In the official NAATI CCL exam, you interpret two full dialogues of 12–14 segments each. Below is a full Health domain dialogue complete with examiner-level model answers:
Managing Type 2 Diabetes
A GP explains a new type 2 diabetes diagnosis and discusses diet, exercise, medication and monitoring.
English speaker → interpret to Nepali
Prompt: Your recent blood tests show your blood sugar is higher than the normal range. This indicates you have type 2 diabetes. I'd like to talk you through what that means.
Model Interpretation: तपाईंको हालैको रगत परीक्षणले रगतमा चिनीको मात्रा सामान्य स्तरभन्दा बढी देखाएको छ। यसले तपाईंलाई टाइप २ मधुमेह भएको संकेत गर्दछ। यसको अर्थ के हो भन्नेबारे म तपाईंसँग कुरा गर्न चाहन्छु।
Nepali speaker → interpret to English
Prompt: यो सुनेर म त आत्तिएँ। के यो रोग खतरनाक छ? अनि के अब म सधैंका लागि औषधिमा निर्भर हुनुपर्छ?
Model Interpretation: I'm alarmed to hear this. Is this disease dangerous? And will I now have to depend on medication forever?
English speaker → interpret to Nepali
Prompt: It's a serious condition, but very manageable. Many people control it through diet and exercise at first. The goal is to keep your blood sugar steady and prevent complications later.
Model Interpretation: यो एक गम्भीर अवस्था हो, तर यसलाई राम्ररी व्यवस्थापन गर्न सकिन्छ। धेरैजसो मानिसहरूले सुरुमा खानपान र व्यायामबाट नै यसलाई नियन्त्रण गर्छन्। हाम्रो लक्ष्य रगतमा चिनीको मात्रा स्थिर राख्नु र पछि आउने जटिलताहरूलाई रोक्नु हो।
Nepali speaker → interpret to English
Prompt: मेरो खानपान धेरै अनियमित छ किनभने म सिफ्टमा काम गर्छु। मैले कस्तो खालको खाना कम गर्नुपर्छ, र के मैले चिनी पूर्ण रूपमा बन्द गर्नुपर्छ?
Model Interpretation: My eating is very irregular because I work in shifts. What kind of food should I cut down, and do I have to stop sugar completely?
English speaker → interpret to Nepali
Prompt: You don't need to stop sugar entirely, but reduce sugary drinks, white rice and fried foods. Try smaller, regular meals with more vegetables and whole grains, even on shift work.
Model Interpretation: तपाईंले चिनी पूरै बन्द गर्नुपर्दैन, तर गुलिया पेय पदार्थ, सेतो चामल र तारेको खाना कम गर्नुहोस्। सिफ्टमा काम गर्दा पनि धेरै तरकारी र चोकरयुक्त अन्न समावेश गरी थोरै-थोरै तर नियमित भोजन गर्ने प्रयास गर्नुहोस्।
Nepali speaker → interpret to English
Prompt: हुन्छ। मैले सुनेको छु कि व्यायाम पनि महत्त्वपूर्ण छ, तर मेरो घुँडा दुख्छ। मेरो लागि कस्तो प्रकारको कसरत उपयुक्त होला?
Model Interpretation: Alright. I've heard exercise is important too, but I have pain in my knees. What kind of exercise would be right for me?
English speaker → interpret to Nepali
Prompt: Walking is excellent and gentle on the joints. Aim for thirty minutes a day, even in two short sessions. Swimming or cycling are also good options that protect your knees.
Model Interpretation: हिँड्नु धेरै राम्रो हो र यसले जोर्नीहरूलाई असर गर्दैन। दिनको तीस मिनेट हिँड्ने लक्ष्य राख्नुहोस्, चाहे त्यो पन्ध्र-पन्ध्र मिनेटको दुई पटकमा किन नहोस्। पौडी खेल्नु वा साइकल चलाउनु पनि राम्रा विकल्पहरू हुन् जसले तपाईंको घुँडालाई जोगाउँछ।
Nepali speaker → interpret to English
Prompt: म प्रयास गर्नेछु। यदि खानपान र कसरतले मात्र चिनीको मात्रा घटेन भने के हुन्छ? मलाई औषधिको साइड इफेक्ट (प्रतिकूल असर) को डर लाग्छ।
Model Interpretation: I'll try. If sugar doesn't come down with just diet and exercise, what will happen? I'm afraid of the side effects of medicines.
English speaker → interpret to Nepali
Prompt: If needed, we'd start a tablet called metformin. It's very common and most people tolerate it well. Some get mild stomach upset at first, which usually settles within a week or two.
Model Interpretation: यदि आवश्यक परेमा, हामी मेटफर्मिन नामक चक्की सुरु गर्नेछौं। यो धेरै सामान्य औषधि हो र धेरैजसो मानिसलाई यसले राम्रै गर्छ। कसै-कसैलाई सुरुमा पेटमा हल्का गडबडी हुन सक्छ, जुन सामान्यतया एक वा दुई हप्ताभित्र ठीक हुन्छ।
Nepali speaker → interpret to English
Prompt: यो सुनेर अलि राहत मिल्यो। के मैले घरमा पनि आफैं चिनी जाँच गर्नुपर्छ कि क्लिनिकमा मात्र? अनि कति पटक?
Model Interpretation: That's a bit of a relief. Should I check my sugar myself at home too, or only at the clinic? And how often?
English speaker → interpret to Nepali
Prompt: Home monitoring helps. I'll show you how to use a glucometer. Check it a few times a week to start, and keep a simple record. We'll review everything together in three months.
Model Interpretation: घरमै जाँच गर्दा मद्दत पुग्छ। म तपाईंलाई ग्लुकोमिटर कसरी प्रयोग गर्ने भनेर देखाउनेछु। सुरुमा हप्तामा केही पटक जाँच गर्नुहोस् र एउटा सामान्य रेकर्ड राख्नुहोस्। हामी तीन महिनापछि फेरि सँगै बसेर सबै कुराको समीक्षा गर्नेछौं।
Nepali speaker → interpret to English
Prompt: धेरै-धेरै धन्यवाद डाक्टर साब। अब मलाई लाग्छ कि म यसलाई व्यवस्थापन गर्न सक्छु। म आजैदेखि आफ्नो खानपान र हिँडडुलमा ध्यान दिन सुरु गर्नेछु।
Model Interpretation: Thank you very much, doctor. Now I feel I can manage this. I'll start paying attention to my diet and walking from today itself.
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Official Examiner Marking Rubric
| Criterion | Max Marks | Assessment Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | 27 | Full transfer of clinical meaning, medical terms, dosage frequency, and numbers. |
| Language Quality | 11 | Grammatical agreement in Nepali and professional English register. |
| Delivery | 7 | Prompt response, steady pace, natural voice projection, minimal hesitation. |
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