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visiting the doctor & symptoms

Visiting the Doctor & Symptoms

Core Vocabulary

Study the key terms, pronunciations, and Amharic translation contexts.

20 Words

Doctor

/ዶክተር/

ሐኪም

A qualified practitioner of medicine.

ብቁ የሆነ የህክምና ባለሙያ።

Examples

"I need to see a doctor today."

Contextual Usage

Patient

/ፔሸንት/

ታካሚ

A person receiving medical treatment.

የህክምና እርዳታ የሚያገኝ ሰው።

Examples

"The patient is waiting in the lobby."

Contextual Usage

Symptom

/ሲምፕተም/

ምልክት

A physical or mental feature indicating a condition of disease.

የበሽታ ሁኔታን የሚያመለክት አካላዊ ወይም አእምሯዊ ባህሪ።

Examples

"Fever is a common symptom of the flu."

Contextual Usage

Fever

/ፊቨር/

ትኩሳት

An abnormally high body temperature.

ያልተለመደ ከፍተኛ የሰውነት ሙቀት።

Examples

"He has a high fever and needs rest."

Contextual Usage

Cough

/ኮፍ/

ሳል

To expel air from the lungs with a sudden sharp sound.

ከሳምባ አየርን በድንገት ድምፅ በማውጣት ማስወጣት።

Examples

"Cover your mouth when you cough."

Contextual Usage

Medicine

/ሜዲሲን/

መድሃኒት

A substance used for treating disease.

በሽታን ለማከም የሚያገለግል ንጥረ ነገር።

Examples

"Take your medicine after breakfast."

Contextual Usage

Prescription

/ፕሪስክሪፕሽን/

የመድሃኒት ማዘዣ

An instruction written by a medical practitioner for a medicine.

በህክምና ባለሙያ የተጻፈ የመድሃኒት መመሪያ።

Examples

"The doctor wrote a prescription for antibiotics."

Contextual Usage

Headache

/ሄዴክ/

የራስ ምታት

A continuous pain in the head.

በራስ ላይ የሚሰማ የማያቋርጥ ህመም።

Examples

"I have a splitting headache."

Contextual Usage

Stomachache

/ስቶማክ-ኤክ/

የሆድ ህመም

Pain in the abdomen.

በሆድ አካባቢ የሚሰማ ህመም።

Examples

"She has a stomachache from eating too much."

Contextual Usage

Dizziness

/ዲዚነስ/

መፍዘዝ

A sensation of spinning and losing one's balance.

የመሽከርከር እና ሚዛን የማጣት ስሜት።

Examples

"I feel some dizziness when I stand up quickly."

Contextual Usage

Nausea

/ኖዢያ/

የማቅለሽለሽ ስሜት

A feeling of sickness with an inclination to vomit.

የማስመለስ ስሜት ያለው የህመም አይነት።

Examples

"The medication causes slight nausea."

Contextual Usage

Infection

/ኢንፌክሽን/

ኢንፌክሽን

The invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms.

ጎጂ በሆኑ ጥቃቅን ህይወት ያላቸው ነገሮች ሰውነትን መውረር።

Examples

"The wound developed a bacterial infection."

Contextual Usage

Antibiotics

/አንቲባዮቲክስ/

አንቲባዮቲክስ

Medicine that inhibits the growth of or destroys microorganisms.

ጥቃቅን ነፍሳትን እድገት የሚገታ ወይም የሚያጠፋ መድሃኒት።

Examples

"Antibiotics are used to treat infections."

Contextual Usage

Injection

/ኢንጄክሽን/

መርፌ

An instance of injecting or being injected.

መድሃኒትን በመርፌ ወደ ሰውነት የማስገባት ተግባር።

Examples

"The nurse gave the patient an injection."

Contextual Usage

Appointment

/አፖይንትመንት/

ቀጠሮ

An arrangement to meet someone at a particular time.

በተወሰነ ጊዜ ከአንድ ሰው ጋር ለመገናኘት የሚደረግ ስምምነት።

Examples

"I have a doctor's appointment at 10 AM."

Contextual Usage

Nurse

/ነርስ/

ነርስ

A person trained to care for the sick.

ታካሚዎችን ለመንከባከብ የሰለጠነ ሰው።

Examples

"The nurse checked my blood pressure."

Contextual Usage

Pharmacy

/ፋርማሲ/

ፋርማሲ

A store where medicinal drugs are dispensed.

የህክምና መድሃኒቶች የሚታደሉበት መደብር።

Examples

"Go to the pharmacy to get your pills."

Contextual Usage

Diagnosis

/ዳያግኖሲስ/

ምርመራ

Identification of the nature of an illness.

የበሽታውን አይነት የመለየት ተግባር።

Examples

"The diagnosis showed a mild flu."

Contextual Usage

Blood pressure

/ብለድ ፕሬሸር/

የደም ግፊት

The pressure of the blood in the circulatory system.

በደም ዝውውር ስርአት ውስጥ ያለው የደም ግፊት።

Examples

"High blood pressure is dangerous."

Contextual Usage

Chest

/ቼስት/

ደረት

The front surface of a person's body between the neck and abdomen.

በአንገት እና በሆድ መካከል ያለው የሰውነት የፊት ክፍል ።

Examples

"He felt a sharp pain in his chest."

Contextual Usage

Natural Dialogue

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Doctor
Good morning. How can I help you today?
Patient
Good morning, . I have a severe and a high .
Doctor
I see. Are you experiencing any other symptoms like a or ?
Patient
Yes, I have a persistent and I felt some earlier.
Doctor
Let's check your temperature and first. Does your feel tight?
Patient
A little bit, especially when I . I also have a slight .
Doctor
Based on the examination, you have a respiratory . I will write a .
Patient
Thank you. Do I need an or just ?
Doctor
Just and some syrup for the . Take them to the .
Patient
Should I make another for a blood test?
Doctor
Not yet. Rest and come back if the symptoms don't improve in three days.

The Writing Challenge

Synthesize your vocabulary knowledge in context.

Adaptive Prompt
"Imagine you are visiting a clinic. Describe three symptoms you are feeling to the doctor using at least five words from the vocabulary list provided above. Mention which body part is hurting and ask for a prescription."