Health & Hospital

41 phrases · Tajik with romanization, English and audio

  1. Табиб даркор аст

    Ta-bib dar-kor ast

    I need a doctor

    Usage

    Emergency phrase when medical attention is needed

    Grammar Note

    "Darkor ast" is an idiomatic expression for "is needed". "Tabib" is from Arabic "ṭabīb" (doctor). Russian "doktor" is also used colloquially.

  2. Дардам меояд

    Dar-dam me-o-yad

    I am in pain

    Usage

    Expressing physical pain

    Grammar Note

    "Dard meoyad" literally means "pain comes to me" — an idiomatic way to express feeling pain. "Dard" is cognate with Persian "dard" (pain).

  3. Сарам дард мекунад

    Sa-ram dard me-ku-nad

    I have a headache

    Usage

    Expressing that you have a headache

    Grammar Note

    The suffix "-am" is a possessive meaning "my head". "Dard kardan" (to hurt) has the same structure as Persian.

  4. Ҳарорат дорам

    Ha-ro-rat do-ram

    I have a fever

    Usage

    Telling someone you have a fever

    Grammar Note

    "Harorat doshtan" means "to have (a) temperature/fever". "Harorat" is from Arabic "ḥarāra" (heat/temperature).

  5. Дору доред?

    Do-ru do-red?

    Do you have medicine?

    Usage

    Asking a pharmacy or doctor if they have medicine

    Grammar Note

    "Doru" is cognate with Persian "dāru" (medicine). "Apteka" (pharmacy) is a Russian borrowing. Russian also works at pharmacies in Tajikistan.

  6. Ба беморхона бояд равам

    Ba be-mor-kho-na bo-yad ra-vam

    I need to go to the hospital

    Usage

    Expressing the need to go to the hospital

    Grammar Note

    "Bemorkhona" = "bemor" (sick person) + "khona" (house) = hospital. "Boyad" is the modal for obligation, same as Persian.

  7. Ба дандонпизишк равам?

    Ba dan-don-pi-zishk ra-vam?

    Should I go to the dentist?

    Usage

    Asking for advice about a dental problem

    Grammar Note

    "Dandonpizishk" = "dandon" (tooth) + "pizishk" (doctor). "Pizishk" is cognate with Persian "pezeshk" (physician).

  8. Ҳолам хуб нест

    Ho-lam khub nest

    I don't feel well

    Usage

    General expression for feeling unwell

    Grammar Note

    "Hol" (condition) takes the possessive -am, giving "holam" (my condition). "Nest" is the negative of "ast" (is). The structure mirrors Persian "halam khub nist".

  9. Суғурта дорам

    Su-ghur-ta do-ram

    I have insurance

    Usage

    Telling hospital reception that you have insurance

    Grammar Note

    "Sugurta" is from Arabic/Persian roots. Russian "strakhovka" (insurance) is also used in modern Tajik.

  10. Дорухати ман куҷост?

    Do-ru-kha-ti man ku-jost?

    Where is my prescription?

    Usage

    Picking up a prescription at the pharmacy

    Grammar Note

    "-i" is the ezafe showing possession. A prescription is "doruxat" (doru "medicine" + xat "writing"). The Russian loan "retsept" is also widely used.

  11. Ҳомиладор

    Ho-mi-la-dor

    Pregnant

    Usage

    Decides what medicine, X-rays, or anaesthetic are allowed — show it first

  12. Астма

    Ast-ma

    Asthma

    Usage

    Declare it as a condition; show your inhaler alongside

  13. Диабети қанд

    Di-a-be-ti qand

    Diabetes

    Usage

    Lead with this before explaining diet limits or a hypo

    Grammar Note

    "Qand" is sugar; the set phrase literally reads "sugar diabetes"

  14. Фишори баланди хун

    Fi-sho-ri ba-lan-di khun

    High blood pressure

    Usage

    A condition to declare before anything is prescribed

    Grammar Note

    fishor (pressure) + baland (high) + khun (blood), linked with the izofa -i

  15. Бемории дил

    Be-mo-ri-i dil

    Heart disease

    Usage

    The condition to declare first in an emergency

  16. Эпилепсия

    E-pi-lep-si-ya

    Epilepsy

    Usage

    Show it so bystanders understand what a seizure is

  17. Суғуртаи тиббӣ

    Su-ghur-ta-i tib-bi

    Medical insurance

    Usage

    Show it at reception while handing over your policy papers

  18. Дорухат

    Do-ru-khat

    Prescription

    Usage

    Use it to ask whether a prescription is needed or can be issued

    Grammar Note

    doru (medicine) + khat (writing); the Russian "retsept" is equally understood

  19. Шикастани устухон

    Shi-kas-ta-ni us-tu-khon

    Broken bone

    Usage

    Show it while pointing at the injury

  20. Нафас кашида наметавонам

    Na-fas ka-shi-da na-me-ta-vo-nam

    I can't breathe

    Usage

    Just show the screen when you cannot spare the breath to speak

  21. Сарам чарх мезанад

    Sa-ram charkh me-za-nad

    I feel dizzy

    Usage

    Also a key altitude-sickness symptom on the high Pamir Highway

    Grammar Note

    Literally "my head is spinning"; "charkh zadan" = to spin

  22. Хунравӣ

    Khun-ra-vi

    Bleeding

    Usage

    Show it while pointing at where you are bleeding

    Grammar Note

    khun (blood) + ravi (flowing)

  23. Сӯхтагӣ

    Sukh-ta-gi

    Burn

    Usage

    Show it while pointing at the burn

  24. Захм

    Zakhm

    Wound / Cut

    Usage

    Covers cuts and grazes alike

  25. Сулфа

    Sul-fa

    Cough

    Usage

    To report the symptom or to buy cough medicine

  26. Хориш

    Kho-rish

    Itching

    Usage

    For bites or a rash — point at the itchy spot

  27. Доғи сурх дар пӯст

    Do-ghi surkh dar pust

    Rash (red patches on the skin)

    Usage

    Point at the rash; phrased descriptively to avoid an ambiguous single term

  28. Қабзият

    Qab-zi-yat

    Constipation

    Usage

    Show it when asking at a pharmacy

  29. Ҳайз

    Hayz

    Period (menstruation)

    Usage

    The word for menstruation at a pharmacy or clinic; showing it saves saying it aloud

  30. Гурӯҳи хун

    Gu-ru-hi khun

    Blood type

    Usage

    For giving your blood type in an emergency: guruh (group) + izofa -i + khun (blood)

  31. Бистарӣ шудан

    Bis-ta-ri shu-dan

    Hospitalization

    Usage

    For checking whether you need to be admitted; the word means taking to one's bed because of an illness

  32. Хунукхӯрӣ

    Khu-nuk-khu-ri

    Cold (illness)

    Usage

    For reporting a common cold: khunuk (cold) + khuri (taking, catching)

  33. Бадани ман бемадор аст

    Ba-da-ni man be-ma-dor ast

    My body feels sluggish

    Usage

    Used to tell a doctor that your body feels weak and heavy, e.g. with a fever

    Grammar Note

    The same "<noun>-i man" possessive frame as ("Dorukhati man kujost?"), with the predicate + ast of Табиб даркор аст. Bemador is glossed 'without strength, low on strength; unwell, tired; slack, feeble (mostly through illness)'

  34. Якчанд бор қай кардам

    Yak-chand bor qay kar-dam

    I have vomited several times

    Usage

    Used to tell a doctor how many times you have been sick

    Grammar Note

    Combines bor (occasion, as in "Lutfan yak bori digar") with the same "<noun> kard-" compound verb as Ман брон кардаам. Qay is glossed 'food thrown out of the stomach through the mouth'

  35. Ба ман истироҳат лозим аст?

    Ba man is-ti-ro-hat lo-zim ast?

    Do I need to rest?

    Usage

    Used after a consultation to check with the doctor whether you should rest

    Grammar Note

    "Ba man <noun> lozim ast" means "I need …". Istirohat means rest; here this pattern is made into a question.

  36. Исҳол

    Is-hol

    Diarrhea

    Usage

    Show this to medical staff or at a pharmacy to report diarrhea. The plainer word дарунравӣ has the same meaning as исҳол.

  37. Мадфӯъ

    Mad-fuʼ

    Stool

    Usage

    Мадфӯъ is the medical word for stool, meaning waste leaving the bowel and digestive tract. Use it to describe stool at a clinic.

  38. Пешоб

    Pe-shob

    Pee

    Usage

    The common word for urine, fine both at the clinic and in daily life; the verb is "пешоб кардан" (to urinate). "Идрор" and "бавл" are more bookish words for the same thing

  39. Исҳол дорам

    Is-hol do-ram

    I have diarrhea

    Usage

    Used to tell a doctor or pharmacist that you have diarrhea

    Grammar Note

    The same "symptom + дорам" frame as "Ҳарорат дорам". "Исҳол" means diarrhea.

  40. Қабзият дорам

    Qab-zi-yat do-ram

    I'm constipated

    Usage

    Used to tell a doctor or pharmacist that you are constipated

    Grammar Note

    The same "symptom + дорам" frame as "Ҳарорат дорам". The lexical gloss of "Қабзият" is a hardening of the stomach.

  41. Мехоҳам пешоб кунам

    Me-kho-ham pe-shob ku-nam

    I need to pee

    Usage

    Used to tell a companion or a child that you need to pee

    Grammar Note

    "Мехоҳам + subjunctive" means "I want to ...". It is "пешоб кардан" (to urinate) with "кардан" in the subjunctive "кунам".

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