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Pre-Operative Consultation for Gallbladder Surgery
Surgical Nurse (speaking English) and 病人 (speaking Swahili) talk through “Pre-Operative Consultation for Gallbladder Surgery”. 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, I'm confirming your laparoscopic gallbladder surgery scheduled for Thursday morning at Liverpool Hospital. Can you please confirm your date of birth for me?
Ndiyo, mimi ni Otieno. Tarehe ya kuzaliwa kwangu ni tarehe kumi na tano, mwezi wa tatu, mwaka elfu moja tisa mia tisini na tano. Je, nitahitaji kufunga kula kabla ya upasuaji?
Yes, that's correct. Please stop eating solid food after midnight, but you may drink clear fluids until two hours before your admission time.
Nina dawa ya kupunguza damu kuganda inayoitwa warfarin. Je, niendelee kuitumia mpaka siku ya upasuaji, au niache mapema?
You must stop taking warfarin five days before your surgery date, unless your cardiologist specifically instructs you to continue it for another reason.
Sawa, nitamwita daktari wangu wa moyo kesho asubuhi. Lakini je, nitaweza kuendesha gari mwenyewe baada ya upasuaji?
No, you cannot drive for twenty-four hours after the anaesthetic. Please arrange for someone to collect you and stay with you overnight.
Asante kwa maelezo. Je, nitapewa dawa za maumivu baada ya upasuaji, na ni lini nitahitaji kurudi kliniki kwa ukaguzi?
You'll receive a pain relief prescription before discharge, and we'll schedule a follow-up appointment in two weeks' time to check your incisions properly.
Naomba kuuliza, je, kuna hatari ya mzio kutokana na dawa za usingizi? Miaka iliyopita nilipata mzio mkali wa penicillin.
Thank you for telling me. I'll note the penicillin allergy clearly in your chart, and the anaesthetist will review it before your surgery.
Asante sana kwa maelezo yote. Basi nitafika saa moja asubuhi siku ya Alhamisi kwa ajili ya maandalizi ya upasuaji.
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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