A Pain in the ... Knee
How could this dialogue feel more natural. Feel free to change anything. Thank you.
(at work)
"Hey bro, do you know a good orthopedician. I have this pain in my knee and ankle."
"I know one but he doesn't attend by the health plan. Nakagawa his name. And he charges an expensive bill."
"Well, maybe he's worth it, thanks."
(at the doctor office)
"Hi, how are you today? What's the matter with you?"
"Well, I can't run and do exercises 'cause my knee and ankle hurt."
"Lemme see. Take off you shoes, please."
"Ok. Take this prescription and go talk to the assistant next door to schedule physiotherapy sessions."
"All right, thank you."
(at the physiotherapy waiting room)
"Hey, miss, I've been waiting here for almost an hour."
"We're very busy at this time of the day, sir."
"Ok, what's the best time of the day then, least busy?"
"It's best early in the morning, sir."
"How long 'till it's my turn now?"
"Not too long, sir. We're gonna call you very soon."
"All right, thank you."
(at the physiotherapy session)
"Sir, seat down here, please. Where does it hurt?"
"Right knee and ankle."
"Ok, sir. I'm gonna put this gel on your skin and you may feel some disconfort because it's cold. I'm turning on the electrodes and you're gonna feel a small electric shock, so tell me if there's too much disconfort, ok?"
"Yeah yeah"
"We're done for today, sir. 'Till tomorrow."
"Thank you"
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Okay. More natural, right?
A Pain in the ... Knee
How could this dialogue feel more natural. Feel free to change anything. Thank you.(at work)
"Hey bro, do you know a good orthopedic surgeon. I have this pain in my knee and ankle."
"I know one but he doesn't attend isn't covered by the health plan. Nakagawa his name. And he's very expensive charges an expensive bill."
"Well, maybe he's worth it, thanks."
(at the doctor office)
"Hi, how are you today? What's the matter with you? What seems to be the trouble?" ("What's the matter with you" could be okay, but depending on tone, it could be harsh or mean something different, like if one does something weird "what's wrong with you, why did you do that?". Doctors are trained in "bedside manner" which means sensitivity to patients so I think a doctor is more likely to say what I added.)
"Well, I can't run and do exercises 'cause my knee and ankle hurt.")
"Lemme see. Take off you shoes, please."
"Ok. Take this prescription and go talk to the assistant next door to schedule physiotherapy physical therapy sessions."
"All right, thank you."
(at the physiotherapy waiting room)
"Hey, miss, I've been waiting here for almost an hour."
"We're very busy at this time of the day, sir."
"Ok, what's the best time of the day then, least busy?" ("the" can be dropped here in spoken English expecially)
"It's best early in the morning, sir."
"How long 'till it's my turn now?"
"Not too long, sir. We're gonna call you very soon."
"All right, thank you."
(at the physiotherapy session)
"Sir, seat sit down here, please. Where does it hurt?"
"Right knee and ankle."
"Ok, sir. I'm gonna put this gel on your skin and you may feel some discomfort because it's cold. I'm turning on the electrodes and you're gonna feel a small electric shock, so tell me if it's too much there's too much discomfort, ok?" (she already said "discomfort")
"Yeah yeah"
"We're done for today, sir. 'Till tomorrow."
"Thank you"
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