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Now that you know how to talk about health, let’s learn the words for illnesses, symptoms, and medicine.
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Common Illnesses
Here are common illnesses:
Common Illnesses
coldflufeverheadachestomachachecough
Example
I have a bad cold and a headache today.
I have a bad cold and a headache today.
هذه أمراض شائعة: cold (زكام)، flu (إنفلونزا)، fever (حمى)، headache (صداع)، stomachache (ألم في المعدة)، cough (سعال).
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Symptoms
Here are words to describe how you feel when you are sick:
Symptoms
paindizzytiredinjury
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“Dizzy” means your head feels like it’s spinning. “Tired” means you don’t have energy.
“Dizzy” means your head feels like it’s spinning. “Tired” means you don’t have energy.
هذه كلمات لوصف شعورك عندما تكون مريضا: pain (ألم)، dizzy (دوخة)، tired (متعب)، injury (إصابة).
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Medicine & Treatment
Here are words for medicine and treatment:
Medicine & Treatment
medicinepillsyrupbandageprescription
Example
The doctor gave me a prescription for some medicine.
The doctor gave me a prescription for some medicine.
كلمات عن الدواء والعلاج: medicine (دواء)، pill (حبة دواء)، syrup (شراب دوائي)، bandage (ضمادة)، prescription (وصفة طبية).
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Medical People & Places
Here are the people and places connected to health:
Medical People & Places
doctornursedentistpharmacyhospital
Example
I bought my medicine from the pharmacy near the hospital.
I bought my medicine from the pharmacy near the hospital.
أشخاص وأماكن متعلقة بالصحة: doctor (طبيب)، nurse (ممرضة)، dentist (طبيب أسنان)، pharmacy (صيدلية)، hospital (مستشفى).
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I have a ___ and a runny nose.
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The doctor wrote me a ___ for medicine.
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I feel ___ and need to sit down.
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You buy medicine at the ___.
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