Going to the Dentist in China 🦷 | Real English with Anna & David

Hello everyone! Welcome back to Learning English Together Channel! 🚀 Are you ready to stop "studying" English and start living it? In today's video, David's toothache finally sends him to the dentist. Anna walks him through it all: booking the appointment, describing the pain, staying comfortable during treatment, and paying. Plus one phrase no textbook teaches: "How long until the numbness wears off?" ──────────────────────────────────────── ⏱ Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:23 Booking the Appointment 2:12 Vocabulary Recap 1 3:48 Describing the Problem 5:37 Vocabulary Recap 2 7:11 During the Treatment 8:39 Vocabulary Recap 3 10:13 Paying and Aftercare 12:06 Vocabulary Recap 4 ──────────────────────────────────────── 🔑 Key Vocabulary & Phrases 1. book an appointment — reserve a visit 2. a toothache — pain in your tooth 3. it's urgent — it needs help right now 4. my first visit — the first time here 5. a painkiller — medicine for pain 6. see a dentist — visit the tooth doctor 7. this one hurts — point to the sore tooth 8. it hurts when I chew — pain while eating 9. sensitive to cold — reacts to cold things 10. a cavity — a hole in the tooth 11. swollen — puffed up and sore 12. the gum — the soft part around teeth 13. Will it hurt? — ask about pain 14. numb it — make it stop feeling 15. an injection — a shot of medicine 16. I can feel that — it still hurts 17. pause for a second — take a short break 18. comfortable — relaxed and at ease 19. How much is it? — ask the price 20. take insurance — accept your insurance 21. should I avoid — ask what not to do 22. a follow-up — a second visit 23. wears off — slowly stops working 24. numbness — the lost feeling ──────────────────────────────────────── 👍 LIKE if this helped! 🔔 SUBSCRIBE for weekly English lessons! 💬 COMMENT: Are you scared of the dentist? Tell us below!