At the Pharmacy: a Chinese dialogue with translation
Anna buys headache medicine for her husband, who watched soccer half the night, and gets unexpected advice from the pharmacist. HSK 2, 11 sentences, 140 characters. Tap a line to see the translation, tap the icon to hear it.
在药店 zài yàodiàn
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Anna: Hello, I'd like to buy some medicine.
Pharmacist: Hello! What seems to be the problem?
Anna: It's not for me, it's for my husband. He has a headache.
Pharmacist: When did his headache start?
Anna: This morning. Last night he watched soccer until two.
Pharmacist: Do his eyes hurt too?
Anna: A little. He also drank a lot of coffee.
Pharmacist: Then take this medicine: twice a day, after meals.
Pharmacist: But the best medicine is sleep. Have him go to bed a little earlier tonight.
Anna: Go to bed early? No way. There's more soccer tonight.
Pharmacist: Then buy some for yourself too. While he's watching soccer, you might get a headache too.
HSK 2 words in this text
- 药yàomedicine
- 舒服shūfucomfortable; feel well
- 丈夫zhàngfuhusband
- 疼ténghurt, ache
- 从cóngfrom
- 开始kāishǐbegin
- 足球zúqiúsoccer
- 点diǎnorder (food)
- 眼睛yǎnjingeyes
- 咖啡kāfēicoffee
- 次cìtime (occurrence)
- 但是dànshìbut, however
- 最zuìmost
- 让ràngtell (someone to); let
- 可能kěnéngmaybe, possibly
Questions on the text
Who is Anna buying the medicine for?
Her husband.
How should the medicine be taken?
Twice a day, after meals.
Why won't her husband go to bed early?
There's more soccer tonight.
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