liječnik
Pronunciation: LYEHCH-neek
doctor
noun
طبيب
Moram ići kod liječnika.
I have to go to the doctor.
يجب أن أذهب إلى الطبيب.
I have to go to the doctor.
يجب أن أذهب إلى الطبيب.
B1 · Intermediate
🏥 Croatian Health & the doctor الصحة والطبيب
Describe what hurts, visit the doctor and buy medicine. In Croatian this topic is called Zdravlje. Below are 21 words and phrases with pronunciation, English and Arabic meanings, and a real example sentence for each. Tap ▶ to hear them.
Health vocabulary is the kind you hope not to need, but it is reassuring to know. These words cover the pharmacy, the doctor and common complaints.
ljekarna
Pronunciation: LYEH-kahr-nah
pharmacy
noun
صيدلية
Ljekarna je otvorena do osam.
The pharmacy is open until eight.
الصيدلية مفتوحة حتى الثامنة.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
The check-up is at ten o’clock.
الفحص في الساعة العاشرة.
zubar
Pronunciation: ZOO-bahr
dentist
noun
طبيب أسنان
Zubar je jako dobar.
The dentist is very good.
طبيب الأسنان ممتاز.
The dentist is very good.
طبيب الأسنان ممتاز.
san
Pronunciation: sahn
sleep
noun
نوم
Dobar san je važan za zdravlje.
Good sleep is important for health.
النوم الجيد مهم للصحة.
Good sleep is important for health.
النوم الجيد مهم للصحة.
stres
Pronunciation: strehs
stress
noun
توتر
Stres je loš za zdravlje.
Stress is bad for your health.
التوتر سيئ للصحة.
Stress is bad for your health.
التوتر سيئ للصحة.
odmor
Pronunciation: OHD-mohr
rest
noun
راحة
Liječnik kaže: odmor i puno vode.
The doctor says: rest and lots of water.
يقول الطبيب: راحة والكثير من الماء.
The doctor says: rest and lots of water.
يقول الطبيب: راحة والكثير من الماء.
povrće
Pronunciation: POHV-rr-cheh
vegetables
noun
خضار
Povrće je zdravo.
Vegetables are healthy.
الخضار صحية.
Vegetables are healthy.
الخضار صحية.
How to use these words
- Croatian says the body part hurts you: Boli me glava (my head hurts), Boli me trbuh (my stomach hurts).
- Temperatura usually means a fever: Imam temperaturu, I have a temperature.
- Recept is a doctor’s prescription, and also a cooking recipe.
A little culture
For minor problems, pharmacists in a ljekarna (green cross sign) give good advice. The emergency number 112 works everywhere; the direct number for an ambulance is 194. Visitors from the EU should bring their European Health Insurance Card.
Common mistakes
- Saying “Ja bolim glavu”. The body part is the subject: Boli me glava.
- Expecting recept to be a receipt. A receipt is račun.
Quick quiz: health & the doctor
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