INTRODUCTION
When attempting to communicate with a patient whose language is foreign to you, it is important to establish that while you may be able to say a few words in his or her language you will not be able to understand the patient's replies. The patient may need to use signs in replying. The following paragraphs are given for your convenience in explaining your language difficulty to the patient.

English
Hello. I want to help you. I do not speak (English) but will use this book to ask you some questions. I will not be able to understand your spoken answers. Please respond by shaking your head or raising one finger to indicate “no”; nod your head or raise two fingers to indicate “yes.”

Spanish

Translation

Phonetic

Saludos. Quiero ayudarlo. Yo no hablo español, pero voy a usar este libro para hacerle algunas preguntas. No voy a poder entender sus respuestas; por eso haga el favor de contestar, negando con la cabeza o levantando un dedo para indicar “no” y afirmando con la cabeza o levantando dos dedos para indicar “sí.”

Sah-loo′dohs. Ki-air′oh ah-joo-dar′loh. Joh noh ah′bloh es′panyohl, pair′oh voy ah oo-sawr′ es′tay lee′broh pahr′ah ah-sair′lay ahl-goo′nahs pray-goon′tahs. Noh voy ah poh-dair′ en-ten-dair′ soos res-poo-es′tahs; pore es-soh ah′gah el fah-vohr′ day kohn-tes-tahr′, nay-gahn′doh kohn lah kah-bay′thah oh lay-vahn-tahn′doh oon day′doh pahr′ah een-dee-kahr′ noh ee ah-feer-mahn′doh kohn lah kah-bay′thah oh lay-vahn-tahn′doh dohs day′dohs pahr′a een-dee-kahr′ see.

French

Translation	Phonetic
Bonjour. Je veux bien vous aider. Je ne parle pas français mais tout en me servant de ce livre je vais vous poser des questions. Je ne comprendrai pas ce que vous dites en français. Je vous en prie, pour répondre: pour indiquer “non”, secouez la tête ou levez un seul doigt; pour indiquer “oui”, faites un signe de tête ou levez deux doigts.	Bon-zhoor′. Zheh veh bih-ehn′ vooz ay-day′. Zheh neh parl pah frahn-say′ may toot ahn meh sehr-vahn′ d′ seh lee′vrah zheh vay voo poh-say′ day kehs-tih-on′. Zheh neh kahm-prahn′dry pah seh keh voo deet ahn frahn-say′. Zheh vooz ahn pree, por ray-pahn′drah; por ahn-dee-kay nohn, seh-kway′ lah teht oo leh-vay′ oon sool dwoit; por ahn-dee-kay wee′, fayt oon seen deh teht oo leh-vay′ duh dwoit.