Mual Setelah Makan

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

Nauseous After Eating. A parent calls a clinic after a child develops stomach pain and is advised to seek an examination.

The dialogue, line by line

1. Anak saya mual setelah makan siang.
   My child feels nauseous after lunch.
2. Apakah dia muntah atau demam?
   Has she vomited or does she have a fever?
3. Belum, tapi dia menangis karena perutnya sakit.
   No, but she is crying because her stomach hurts.
4. Dia masih mau minum? Mulutnya terlihat kering?
   Is she still willing to drink? Does her mouth look dry?
5. Dia minum sedikit, tetapi terlihat lemas.
   She is drinking a little, but she looks weak.
6. Berikan minum sedikit-sedikit. Jangan paksa dia makan.
   Offer small amounts to drink. Do not force her to eat.
7. Kapan kami harus datang ke klinik?
   When should we come to the clinic?
8. Datang sekarang karena dia lemas dan perutnya sakit.
   Come in now because she is weak and has stomach pain.
9. Baik, kami berangkat ke klinik sekarang.
   Okay, we are leaving for the clinic now.
10. Bawa catatan tentang makanan dan obat yang dia minum.
    Bring a note of the food and medicine she has taken.

Vocabulary in this dialogue

• anak, child
• saya, I
• mual, nauseous
• setelah, after
• makan siang, lunch
• dia, he
• muntah, to vomit
• atau, or
• demam, fever
• belum, not yet
• tapi, but
• menangis, to cry