Body and health

What holds these lists together

Where it hurts Turkish says with the possessive ending: Başım ağrıyor, literally “my head is aching” — no “I have” as in “I have a headache”. Someone who is ill hears Geçmiş olsun!, “may it be over”, and says it to others in turn. At the doctor’s come examination, prescription and referral; personal care brings the bathroom, the hairdresser and the towel; and the emergency list has the words you hope never to need and then need at once.

For example: baş (head), sabun (soap), muayene (examination), hastalık (illness, disease), acil (urgent; emergency)

Spread across the levels

The category runs across the levels — it is an area, not a difficulty. If you practise it, you can also choose a level at the top of the practice page and then get only the part that sits there.