Health & Hospital

1. كايضرني المعدة

   kāyḍerni l-miʿda

   I have a stomachache

   Usage

   Tells a doctor or pharmacist about a stomachache; change the body part for other pains.

   Grammar Note

   "kāyḍerni" plus a body part is the basic way to say that part hurts. Based on an attested dictionary sentence.

2. عندي سخانة

   ʿndi skhāna

   I have a fever

   Usage

   Tells a doctor or pharmacist that you have a fever.

   Grammar Note

   "skhāna" is fever; the related "skhūn" means hot. Based on an attested dictionary sentence.

3. جاتني دوخة

   jātni dūkha

   I feel dizzy

   Usage

   Used when you feel dizzy or faint.

   Grammar Note

   Literally "dizziness came to me"; an attested dictionary sentence.

4. أنا حاملة

   ana ḥāmla

   I am pregnant

   Usage

   Say it before any exam or X-ray; it affects which medicine is safe.

   Grammar Note

   "ḥāmla" is the feminine form. An attested dictionary sentence.

5. عندي ارتفاع فالضغط الدموي

   ʿndi rtifāʿ f-ḍ-ḍaghṭ d-damawī

   I have high blood pressure

   Usage

   Tells a doctor about the condition; it is always asked before prescribing.

   Grammar Note

   An attested dictionary sentence. "rtifāʿ" is a medical term shared with standard Arabic.

6. ماقادرش نتنفس

   mā qāder-sh ntneffes

   I can't breathe

   Usage

   Tells people around you that you cannot breathe; ask them to call an ambulance.

   Grammar Note

   Negation wraps the word with "mā…sh". An attested dictionary sentence glossed as difficulty breathing.

7. حرقت يدي

   ḥreqt yeddi

   I burned my hand

   Usage

   Asks for help with a burn; swap "yeddi" for another body part.

   Grammar Note

   "ḥreqt" is the past tense (I). An attested dictionary sentence.

8. جرحت ركبتي

   jreḥt rkbti

   I cut my knee

   Usage

   Used when you have a cut or scrape.

   Grammar Note

   "jreḥt" is the past tense (I); "-i" means my. Based on an attested dictionary sentence.

9. كايخرج منّي الدم بزاف

   kāykhrej mennī d-dem bzāf

   I am bleeding a lot

   Usage

   Used urgently to say you are bleeding.

   Grammar Note

   Built from the attested "blood came out of him a lot", changed to "from me". Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

10. كايضرني راسي

    kāyḍerni rāsi

    I have a headache

    Usage

    The basic way to say you have a headache.

    Grammar Note

    An attested dictionary sentence.

11. كايضرني صبعي

    kāyḍerni ṣbeʿi

    My finger hurts

    Usage

    Says a finger hurts; point at it to be clear.

    Grammar Note

    An attested dictionary sentence.

12. كايضرني هنا

    kāyḍerni hnā

    It hurts here

    Usage

    Say it while pointing when you do not know the body-part word.

    Grammar Note

    Place adverb "hnā" follows "kāyḍerni". Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

13. فين كايضرك؟

    fīn kāyḍerrek?

    Where does it hurt?

    Usage

    A doctor's usual question; answer by pointing.

    Grammar Note

    "-ek" means you. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

14. أنا مريض / مريضة من لبارح

    ana mrīḍ / mrīḍa men l-bāreḥ

    I have been sick since yesterday

    Usage

    Tells a doctor when the illness began.

    Grammar Note

    Say "mrīḍ" as a man, "mrīḍa" as a woman. "l-bāreḥ" is the fixed form for yesterday. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

15. عندي كحبة

    ʿndi kḥba

    I have a cough

    Usage

    Tells a pharmacist or doctor about a cough.

    Grammar Note

    "kḥba" is the Moroccan word for cough; standard "suʿāl" is not used in daily speech. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

16. عندي مرض ديال القلب

    ʿndi maraḍ dyāl l-qalb

    I have a heart condition

    Usage

    Tells a doctor about a condition; it affects emergency decisions.

    Grammar Note

    "maraḍ dyāl" plus a noun means a disease of that organ. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

17. واش خاصني نرتاح؟

    wāsh khāṣṣni nertāḥ?

    Do I need to rest?

    Usage

    Asks the doctor after an exam whether you should rest.

    Grammar Note

    "khāṣṣni" plus a verb means I have to. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

18. عافاك، عيّط للطبيب

    ʿāfāk, ʿayyeṭ l-ṭ-ṭbīb

    Please call a doctor

    Usage

    Asks people nearby to call a doctor; this form is addressed to a man.

    Grammar Note

    "ʿayyeṭ l-" means call someone; the ending changes for a woman. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

19. واش خاصني نمشي للسبيطار؟

    wāsh khāṣṣni nmshī l-s-sbīṭār?

    Do I need to go to the hospital?

    Usage

    Asks a doctor or pharmacist when you are unsure how serious it is.

    Grammar Note

    "sbīṭār" (hospital) comes from Spanish. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

20. الودن

    l-wden

    Ear

    Usage

    Body-part word for pointing out where it hurts.

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary-attested word; the article "l-" may assimilate to the next consonant in speech.

21. الدراع

    d-drāʿ

    Arm

    Usage

    Body-part word for pointing out where it hurts.

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary-attested word; the article "l-" may assimilate to the next consonant in speech.

22. الركبة

    r-rkba

    Knee

    Usage

    Body-part word for pointing out where it hurts.

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary-attested word; the article "l-" may assimilate to the next consonant in speech.

23. الصبع

    ṣ-ṣbeʿ

    Finger, toe

    Usage

    Covers fingers and toes; point at your own body to make clear which.

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary-attested word; the article "l-" may assimilate to the next consonant in speech.

24. النيف

    n-nīf

    Nose

    Usage

    Body-part word for pointing out where it hurts.

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary-attested word; the article "l-" may assimilate to the next consonant in speech.

25. الجلد

    l-jeld

    Skin

    Usage

    For skin symptoms; the same word also means leather, so point at your body.

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary-attested word; the article "l-" may assimilate to the next consonant in speech.

26. جلدي حساس

    jeldi ḥessās

    My skin is sensitive

    Usage

    Tells a pharmacist or shop that your skin is sensitive before choosing a product.

    Grammar Note

    The adjective follows the noun. An attested dictionary sentence.

27. السهال

    s-shāl

    Diarrhea

    Usage

    Names the symptom to a doctor or pharmacist. The word is in the DODa vocabulary list and in a DODa sentence; no second source was found.

    Grammar Note

    A noun with the definite article. DODa also has the sentence "كايدير سهال" (it causes diarrhea, said of a laxative chocolate).

28. كاكا

    kākka

    Poop

    Usage

    Child-directed word, for a parent talking to a child or describing a child's stool to a doctor. Between adults a polite word is used; never the vulgar "خرا".

    Grammar Note

    A childish noun. The en.wiktionary entry "feces" lists "كاكا" as the Moroccan childish word, and the entry "ككاه" gives the same meaning, also as a verb (to poop).

29. بول

    būl

    Pee

    Usage

    The neutral word for urine, fit for a consultation. A child-level word (ببيه) exists in the dictionary but its spelling and sound vary, so it is not given.

    Grammar Note

    A noun. It is a Moroccan Arabic entry meaning "urine" in en.wiktionary and appears in the ary.wikipedia article on diabetes as "كثرة البول" (frequent urination).

30. عندي السهال

    ʿndi s-shāl

    I have diarrhea

    Usage

    Tells a pharmacist or doctor that you have diarrhea.

    Grammar Note

    The same "ʿndi" + symptom frame as another card "عندي كحبة". "السهال" is the word of another card.

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