Learn five words about being sick
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| Hi it’s Chaima again. Welcome to Arabic weekly words and let’s find out together this week’s topic. It’s being sick, oh poor! I am just going to call that in Arabic |
| 1. |
| مريض \ مريض ة |
| being sick. It’s bad, it’s never fun. |
| [mrîD ] or [mrîDa] for the female word sick. We have the same word in Darija |
| كانت مريضة بزاف ما قدراتش تمشي للمدرسة |
| kânt mrîDa bzzaf mâ qidrâtsh timshî lilmadrasa. |
| she was really sick, she couldn’t go to school. |
| Next word |
| 2. |
| [كحبة] cough. |
| In Darija, we say [kuHba] |
| الوليد الصغير كانت عندو الكحبة، كان خاصن ا |
| نديوه للصبيتار |
| lwliyad SSghîr kânt ʻindû lkuHba, khaSna niddiwuh lSSbîTâr.. |
| the baby (0:00:38) had a cough and we had to take him to the hospital. |
| Next word |
| 3. |
| [رض] it means to vomit and in Fusa or in Darija, we say [radd] |
| هي كلات بزاف ... حتى رضات |
| hiya klât bzzâf... Httâ riddât.. |
| She ate a lot, so she vomited. |
| Next word |
| 4. |
| عطس |
| ‘Ts |
| [عطس (ʻṭs)] or [عطس(ʻaṭasa)] in Fusa, to sneeze and in Darija, we say the same word but we say it this way [عطس] instead of [عطس] we say [عطس]. |
| المسلمين فاش كيعطسو كيڭولو "الحمد لله" |
| lmislmîn fâsh kayiʻtsû kaygûlû alHamdu lillah. |
| When Muslims sneeze they say "al hamdu |
| lillah.” |
| Next word |
| 5. |
| [دوا] medicine. In Fusa, we say dwâ |
| عافاك شوف واش خدات دواها |
| ʻâfâk shûf wâsh khdât dwâhâ. |
| please make sure she took her medicine. |
| Next word, oh that was it. Bye, I will see you next week. |
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