Woman: Hello, how can I help you?
Man: Can you recommend a cold remedy?
Woman: For yourself?
Man: For my grandmother.
Woman: What exactly are her symptoms?
Man: She’s had this cough for over a week.
Woman: Has she been to see a doctor?
Man: I don’t think so. She’s just phoned me to pick something up for her on the way home.
Woman: Does she have a pre-existing condition, like diabetes or high blood pressure?
Man: She’s as fit as a fiddle for her age. I don’t even remember the last time she was ill.
Woman: That’s lucky. But it would be a good idea to see a doctor if the cough persists. Especially because she’s normally in good health.
Man: I’ll let her know. So what shall I get her?
Woman: As a first step I suggest herbal tea as a cough remedy. If she gets a sore throat or has a temperature, she can take Panadol.
Man: Thanks.
Woman: Tell her to take it easy and drink plenty of fluids. And if the cough doesn’t go away in a week she must see a doctor.
Man: OK. I’ll keep an eye on her. I’d better buy her a thermometer, too. I think I broke the one she had when I was a kid.
IMPORTANT PHRASES
How can I help you? – Miben segíthetek?
Can you recommend a cold remedy? – Tudna ajánlani valami gyógyszert megfázásra?
What exactly are her symptoms? – Mik pontosan a tünetei?
Has she been to see a doctor? – Volt már orvosnál?
I don’t think so. – Nem hiszem.
She’s just phoned me to pick something up for her. – Csak felhívott, hogy vigyek neki valamit.
Does she have a pre-existing condition? – Van valami már meglévő betegsége?
She is as fit as a fiddle. – Egészséges, mint a makk.
I’ll let her know. – Meg fogom neki mondani.
What shall I get her? – Mit vigyek neki?
Tell her to take it easy and drink plenty of fluids. – Mondja meg neki, hogy pihenjen és igyon sok folyadékot.
I’ll keep an eye on her. – Szemmel fogom tartani.
I’d better buy her a thermometer. – Jobb ha veszek neki egy lázmérőt.
IMPORTANT WORDS
to recommend – ajánlani
remedy – gyógyszer, gyógyír
symptom – tünet
to see a doctor – orvoshoz menni
cough – köhögés
to pick up – itt: venni/beszerezni valamit a patikában
on the way home – hazafelé
condition – állapot, itt: betegség
diabetes – cukorbetegség
high-blood pressure – magas vérnyomás
to persist – fennállni, folytatódni
especially – különösen
to suggest – javasolni
herbal tea – gyógytea
had better do something – jobban teszi, ha csinál valamit
thermometer – lázmérő
