Health Problems

Lesson objective

In this lesson, you will learn how to ask what is wrong and describe common health problems.

Asking what is wrong

English	Darija
What is wrong with you?	šnu 3ndk?
What is the matter?	malek?
What are you ill with?	baš mriḍ?
What hurts?	šnu kay-ḍrk?

Describing health problems

English	Darija
I have a fever	fiya s-sxana.
I have a cold	fiya rwaн. / ḍrbni l-brd.
I have a sore throat	fiya l-нlaqm.
I am constipated	3ndi l-qbṭ. / krši qasнa.
I am allergic to…	3ndi l-нasasiya d… (or: … kay-dir liya l-нasasiya / kat-dir liya l-нasasiya)
I have a headache	kay-ḍrni rasi.
My ear hurts	kat-ḍrni wdni.
I feel dizzy	kan-нs b d-duxa.
I am injured	tjrнt.
I am burnt	tнrqt.
I have a toothache	kat-ḍrni waнd ḍ-ḍrsa.
My… hurts	kay-ḍrni…
I vomit	kan-tqiya.
I need to see a doctor	xṣṣni n-šuf ṭ-ṭbib.