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At the Pharmacy

A short beginner story for recognizing health phrases in context.

Story

After lunch, your stomach hurts. You tell the pharmacist Tôi bị đau bụng and ask Uống mấy lần một ngày?. You leave with clear instructions.

Useful language

VietnameseEnglishPractice note
Tôi bị đau đầuI have a headacheCommon symptom.
Tôi bị đau bụngI have a stomachacheUseful after food issues.
Tôi bị sốtI have a feverCommon symptom.
Tôi bị hoI have a coughCommon pharmacy request.
Tôi bị cảmI have a coldCommon illness phrase.
Có thuốc nào không?Is there any medicine?Ask the pharmacist.
Tôi bị dị ứngI have an allergyImportant health phrase.
Tôi dị ứng thuốc nàyI am allergic to this medicineImportant safety phrase.

Read it again

Read the story once for meaning. Read it a second time and pause at each Vietnamese phrase. On the third pass, cover the English translation and see if the situation helps you remember the phrase.

Practice

Imagine the same scene tomorrow. Change one detail: the location, the price, the drink, the person, or the time. Say the Vietnamese phrase again with that new detail in mind.

Story phrases

Tôi bị đau đầu

I have a headache

Common symptom.

Say it

Listen first, then use these tone cues.

Tôi toi level Keep the voice steady and level. bị bi heavy Drop the voice low and short. đau dau level Đ starts like English d; do not say z. đầu dau falling Đ starts like English d; do not say z.

Native audio planned. This card is text-first until the Southern Vietnamese recording is connected.

Tôi bị đau bụng

I have a stomachache

Useful after food issues.

Say it

Listen first, then use these tone cues.

Tôi toi level Keep the voice steady and level. bị bi heavy Drop the voice low and short. đau dau level Đ starts like English d; do not say z. bụng bung heavy Drop the voice low and short.

Native audio planned. This card is text-first until the Southern Vietnamese recording is connected.

Tôi bị sốt

I have a fever

Common symptom.

Say it

Listen first, then use these tone cues.

Tôi toi level Keep the voice steady and level. bị bi heavy Drop the voice low and short. sốt sot rising Lift the voice upward.

Native audio planned. This card is text-first until the Southern Vietnamese recording is connected.

Tôi bị ho

I have a cough

Common pharmacy request.

Say it

Listen first, then use these tone cues.

Tôi toi level Keep the voice steady and level. bị bi heavy Drop the voice low and short. ho ho level Keep the voice steady and level.

Native audio planned. This card is text-first until the Southern Vietnamese recording is connected.

Tôi bị cảm

I have a cold

Common illness phrase.

Say it

Listen first, then use these tone cues.

Tôi toi level Keep the voice steady and level. bị bi heavy Drop the voice low and short. cảm cam dipping Dip slightly, then recover.

Native audio planned. This card is text-first until the Southern Vietnamese recording is connected.

Có thuốc nào không?

Is there any medicine?

Ask the pharmacist.

Say it

Listen first, then use these tone cues.

Có co rising Lift the voice upward. thuốc thuoc rising Lift the voice upward. nào nao falling Let the voice fall gently. không khong level Keep the voice steady and level.

Native audio planned. This card is text-first until the Southern Vietnamese recording is connected.

Tôi bị dị ứng

I have an allergy

Important health phrase.

Say it

Listen first, then use these tone cues.

Tôi toi level Keep the voice steady and level. bị bi heavy Drop the voice low and short. dị di heavy Drop the voice low and short. ứng ung rising Lift the voice upward.

Native audio planned. This card is text-first until the Southern Vietnamese recording is connected.

Tôi dị ứng thuốc này

I am allergic to this medicine

Important safety phrase.

Say it

Listen first, then use these tone cues.

Tôi toi level Keep the voice steady and level. dị di heavy Drop the voice low and short. ứng ung rising Lift the voice upward. thuốc thuoc rising Lift the voice upward. này nay falling Let the voice fall gently.

Native audio planned. This card is text-first until the Southern Vietnamese recording is connected.

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