B1 · 50 words
At the doctor’s in Turkish
Describing symptoms, understanding the examination and diagnosis, and dealing with prescriptions, tablets and ointment.
Practise this list
From these 50 words, as many per round as you like — up to all of them: first what is due today, then new ones. First you choose, then you fill the gap, then you write it yourself. Mistakes come back again shortly.
More about this list
Where it hurts is usually the subject in Turkish: sırtım kaşınıyor“my back is itching”ayağım burkuldu“I sprained my ankle” (literally “my foot got sprained”) Many states are formed with olmak where English uses a passive or “have”: ameliyat olmak“to have an operation”aşı olmak“to be vaccinated”ishal olmak“to have diarrhoea” You are allergic “to” something with the dative: penisiline alerjim var. In Turkey you see your aile hekimi, the family doctor, first, who refers you on.
The words
Verb (7)
kusmakto vomit, to be sickVerbB1
No object. Aorist kusar.
burkulmakto be sprainedVerbB1
No object; the body part is the subject: ayağım burkuldu.
şişmekto swell (up)VerbB1
No object. Aorist şişer.
kaşınmakto itchVerbB1
The body part is the subject, as in English; “to scratch” is kaşımak with the accusative.
terlemekto sweatVerbB1
öksürmekto coughVerbB1
No object; the cough itself is öksürük.
hapşırmakto sneezeVerbB1
No object. Someone who sneezes often hears Çok yaşa!
Noun (37)
muayeneexaminationNounB1
muayene olmak “to be examined”; for a car, the MOT: araç muayenesi.
şikâyetcomplaint, symptomNounB1
At the doctor’s, the physical complaint; elsewhere also a complaint about service.
belirtisign, symptomNounB1
teşhisdiagnosisNounB1
teşhis koymak “to make a diagnosis”.
tedavitreatmentNounB1
tedavi etmek “to treat”, tedavi olmak “to be treated”.
reçeteprescriptionNounB1
Without a prescription: reçetesiz. A recipe for cooking is tarif.
tahliltest (laboratory), analysisNounB1
kan tahlili “blood test”.
kanbloodNounB1
tansiyonblood pressureNounB1
tansiyon ölçmek “to take blood pressure”.
nabızpulseNounB1
The second vowel drops: nabzım, nabzı.
aşıvaccination, vaccineNounB1
aşı olmak “to be vaccinated”.
iğneinjection; needleNounB1
iğne yaptırmak “to have an injection”.
happill, tabletNounB1
Does not soften: hapı.
şurupsyrup, linctusNounB1
Softens: şurubu. You “drink” it: iç.
merhemointment, creamNounB1
damladropsNounB1
yan etkiside effectNounB1
alerjiallergyNounB1
To what: dative.
ameliyatoperation, surgeryNounB1
ameliyat olmak “to have an operation”; on which part: ablative.
ishaldiarrhoeaNounB1
ishal olmak “to have diarrhoea”. Front-vowelled ending: ishali.
bulantınauseaNounB1
“I feel sick”: midem bulanıyor, “my stomach is churning”.
baş dönmesidizzinessNounB1
“I feel dizzy”: başım dönüyor, “my head is turning”.
yarawoundNounB1
aile hekimifamily doctor, GPNounB1
hekim is the formal word for doctor.
sevkreferralNounB1
sevk etmek “to refer”: whom: accusative; to whom: dative.
istirahatrest; sick leaveNounB1
Literally “rest”; what the doctor “gives” is sick leave.
sağlık sigortasıhealth insuranceNounB1
diş hekimidentistNounB1
dolgufillingNounB1
röntgenX-rayNounB1
röntgen çekmek “to take an X-ray”.
ağrı kesicipainkillerNounB1
Literally “pain cutter”.
sargıbandage, dressingNounB1
From sarmak “to wrap”; sargı bezi “gauze bandage”.
göğüschest; breastNounB1
The ü drops before an ending: göğsüm, göğsü.
migrenmigraineNounB1
ateş düşürücüfever reducerNounB1
antibiyotikantibioticNounB1
iltihapinflammation, infectionNounB1
The p softens before an ending: iltihabı.
Adjective (3)
kronikchronicAdjectiveB1
bulaşıcıcontagious, infectiousAdjectiveB1
hamilepregnantAdjectiveB1
Phrase (3)
kilo vermekto lose weightPhraseB1
The opposite: kilo almak “to put on weight”.
nefes almakto breathe (in)PhraseB1
Breathing out: nefes vermek — again “take” and “give”.
aç karnınaon an empty stomachPhraseB1
After a meal: tok karnına.
This list belongs to Body and health — five lists and 183 words that can also be practised as a whole.