Dojun Kim TS#10 Amelia M.

Date/Time: 4/2/2026, 10 AM

Location: Zoom

Topic/Skill: Directions review, body parts, and vocabulary relating to illness and injury

Feedback provided to the tutee: Asking how you are feeling: physical vs. emotional


Emergency number in the US/Canada: 9-1-1


UK: 999/112


Australia: 000


If you have an emergency, clarify what type of emergency:


1. I have a medical emergency, I need an ambulance and a Korean translator it possible

2. Request a translator on the line or once you arrive at the hospital


Describing how we are physically:

1. Stomach/abdomen

2. Back/spine



Describing injuries:


1. Bleeding - heavily or lightly

2. broken bone - something broke, wrist, leg, arm, etc.

3. Bruise

2. Open wound/sore


Key words:


Typically refer to outside wounds:


Wound

Tender (in regards to wounds)

Sore (word relating to pain or an injury)

Bruise

Stomach

Abdomen

Back

Spine

Red/inflamed (version of inflammation)

Infected

Oozing

Pus

Wound wont close - it wont heal

Cut

Stabbed

Puncture

Bite

Scratch



Internal injuries: Problems with an organ, muscle, bone that's not visible or apparent


I.e: I have a lot of pain in my lower left abdomen


When discussing internal pain:

1. Body part

2. Location: direction, i.e. my left arm, my left calf, my lower left abdomen

3. How much pain/how it hurts


Words to describe pain:


Adjectives: a lot, seriously, severe


Tender, sore, sensitive


The doctor will ask to scale the pain from 1-10, 10 being the most serious


Sensation:

1. Impending doom --> feel like something bad is about to happen, specifically inside your body, feeling like you are going to die

2. I feel a tearing sensation in my chest.

3. I feel dizzy (dehydrated, headache/head issue), nauseous (stomach OR a head issue)  -- feeling like you are going to vomit, or urgently need the bathroom (diarrhea)

4. Tired, weak (whole body weak or region-specific weakness), shaky



Condition:


Hey, I have a condition with my stomach - its used to refer to something chronic (something you've had for a long time) or you already know about it, used for illnesses, not injuries.


Common illness:

Cold

Flu

Stomach flu

Headache

Concussion (head injury)

Sprain/strain

Broke something: i.e a bone


For the vocab listed here, meanings were given during the session.


Lesson(s) about tutoring and/or the tutee you learned: I learned that in Korea they sometimes use English words in medicine, such as when asking for your condition, they'll say the word condition in English. It seems to be used slightly differently when used in Korea. I explained that in America, the word condition when used in a medical context is typically used to refer to something already known/chronic, whereas from what Mr. Kim was telling me, in Korea it is used more along the lines of asking about your general status. 


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