Dialogue
小林\uFF1A
Nǐ你zěn怎me么le了？Kàn看qǐ起lai来bú不tài太shū舒fu服。What's wrong? You don't look well.
小陈\uFF1A
Wǒ我tóu头téng疼，shēn身tǐ体yě也bù不shū舒fu服。Kěn可éng能shì是gǎn感mào冒le了。My head hurts and I don't feel well. I might have a cold.
小林\uFF1A
Nǐ你děi得duō多hē喝shuǐ水，shǎo少shàng上wǎng网。Shēn身tǐ体zuì最zhòng重yào要。You need to drink more water and spend less time online. Health is the most important.
小陈\uFF1A
Wǒ我shuì睡jiào觉shuì睡de得tài太shǎo少le了，kěn可éng能yīn因wèi为zhè这ge个bù不shū舒fu服。I've been sleeping too little — maybe that's why I don't feel well.
小林\uFF1A
Nǐ你yīng应gāi该duō多xiū休xi息，duō多hē喝shuǐ水。Bié别qù去shàng上kè课le了。You should rest more and drink more water. Don't go to class.
小陈\uFF1A
Wǒ我děi得qù去yào药diàn店mǎi买yào药。I need to go to the pharmacy to buy medicine.
小林\uFF1A
Nǐ你bié别qù去le了，wǒ我bāng帮nǐ你mǎi买。Nǐ你zài在jiā家shuì睡jiào觉ba吧。Don't go — I'll buy it for you. Just sleep at home.
小林\uFF1A
Nǐ你duō多hē喝shuǐ水，duō多shuì睡jiào觉，hěn很kuài快jiù就huì会hǎo好qǐ起lai来。Drink more water, sleep more, and you'll get better very quickly.
小陈\uFF1A
Xiè谢xie谢nǐ你！Xī希wàng望wǒ我kuài快hǎo好qǐ起lai来。Thank you! I hope I get better soon.
小林\uFF1A
Méi没shì事de的！Nǐ你duō多xiū休xi息jiù就huì会hǎo好。Bié别dān担xīn心！It'll be fine! Just rest more and you'll be well. Don't worry!
Key vocabulary
Words introduced or practised in this lesson.
疼(it) hurts药medicine药店pharmacy; drugstore身体(human) body休息rest别to leave得to have to多many少few喝to drink水water睡觉to go to bed可能might (happen)希望to wish for快rapid好good; well; okay起来beginning or continuing an action没事it's not important舒服comfortable
View full Level 2 vocabulary \u2192Characters in context
Key characters from this lesson.
疼
休
别
多
少
喝
水
睡
Grammar in use
Structures you will practise in this lesson.
所以 for therefore
Use 所以 after a cause clause to express the result or conclusion.
Illness and advice
Use 生病了, 不舒服, 头疼, 肚子疼 to describe symptoms; 应该/多休息 for advice.
Skill practice
Activities linked to this lesson\u2019s objectives.
Unit check
Answer the questions, then submit to see your results.
Your turn
Write a short message to a friend who is sick. Ask how they feel, give two pieces of advice, and express your hope that they recover quickly.
Frame
你怎么了？你应该……，别……。希望你快好起来！
Self-check
- \u2610 I described a symptom using 疼 or 不舒服.
- \u2610 I gave advice using 应该 or 得.
- \u2610 I used 别 to tell them what NOT to do.
- \u2610 I expressed hope using 希望…快好.