Doctor: Medical Vocabulary in Egyptian Arabic
Gary Greer 7/24/2024
About Arabic language
Egyptian Dialect
Egyptians often depend on traditional folk remedies and natural healing methods when they’ve fallen ill. However, with a national healthcare system providing Egyptians with the care they need when they’ve fallen ill, modern medicine is more commonly sought out. Still, foreigners visiting the country may have to rely on travel insurance and private healthcare facilities should they get sick while traveling.
Nevertheless, accidents can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. As a result, you must be able to communicate effectively should you have an accident or health emergency. In today’s blog, we present essential vocabulary and phrases in the Egyptian Arabic dialect for seeking medical help and describing your symptoms. When all is said and done, you should be equipped with the Egyptian Arabic you need should you have to steer yourself through a medical emergency.
Basic Medical Vocabulary
We’ll begin by learning some essential vocabulary in Egyptian Arabic concerning medical emergencies:
Is There a Doctor in the House?
If you get very sick or have a medical emergency, you must learn how to get the help you need. Here are some phrases in Egyptian Arabic that will help you get medical assistance:
What’s Seems to be the Matter?
When you have a medical emergency, you must be able to accurately describe your symptoms. This will help the doctor and nurses who are attending to you better understand your condition and provide the care you need. With that in mind, let’s take a look at how to describe some common symptoms in Egyptian Arabic:
What a Pain
Use the following phrases to describe pain in a specific area of the body:
You Give Me Fever
Here are some phrases in Egyptian Arabic for describing a fever:
Cough it Up
To describe having a cough, you can use the following phrases:
Today, you learned Egyptian Arabic vocabulary and phrases to use in a medical emergency. We hope the situation never happens when you will have to use them, but should the need arise, this knowledge will be invaluable.
Whether it’s Egyptian Arabic or any of the other five dialects offered by the Kaleela Arabic language learning App, you’re sure to learn Arabic the right way for any situation.
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