fare male
indigestion – indigestione
blood test – esame del sangue
urine sample – campione di urine
prescription – ricetta/prescrizione medica
to ease the pain – alleviare il dolore
