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A Korea trip where you are understood

At the clinic, the pharmacy, the restaurant, the taxi. Speak your language. They read Korean, you read theirs.

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Real clinic visit, shared with the patient's consent

Before your next clinic visit

When it’s your health, every word matters.

Symptoms. Allergies. Medicines. Put both languages on one screen, ask your questions, and confirm what matters with the clinician.

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Being understood matters.

In a study of six US hospitals, these were the shares of reported adverse events that involved physical harm.

Patients with limited English
49.1%
English-speaking patients
29.5%

Divi et al. · 2007 · DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzl069

These studies describe communication problems in hospitals. They did not evaluate DockieTalkie and are not evidence of its effectiveness.

Four moments where it helps

Hold your phone where both of you can see it. You speak in your language, the other person answers in Korean, and both lines appear on the screen together. In the samples below, the Korean line is what the other person says and the line under it is what you see.

AI-generated scenes · Sample conversations

Ready in about a minute

Choose your language, agree to the notice, then just talk

Nothing to install and no headset. Open it on your phone at the table, at the counter, or in the back seat of a taxi, and hold it where both of you can see the screen.

  1. Choose your language

    Choose your language. The other person speaks Korean.

  2. Agree to the notice

    A short notice in your language explains that the conversation is recorded and transcribed. Interpreting starts only after you agree.

  3. Just talk

    Speak normally. Your words and theirs appear side by side, in both languages, as you go. Point at a line if you want it repeated.

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Medical terms in your language

Specialty terms for procedures, tests and medicines, checked against each clinic's own glossary. Eleven languages.

KO한국어ENEnglishJA日本語ZH中文THภาษาไทยMNМонгол
IDBahasa IndonesiaVITiếng ViệtYUE廣東話ESEspañolFRFrançais

Written by people, not generated from usage data

Trip guide: if you need a clinic in Korea

Most trips never need a clinic. If yours does, this general checklist helps you organize the visit. It is not individualized medical advice. In an emergency, call 119.

Before the visit

  • Write down your current medicines and known allergies.
  • Bring identification and any records you want the clinical team to see.
  • Confirm the clinic name, address, appointment time, and contact method.

During the visit

  • Explain your main concern and when it began.
  • Ask the clinical team to repeat or write down anything that is unclear.
  • Confirm medicine names, directions, and follow-up steps before leaving.

After the visit

  • Keep the documents and instructions the clinical team gives you.
  • Save the clinic's follow-up contact method.
  • Note any questions you want to raise at the next contact.

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