Practice a Arabiska Doctor's Appointment
Visiting the doctor in Arabiska is high-stakes and high-value: getting your symptoms across precisely matters, and the medical vocabulary is mostly Latin-based across European languages. This scenario rehearses a general practitioner's appointment from check-in to prescription: describing symptoms with body parts and intensity, mentioning allergies and existing conditions, understanding the doctor's explanation, and reading a prescription. You'll practise the formal register doctors use, plus the verbs for pain, duration, and frequency. By the end, you'll handle a routine Arabiska-speaking appointment without needing a translator.
Sample Arabiska conversation
مرحباً! تفضل ادخل واجلس. ما الذي جاء بك اليوم؟
Hello! Please come in and take a seat. What brings you in today?لم أكن أشعر بخير منذ بضعة أيام.
I haven't been feeling well for a few days.آسف لسماع ذلك. هل يمكنك وصف أعراضك؟ هل تشعر بأي ألم؟
I'm sorry to hear that. Can you describe your symptoms? Do you have any pain?لدي حمى، آلام في الجسم، وأشعر بإرهاق شديد.
I have a fever, body aches, and I feel exhausted.دعني آخذ درجة حرارتك... 38.5 درجة. منذ متى لديك الحمى؟
Let me take your temperature... 38.5 degrees. How long have you had the fever?حوالي يومين. تسوء في الليل.
About two days. It gets worse at night.
Vad du lär dig
- Check in at a Arabiska-speaking clinic
- Describe symptoms with body parts, duration, and intensity
- Mention allergies, medications, and chronic conditions
- Understand basic diagnosis and treatment instructions
- Read a Arabiska prescription and ask follow-up questions
Vanliga frågor
How do I describe pain levels in Arabiska?
Use the Arabiska equivalent of 'mild, moderate, severe', plus 'sharp', 'dull', 'stabbing'. The vocabulary list covers this nuanced spectrum.
Will my Arabiska-speaking doctor speak English?
Often yes in big cities, often no in smaller towns. Even when they do, knowing the basic Arabiska medical vocabulary helps you describe symptoms more accurately.
How do I ask about side effects of medication in Arabiska?
There's a specific construction — 'What are the side effects?' — that the scenario teaches. Pharmacists often answer this more thoroughly than doctors.
What's the Arabiska for 'I'm allergic to penicillin'?
A critical sentence to memorise. We include it verbatim in the vocabulary list and rehearse it in the scenario.