Making an Appointment (Como sacar una cita)
Esta es una conversacion típica para sacar citas en ingles con un doctor. Esta es la primera de una serie de ejemplos de diálogos que le van a ayudar a saber que vocabulario usar en situaciones comunes y necesarias.
Assistant: Hello, Heathrow Clinic.
Patient: Hello, I'm calling to make an appointment. (frase usual para sacar cita)
Assistant: Medical or dental?
Patient: Medical, please.
Assistant: Can you hold one moment? ("Hold" es el verbo para pedir que uno espere un momento) I will connect you.
Assistant: Hello, how can I help you?
Patient: I'd like to make an appointment for a check-up. (Check -up es se refiere a un chequeo medico) - I'd like = I want ( quiero o me gustaria)
Assistant: Have you been here before?
Patient: No, I haven't.
Assistant: We have an opening on Friday, October 12th at 3 o'clock.
(An opening se refiere a que hay espacio para colocar la cita en ese horario)
Patient: Gee, (jerga que significa "uy" o "caramba") I work on Friday's. Do you have any appointments available on Monday or Wednesdays? (Available = disponibles)
Assistant: Our first Monday appointment would be October 22nd
at 9 in the morning.Could you make that?
Patient: Yes, that would be fine.
Assistant: What is your name?
Patient: Luci Garcia.
Assistant: What is your phone number?
Patient: 764-2110.
Assistant: Is that the 206 area code?
Patient: Yes, that's right.
Assistant: What is your date of birth?
Patient: 10/13/63.
Assistant: How will you be paying for this appointment? Do you have health insurance or medical coupons? (Insurance = seguro)
Patient: No, I don't. Can you tell me what the charge would be for this visit?
(Charge is otra palabra para "cost" o costo)
Assistant: Please come half an hour before the time of your appointment to fill out a medical history.
Patient: OK. I will do that. Do your doctors and nurses speak Spanish?
Assistant: We do have some doctors and nurses on staff that speak Spanish. Would you prefer that?
Patient: Yes, please.
Assistant: OK. I've noted that on the schedule. (Noted se refiere a anotar) We will see you on Monday, October 22nd at 9 for a physical check-up. Plan on spending about 1 hour at the clinic.
Patient: Thank you. Good-bye.
Clinic: Good-bye.
