Note:
The spoken Chinese Mandarin language has 4
spoken tones. We have attempted to re-create
those below where after each syllable we tell
you (1), (2), (3), or (4) as they correspond
to each of the 4 tones. We encourage you to
complement your Xianzai.com Emergency Chinese
newsletter with a good offline study program.
Describing
Your Illness to a Doctor
NEW
WORDS:
1) A Cold: gan (3) mao(4)
- You
have a cold.
- ni(2)
gan(3) mao(4) le.
2) Doctor: yi(1) sheng(1)
- I
need a doctor.
- wo(3)
xu(1) yao(4) yi(1) ge(4) yi(1) sheng(1).
3)
Emergency: jin(3) ji(2) qing(2) kuang(4)
- Help,
I have an emergency!
- bang(1)
bang(1) mang(2)! wo(3) you(3) jin(3) ji(2)
qing(1) kuang(4)!
4)
Fever: fa(1) shao(1)
- You
have a fever.
- ni(3)
fa(1) shao(1) le(1).
5)
The Flu: liu(2) gan(3)
-
I think I have the flu.
- wo(3)
jue(2) de(1) wo(3) de(2) le(1) liu(2)
gan(3).
6) Hospital: yi(1) yuan(4)
- Please
drive to the hospital.
- qing(3)
kai(1) qu(4) yi(1) yuan(4).
7)
Hurts: tong(4)
- That
hurts, please stop.
- na(4)
er(2) tong(4), qing(3) ting(2) zhu(4).
8)
Medicine: yao(4)
-
Eat this medicine.
- chi(1)
zhe(4) ge yao(4).
9)
Pain: teng(2)
- I
have pain in my stomach.
- wo(3)
de(1) du(4) zi(3) teng(2).
10) Symptoms: zheng(4) zhuang(4)
- What
are your symptoms?
- ni(3)
de(1) zheng(4) zhuang(4) shi(4) shen(3)
me?
11)
Vomiting: ou(3) tu(4)
- I
have been vomiting.
- wo(3)
yi(1) zhi(2) zai(4) ou(3)tu(4)
