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Managing High Blood Pressure
Nurse (speaking English) and Patient (speaking Swahili) talk through “Managing High Blood Pressure”. 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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Your blood pressure reading today is one hundred and fifty-eight over ninety-six, which is higher than we would like to see for someone your age.
Sina dalili yoyote, daktari. Sijisikii vibaya, kwa hiyo nashangaa kwa nini shinikizo la damu liko juu hivi.
Have you been taking the blood pressure tablets every single day, or have you missed any doses recently, even just once or twice?
Kwa kweli, mara nyingine nasahau kunywa dawa, hasa wikendi ninapokuwa na shughuli nyingi nyumbani.
If you don't take this medication consistently every day, your risk of stroke or heart attack increases significantly, even without any symptoms.
Nina wasiwasi kuhusu madhara. Je, dawa hii inaweza kunifanya nihisi kizunguzungu au dhaifu?
Some people feel mild dizziness or tiredness at first, but this usually settles within a week or two as your body adjusts to the new dose.
Asante kwa maelezo. Je, kuna vyakula maalum ninavyopaswa kuepuka ili kusaidia kupunguza shinikizo langu la damu?
Try to reduce salt in your cooking, walk briskly for thirty minutes most days, and book a follow-up appointment at Bankstown Community Health Centre in four weeks.
Nimeelewa, nitajaribu kupunguza chumvi na kutembea kila siku. Je, supu za kopo pia ni mbaya?
Please avoid processed foods, tinned soups, and takeaway meals, since they're often very high in sodium, which can raise your blood pressure again.
Asante sana, daktari. Nitahakikisha ninakunywa dawa kila siku na nitakuja kwa miadi baada ya wiki nne.
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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