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Clogged Ear: Audiology Consultation for Earwax Removal
Audiologist (speaking English) and Patient (speaking Swahili) talk through “Clogged Ear: Audiology Consultation for Earwax Removal”. You interpret both ways — English into Swahili, and Swahili into English — one segment at a time, exactly as in the CCL test.
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Mr Otieno, tell me exactly what you're feeling in your ear this week, and when it started.
Nimekuwa na hisia ya kuziba masikioni upande wa kushoto kwa wiki moja sasa, kama vile maji yamejaa ndani, na sauti zinasikika kama kutoka mbali.
Looking through the otoscope, I can see a hard wax blockage in your left ear canal, likely from cotton bud use. I'll prescribe softening drops before we try gentle irrigation next week.
Je, matone hayo nitayatumia mara ngapi kwa siku, na yana madhara yoyote kwenye sikio langu?
Use three drops twice daily for five days; mild tingling or brief dizziness can occur, but serious side effects are rare, and you should stop if pain increases.
Nashukuru daktari. Je, naweza kuogelea au kuoga kichwa wakati ninatumia dawa hizi?
Avoid swimming or inserting cotton buds while using the drops; keep the ear dry until your follow-up appointment next week.
Sawa, nitakuja lini tena, na wapi hasa kwa ajili ya kusafisha sikio?
Please return to Chatswood Audiology Clinic on Thursday the fourteenth at ten thirty for irrigation and a hearing check.
Asante kwa maelezo. Je, huduma hii inagharimu kiasi gani, na bima yangu ya afya itasaidia kulipia?
Medicare doesn't cover audiologist consultations, but if you have private extras cover, it may reimburse part of the fee, so bring your policy details.
Nimeelewa vizuri, daktari. Nitakuja Alhamisi tarehe kumi na nne saa nne na nusu asubuhi, na nitalinda sikio lisiingie maji.
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.
- medicareTumia neno 'Medicare' kama lilivyo kwa Kiingereza, kwani halina tafsiri rasmi ya Kiswahili.
- extras coverTumia 'bima ya huduma za nyongeza' kama tafsiri sahihi.
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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 Swahili dialogues · All languages