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Accessing Beyond Blue and Ongoing Counselling Support
Counsellor (speaking English) and Client (speaking Somali) talk through “Accessing Beyond Blue and Ongoing Counselling Support”. You interpret both ways — English into Somali, and Somali into English — one segment at a time, exactly as in the CCL test.
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Thanks for coming in today, Mr Ali. How have you been coping with the stress you mentioned last time we met?
Mahadsanid, Marwo. Runtii aad baan u walaacsanahay — habeen kasta si fiican uma seexdo, waxaanan sii xasuustaa qoyskayga oo weli ku sugan Soomaaliya.
You can also call Beyond Blue anytime, day or night — it's a completely free national helpline for anyone feeling overwhelmed or anxious.
Waan ku mahadsanahay taas. Laakiin ma jiro turjubaan ku jira khadkaas haddii aan wicito, maadaama Ingiriisigaygu uusan aad u fiicnayn?
Yes, definitely — when you call, just ask for a Somali interpreter through TIS National. They'll connect one within a few minutes, at no cost to you.
Taasi runtii waa wax fiican. Laakiin ma jirtaa qof aan si joogto ah ula kulmi karo, sida la-taliye caafimaadka maskaxda ah?
For regular face-to-face counselling, you'll first need to see a GP at a community health centre, so they can refer you properly.
Runtii weli ma helin kaadhka Medicare-ka — dhawaan ayaan yimid Australia, waxaana la ii sheegay inay qaadan doonto in ka badan hal bil.
That's fine — Beyond Blue doesn't require a Medicare card at all, so you can keep calling them while you sort out your Medicare enrolment through myGov.
Haddaba, ilaa intee ayaan sugi doonaa inta la ii qabsanayo ballanka? Waxaan doonayaa inaan dib u bilaabo tallaabo hore.
I can book you at Mount Druitt Community Health Centre this Thursday at half past two; the wait shouldn't be more than ten minutes.
Waad mahadsantahay, Marwo. Khamiis ayaan iman doonaa, waanan ku faraxsanahay inaan helo caawimaad joogto ah.
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.
- beyond blueKu sii dhawaaji magaca sida uu yahay 'Beyond Blue', maadaama uu yahay magac rasmi ah oo aan la tarjumi karin.
- tis nationalKu sheeg magaca Ingiriisiga 'TIS National' isla markaana sharrax in ay tahay adeegga turjumaadda taleefanka ee bilaashka ah.
- medicareKu dhawaaq sida ay tahay 'Medicare' - waa magac nooc ah oo aan loo turjumin, sidaas awgeed si toos ah ugu sheeg Soomaaliga.
- medicare cardKu dhawaaq 'Medicare card' si toos ah, ama sheeg 'kaadhka Medicare'.
- mygovSii isticmaal magaca 'myGov' isaga oo aan la beddelin, maadaama uu yahay magac rasmi/product name aan lahayn tarjumaad.
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