Korean · Real conversations
Appointments and pharmacies: Korean conversation practice
Arrange a visit and clarify medicine instructions. Read the exchange, reveal the translations when you need them, then try your part before looking at the sample answers.
A2 · Read and rehearse
Your role: A customer checking an appointment and pharmacy instructions.
Goal: Arrange a visit and clarify medicine instructions.
Read the conversation
Partner
안녕하세요. 이 약에 대해 물어보시는 건가요?annyeonghaseyo. i yage daehae mureobosineun geongayo?
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Hello. Are you asking about this medicine?
You
처방전이 필요한가요?cheobangjeoni piryohangayo?
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Do I need a prescription?
Partner
네, 처방전이 필요해요. 약사님이 설명서를 설명해 주실 수 있어요.ne, cheobangjeoni piryohaeyo. yaksanimi seolmyeongseoreul seolmyeonghae jusil su isseoyo.
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Yes, a prescription is required. The pharmacist can explain the label.
You
얼마나 자주 먹어야 해요?eolmana jaju meogeoya haeyo?
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How often should I take it?
Partner
설명서를 따르시고 약사님께 확인해 주세요. 병원에서도 진료를 받으실 수 있어요.seolmyeongseoreul ttareusigo yaksanimkke hwaginhae juseyo. byeongwoneseodo jillyoreul badeusil su isseoyo.
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Please follow the label and check with the pharmacist. The clinic can also see you.
You
예약하고 싶어요.yeyakhago sipeoyo.
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I'd like to make an appointment.
Partner
도와드릴게요. 어느 날이 좋으세요?dowadeurilgeyo. eoneu nari joeuseyo?
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I can help with that. Which day would suit you?
You
오늘 가능한 시간이 있어요?oneul ganeunghan sigani isseoyo?
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Is there anything available today?
Partner
오늘 일정을 확인해 볼게요. 이 증상은 얼마나 됐어요?oneul iljeongeul hwaginhae bolgeyo. i jeungsangeun eolmana dwaesseoyo?
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Let's check today's schedule. How long have you had this problem?
You
이 증상은 사흘 전부터 있었어요.i jeungsangeun saheul jeonbuteo isseosseoyo.
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I've had this for three days.
Try your part first
Partner says: Hello. Are you asking about this medicine? Your goal: Do I need a prescription?
Reveal a sample reply
처방전이 필요한가요?cheobangjeoni piryohangayo?
Do I need a prescription?
Partner says: Yes, a prescription is required. The pharmacist can explain the label. Your goal: How often should I take it?
Reveal a sample reply
얼마나 자주 먹어야 해요?eolmana jaju meogeoya haeyo?
How often should I take it?
Partner says: Please follow the label and check with the pharmacist. The clinic can also see you. Your goal: I'd like to make an appointment.
Reveal a sample reply
예약하고 싶어요.yeyakhago sipeoyo.
I'd like to make an appointment.
Partner says: I can help with that. Which day would suit you? Your goal: Is there anything available today?
Reveal a sample reply
오늘 가능한 시간이 있어요?oneul ganeunghan sigani isseoyo?
Is there anything available today?
Partner says: Let's check today's schedule. How long have you had this problem? Your goal: I've had this for three days.
Reveal a sample reply
이 증상은 사흘 전부터 있었어요.i jeungsangeun saheul jeonbuteo isseosseoyo.
I've had this for three days.
Make it your own
- Request a different appointment day.
- Ask the pharmacist to repeat the label instructions.
- Describe a different duration of symptoms.
Keep the useful expression and change the detail. There can be several appropriate answers; the revealed replies are examples to learn from.
This rehearsal in other languages
A note on speaking Korean
Most examples use polite 해요-style endings. A more formal ending may appear when addressing staff or making a careful request. Do not switch to casual speech with a stranger simply because the English translation sounds friendly.
Hangul is the main text; romanization helps you read along. Korean often leaves a clear subject unstated. Particles and endings carry information that English may express with separate words.
