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High Blood Pressure Referral and Medication Review
GP (speaking English) and Patient (speaking Somali) talk through “High Blood Pressure Referral and Medication Review”. 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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Your blood pressure today reads one hundred and sixty over one hundred, which is higher than we'd like, so I'm referring you to a cardiologist at Blacktown Hospital for further assessment.
Dhakhtarow, taasi waxay iga dhigaysaa mid walaacsan. Miyaa lacag dheeraad ah loo baahan yahay booqashadaas Blacktown Hospital?
No extra cost — it's a public referral covered by Medicare, unless you choose to see a private specialist instead of the public clinic.
Waad mahadsantahay caddaynta. Ma waxaa fiican in aan keeno liiska cusub ee dawooyinkayga marka aan imaado ballanta?
Yes, please bring an updated list of all your current medications and dosages — that helps the specialist avoid duplicating drugs or missing interactions.
Waan fahmay. Dawadayda cusub ee cadaadiska dhiigga - goorma ayaan qaadan karaa, subaxda mise habeenkii?
Take it each morning with breakfast; don't take it with alcohol, as that combination can lower your blood pressure dangerously low.
Waad mahadsantahay. Ma waxay tahay inaan ka yaraysto cusbada cuntada iyo inaan sameeyo jimicsi maalin walba?
Yes — cut back on salt and try to walk for thirty minutes daily; that alone can lower your blood pressure quite noticeably over time.
Waan fahmay, waan samayn doonaa taas oo dhan. Goorma ayaan ku soo laaban doonaa si aad u eegto horumarka?
Please come back in four weeks; get a blood test three days before, on the Thursday, so your results are ready for review.
Waad mahadsantahay, Dhakhtarow. Waxaan xaqiijin doonaa inaan yimaado Khamiista si aan u qaado baaritaanka dhiigga ka hor ballantayda.
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- MedicareKu dhawaaq sida ay tahay 'Medicare' - waa magac nooc ah oo aan loo turjumin, sidaas awgeed si toos ah ugu sheeg Soomaaliga.
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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 Somali dialogues · All languages