Dental Chinese: Foundations

Phrases you'll use during this part of a dental appointment, with their meanings.

嘴嘴zuǐ

The mouth

牙齿牙yá齿chǐ

The tooth

磨牙磨mó牙yá

The molar

牙龈牙yá龈yín

The gum

舌头舌shé头tou

The tongue

疼痛疼téng痛tòng

The pain

我不明白我wǒ不bù明míng白bai

I don't understand

请慢一点请qǐng慢màn一yì点diǎn

Slower, please

请再说一遍请qǐng再zài说shuō一yí遍biàn

Please repeat

请稍等请qǐng稍shāo等děng

One moment

您会说英语吗？您nín会huì说shuō英yīng语yǔ吗ma？

Do you speak English?

慢一点慢màn一yì点diǎn

Slower

我会说一点西班牙语我wǒ会huì说shuō一yì点diǎn西xī班bān牙yá语yǔ

I speak a little Spanish

有时有yǒu时shí

Sometimes

我不知道我wǒ不bù知zhī道dào

I don't know

一点一yì点diǎn

A little

也许也yě许xǔ

Maybe

有时会疼有yǒu时shí会huì疼téng

It hurts sometimes

下午好下xià午wǔ好hǎo

Good afternoon

晚上好晚wǎn上shang好hǎo

Good evening

很高兴认识您很hěn高gāo兴xìng认rèn识shi您nín

Nice to meet you

再见再zài见jiàn

See you later

祝您愉快祝zhù您nín愉yú快kuài

Have a good day

您需要您nín需xū要yào

You need

您有您nín有yǒu

You have

处方处chǔ方fāng

The prescription

预约预yù约yuē

The appointment

药药yào

The medication

您需要一张处方您nín需xū要yào一yì张zhāng处chǔ方fāng

You need a prescription

白白bái

White

银色银yín色sè

Silver

金色的金jīn色sè的de

Gold-colored

红红hóng

Red

粉色粉fěn色sè

Pink

牙冠可以是白色或银色牙yá冠guān可kě以yǐ是shì白bái色sè或huò银yín色sè

The crown can be white or silver

欢迎欢huān迎yíng

Welcome

您今天疼吗？您nín今jīn天tiān疼téng吗ma？

Are you in pain today?

早上好早zǎo上shang好hǎo

Good morning

您好吗？您nín好hǎo吗ma？

How are you?

您叫什么名字？您nín叫jiào什shén么me名míng字zi？

What is your name?

请坐请qǐng坐zuò

Please, sit down

别担心别bié担dān心xīn

Don't worry

我是牙医我wǒ是shì牙yá医yī

I am the dentist

谢谢您来谢xiè谢xie您nín来lái

Thank you for coming

您家人都好吗？您nín家jiā人rén都dōu好hǎo吗ma？

How is your family?

您来自哪里？您nín来lái自zì哪nǎ里lǐ？

Where are you from?

很高兴见到您很hěn高gāo兴xìng见jiàn到dào您nín

Nice to see you

您近来怎么样？您nín近jìn来lái怎zěn么me样yàng？

How have you been?

很高兴又见到您很hěn高gāo兴xìng又yòu见jiàn到dào您nín

It's good to see you again

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