65 Must-Know

ARABIC WORDS
& PHRASES
for Anyone Working in Healthcare
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The doctor will see you now ‫ﺍﻟﻄﺒﻴﺐ ﺳﻮﻑ ﻳﺮﺍﻙ ﺍﻵﻥ‬ aT-Tabiib sawfa yaraaka l-aan

How can I help you? ‫ﻛﻴﻒ ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻨﻲ ﺃﻥ ﺃﺳﺎﻋﺪﻙ؟‬ kayfa yumkinunii an usaa:iduka?

What's the problem? ‫ﻣﺎ ﻫﻲ ﺍﻟﻤﺸﻜﻠﺔ؟‬ maa hiya l-mushkila?

Can I take a look? ‫ﻫﻞ ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻨﻲ ﺍﻟﻘﺎء ﻧﻈﺮﺓ؟‬ hal yumkinunii ilKaa' naDHra?

You need to see a specialist ‫ﺗﺤﺘﺎﺝ ﺇﻟﻰ ﻣﺘﺨﺼﺺ‬ taHtaaj ilaa mutakhaSSiS

Here is your prescription ‫ﺗﻔﻀﻞ ﻭﺻﻔﺘﻚ ﺍﻟﻄﺒﻴﺔ‬ tafaDDal waSfataka T-Tubbiyya

Do you take any medication? ‫ﻫﻞ ﺗﺄﺧﺬ ﺃﻱ ﺩﻭﺍء؟‬ hal ta'khudh ayy dawaa'?

Do you have diabetes? ‫ﻫﻞ ﻟﺪﻳﻚ ﻣﺮﺽ ﺍﻟﺴﻜﺮﻱ؟‬ hal ladayka maraD s-sukkariyy?

Do you suffer from a heart problem? ‫ﻫﻞ ﺗﻌﺎﻧﻲ ﻣﻦ ﻣﺸﻜﻠﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻘﻠﺐ؟‬ hal tu:aanii min mushkila fii l-Kalb?

Do you have any allergies? ‫ﻫﻞ ﻟﺪﻳﻚ ﺃﻱ ﻧﻮﻉ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺤﺴﺎﺳﻴﺔ؟‬ hal ladayka ayy naw: min l-Hasaasiyya?

Do you smoke? ‫ﻫﻞ ﺗﺪﺧﻦ؟‬ hal tudakhkhin?

Is there anything else we should ‫ﻫﻞ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﺷﻲء ﺁﺧﺮ ﻳﺠﺐ ﺃﻥ ﻧﻌﻠﻢ ﺑﻪ؟‬ hal hunaaka shay' aakhar yajib an
know? na:lam bihi?

What's your name? ‫ﻣﺎ ﺍﺳﻤﻚ؟‬ maa ismuka?

What's your date of birth? ‫ﻣﺎ ﻫﻮ ﺗﺎﺭﻳﺦ ﻣﻴﻼﺩﻙ؟‬ maa huwa taariikh milaadika?
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Please take a seat ‫ﺗﻔﻀﻞ ﺑﺎﻟﺠﻠﻮﺱ‬ tafaDDal bil juluus

Fill out this form ‫ﺍﻣﻸ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﻨﻤﻮﺫﺝ‬ imla' haadhaa n-namuudhaj

Are you allergic to …? ‫؟‬... ‫ﻫﻞ ﻟﺪﻳﻚ ﺣﺴﺎﺳﻴﺔ ﻣﻦ‬ hal ladayka Hasaasiyya min …?

Let me know if you felt any pain ‫ﺍﺧﺒﺮﻧﻲ ﺍﺫﺍ ﺷﻌﺮﺕ ﺑﺎﻱ ﺍﻟﻢ‬ akhbirnii idhaa sha:arta bi ayy alam

prescription ‫ﻭﺻﻔﺔ ﻁﺒﻴﺔ‬ waSfa Tubbiyya

tablet ‫ﻗﺮﺹ ﺩﻭﺍء‬ KirS dawaa'

medicine ‫ﺩﻭﺍء‬ dawaa'

medication ‫ﺃﺩﻭﻳﺔ‬ adwiya

antibiotics ‫ﻣﻀﺎﺩﺍﺕ ﺣﻴﻮﻳﺔ‬ muDaadaat Hayawiyya

anti-inflammatory ‫ﻣﻀﺎﺩ ﻟﻼﻟﺘﻬﺎﺑﺎﺕ‬ muDaad lil-iltihaabaat

painkiller ‫ﻣﺴﻜﻦ ﻟﻸﻟﻢ‬ musakkin lil-alam

cream ‫ﻣﺮﻫﻢ‬ mar-ham

once a day ‫ﻣﺮﺓ ﻭﺍﺣﺪﺓ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻴﻮﻡ‬ marra waaHida fii l-yawm

twice a day ‫ﻣﺮﺗﻴﻦ ﻓﻰ ﺍﻟﻴﻮﻡ‬ marratayn fii l-yawm

three times a day ‫ﺛﻼﺙ ﻣﺮﺍﺕ ﻓﻰ ﺍﻟﻴﻮﻡ‬ thalaath marraat fii l-yawm
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appointment ‫ﻣﻮﻋﺪ‬ maw:id

urgent ‫ﻋﺎﺟﻞ‬ :aajil

symptoms ‫ﺍﻷﻋﺮﺍﺽ‬ al-a:raaD

allergy ‫ﺣﺴﺎﺳﻴﺔ‬ Hasaasiyya

stitches ‫ﻏﺮﺯ‬ gharz

specialist ‫ﻣﺘﺨﺼﺺ‬ mutakhaSSiS

x-ray ‫ﺃﺷﻌﺔ ﺳﻴﻨﻴﺔ‬ ashi::a siiniyya

injection ‫ﺣﻘﻨﺔ‬ HuKna

side effects ‫ﺁﺛﺎﺭ ﺟﺎﻧﺒﻴﺔ‬ athaar jaanibiyya

blood pressure ‫ﺿﻐﻂ ﺍﻟﺪﻡ‬ DaghT d-damm

high ‫ﻣﺮﺗﻔﻊ‬ murtafi:

low ‫ﻣﻨﺨﻔﺾ‬ munkhafiD

temperature ‫ﺩﺭﺟﺔ ﺍﻟﺤﺮﺍﺭﺓ‬ darajat l-Haraara

pulse ‫ﻧﺒﺾ‬ nabD

Accident and Emergency (A&E) ‫ﺍﻟﺤﻮﺍﺩﺙ ﻭﺍﻟﻄﻮﺍﺭﺉ‬ al-Hawaadith waT-Tawaari'

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Intensive Care Unit (ICU) ‫ﻭﺣﺪﺓ ﺍﻟﻌﻨﺎﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﺮﻛﺰﺓ‬ wiHdat l-:inaaya l-murakkaza

Emergency Room (ER) ‫ﻏﺮﻓﺔ ﺍﻟﻄﻮﺍﺭﺉ‬ ghurfat T-Tawaari'

Operating Room (OR) ‫ﻏﺮﻓﺔ ﺍﻟﻌﻤﻠﻴﺎﺕ‬ ghurfat l-:amaliyyaat

face ‫ﻭﺟﻪ‬ wajh

eye ‫ﻋﻴﻦ‬ :ayn

nose ‫ﺍﻧﻒ‬ anf

mouth ‫ﻓﻢ‬ famm

ear ‫ﺍﺫﻥ‬ udhun

cheek ‫ﺧﺪ‬ khadd

lip ‫ﺷﻔﺔ‬ shafa

chin ‫ﺫﻗﻦ‬ dhaKin

shoulder ‫ﻛﺘﻒ‬ katif

elbow ‫ﻛﻮﻉ‬ kuu:

wrist ‫ﻣﻌﺼﻢ‬ mi:Sam

fingers ‫ﺍﺻﺎﺑﻊ‬ aSaabi:

thumb ‫ﺇﺑﻬﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﻴﺪ‬ ib-haam l-yadd

stomach ‫ﻣﻌﺪﺓ‬ ma:ida

thigh ‫ﻓﺨﺬ‬ fakhidh

knee ‫ﺭﻛﺒﺔ‬ rukba

ankle ‫ﻛﺎﺣﻞ‬ kaaHil

foot ‫ﻗﺪﻡ‬ Kadam
Essential Body Language Tips for
Healthcare Professionals
Active listening shows focus and interest in what the patient is saying. Make sure
to take the time and attentively listen to the patient.

A smooth voice has a calming effect, which helps create a soothing

environment.

The use of soft and slow hand gestures are a great complement to the soothing tone
of voice.

Standing with a straight, comfortable (not stiff) and strong posture, makes you look
confident, which creates reassurance and trust. It creates a sense of relief in the
patient, knowing that their needs are handled with care and expertise.

Eye contact shows that your full attention is given to the patient, thus reinforcing
your active listening.

A smiling face is always comforting and instills trust.