Conversacion en ingles

Esta es una conversacion típica para sacar citas en ingles con un doctor. Esta es la primera de una serie de ejemplos de diálogos que le van a ayudar a saber que vocabulario usar en situaciones comunes y necesarias.

Assistant: Hello, Heathrow Clinic.
Patient: Hello, I'm calling to make an appointment. (frase usual para sacar cita)

Assistant: Medical or dental?
Patient: Medical, please.Assistant: Can you hold one moment? ("Hold" es el verbo para pedir que uno espere un momento) I will connect you.

Assistant: Hello, how can I help you?
Patient: I'd like to make an appointment for a check-up. (Check -up es se refiere a un chequeo medico) - I'd like = I want ( quiero o me gustaria)

Assistant: Have you been here before?
Patient: No, I haven't.

Assistant: We have anopening on Friday, October 12th at 3 o'clock.
(An opening se refiere a que hay espacio para colocar la cita en ese horario)
Patient: Gee, (jerga que significa "uy" o "caramba") I work on Friday's. Do you have any appointments available on Monday or Wednesdays? (Available = disponibles)

Assistant: Our first Monday appointment would be October 22 at 9 in the morning.
Could you make that?
Patient:Yes, that would be fine.
Assistant: What is your name?
Patient: Luci Garcia.
Assistant: What is your phone number?
Patient: 764-2110.
Assistant: Is that the 206 area code?
Patient: Yes, that's right.
Assistant: What is your date of birth?
Patient: 10/13/63.

Assistant: How will you be paying for this appointment? Do you have health insurance or medical coupons? (Insurance = seguro)Patient: No, I don't. Can you tell me what the charge would be for this visit?
(Charge is otra palabra para "cost" o costo)

Assistant: Please come half an hour before the time of your appointment to fill out a medical history.
Patient: OK. I will do that. Do your doctors and nurses speak Spanish?

Assistant: We do have some doctors and nurses on staff that speak Spanish. Would you prefer that?Patient: Yes, please.

Assistant: OK. I've noted that on the schedule. (Noted se refiere a anotar) We will see you on Monday, October 22nd at 9 for a physical check-up. Plan on spending about 1 hour at the clinic.
Patient: Thank you. Good-bye.
Clinic: Good-bye.

Physical Examination
Doctor: ¿Cuándo fue la última en llegar para un examen físico? Doctor: When did you last come in for aphysical exam?
Paciente: Yo había pasado física hace dos años mi. Patient: I had my last physical two years ago.
Doctor: ¿Ha tenido otros exámenes recientemente? Doctor: Have you had any other exams recently? Análisis de sangre, un electrocardiograma o un sonido ultra? Blood work, an EKG or an ultra-sound?
Paciente: Bueno, yo tenía unos cuantos rayos X en el dentista. Patient: Well, I had a fewX-rays at the dentist's.
Doctor: ¿Cómo se ha sentido en general? Doctor: How have you been feeling in general?
Paciente: Bastante bien. Patient: Pretty well. No me quejo, de verdad. No complaints, really.
Doctor: ¿Podría usted rueda en la manga izquierda? Doctor: Could you roll up your left sleeve? Me gustaría tener su presión arterial. I'd like to take your blood pressure.
Paciente: Porsupuesto. Patient: Certainly.
Doctor: 120 sobre 80. Doctor: 120 over 80. Eso está bien. That's fine. No parece tener exceso de peso, eso es bueno. You don't seem to be overweight, that's good. ¿Hace ejercicio con regularidad? Do you exercise regularly?
Paciente: No, no realmente. Patient: No, not really. Si me quedo un tramo de escaleras, me toma un tiempo para recuperar el aliento. If I runup a flight of stairs, it takes me a while to get my breath back. Tengo que salir más. I need to get out more.
Médico: Eso sería una buena idea. Doctor: That would be a good idea. ¿Qué tal tu dieta? How about your diet?
Paciente: Creo que comer una dieta equilibrada bonita. Patient: I think I eat a pretty balanced diet. Ya sabes, voy a tener una hamburguesa de vez en cuando, pero en general...