Hospital and Consultation Procedures
Korean hospitals follow a set order: registration, consultation, tests, payment, and picking up your prescription. Learn the phrases for each step and you can navigate a hospital on your own.
Registration and Appointments
μ΄μ§μΈλ°μ, μ μνλ €κ³ ν©λλ€.
chojin-indeyo, jeopsu-haryeogo hamnida.
This is my first visit; I'd like to register.
μ§λ£ μμ½μ λ³κ²½νκ³ μΆμλ°μ.
jillyo yeyag-eul byeongyeong-hago sipeun-deyo.
I'd like to change my appointment.
μ΄λ κ³Όλ‘ κ°μΌ ν μ§ μ λͺ¨λ₯΄κ² μ΄μ.
eoneu gwa-ro gaya halji jal moreugesseoyo.
I'm not sure which department I should go to.
λκΈ° μκ°μ΄ μΌλ§λ 걸릴κΉμ?
daegi sigan-i eolmana geollilkkayo?
How long is the wait likely to be?
| Term | Romaja | English |
|---|---|---|
| μ΄μ§ / μ¬μ§ | chojin / jaejin | first visit / follow-up visit |
| μ μμ² | jeopsu-cheo | reception desk |
| μ§λ£κ³Ό | jillyo-gwa | medical department |
| λκΈ° λ²νΈ | daegi beonho | waiting number |
Talking with Medical Staff
Doctors usually ask about your symptoms, medical history, and current medications. Answering in polite honorific speech is standard.
νμμ 볡μ©νλ μ½μ΄ μμΌμ κ°μ? β νμμ½μ λ§€μΌ λ¨Ήκ³ μμ΄μ.
pyeongso-e bogyong-haneun yag-i iseusin-gayo? β hyeolapyag-eul maeil meokgo isseoyo.
Do you take any medication regularly? β I take blood pressure medicine every day.
νΉλ³ν μκ³ κ³μ μ§λ³μ΄ μμΌμΈμ?
teukbyeolhi alko gyesin jibyeong-i isseuseyo?
Do you have any particular underlying conditions?
νΉμ μ½λ¬Ό μλ λ₯΄κΈ°κ° μμΌμ κ°μ?
hoksi yangmul allereugi-ga iseusin-gayo?
Do you have any drug allergies?
Tests and Payment
If further tests are needed after your consultation, use "geomsa-reul batda" (to undergo tests); to pay, use "sunap-hada" (to settle the bill). You can also request a fee receipt and a medical certificate.
μλ©μ μ΄λμ νλμ? μ§λ¨μλ ν μ₯ λΌκ³ μΆμ΄μ.
sunap-eun eodiseo hanayo? jindanseo-do han jang tte-go sipeoyo.
Where do I pay? I'd also like to get a copy of a medical certificate.
| Step | Romaja | English |
|---|---|---|
| μλ©νλ€ | sunap-hada | to settle the bill / pay |
| μ§λ¨μ | jindanseo | medical certificate |
| μ견μ | sogyeonseo | doctor's referral or opinion letter |
| μ§λ£λΉ μμμ¦ | jillyobi yeongsujeung | medical fee receipt |
| Department | Romaja | English |
|---|---|---|
| λ΄κ³Ό | naegwa | internal medicine |
| μΈκ³Ό | oegwa | surgery |
| μ΄λΉμΈνκ³Ό | ibi-inhu-gwa | ENT (ear, nose, and throat) |
| μ νμΈκ³Ό | jeonghyeong-oegwa | orthopedics |
π‘ Tip: Be sure to bring your insurance card or ID. "Bon-in budamgeum" is the out-of-pocket amount the patient pays after insurance is applied.