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Root Canal Follow-Up: Work and Diet Advice
Dentist (speaking English) and Patient (speaking Kannada) talk through “Root Canal Follow-Up: Work and Diet Advice”. You interpret both ways — English into Kannada, and Kannada into English — one segment at a time, exactly as in the CCL test.
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Ms Nair, I've finished the root canal on your upper right molar today. The infection was deep, so we cleaned out the nerve chamber completely.
ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಜೋಮು ಆಗಿದೆ ಡಾಕ್ಟರ್, ನೋವು ಇನ್ನೂ ಕಡಿಮೆ ಆಗಿಲ್ಲ. ಇದು ಸಹಜವೇ?
That's normal, the anaesthetic will wear off in about three hours. Take the ibuprofen I've prescribed if the pain gets worse tonight.
ನಾಳೆ ನಾನು ಆಫೀಸಿಗೆ ಹೋಗಬಹುದೇ? ಮತ್ತು ಗಟ್ಟಿಯಾದ ಆಹಾರವನ್ನು ತಪ್ಪಿಸಬೇಕೇ?
Yes, you can go to work tomorrow, there's no restriction on that. But please stick to soft foods for at least three days.
ಸರಿ ಡಾಕ್ಟರ್. ಮೃದುವಾದ ಆಹಾರ ಅಂದ್ರೆ ಏನನ್ನ ತಿನ್ನಬಹುದು? ಅಕ್ಕಿ ಮತ್ತು ಸೂಪ್ ಸಾಕೇ?
Rice, soup, mashed vegetables and yoghurt are fine. Avoid nuts, chips and anything crunchy until the crown is fitted next visit.
ಈ ಕ್ರೌನ್ಗೆ ಎಷ್ಟು ಖರ್ಚಾಗುತ್ತದೆ? ನನ್ನ ಬಳಿ ಖಾಸಗಿ ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ವಿಮೆ ಇಲ್ಲ.
Without private health cover, the crown costs around eight hundred and fifty dollars. Medicare doesn't cover dental work unless it's through a public hospital.
ಸರಿ, ನಾನು ಅರ್ಥ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡೆ. ಮುಂದಿನ ಅಪಾಯಿಂಟ್ಮೆಂಟ್ ಯಾವಾಗ?
Come back on Thursday the fourteenth at ten thirty for the crown fitting. Please don't eat breakfast beforehand if we're doing another X-ray.
ಸರಿ ಡಾಕ್ಟರ್, ಗುರುವಾರ ಬೆಳಿಗ್ಗೆ ಹತ್ತೂವರೆಗೆ ಬರುತ್ತೇನೆ. ಉಪಾಹಾರ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು.
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- private health cover"ಖಾಸಗಿ ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ವಿಮೆ" ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿ; ಅಗತ್ಯವಿದ್ದರೆ ಜೊತೆಗೆ "private health insurance" ಎಂದೂ ಸೇರಿಸಬಹುದು.
- medicare'Medicare' ಎಂಬ ಪದವನ್ನು ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಇಂಗ್ಲಿಷ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ಹೇಳಬೇಕು, ಇದು ಒಂದು ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ಸರ್ಕಾರಿ ಯೋಜನೆಯ ಹೆಸರು.
- public hospital"ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆ" ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿ.
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