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Root Canal or Extraction: A Dental Consultation

Sinhala ↔ EnglishHealth12 segments ≈237 wordsSegments of 35 words or fewer

Dentist (speaking English) and Patient (speaking Sinhala) talk through “Root Canal or Extraction: A Dental Consultation”. You interpret both ways — English into Sinhala, and Sinhala into English — one segment at a time, exactly as in the CCL test.

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SEGMENT 1 · ENGLISH · 21 WORDS
Dentist

Mr. Fernando, the X-ray shows your lower right molar has a deep infection reaching the nerve. When did the pain start?

SEGMENT 2 · SINHALA · 16 WORDS
Patient

දෙතුන් දවසක ඉඳන් වේදනාව තියෙනවා. රාත්‍රියේ නම් ගොඩක් අමාරුයි, මම පැනඩෝල් ටිකක් ගත්තා.

SEGMENT 3 · ENGLISH · 26 WORDS
Dentist

Without a root canal, this tooth will likely need extraction within a few weeks. Are you happy to proceed today, or would you like more time?

SEGMENT 4 · SINHALA · 14 WORDS
Patient

මේකට කීයක් යනවද? මට වාරිකවලින් ගෙවන්න පුළුවන්ද?

SEGMENT 5 · ENGLISH · 27 WORDS
Dentist

The root canal costs six hundred and eighty dollars, and can be paid in two instalments. If complications arise afterwards, Bendigo Health's emergency department can assist you.

SEGMENT 6 · SINHALA · 15 WORDS
Patient

හරි, මම කැමතියි කරන්න. ප්‍රතිජීවක බේත් කවදා ඉඳන් ගන්න ඕනද?

SEGMENT 7 · ENGLISH · 26 WORDS
Dentist

I'll prescribe antibiotics to take before Thursday's appointment. The procedure itself takes about forty-five minutes under local anaesthetic, and you can drive yourself home afterwards.

SEGMENT 8 · SINHALA · 20 WORDS
Patient

බ්‍රහස්පතින්දා මට හොඳයි. මට රස්සාවෙන් නිවාඩු ගන්න ඕනද, කොච්චර වෙලාවක් ලැගිය යුතුද?

SEGMENT 9 · ENGLISH · 22 WORDS
Dentist

Rest for the remainder of the day and avoid hot or hard foods. Please come back for a review in one week.

SEGMENT 10 · SINHALA · 14 WORDS
Patient

ශල්‍යකර්මයෙන් පස්සේ වේදනාව වැඩි වුනොත් මං මොනවා කරන්නද?

SEGMENT 11 · ENGLISH · 21 WORDS
Dentist

If you notice swelling, fever, or severe pain, go straight to Bendigo Health's emergency department. Otherwise, call our clinic Monday morning.

SEGMENT 12 · SINHALA · 15 WORDS
Patient

තේරුණා, ස්තුතියි. ගැටලුවක් ආවොත් මං හදිසි අංශයට යන්නම්.

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