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Depression Follow-up and Psychologist Referral
GP (speaking English) and Patient (speaking Afrikaans) talk through “Depression Follow-up and Psychologist Referral”. You interpret both ways — English into Afrikaans, and Afrikaans into English — one segment at a time, exactly as in the CCL test.
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Since you started the antidepressant three weeks ago, how has your mood been generally, compared with before you began treatment?
Ek voel 'n bietjie beter, dokter, maar nie heeltemal reg nie. My vrou weet ook van my toestand, en sy help my om die pille elke oggend te onthou.
That's encouraging to hear. Have you noticed any changes in your sleep patterns or appetite since starting the medication three weeks ago?
Ek slaap nou sowat ses uur per nag, wat beter is as voorheen, maar ek eet nog nie so goed soos vantevore nie.
Good to hear the improvement. How are you managing at work, given you've been in that role for over ten years now?
Ek kom redelik reg by die werk, maar dit is soms moeilik om te konsentreer. My baas weet van my situasie, maar my kollegas weet nie.
I'd like to refer you to a psychologist under a Mental Health Care Plan, which covers up to ten sessions with a Medicare rebate.
Sal Medicare die grootste deel van die koste vir daardie sessies dek, of moet ek self baie daarvoor betaal?
Medicare will cover most of the fee for each session, though a small gap payment may still apply. If your mood suddenly worsens, please call Lifeline straight away.
Dankie, dokter. As dit vererger, sal ek beslis Lifeline bel. Wanneer moet ek terugkom vir 'n opvolgafspraak?
Let's book a follow-up appointment in four weeks to review your progress and adjust the treatment plan further if it's still needed.
Dankie, dokter. Ek sal die afspraak oor vier weke onthou, en my vrou sal saam met my kom.
Terms in this dialogue that cost marks
CCL is marked on information transferred. These Australian terms have no direct word in most test languages — get one wrong and the segment's information is gone.
- mental health care planVerduidelik dit as 'n geestesgesondheidsorgplan deur die dokter opgestel vir gesubsidieerde beradingsessies; die term self kan getranslitereer word as 'geestesgesondheidsplan'.
- medicareSê net 'Medicare' soos dit is; dit is 'n eiename en het geen Afrikaanse vertaling nie.
- lifelineSê net 'Lifeline' soos dit is, aangesien dit 'n eiename is.
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Practice dialogue written to the CCL specification (two speakers, segments of 35 words or fewer, about 300 words). It is a practice text, not a NAATI test paper, and the AI score is this site's estimate, not a NAATI result. All Afrikaans dialogues · All languages