HSK 2 ≈ CEFR A2 129 characters 11 sentences

Going to the Doctor (去医院)

A fever, a long queue, and a doctor with one very simple prescription.

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去医院

昨天zuótiān晚上wǎnshang我wǒ觉得juéde很hěn不bù舒服shūfu。
Last night I felt very unwell.
我wǒ的de(possessive)头tóu很hěn疼téng,身体shēntǐ也yě很hěn热rè。
My head hurt and my body was hot.
我wǒ知道zhīdào我wǒ生病shēngbìng了le / liǎo / liào。
I knew I was ill.
今天jīntiān早上zǎoshang,同屋tóngwū送sòng我wǒ去qù医院yīyuàn。
This morning my roommate took me to the hospital.
医院yīyuàn里lǐ等děng的de / dì人rén非常fēicháng多duō,我们wǒmen等děng了le / liǎo / liào一个yīgè多duō小时xiǎoshí。
There were a lot of people waiting; we waited over an hour.
医生yīshēng看了kànle看kàn / kān我wǒ,说shuō:“你nǐ发烧fāshāo了le / liǎo / liào,三十sānshí八度bādù五wǔ。”
The doctor looked at me and said, "You've got a fever — 38.5."
他tā给gěi我wǒ开了kāile一些yīxiē药yào。
He prescribed me some medicine.
他tā说shuō:“一yī天tiān吃chī三次sāncì,多duō喝hē / hè热rè水shuǐ,好好hǎohǎo休息xiūxi。”
He said, "Three times a day, drink plenty of hot water, and rest properly."
我wǒ问wèn他tā:“我wǒ可以kěyǐ去qù上班shàngbān吗ma?”
I asked him, "Can I go to work?"
他tā笑xiào了le / liǎo / liào笑xiào说shuō:“你nǐ觉得juéde呢ne / ní?”
He smiled and said, "What do you think?"
我wǒ在家zàijiā休息xiūxi了le / liǎo / liào两liǎng天tiān,现在xiànzài已经yǐjīng好hǎo / hào了le / liǎo / liào。
I rested at home for two days, and I'm better now.

Words to notice

Hospital
Sick (ill)
Fever (have a high temperature)
Medicine (drug - cure - prescription)
To rest
Good (well) / Like
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