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Life in Korea · Unit 6

At the clinic and pharmacy

Registration, a prescription, and 'what is 식후?'

Hoya the tiger

This unit is part of the Life in Korea Pass — opening soon.

Until then, you can find your level with the level test, or start at the beginning of Level 1.

What you’ll learn

  • N이/가 아파요 · N이/가 나요 · N부터Saying your symptoms
  • -(으)세요? · -(으)셨어요? · -아/어 주세요What the desk asks - and how you answer
  • 하루 N번 · 식전/식후 N분 · N 전에Reading dosage labels (common labelling)
  • 어떻게 · 몇 번 · V-아/어도 돼요?Asking the pharmacist

Sori’s tips in this unit

  • 병원, 의원 or 약국? And what the signs say
  • How people really say it
  • Numbers on the bag: 세 번 or 셋 번?

The scene opens

  1. Hoya

    안녕하세요. 접수하고 싶은데요.

    Hello. I'd like to register.

  2. R

    Receptionist

    네, 어디가 불편하세요?

    Yes. What seems to be the problem? (lit. Where are you uncomfortable?)

  3. Hoya

    어제부터 머리가 아프고 열이 나요. 기침도 나요.

    Since yesterday I've had a headache and a fever. I have a cough, too.

Inside the unit

  1. 1
    SceneA short scene with Sori, Hoya and the people around them, every line with its English
  2. 2
    Grammar4 patterns: why you need it now, the rule, a table and examples
  3. 3
    Sori’s tipsExceptions, reasons and easily confused pairs
  4. 4
    Hoya’s notebookLife in Korea, in Hoya’s own words
  5. 5
    Words27 words, which go into your spaced review
  6. 6
    PracticeFill the gap, build the sentence, pick the reply — and fix Hoya’s mistakes
  7. 7
    Review roomQuestions from this unit and earlier ones, each marked with where it comes from
  8. 8
    Read & writeA short reading with questions, and a writing task with a model answer
  9. 9
    Cheat sheetThe whole unit on one printable card