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HSK 3.0 Level 1 \u00B7 Lesson 10

Tell a friend you are ill and visit the sick

A friend calls to say they are sick; you visit them and give advice.

Outcome: Describe illness with 生病 and 不舒服, give advice with 不要 and 可以, and express concern.

\u23F1 ~30 minTask: l1-illness-and-visits10 dialogue lines20 words

Dialogue

小王\uFF1A
Wéi喂，Xiǎo小Lǐ李，wǒ我jīn今tiān天bù不shū舒fu服，bù不néng能qù去shàng上kè课le了。Hey, Xiao Li, I'm not feeling well today, I can't go to class.
小李\uFF1A
Zěn怎me么le了？Nǐ你shēng生bìng病le了ma吗？What's wrong? Are you ill?
小王\uFF1A
Shì是，wǒ我bìng病le了。Wǒ我jué觉de得tóu头téng疼de得hěn很。Yes, I'm ill. I feel a very bad headache.
小李\uFF1A
Nǐ你xiǎng想qù去yī医yuàn院kàn看bìng病ma吗？Do you want to go to the hospital to see a doctor?
小王\uFF1A
Xiǎng想。Yī医shēng生zěn怎me么yàng样？Yes. How is the doctor?
小李\uFF1A
Yī医shēng生hěn很hǎo好。Nǐ你duō多hē喝shuǐ水，duō多xiū休xi息。Bú不yào要shàng上kè课le了。The doctor is very good. Drink more water, rest more. Don't go to class.
小王\uFF1A
Hǎo好de的，xiè谢xie谢。Wǒ我xià下wǔ午kě可yǐ以shuì睡jiào觉ma吗？OK, thanks. Can I sleep this afternoon?
小李\uFF1A
Kě可yǐ以！Nǐ你hǎo好hǎo好xiū休xi息。Bú不yào要zǎo早qǐ起。Of course! Rest well. Don't get up early.
小王\uFF1A
Hǎo好。Nǐ你shén什me么shí时hou候lái来kàn看wǒ我？OK. When will you come visit me?
小李\uFF1A
Wǒ我wǎn晚shang上qù去kàn看nǐ你。I'll come visit you this evening.

Key vocabulary

Words introduced or practised in this lesson.

病bìngillness生病shēng bìngto fall ill看病kàn bìngto visit a doctor医生yī shēngdoctor; physician医院yī yuànhospital休息xiū xirest睡shuìto sleep睡觉shuì jiàoto go to bed起床qǐ chuángto get up怎么样zěn me yànghow?好hǎogood; well; okay喝hēto drink水shuǐwater吃chīto eat不要bù yàodon't!; must not可以kě yǐcan能néngcan; to be able to想xiǎngto want; to think觉得jué deto think很hěn(adverb of degree)
View full Level 1 vocabulary \u2192

Characters in context

Key characters from this lesson.

病
医
生
休
息
难
受
睡

Grammar in use

Structures you will practise in this lesson.

太/很/非常 degree

Use degree adverbs before adjectives to intensify or moderate description.

Illness expressions

Use 生病了, 不舒服, 看病 to talk about being ill and seeing a doctor.

不要/可以 for permission

Use 不要 + verb for prohibition and 可以 + verb for permission or possibility.

View full Level 1 grammar \u2192

Skill practice

Activities linked to this lesson\u2019s objectives.

🎧Listening📖Reading✍️Quiz📝Writing

Unit check

Answer the questions, then submit to see your results.

Q1. 小王怎么了？
Q2. 小王想去哪里？
Q3. 小李建议小王做什么？
Q4. 小王下午做什么？
Q5. 小李什么时候来看小王？

Your turn

Write a short dialogue where you tell a friend you are sick, they give you advice, and they offer to visit.

Frame

A：我今天不舒服，……。
B：怎么了？你……了吗？
A：我觉得……。我想去……。
B：你多……。不要……。我……去看你。

Self-check

  • \u2610 I used 不舒服 or 生病 to describe illness.
  • \u2610 I used 觉得 to describe how I feel.
  • \u2610 I gave advice with 不要 + verb or 多 + verb.
  • \u2610 I used 可以 or 能 to talk about what is possible.

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