5. Health Flashcards
Aches and pains
Minor pains that continue over a period of time (đau âm ỉ)
To be a bit off colour
To feel a little ill (uể oải)
To be at death’s door
(Informal) to be very ill indeed (nguy kịch)
To be on the mend
To be recovering after an illness (hồi phục)
To be over the worst
To have got through the most serious or uncomfortable stage of an illness (qua cơn nguy kịch)
To be under the weather
(Informal) to not feel well (khó ở)
A blocked nose
When the nose has excess fluid due to a cold (nghẹt mũi)
To catch a cold
To get a cold (cảm lạnh)
A check-up
A physical examinatiom by a doctor
A chesty cough
A cough caused by congestion around the lungs (ho khan)
Cuts and bruises
Minor injuries (xây xát, trầy xước)
To feel poorly
To feel ill (mệt mỏi)
As fit as a fiddle
To be very healthy (rất khoẻ)
To go down with a cold
To become ill (choáng)
To go private
To choose to be treated by commercial healthcare rather than by services offered by the state (khám bác sĩ tư)
GP
General Practitioner (family doctor) (BS gia đình)
To have a filling
To have a tooth repaired (trám răng)
To have a tooth out
To have a tooth removed (nhổ răng)
A heavy cold
A bad cold (cảm lạnh)
To make an appointment
To arrange a time to see the doctor (đặt lịch hẹn)
To make a speedy recovery
To recover quickly from an illness (hồi phục nhanh)
To phone in sick
To call work to explain you won’t be attending work due to illness (báo bệnh)
Precription charges
Money the patient pays for medicine authorised by a doctor (tiền thuốc)
To pull a muscle
To strain a muscle (căng cơ)
