Describe what hurts, visit the doctor and buy medicine. In Croatian this topic is called Zdravlje. Below are 16 words and phrases with pronunciation, English and Arabic meanings, and a real example sentence for each. Tap ▶ to hear them.
liječnik
Pronunciation: LYEHCH-neek
doctor
noun
طبيب
Moram ići kod liječnika. I have to go to the doctor. يجب أن أذهب إلى الطبيب.
ljekarna
Pronunciation: LYEH-kahr-nah
pharmacy
noun
صيدلية
Ljekarna je otvorena do osam. The pharmacy is open until eight. الصيدلية مفتوحة حتى الثامنة.
lijek
Pronunciation: lee-YEHK
medicine
noun
دواء
Ovaj lijek uzimam dva puta dnevno. I take this medicine twice a day. آخذ هذا الدواء مرتين في اليوم.
boli
Pronunciation: BOH-lee
it hurts
verb
يؤلم
Boli me glava. My head hurts. رأسي يؤلمني.
glava
Pronunciation: GLAH-vah
head
noun
رأس
Glava me boli od jutra. My head has been hurting since the morning. رأسي يؤلمني منذ الصباح.
trbuh
Pronunciation: TR-booh
stomach
noun
بطن
Boli me trbuh nakon jela. My stomach hurts after eating. بطني يؤلمني بعد الأكل.
temperatura
Pronunciation: tehm-peh-rah-TOO-rah
temperature / fever
noun
حرارة
Imam temperaturu i kašalj. I have a fever and a cough. عندي حرارة وسعال.
prehlada
Pronunciation: PREH-hlah-dah
a cold
noun
زكام
To je samo prehlada. It is just a cold. إنه مجرد زكام.
kašalj
Pronunciation: KAH-shahly
cough
noun
سعال
Kašalj ne prestaje. The cough does not stop. السعال لا يتوقف.
umoran
Pronunciation: OO-moh-rahn
tired
adjective
متعب
Jako sam umoran. I am very tired. أنا متعب جدًا.
zdrav
Pronunciation: zdrahv
healthy
adjective
صحيح / سليم
Opet sam zdrav. I am healthy again. أنا سليم مرة أخرى.
bolnica
Pronunciation: BOHL-nee-tsah
hospital
noun
مستشفى
Bolnica je blizu kolodvora. The hospital is near the station. المستشفى قريب من المحطة.
hitna pomoć
Pronunciation: HEET-nah POH-moch
ambulance / emergency
phrase
إسعاف
Zovite hitnu pomoć! Call an ambulance! اتصلوا بالإسعاف!
recept
Pronunciation: REH-tsehpt
prescription
noun
وصفة طبية
Trebate recept za ovaj lijek. You need a prescription for this medicine. تحتاج إلى وصفة طبية لهذا الدواء.
alergija
Pronunciation: ah-LEHR-gee-yah
allergy
noun
حساسية
Imam alergiju na pelud. I have a pollen allergy. عندي حساسية من حبوب اللقاح.
pregled
Pronunciation: PREH-glehd
check-up / examination
noun
فحص
Pregled je u deset sati. The check-up is at ten o’clock. الفحص في الساعة العاشرة.
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