Health & Hospital

1. أنا عيان

   Ana ʿayyān

   I'm sick

   Usage

   The basic way to say you are unwell. A woman says أنا عيانة

   Grammar Note

   Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

2. أنا تعبان

   Ana taʿbān

   I'm unwell and worn out

   Usage

   Says you are tired or unwell. A woman says أنا تعبانة. Also fits exhaustion from the heat

   Grammar Note

   Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

3. عندي وجع في راسي

   ʿIndi wajaʿ fi rāsi

   I have a headache

   Usage

   Pain is expressed as "I have pain (وجع)". Swap the body part after في to describe other aches

   Grammar Note

   Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

4. عندي وجع في بطني

   ʿIndi wajaʿ fi baṭni

   I have a stomachache

   Usage

   For stomach trouble, including after water or food that disagreed with you

   Grammar Note

   Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

5. عندي حمة

   ʿIndi ḥumma

   I have a fever

   Usage

   See a clinic early if the fever is high; malaria and other tropical illnesses are possible

   Grammar Note

   Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

6. أنا حامل

   Ana ḥāmil

   I am pregnant

   Usage

   Always say this before an examination or when asking about medicine. حامل is only used of women, so it takes no gender ending

   Grammar Note

   Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

7. داير دكتور

   Dāyir doktōr

   I need a doctor

   Usage

   داير means "want". A woman says دايرة دكتور. Hotel staff can arrange a clinic

   Grammar Note

   Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended. دكتور is a loanword. Vowels in the romanization are estimated

8. لازم امشي المستشفى

   Lāzim amshi l-mustashfa

   I have to go to the hospital

   Usage

   "Have to" is لازم followed by a verb. A good lead-in when asking someone to get you a taxi

   Grammar Note

   Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended. المستشفى has the same form as in Modern Standard Arabic

9. نادي لي دكتور لو سمحت

   Nādi li doktōr law samaḥt

   Please call a doctor

   Usage

   To ask someone nearby for help. نادي is the imperative "call, summon" (get someone to come), not "phone"

   Grammar Note

   Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended. Vowels in the romanization are estimated

10. اضان

    Aḍān

    Ear

    Usage

    A single-word card. The Sudanese form of Standard Arabic اذن

    Grammar Note

    Native review recommended. Vowels in the romanization are estimated

11. قلب

    Galb

    Heart

    Usage

    A single-word card. Used for the organ and for "heart" in the figurative sense; ق is read g

12. دم

    Dam

    Blood

    Usage

    A single-word card, for reporting bleeding or an injury

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