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Health and Medicine in Tunisian Arabic

Health and Medicine in Tunisian Arabic

healthʂaɧɧaصحّة
healthy, in good healthlēbēsلاباس
sickness, illness, diseasemraʐ (amrāʐ)مْرض (أمْراض)
sick, ill; patientmrīʐ (murʐa)مريض (مُرْضى)
to be in poor health (2); very sad, depressedfī ɧāleفي حالة
to be handicappedmu3āqمُعاق
wheelchairkursi mitɧarrikكُرْسي مِتْحرِّك
doctorʈbīb (ʈubbe)طْبيب (طُبّة)
doctorduktūr (dkētra)دُكْتور (دْكاتْرة)
I don’t feel well. I think I need to go see a doctor.ēne mitqalliq, yuʐhurli lēzimni nšūf ʈbīb.آنا مِتْقلِّق، يُظْهُرْلي لازِمْني نْشوف طْبيب.
specialistaxiʂʂāʔiأخِصّائي
specialistspēsyēlīst (fr: spécialiste)سْپاسْياليسْت
cardiologistʈbīb qalbطْبيب قلْب
eye doctor, ophthalmologistʈbīb 3īnīnطْبيب عينين
to make an appointment withxđē rãdēvu m3aخْذا رونْداڥو مْعَ
hospitalsbīʈārسبْيطار
doctor’s office, clinickābīnē (fr: cabinet)كابيناة
nurse; pharmacistfirmliفِرمْلي
The doctor examined him and diagnosed him with the flu.šēfu -ʈʈbīb w lqā 3andu grīp (fr: grippe).شافُه الطّْبيب و لْقى عنْدُه ڨْريپ.
examinationkontrolكونْتْرول
to get a (medical) check-up3mel kontrol (fr: controle)عْمل كونْتْرول
diagnosisdyēgnostīkدْياڨْنوسْتيك
to diagnose3mel dyēgnostīk (fr: diagnostic)عْمل دْياڨْنوسْتيك
problemmuškle (mšēkil)مُشْكْلة (مْشاكِل)
What’s wrong?šbīk?شْبيك؟
I’m sick.ēne mrīʐ.آنا مْريض.
painwjī3a (wjēya3)وْجيعة (وْجايَع)
My __ hurts.__-i yūja3 fiyye. [m.]__ـي يوجع فِيّا.
My shoulder has been hurting for ages.kitfi yūja3 fiyye min bikri.كِتْفي يوجع فِيّا مِن بِكري.
It hurts here.3andi wjī3e hnē.عنْدي وْجيعة هْنا.
to have a backache3andu wjī3e fī ʐahru.عنْدُه وْجيعة في ضهْرُه.
to have a headacherāsu yūja3 fī.راسُه يوجع فيه.
I have a really bad headache.3andi wjī3it rās qwiyye barše.عنْدي وْجيعِة راس قْوِيّة برْشا.
migrainemīgrēnميڨْران
dizzinessdūxaدوخة
dizzydēyixدايِخ
to faintdēxداخ
to have a coldxđē bardخْذا برْد
to be congested, have nasal congestionxašmu mesdūdخشْمُه مسْدود
to have the flumgarripمْڨرِّپ
to have the flu3andu grīpعنْدُه ڨْريپ
to have a fever3andu sxāneعنْدُه سْخانة
to have a stomachache3andu wjī3a fī kiršu.عنْدُه وْجيعة في كِرْشُه.
to have a sore throatgrējmu taɧraqڨراجْمُه تحْرق
to have a cough3andu kaɧɧaعنْدُه كحّة
to vomit, throw upraddردّ
to experience nausea, be nauseousyiɧibb yiruddيِحِبّ يِرُدّ
to experience nausea, be nauseous3andu raddēnعنْدُه ردّان
to have diarrhea3andu diyārē (fr: diarrhée)عنْدُه ديارَي
constipatedkõstīpē (fr: constipé)كونْسْتيپا
to have indigestion3andu ãdījēstyõ (fr: indigestion)عنْدُه أنْديجاسْتْيون
diabetesissukkurالسُّكُّر
to be diabetic3andu -ssukkurعنْدُه السُّكُّر
to have asthma3andu ʐīq innfesعنْدُه ضيق النْفس
to have high blood pressure3andu -ttãsyõ (fr: tension)عنْدُه التّونْسْيون
AIDS, HIVissīdeالسّيدا
cancerkãsēr (fr: cancer)كونسير
to get injuredtijraɧتِجْرح
to have a bruise3andu zrūqiyyeعنْدُه زْروقِيّة
wound, cutjurɧ (jrūɧ)جُرْح (جْروح)
to get stitchesɣarrazغرّز
stitchɣurze (ɣruz)غُرْزة (غْرُز)
burnɧarqaحرْقة
to get burnedtiɧraqتِحْرق
bandage, Band-Aidfāʂmeفاصْمة
bandage, Band-Aidbãdāj (fr: bandage)بونْداج
to have a sprained anklesēqu t3awjitساقُه تْعوْجِت
to break a boneksar 3aʐmeكْسر عظْمة
a broken bone3aʐme mkessiraعظْمة مْكسِّرة
cast (UK: plaster); splintjbīraجْبيرة
He broke his arm and has to wear a cast now.ksar yiddu w lēzmu jbīre tewtew.كْسر يِدُّه و لازْمُه جْبيرة تَوْتَوْ.
x-rayrēyõ iks (fr: rayon x)رايون إكْس
to x-ray3mel rādyoعْمل رادْيو
medicine, drugdwē (dwēyēt)دْوا (دْوايات)
prescriptionordonãs (fr: ordonnance)أورْدُنونْس
aspirinespīrīnأسْپيرين
pillɧarbūše (ɧrābiš)حرْبوشة (حْرابِش)
antibioticsãtībyotīk (fr: antibiotiques)أونْتيبْيْوتِيك
injection, shotzurrīqa (zrēriq)زُرّيقة (زْرارِق)
to get a shotzarraqزرّق
to draw bloodjbid demجْبِد دم
to run a blood test3mel taɧlīl demعْمل تحْليل دم
to cure, healbrāبْرا
recovery, healingiššfēالشّْفا
to treatdēweداوا
treatmentdwēدْوا
treatmenttrētmã (fr: traitement)تْراتْمون
infectionãfeksyõ (fr: infection)أنفكسيون
infection3adweعدْوى
contagiousya3diيعْدي
Are you contagious?marʐik ya3di?مْرضِك يعْدي؟
surgeonjarrāɧجرّاح
surgery3ameliyyeعمليّة
to perform surgery on, operate on3mel 3ameliyye 3lēعْمل عمليّة على
to undergo surgery, have an operation3mel 3ameliyyeعْمل عمليّة
to have an abortion3mel ijhāʐعْمل إجهاض
plastic surgeonjarrāɧ tejmīlجرّاح تجْميل
plastic surgery3ameliyyit tejmīl (3ameliyyēt tejmīl)عملِيِّة تجْميل (عملِيّات تجْميل)
pregnancyɧbēleحْبالة
to get pregnant byɧbil minحْبِل مِن
pregnantɧible (ɧbēle)حِبْلة (حْبالى)
When are you due?waqtēš bēš tūlid?وقْتاش باش تولِد؟
I’m due in early December.bēš nūlid fī ewwil dēsãbir.باش نولِد في أوِّل دَيْسُمْبِر.
How far along is she?fēnu šhar hiyye?فانو شْهر هِيَّ؟
She’s six-months pregnant.hiyye fī -ššhar issēdisهِيَّ في الشّْهر السّادِس.
She’s six-months pregnant.hiyye fī šharhe -ssēdis.هِيَّ في شْهرْها السّادِس.
to use birth controlxđē ɧbūb men3 ilɧamlخْذا حْبوب منْع الحمْل
condombrēzērvātīf (fr: préservatif)بْرازارْڥاتيف
condomwēqiواقي
to have a cavity3andu sūsعنْدُه سوس
to have a toothachesinnī yūj3u fīسِنّيه يوجْعْو فيه
to have a chipped tooth3andu sinne mkessiraعنْدُه سِنّة مْكسِّرة
to get a filling3mel rãplīsēj (fr: remplissage)عْمل رومْپْليساج
to get a tooth pullednaɧɧa sinneنحّا سِنّة
to get a cleaning/scaling3mel dētārtrāj (fr: détartrage)عْمل داتارْتْراج
I’m going to the dentist’s to get a check-up and a cleaning.ēne mēši liddãtīst bēš yišūfli sinneyye w n3mel dētārtrāj.آنا ماشي لِلدّونْتيسْت باش يِشوفْلي سِنّيّا و نعْمل داتارْتْراج.
to get one’s teeth whitenedbayyaʐ sinnīبيّض سِنّيه

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