Hello World: Multilingual Greetings for those providing Obstetric Anesthesia Care - Mandarin 

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Greeting Phrases

Hello

nǐ hǎo

nee-how

你(ㄋㄧˇ)好(ㄏㄠˇ)

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My name is ___

wǒ de míng zi shì ____

woe duh ming ds* shi**

我(ㄨㄛˇ)的(˙ㄉㄜ)名(ㄇㄧㄥˊ)字(ㄗˋ)是(ㄕˋ)__

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I am the anesthesiologist taking care of you today

 

 

wǒ shì jīn tiān fù zé zhào gù nǐ de má zuì yī shī

woe shi** jean tien foo ds-uh* ds-ow* goo nee duh ma ds-way yee shi**

我(ㄨㄛˇ)是(ㄕˋ)今(ㄐㄧㄣ)天(ㄊㄧㄢ)負(ㄈㄨˋ)責(ㄗㄜˊ)照(ㄓㄠˋ)顧(ㄍㄨˋ)你(ㄋㄧˇ)的(˙ㄉㄜ)麻(ㄇㄚˊ)醉(ㄗㄨㄟˋ)醫(ㄧ)師(ㄕ)

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Please give me a few moments to get the help of an interpreter

 

 

 

qǐng gěi wǒ yī xiē shí jiān qù zhǎo néng gòu bāng zhù nǐ de fān yì

ching gay woe yee shieh shi** jyen ch-ee+oo*** ds-ow nung go bong ds-oo nee duh fan yee

請(ㄑㄧㄥˇ)給(ㄍㄟˇ)我(ㄨㄛˇ)一(ㄧˋ)些(ㄒㄧㄝ)時(ㄕˊ)間(ㄐㄧㄢ)去(ㄑㄩˋ)找(ㄓㄠˇ)能(ㄋㄥˊ)夠(ㄍㄡˋ)幫(ㄅㄤ)助(ㄓㄨˋ)你(ㄋㄧˇ)的(˙ㄉㄜ)翻(ㄈㄢ)譯(ㄧˋ)

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Emergency Phrases

You will need to go fully asleep because this is an emergency.

 

 

yīn wèi shì jǐn jí qíng kuàng, nǐ xū yào wán quán shuì zháo

yean way shi** jean gee ching kwong, nee sh-ee+oo*** yow wan ch-ee+oo-n*** shway ds-ow

因(ㄧㄣ)為(ㄨㄟˋ)是(ㄕˋ)緊(ㄐㄧㄣˇ)急(ㄐㄧˊ)情(ㄑㄧㄥˊ)況(ㄎㄨㄤˋ),你(ㄋㄧˇ)需(ㄒㄩ)要(ㄧㄠˋ)完(ㄨㄢˊ)全(ㄑㄩㄢˊ)睡(ㄕㄨㄟˋ)著(˙ㄓㄜ)

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You will need general anesthesia for your surgery because this is an emergency.

 

 

 

 

yīn wèi shì jǐn jí qíng kuàng, nǐ xū yào zuò quán shēn má zuì lái jìn xíng shǒu shù

yean way shi** jean gee ching kwong, nee sh-ee+oo*** yow ds-woe*  ch-ee+oo-n*** shun mah ds-way lai jean shing show shoe

因(ㄧㄣ)為(ㄨㄟˋ)是(ㄕˋ)緊(ㄐㄧㄣˇ)急(ㄐㄧˊ)情(ㄑㄧㄥˊ)況(ㄎㄨㄤˋ),你(ㄋㄧˇ)需(ㄒㄩ)要(ㄧㄠˋ)做(ㄗㄨㄛˋ)全(ㄑㄩㄢˊ)身(ㄕㄣ)麻(ㄇㄚˊ)醉(ㄗㄨㄟˋ)來(ㄌㄞˊ)進(ㄐㄧㄣˋ)行(ㄒㄧㄥˊ)手(ㄕㄡˇ)術(ㄕㄨˋ)

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Take some deep breaths. 

shēn hū xī

shun who she

深(ㄕㄣ)呼(ㄏㄨ)吸(ㄒㄧ)

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We are placing monitors to keep you safe.

 

 

 

 

wéi le nǐ de ān quán, wǒ men huì zài nǐ shēn shàng fàng zhì yī xiē shēng lǐ jiān cè qì

way luh nee duh ahn ch-ee+oo-n***, woe men hway ds-ai* nee shun shong fong ds* yee shieh shung lee jyen ts-uh**** chee

為(ㄨㄟˊ)了(˙ㄌㄜ)你(ㄋㄧˇ)的(˙ㄉㄜ)安(ㄢ)全(ㄑㄩㄢˊ),我(ㄨㄛˇ)們(˙ㄇㄣ)會(ㄏㄨㄟˋ)在(ㄗㄞˋ)你(ㄋㄧˇ)身(ㄕㄣ)上(ㄕㄤˋ)放(ㄈㄤˋ)置(ㄓˋ)一(ㄧˋ)些(ㄒㄧㄝ)生(ㄕㄥ)理(ㄌㄧˇ)監(ㄐㄧㄢ)測(ㄘㄜˋ)器(ㄑㄧˋ)

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I know that this is scary.

 

wǒ zhī dào nǐ yī dìng hěn hài pà

woe ds* dao nee yee ding hen hai pah

我(ㄨㄛˇ)知(ㄓ)道(ㄉㄠˋ)你(ㄋㄧˇ)一(ㄧˊ)定(ㄉㄧㄥˋ)很(ㄏㄣˇ)害(ㄏㄞˋ)怕(ㄆㄚˋ)

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We will take good care of you.

 

wǒ mēn huì hǎo hǎo zhào gù nǐ

woe men hway how how ds-ow* goo nee

我(ㄨㄛˇ)們(˙ㄇㄣ)會(ㄏㄨㄟˋ)好(ㄏㄠˇ)好(ㄏㄠˇ)照(ㄓㄠˋ)顧(ㄍㄨˋ)你(ㄋㄧˇ)

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We are testing how well your anesthesia is working. Let me know if you feel any sharp pain.

 

 

 

wǒ men yāo lái cè shì bàn shēn má zuì de xiào guǒ。 huì tòng de huà qǐng gēn wǒ shuō

woe men yow lai ts-uh**** shi** ban shun mah ds-way* duh shyao gwoe.

 

hway tow-ng duh hwah ching gun woe shwoe

我(ㄨㄛˇ)們(˙ㄇㄣ)要(ㄧㄠˋ)來(ㄌㄞˊ)測(ㄘㄜˋ)試(ㄕˋ)半(ㄅㄢˋ)身(ㄕㄣ)麻(ㄇㄚˊ)醉(ㄗㄨㄟˋ)的(˙ㄉㄜ)效(ㄒㄧㄠˋ)果(ㄍㄨㄛˇ)。會(ㄏㄨㄟˋ)痛(ㄊㄨㄥˋ)的(˙ㄉㄜ)話(ㄏㄨㄚˋ)請(ㄑㄧㄥˇ)跟(ㄍㄣ)我(ㄨㄛˇ)說(ㄕㄨㄛ)

We need to place an IV to give you medicine and fluids, to keep you safe.

wéi le nǐ de ān quán zháo xiǎng, wǒ mén yào bāng nǐ dǎ zhēn lái gěi nǐ yào wù gēn diǎn dī

way luh nee duh ahn ch-ee+oo-n*** ds-ow shee-ong, woe men yow bong nee dah ds-un lai gay nee yow ooh gun dyen dee

為(ㄨㄟˊ)了(˙ㄌㄜ)你(ㄋㄧˇ)的(˙ㄉㄜ)安(ㄢ)全(ㄑㄩㄢˊ)著(ㄓㄠˊ)想(ㄒㄧㄤˇ),我(ㄨㄛˇ)們(˙ㄇㄣ)要(ㄧㄠˋ)幫(ㄅㄤ)你(ㄋㄧˇ)打(ㄉㄚˇ)針(ㄓㄣ)來(ㄌㄞˊ)給(ㄍㄟˇ)你(ㄋㄧˇ)藥(ㄧㄠˋ)物(ㄨˋ)跟(ㄍㄣ)點(ㄉㄧㄢˇ)滴(ㄉㄧ)

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We need to place a catheter in your bladder. I’m sorry, this may be uncomfortable.

 

 

wǒ mén yào bāng nǐ fàng niào guǎn。kě néng huì yǒu xiē bù shū fú

woe men yow bong nee fong nee-ow goo-ahn.

 

kuh nung hway yo dee-ahn shieh boo shoo foo

我(ㄨㄛˇ)們(˙ㄇㄣ)要(ㄧㄠˋ)幫(ㄅㄤ)你(ㄋㄧˇ)放(ㄈㄤˋ)尿(ㄋㄧㄠˋ)管(ㄍㄨㄢˇ)。可(ㄎㄜˇ)能(ㄋㄥˊ)會(ㄏㄨㄟˋ)有(ㄧㄡˇ)些(ㄒㄧㄝ)不(ㄅㄨˋ)舒(ㄕㄨ)服(ㄈㄨˊ)

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Open your eyes

 

zhāng kāi yǎn jīng

ds-ong* kai yen jing

張(ㄓㄤ)開(ㄎㄞ)眼(ㄧㄢˇ)睛(ㄐㄧㄥ)

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Your surgery is finished

 

shǒu shù wán chéng luō

show shoo wahn chung low

手(ㄕㄡˇ)術(ㄕㄨˋ)完(ㄨㄢˊ)成(ㄔㄥˊ)囉(˙ㄌㄨㄛ)

 

Are you having pain?

huì tòng mā

hway tow-ng mah

會(ㄏㄨㄟˋ)痛(ㄊㄨㄥˋ)嗎(˙ㄇㄚ)

 

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Yes

 

shì

shi**

是(ㄕˋ)

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No

 

bú shì

boo shi**

不(ㄅㄨˋ)是(ㄕˋ)

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*ds = like the last sound in “cards”

**shi = similar to the beginning of “shirt”, right before you pronounce the “r” sound; what the sound is not: “shee” or “shuh” as those sounds represent different words entirely

***ü = shape your lips as you would for the English "ee" sound, but slowly make your lips into a round shape before phonating

****ts = like the last sound in “students”