B1 · 37 words

Staying well, getting better in Turkish

Falling ill and recovering, A&E and plaster cast, sleep, stress and exercise — and the parts of the body that hurt along the way.

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At the doctor’s you say what hurts, and Turkish says it with the body part and a possessive ending: dizim ağrıyor“my knee hurts”boynum tutuldu“I have a stiff neck” Two body parts lose a vowel on the way: omuz → omzum, boyun → boynum. Many words in this list come in pairs with a verb: kilo almak and kilo vermek “to put on and lose weight”, hastaneye yatmak and taburcu olmak “to be admitted and discharged”, and hastalık geçirmek for an illness you have been through.

The words

Verb (4)

hastalanmakto fall illVerbB1

Kışın çocuklar sık sık hastalanıyor.In winter the children often fall ill.

iyileşmekto get better, to recoverVerbB1

Babam ameliyattan sonra çabuk iyileşti.My father recovered quickly after the operation.

taburcu olmakto be discharged (from hospital)VerbB1

Annem yarın sabah taburcu oluyor.My mother is being discharged tomorrow morning.

sızlamakto acheVerbB1

Havalar soğuyunca eski yaram sızlıyor.When it gets cold my old wound aches.

Noun (28)

Grammar for these: No article, no gender · The plural with -ler and -lar

hastalıkillness, diseaseNounB1

Bu hastalık genellikle bir haftada geçer.This illness usually passes in a week.

acil servisA&E, emergency departmentNounB1

Gece kolum çok ağrıyınca acil servise gittim.When my arm hurt badly in the night, I went to A&E.

poliklinikoutpatient clinic (in a hospital)NounB1

Göz polikliniği ikinci katta.The eye clinic is on the second floor.

muayenehanedoctor’s surgery, practiceNounB1

Doktorun muayenehanesi çarşının içinde.The doctor’s surgery is in the middle of the bazaar.

A private doctor’s practice; in a hospital it is poliklinik.

sağlık ocağıhealth centreNounB1

Aşı için mahalledeki sağlık ocağına gittik.We went to the local health centre for the vaccination.

nöbetçi eczaneduty chemist (open out of hours)NounB1

Pazar günü hangi nöbetçi eczane açık?Which duty chemist is open on Sunday?

Every pharmacy displays the name of the one on duty in its window.

ziyaret saativisiting hoursNounB1

Ziyaret saati akşam yedide bitiyor.Visiting hours end at seven in the evening.

termometrethermometerNounB1

Termometre otuz sekiz buçuğu gösteriyor.The thermometer shows thirty-eight point five.

dozdoseNounB1

Bu ilacın dozunu eczacıya sor.Ask the pharmacist about the dose of this medicine.

alçıplaster castNounB1

Kolum altı hafta alçıda kaldı.My arm was in plaster for six weeks.

dikişstitch (in a wound)NounB1

Doktor yaraya üç dikiş attı.The doctor put three stitches in the wound.

kalp kriziheart attackNounB1

Amcam geçen yıl kalp krizi geçirdi.My uncle had a heart attack last year.

To geçirmek an illness or accident means to have it, to go through it.

şeker hastalığıdiabetesNounB1

Teyzemde şeker hastalığı var, tatlı yemiyor.My aunt has diabetes, she does not eat sweets.

Literally “sugar illness”.

diyetdietNounB1

Doktor bana tuzsuz bir diyet önerdi.The doctor recommended a salt-free diet.

diyet yapmak “to be on a diet”.

egzersizexerciseNounB1

Her sabah on dakika egzersiz yapıyorum.Every morning I do ten minutes of exercise.

uykusleepNounB1

İyi bir uyku her ilaçtan daha faydalı.A good night’s sleep does more good than any medicine.

uykum var “I am sleepy”, literally “I have sleep”.

uykusuzluklack of sleep, insomniaNounB1

Uykusuzluk yüzünden işte dikkatimi toplayamıyorum.Because of lack of sleep I cannot concentrate at work.

stresstressNounB1

Bu hafta iş yerinde çok stres var.There is a lot of stress at work this week.

yorgunluktiredness, exhaustionNounB1

Bu yorgunluk birkaç gündür geçmiyor.This tiredness has not gone away for a few days.

vitaminvitaminNounB1

Portakalda bol vitamin var.There are lots of vitamins in oranges.

kontrolcheck-up, follow-upNounB1

Ameliyattan bir ay sonra kontrole gideceğim.I will go for a check-up a month after the operation.

kemikboneNounB1

Röntgende kemikte küçük bir çatlak görüldü.The X-ray showed a small crack in the bone.

kalçahipNounB1

Anneannem düşüp kalçasını kırdı.My grandmother fell and broke her hip.

akciğerlungNounB1

Doktor akciğerlerimi dinledi.The doctor listened to my lungs.

dizkneeNounA2

Merdiven çıkınca dizim ağrıyor.My knee hurts when I climb stairs.

omuzshoulderNounA2

Ağır çantayı taşıyınca omzum ağrıdı.My shoulder hurt after carrying the heavy bag.

The u drops before an ending: omzum, omzuna.

boyunneckNounA2

Bütün gün bilgisayar başında oturunca boynum tutuldu.Sitting at the computer all day has given me a stiff neck.

The u drops before an ending: boynum. The throat inside is boğaz.

bilekwrist, ankleNounB1

Buzda kayınca bileğim burkuldu.When I slipped on the ice I sprained my wrist.

ayak bileği is the ankle.

Adjective (2)

Grammar for these: The adjective comes first and stays the same · Bigger and biggest: “daha” and “en”

halsizweak, run-downAdjectiveB1

Grip yüzünden kendimi çok halsiz hissediyorum.I feel very run-down because of the flu.

sağlıksızunhealthyAdjectiveB1

Her gün kızartma yemek sağlıksız.Eating fried food every day is unhealthy.

Phrase (3)

hastaneye yatmakto be admitted to hospitalPhraseB1

Dedem üç gün hastaneye yattı.My grandfather was in hospital for three days.

tok karnınaafter food (medicine)PhraseB1

Bu hapı tok karnına iç.Take this tablet after food.

The counterpart is aç karnına “on an empty stomach”.

kilo almakto put on weightPhraseB1

Tatilde iki kilo aldım.I put on two kilos on holiday.

The opposite is kilo vermek.

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