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HSK 1 Chinese Survival Chinese

At the Pharmacy

在药店

Zài yàodiàn

2:33 min video · 8 sentences · 7 key words

Transcript with pinyin and English

Hide the English to test yourself.
  1. 王医生 Wáng yīshēng你怎么了？Nǐ zěnme le?What's wrong?
  2. 小李 Xiǎo Lǐ我病了，头很疼。Wǒ bìng le, tóu hěn téng.I'm sick, my head hurts a lot.
  3. 王医生 Wáng yīshēng你想要什么药？Nǐ xiǎng yào shénme yào?What medicine do you want?
  4. 小李 Xiǎo Lǐ我要感冒药。Wǒ yào gǎnmào yào.I want cold medicine.
  5. 王医生 Wáng yīshēng好，吃了药多喝水。Hǎo, chī le yào duō hē shuǐ.OK, take the medicine and drink lots of water.
  6. 小李 Xiǎo Lǐ这个药多少钱？Zhège yào duōshao qián?How much is this medicine?
  7. 王医生 Wáng yīshēng二十块。Èr shí kuài.Twenty yuan.
  8. 小李 Xiǎo Lǐ谢谢，再见！Xièxie, zàijiàn!Thank you, goodbye!

About this lesson

After this lesson you can tell a pharmacist that you are sick, say what hurts, and ask for medicine and its price.

How to practise

  1. Learn the phrases on the first card: these are the lines you will say in the situation.
  2. When you see 你会怎么说？, answer out loud in your own words before the real line plays, then repeat it.
  3. Keep the phrasebook at the end: the phrases, what you will hear, and a tip for the real thing.

Key words 生词

ChinesePinyinEnglishLevel
病bìngsickHSK 1
头tóuheadHSK 2
疼téngto hurtHSK 2
药yàomedicineHSK 2
感冒gǎnmàocold (illness)HSK 3
多少钱duōshaoqiánhow much
水shuǐwaterHSK 1

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