给指示 Giving Instructions to the Patient

By the end of this module you can…

• Give the twelve instructions a patient hears in every dental chair.
• Use 请 + verb so an instruction sounds polite, not commanding.
• Soften a request with 一下 the way native speakers do.
• Run a complete X-ray sequence from waiting area to “don’t move.”
• Reassure a nervous patient without switching to English.

Key vocabulary

33 words from this module. Tap the speaker to hear each one.

The chair

• 请坐。Qǐng zuò.Please sit down.
• 请站起来。Qǐng zhàn qǐ lái.Please stand up.
• 请躺下。Qǐng tǎng xià.Please lie down.
• 请坐直。Qǐng zuò zhí.Please sit up straight.
• 请张开嘴。Qǐng zhāng kāi zuǐ.Please open your mouth.
• 请闭上嘴。Qǐng bì shàng zuǐ.Please close your mouth.

Pace & comfort

• 请放松。Qǐng fàng sōng.Please relax.
• 请不要动。Qǐng bú yào dòng.Please don’t move.
• 请稍等一下。Qǐng shāo děng yí xià.Please wait a moment.
• 请告诉我。Qǐng gào su wǒ.Please tell me.
• 慢慢来。Màn màn lái.Take your time.
• 很好。Hěn hǎo.Very good.

Verbs

• 坐zuòsit
• 站zhànstand
• 躺tǎnglie down
• 张开zhāng kāiopen
• 闭上bì shàngclose
• 咬yǎobite
• 放松fàng sōngrelax
• 动dòngmove

More verbs & body parts

• 等děngwait
• 转zhuǎnturn
• 抬táilift
• 低dīlower
• 头tóuhead
• 嘴zuǐmouth
• 舌头shé toutongue

Reassurance

• 不会很久。Bú huì hěn jiǔ.It won’t take long.
• 很快就好了。Hěn kuài jiù hǎo le.It’ll be done very soon.
• 不用担心。Bú yòng dān xīn.Don’t worry.
• 放松就好。Fàng sōng jiù hǎo.Just relax.
• 没关系。Méi guān xi.It’s okay / no problem.
• 做得很好。Zuò de hěn hǎo.You’re doing very well.

Ten core phrases

The lines from this module’s take-home phrase sheet. In the course you can print them on one page for your pocket.

1. 请躺下。Qǐng tǎng xià.Please lie down.
2. 请张开嘴。Qǐng zhāng kāi zuǐ.Please open your mouth.
3. 请再张大一点。Qǐng zài zhāng dà yì diǎn.Open a little wider, please.
4. 请闭上嘴。Qǐng bì shàng zuǐ.Please close your mouth.
5. 请把头转过来。Qǐng bǎ tóu zhuǎn guò lái.Please turn your head this way.
6. 请咬一下。Qǐng yǎo yí xià.Please bite down.
7. 请漱口。Qǐng shù kǒu.Please rinse your mouth.
8. 请不要动，一下就好。Qǐng bú yào dòng, yí xià jiù hǎo.Please hold still for a moment.
9. 不舒服请举手。Bù shū fu qǐng jǔ shǒu.If you are uncomfortable, raise your hand.
10. 您做得很好，谢谢。Nín zuò de hěn hǎo, xiè xie.You did very well. Thank you.

What’s in Module 3

1. Part 1 · Warm-UpWarm-Up Review
2. Part 2 · At the ChairThe Twelve Core Instructions · Dental-Specific Instructions · Body & Position Vocabulary
3. Part 3 · Sounding Professional请 + Verb · 一下 · The Softener
4. Part 4 · In the X-Ray RoomX-Ray Vocabulary · Positioning & Directing · Positioning the Head · Removing Jewelry · The Complete X-Ray Sequence
5. Part 5 · ReassuranceReassuring the Patient · If the Patient Is Uncomfortable
6. Part 6 · PracticeRapid Recall Drill · Reverse Drill · Speed · Role-Play 1, 2 & 3 · Pronunciation Focus
7. Part 7 · Knowledge CheckModule 3 Knowledge Check
8. Part 8 · Wrap-UpModule 3 Homework · Take-Home Phrase Sheet · Module 3 Wrap-Up · 下次见