Man: Hi Julia, how are you?
Woman: Hi Frank, I’m fine. But you don’t look too well.
Man: I can’t seem to shake off this cold.
Woman: Sorry to hear this. There is a bug going around.
Man: Jim and Kate are on sick leave with the flu, so I really can’t take time off.
Woman: Poor you. Are you sure it’s not the flu?
Man: I hope so.
Woman: High temperature? Joint pain? Headache?
Man: I had the jab two months ago.
Woman: Is it more of a head cold or a chest cold? I have a great home remedy for head colds.
Man: What’s that?
Woman: Garlic and horseradish. Eat as much garlic as you can and grate the horseradish root to make a sauce. It’s similar to the stuff you can buy in jars at the supermarket but it’s far more powerful.
Man: I had no idea horseradish was a root vegetable. Where do I buy it?
Woman: Try the farmer’s market. It’s guaranteed to clean your sinuses.
Man: It sounds like too much trouble. I’ll try garlic though, thanks. I like garlic bread…
Woman: You’ll need more than garlic bread for it to work. Get well soon!

IMPORTANT PHRASES

How are you? – Hogy vagy?
You don’t look too well. – Nem nézel ki túl jól.
I can’t seem to shake off this cold. – Nem tudok kilábalni ebből a náthából.
Sorry to hear this. – Sajnálom, hogy ezt hallom.
There is a bug going around. – Valami vírus kering most.
I can’t take time off. – Nem tudok szabadságot kivenni.
Are you sure it’s not the flu? – Biztos vagy benne, hogy nem influenza?
I have a great home remedy for … . – Van egy remek házi gyógymódom …-ra/-re.
It’s far more powerful. – Sokkal erősebb.
I had no idea. – Fogalmam sem volt róla.
It’s guaranteed to clean your sinuses. – Garantáltan kitisztítja az arcüregedet.
It sounds like too much trouble. – Úgy hangzik, elég macerás.
I’ll try garlic though. – Mindenesetre a fokhagymát kipróbálom.
Get well soon! – Gyógyulj meg gyorsan!

IMPORTANT WORDS

to shake off something – megszabadulni valamitől
bug – itt: vírus
to be on sick leave – betegszabadságon lenni
to take time off – szabadságot kivenni
high temperature –magas láz
joint pain – ízületi fájdalom
headache – fejfájás
jab – oltás
horseradish – torma
to grate – reszelni
root – gyökér
stuff – dolog
farmer’s market – termelői piac
garlic bread – fokhagymás kenyér

Healthy teeth are not only important because everybody likes a beautiful smile. Bad teeth can be the cause of all kinds of other health problems. You chew your food with your teeth and they also play an important role in speech. This is why you should not only take good care of your teeth at home, but also visit the dentist regularly.

Many people go to a dentist only if they have a toothache. They think that they don’t have to go to the dentist if they brush their teeth after every meal and before going to bed. Dentists advise you to use toothbrushes with soft bristles and toothpaste with fluoride. You should also use dental floss to remove any food stuck between the teeth.Flossing removes plaque, which causes cavities and also helps prevent gum disease. For fresher breath, there are a number of mouthwash liquids with which you can rinse your mouth.

But only a dentist can give you a proper checkup and dental cleaning. A dentist can also detect early signs of problems inside your teeth and can take care of them before you start feeling pain or have to have your tooth pulled out. So you should visit a dentist at least twice a year. This way the dentist can examine your teeth and check for cavities, receding gums and remove tartar build-up.

When you are at the dentist’s a dental assistant will take you to a private patient room and he or she will take an X-ray of your teeth to show where the problems are. The dentist will examine the X-ray and then inspect your gums and teeth. If you have tooth decay, the dentist cleans the cavity, drills a hole in your tooth and puts filling in it. Don’t worry! You get an injection before the dentist starts drilling and he anesthetizes your gums, so the treatment is not painful.

After the treatment or check-up, the dental assistant removes tartar, polishes and flosses your teeth. Dentists nowadays also offer tooth whitening, but whitening treatments are usually not covered by dental insurance.

Dentists may also provide orthodontic treatments such as braces.You may need braces if you have crooked teeth,an overbite or an underbite, or if you want to make your smile more perfect and even. Traditional braces cannot be taken out of your mouth, but you can also have custom made removable appliances, which you only wear at night or when you are alone.

If you have tooth loss, you will need false teeth. They are called dentures. You can lose your teeth because of sports injuries, accidents and illnesses, but also because of drug use and gum diseases. One third of adult tooth loss is caused by gum diseases.Dentures are made by orthodontic technologists. They build porcelain fixed prosthesis including crowns, bridges and implants and also removable partial dentures. The dentist makes a dental impression of the patient’s teeth and jaw line and gives the measurements to the dental technologist. Then he can make the dental appliances based on the patient’s dental model.