Gigi Sakit

By Speak Indo, original reading practice from the Speak Indo course.

A Painful Tooth. A patient describes a toothache and agrees on the next safe step.

The dialogue, line by line

1. Selamat pagi. Saya punya janji temu.
   Good morning. I have an appointment.
2. Silakan duduk. Bagian mana yang sakit?
   Please sit down. Which part hurts?
3. Gigi belakang sakit sampai ke telinga.
   A back tooth hurts all the way to my ear.
4. Saya akan memeriksa gigi, gusi, dan lidah Anda.
   I will examine your tooth, gums and tongue.
5. Apakah ada luka?
   Is there a wound?
6. Tidak ada luka, tetapi gusinya bengkak.
   There is no wound, but the gum is swollen.
7. Saya juga merasa mual setelah minum obat.
   I also feel nauseous after taking medicine.
8. Baik. Saya catat alergi Anda sebelum memberi suntik.
   Okay. I will note your allergy before giving an injection.
9. Setelah itu saya boleh makan?
   May I eat after that?
10. Tunggu satu jam, lalu pilih makanan lembut.
    Wait one hour, then choose soft food.

Vocabulary in this dialogue

• selamat pagi, good morning
• saya, I
• punya, to have
• janji temu, appointment
• duduk, to sit
• yang, which / who / that (relativizer)
• sakit, sick
• gigi, tooth
• belakang, back
• sampai, to arrive / until
• ke, to (direction)
• telinga, ear