Application: Clarifying instructions

Practise clarifying instructions, then follow up with a clarification or confirmation.

Practise clarifying instructions, then follow up with a clarification or confirmation.

State the purpose of the appointment and request interpreting or clarification when needed. This path practises clinic communication and phrasing questions; ask the clinician to explain instructions and results relating to you.

The first two examples come from the linked conversation. The third adds a follow-up. Notice the movement from opening request to response and clarification.

Practical examples

Could you explain these instructions in simpler words?

هل يمكنك شرح هذه التعليمات بكلمات أبسط؟

Explore the expression in context

Please ask the clinician to go through them with you before you leave.

اطلب من المختص الصحي مراجعتها معك قبل المغادرة من فضلك.

Explore the expression in context

Could you explain that again in simpler language and give me the written instructions?

هل يمكنك شرح ذلك مجددًا بلغة أبسط وإعطائي التعليمات مكتوبة؟

Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: Could you explain these instructions in simpler words?
2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: هل يمكنك شرح ذلك مجددًا بلغة أبسط وإعطائي التعليمات مكتوبة؟