At the Doctor in Arabic
At the doctor in Arabic: طَبِيب (ṭabīb, doctor), دَوَاء (dawāʾ, medicine), حُمَّى (ḥummā, fever), سَعَلَ (saʿala, cough), صُدَاع (ṣudāʿ, headache), صَيْدَلِيَّة (ṣaydaliyya, pharmacy). Below are all 36 medical and health words from lessons 59, 80 and 81 of the Flashcardly course, each with a picture and native audio.
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Lesson 59 · Health Basics 12 words
- صُدَاع ṣudāʿ headache
الصداع ليس ممتعاً أبداً.
aṣ-ṣudāʿ laysa mumtiʿan abadan.
A headache is never fun.
- حُمَّى ḥummā fever
لديه حمى شديدة.
Ladayhi ḥummā shadīdah.
He has a bad fever.
- سَعَلَ saʿala cough
سُعالي لا يزول.
su'aalee laa yazool.
My cough is not going away.
- اِحْتِقَانُ الحَلْق iḥtiqān al-ḥalq sore throat
تعاني ماري من احتقان الحلق.
tuʿānī mārī min iḥtiqāni l-ḥalq.
Marry has a sore throat.
- سَيَلَانُ الأَنْف sayalān al-anf runny nose
ذلك سيلان الأنف.
Dhalika sayalaanu l-anf.
That is a runny nose.
- دَائِخ dā'ikh dizzy
أشعر أنني دَائِخ بعد الدوران.
ash'uru annani da'ikh ba'da ad-dawaran.
I feel dizzy after spinning.
- مَرِيض marīḍ sick
تشعر بأنها مريضة جداً اليوم.
tashʿur bi-annahā marīḍa jiddan al-yawm.
She feels very sick today.
- دَوَاء dawāʾ medicine
لا تنس أن تأخذ دواءك.
La tansa an ta'khudha dawaa'ak.
Do not forget to take your medicine.
- وَصْفَة طِبِّيَّة waṣfa ṭibbiyya prescription
هل هذه وصفتك الطبية يا سيدي؟
Hal hādhihi waṣfatuka aṭ-ṭibbiyya, yā sayyidī?
Is this your prescription, sir?
- طَبِيب ṭabīb doctor
يُساعِد الطبيب الكثير من الناس.
yusāʿid aṭ-ṭabīb al-kathīr min an-nās.
A doctor helps a lot of people.
- صَيْدَلِيَّة ṣaydaliyya pharmacy
نزور الصيدلية أحياناً.
nazuru as-saydaliyya ahyanan.
We visit the pharmacy sometimes.
- عِيَادَة ʿiyādah clinic
جدي حالياً في العيادة.
Jaddī ḥāliyan fī al-ʿiyāda.
Grandpa is currently at the clinic.
Lesson 80 · Symptoms & Pain 12 words
- عَطْسَة ʿaṭsah sneeze
كانت تلك العطسة عالية جداً.
kānat tilka l-ʿaṭsa ʿāliya jiddan.
That sneeze was very loud.
- عَضَلَاتٌ مُتَأَلِّمَة ʿaḍalāt mutaʾallima sore muscles
سَبَّبَ تدريبي عضلات متألمة.
sabbaba tadrībī ʿaḍalāt mutaʾallimah.
My training caused sore muscles.
- تَشَنُّج tashannuj cramp
تشنجات الساق هي الأسوأ.
tashannujāt as-sāq hiya al-aswa'.
Leg cramps are the worst.
- تَصَلُّبُ الرَّقَبَة taṣallub ar-raqaba stiff neck
كيف أعالج تصلب الرقبة هذا؟
kayfa uʿālij taṣallub ar-raqaba hādhā?
How do I fix this stiff neck?
- كَدْمَة kadma bruise
عندي كدمة كبيرة.
ʿindī kadma kabīra.
I have a big bruise.
- أَلَمٌ فِي المَعِدَة alam fi al-ma'ida stomach ache
أَصَابَنِي ألم في المعدة أمس.
aṣābanī alamun fī al-maʿidah ams.
I got a stomach ache yesterday.
- أَلَمُ أَسْنَان alam asnan toothache
ذلك ألم أسنان شديد.
Dhalika alam asnan shadid.
That is a bad toothache.
- أَلَمُ الظَّهْرِ alam az-zahr back pain
تعاني جدتي من أَلَمِ الظَّهْرِ اليوم.
tuʿānī jaddatī min alami ẓ-ẓahri al-yawm.
Grandma has back pain today.
- أَلَمُ أُذُن alam udhun earache
لديه ألم أذن الآن.
Ladayhi alamu udhunin al-aan.
He has an earache now.
- إِرْهَاق irhāq exhaustion
يمكن أن يسبب عملك الإرهاق.
yumkin an yusabbiba ʿamaluka al-irhāq.
Your job can cause exhaustion.
- حَسَاسِيَّة ḥasāsiyya allergy
تكون حساسيتي في أسوأ حالاتها في الربيع.
takūn ḥasāsiyatī fī aswa' ḥālātihā fi r-rabīʿ.
My allergy is the worst in spring.
- يُؤْلِمُ yu'limu It hurts here.
يُؤْلِمُنِي هُنَا.
yu'limunī hunā.
It hurts here.
Lesson 81 · Aches, Cuts & First Aid 12 words
- بَكَى bakā cry
الطِّفْلُ الحَزِينُ يَبْكِي.
aṭ-ṭiflu l-ḥazīnu yabkī.
The sad child is crying.
- سَقَطَ saqaṭa fall
تَسْقُطُ الفاكهةُ من الشجرة.
tasquṭu al-fākihatu min ash-shajarah
The fruit falls from the tree.
- مَرِيض marīḍ ill
الطِّفْلُ مَرِيضٌ جِدّاً.
aṭ-ṭiflu marīḍun jiddan
The child is very ill.
- بِخَيْر bikhayr fine
أَشْعُرُ أَنَّنِي بِخَيْر اليَوْم.
ash'uru annani bikhayr al-yawm.
I feel fine today.
- قَطَعَ qaṭaʿa cut
هِيَ تَقْطَعُ الخُبْزَ.
hiya taqṭaʿu l-khubz
She cuts the bread.
- ضِمَادَة ḍimādah bandage
وَضَعَ ضِمَادَةً عَلَى الجُرْحِ.
waḍaʿa ḍimādatan ʿala-l-jurḥ
He put a bandage on the wound.
- يَحْتَرِقُ yaḥtariqu burn
الخشب الجاف يَحْتَرِقُ بسرعة.
al-khashab al-jāf yaḥtariqu bi-sur'a.
The dry wood burns quickly.
- خَدَشَ khadasha scratch
خَدَشَتِ القِطَّةُ ذِراعي.
khadashat il-qiṭṭatu dhiraa'ee
The cat scratched my arm.
- صَدَمَ ṣadama bump
صَدَمْتُ رَأْسِي بِالْبَابِ.
ṣadamtu ra'sī bil-bāb.
I bumped my head.
- نُدْبَة nudba scar
لَمَسَ النُّدْبَةَ القَدِيمَةَ.
lamasa an-nudbata al-qadeemah
He touched the old scar.
- تَعَافَى ta'āfā recover
تَعَافَى مِنَ المَرَضِ تَمَاماً.
ta'āfā minal-maraḍi tamāman.
He recovered from the illness.
- يَلْتَئِمُ yalta'im heal
الجُرْحُ العَميقُ سَيَلْتَئِمُ.
al-jurḥu al-ʿamīqu sayalta'im.
The deep wound will heal.
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