Health, Pharmacy & Emergencies in Egyptian Arabic
Key phrases for describing symptoms, buying medicine, and calling for urgent help in Egyptian Arabic.
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راسي بيوجعني (ráasi biyewga'ni)
My head hurts. — Pattern: body part + بيوجعني (feminine body parts take بتوجعني).
How do you say "My stomach hurts"?
بطني بتوجعني — báTni bitewga'ni (feminine body part → بت-)
عندي سخونية / عندي كحة / عندي برد
'ándi sukhnéyya / 'ándi kóHHa / 'ándi bard — I have a fever / a cough / a cold.
How do you say "I'm allergic to penicillin"?
عندي حساسية من البنسلين — 'ándi Hasaséyya min il-binisilíin
بقالك قد إيه؟ — what does it mean and how do you answer?
"How long have you had it?" Answer with بقالي + time: بقالي يومين (for two days), بقالي أسبوع (for a week), or من إمبارح (since yesterday).
How do you ask "Do you have something for a cough?" at the pharmacy?
عندكو حاجة للكحة؟ — 'andúku Háaga lil-kóHHa?
الدوا ده بروشتة؟ / آخده إزاي؟
Does this medicine need a prescription? / How do I take it? (also كام مرة في اليوم؟ = how many times a day?)
Name the medicine words: دوا، حبوب، شراب، مرهم، مضاد حيوي
dáwa = medicine, Hubúub = pills, sharáab = syrup, márham = ointment, muDáadd Hayawí = antibiotic.
The three emergency lines you must memorize
الحقوني! (ilHa'úuni! – Help me!), اتصلوا بالإسعاف! (ittasílu bil-is'áaf! – Call an ambulance!), في حادثة (fii Hádsa – There's been an accident).
Egyptian emergency numbers: ambulance, police, fire
123 = إسعاف (ambulance), 122 = شرطة (police), 180 = مطافي (fire).
فين أقرب مستشفى؟
féen 'a'rab mustáshfa? — Where's the nearest hospital?
What do Egyptians say to a sick person?
ألف سلامة عليك — alf saláama 'aléek — "A thousand safeties upon you" (get well soon).
