Health & Hospital

1. איך דאַרף אַ דאָקטער.

   Ikh darf a dokter.

   I need a doctor.

   Usage

   The first thing to say when you feel ill

   Grammar Note

   "דאַרפֿן" means "need"; it is not German "dürfen" (may). Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

2. דער קאָפּ טוט מיר וויי.

   Der kop tut mir vey.

   My head hurts.

   Usage

   The aching part is the subject. Replace "דער קאָפּ" with another body part, for example "דער מאָגן" (stomach)

   Grammar Note

   "טוט מיר וויי" ("does pain to me") has the aching part as its subject

3. וווּ איז די אַפּטייק?

   Vu iz di apteyk?

   Where is the pharmacy?

   Usage

   Asks the way when you need medicine

   Grammar Note

   "אַפּטייק" is feminine, hence "די". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

4. איך האָב אַן אַלערגיע.

   Ikh hob an alergye.

   I have an allergy.

   Usage

   Tells a doctor or pharmacist about an allergy; follow with what causes it

   Grammar Note

   The indefinite article becomes "אַן" before a vowel. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

5. איך האָב היץ.

   Ikh hob hits.

   I have a fever.

   Usage

   "היץ" means heat and also a fever

   Grammar Note

   Uses "האָבן" (to have); "היץ" is feminine. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

6. מעדיצין אָן אַ רעצעפּט

   meditsin on a retsept

   Medicine without a prescription

   Usage

   For asking at a pharmacy for medicine you can buy without a prescription

   Grammar Note

   The preposition "אָן" (without) is a different word from the article "אַן"; they differ in the vowel mark. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

7. איך מוז רוען.

   Ikh muz ruen.

   I need to rest.

   Usage

   For when you feel unwell and must rest

   Grammar Note

   "מוזן" (must) is followed by an infinitive. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

8. איך פֿיל זיך נישט גוט.

   Ikh fil zikh nisht gut.

   I do not feel well.

   Usage

   The basic way to say you feel unwell

   Grammar Note

   "פֿילן זיך" is a reflexive verb ("to feel oneself"); the negation "נישט" follows the verb

9. איך נעם מעדיצין.

   Ikh nem meditsin.

   I am taking medication.

   Usage

   Tells a doctor that you are currently taking medicine

   Grammar Note

   "נעמען" is "to take", used for taking medicine too. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

10. איך בין טראָגעדיק.

    Ikh bin trogedik.

    I am pregnant.

    Usage

    Tells a clinic or pharmacy that you are pregnant

    Grammar Note

    An adjective in the predicate takes no ending

11. אַ צעבראָכענער ביין

    a tsebrokhener beyn

    A broken bone

    Usage

    A way to describe a fracture. "צעבראָכן" means broken

    Grammar Note

    A fracture is expressed as "a broken bone". The adjective takes the ending "-ער" before a masculine noun. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

12. איך קען נישט גוט אָטעמען.

    Ikh ken nisht gut otemen.

    I cannot breathe well.

    Usage

    Tells people around you that you are struggling to breathe

    Grammar Note

    "קענען" (can) is followed by the infinitive "אָטעמען"

13. ס׳דרייט זיך מיר דער קאָפּ.

    S'dreyt zikh mir der kop.

    I feel dizzy.

    Usage

    Literally "my head is spinning", the way to say you feel dizzy

    Grammar Note

    "דרייען זיך" is a reflexive verb meaning "to spin". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

14. איך בלוטיק.

    Ikh blutik.

    I am bleeding.

    Usage

    For when you are injured and bleeding

    Grammar Note

    Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

15. אַ וווּנד

    a vund

    A wound

    Usage

    The word for an injury such as a cut

    Grammar Note

    Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

16. דער אויער טוט מיר וויי.

    Der oyer tut mir vey.

    My ear hurts.

    Usage

    Tells a doctor about ear pain. "אויער" is the word for the ear

    Grammar Note

    "טוט מיר וויי" ("does pain to me") has the aching part as its subject. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

17. האַלדז

    haldz

    Neck

    Usage

    The name of a body part

18. אַקסל

    aksl

    Shoulder

    Usage

    The name of a body part

19. קני

    kni

    Knee

    Usage

    The name of a body part

20. פֿינגער

    finger

    Finger

    Usage

    The name of a body part; the same word covers a toe

21. הויט

    hoyt

    Skin

    Usage

    The name of a body part

22. אָרעם

    orem

    Arm

    Usage

    The name of a body part. The same spelling is also the adjective "poor"

23. נאָז

    noz

    Nose

    Usage

    The name of a body part

24. הוסט

    hust

    Cough

    Usage

    The name of the symptom. As a verb: "איך הוסט" (I cough)

25. איך האָב זיך פֿאַרקילט.

    Ikh hob zikh farkilt.

    I have caught a cold.

    Usage

    Says that you have caught a cold

    Grammar Note

    Perfect tense: "האָבן" + past participle. The reflexive verb "פֿאַרקילן זיך" means "to catch a cold"

26. רופֿט אַ דאָקטער, ביטע.

    Ruft a dokter, bite.

    Please call a doctor.

    Usage

    To ask people nearby for help in an emergency. To one close person say "רוף אַ דאָקטער"

    Grammar Note

    To strangers the plural imperative "רופֿט" (the polite "איר" form) is used. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

27. דאַרף איך רוען?

    Darf ikh ruen?

    Do I need to rest?

    Usage

    Asks a doctor whether rest is needed

    Grammar Note

    A yes/no question with the verb first. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

28. איך בין קראַנק.

    Ikh bin krank.

    I am sick.

    Usage

    The basic sentence for saying you are ill

29. איך דאַרף גיין אין שפּיטאָל.

    Ikh darf geyn in shpitol.

    I need to go to the hospital.

    Usage

    For when you need to go, or be taken, to a hospital

    Grammar Note

    "דאַרפֿן" is followed by the infinitive "גיין"

30. דער מאָגן טוט מיר וויי.

    Der mogn tut mir vey.

    My stomach hurts.

    Usage

    Tells someone about stomach pain

    Grammar Note

    "טוט מיר וויי" ("does pain to me") has the aching part as its subject. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

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