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Tooth Extraction Referral at the Dentist
Dentist (speaking English) and Patient (speaking Swahili) talk through “Tooth Extraction Referral at the Dentist”. 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. Mwangi, before we discuss the extraction, let's first review what yesterday's X-ray showed about your lower right molar.
Daktari, jino hili limekuwa likiniuma kwa siku tatu sasa. Je, linaweza kuokolewa bila kung'olewa?
The infection has reached the nerve, and the crack extends below the gum line, so a root canal isn't possible. I'll refer you to an oral surgeon at Liverpool Hospital.
Nasikia vibaya kusikia hivyo. Je, itakuwa na maumivu makali? Nina wasiwasi kuhusu kazi yangu pia, kwa sababu sina siku nyingi za likizo.
We'll use local anaesthetic, so you won't feel pain during the procedure, which takes about thirty minutes. You must finish the full course of antibiotics afterwards.
Sawa, nitafuata maelekezo yote. Ni siku ngapi za kupumzika kazini nitahitaji kabla ya kurudi kazini?
Rest for one day, then return in ten days for review. If the swelling hasn't gone down by then, come back immediately.
Naelewa. Je, nitahitaji barua ya rufaa kwenda hospitalini, na bima yangu ya afya itasaidia vipi?
Here's the referral letter for Liverpool Hospital. Bring your Medicare card too, since Medicare covers only part of the cost for surgical extractions.
Sawa, nitalete barua hiyo na kadi yangu ya Medicare. Ni lini hasa nitahitaji kufika hospitalini?
Your appointment is Thursday at nine thirty. Bring the referral and Medicare card, and arrive fifteen minutes early for paperwork.
Asante sana daktari. Nitafika Alhamisi saa tatu na nusu asubuhi, dakika kumi na tano mapema kama ulivyosema.
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- referral letterTumia 'barua ya rufaa' kama tafsiri sahihi.
- medicareTumia neno 'Medicare' kama lilivyo kwa Kiingereza, kwani halina tafsiri rasmi ya Kiswahili.
- medicare cardSema 'kadi ya Medicare' kama ilivyo.
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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