Health & Hospital

1. ڈاکٹر کی ضرورت ہے

   dak-tar ki za-ru-rat hai

   I need a doctor

   Usage

   Used in emergencies or when feeling ill to request a doctor

   Grammar Note

   "Zarurat hai" = "there is a need." "Ki" is the feminine possessive for "zarurat." Pakistan's emergency numbers: 115 (ambulance), 1122 (Rescue Service)

2. میرا پیٹ درد کر رہا ہے

   me-ra pet dard kar ra-ha hai

   My stomach is hurting

   Usage

   Used to report stomach pain to a doctor or pharmacist

   Grammar Note

   "Dard karna" is a compound verb "to pain/hurt." "Kar raha hai" is present continuous (masculine singular). Substitute body part: "sar dard" (headache), "gale mein dard" (sore throat)

3. میڈیکل اسٹور کہاں ہے؟

   me-di-kal is-tor ka-han hai?

   Where is the medical store?

   Usage

   Used to find the nearest pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   In Pakistan, pharmacies are called "medical store" or "dawa-i khana" (medicine house). Many cities have 24-hour "night medical" stores in busy areas

4. مجھے الرجی ہے

   mu-jhe al-ar-ji hai

   I have an allergy

   Usage

   Used to inform others of a food or medicine allergy

   Grammar Note

   Urdu expresses "I have allergy" as "to me (mujhe) allergy exists (hai)." "Mujhe... se alerji hai" = "I am allergic to..." where "se" marks the allergen

5. بخار ہے

   bu-khar hai

   I have a fever

   Usage

   Used to report a fever to a doctor or others

   Grammar Note

   "Bukhar" = fever. "Mujhe bukhar hai" (I have fever) is the full form. Pakistan's climate can carry malaria and typhoid risks; preventive vaccinations are recommended

6. یہ دوا نسخے کے بغیر ملے گی؟

   yeh da-wa nus-khe ke ba-ghair mi-le gi?

   Will this medicine be available without a prescription?

   Usage

   Used at a pharmacy to ask if medicine is available over the counter

   Grammar Note

   "Dawa" (medicine) is feminine, hence "milegi" (feminine future). "Baghair + ke" = "without." In Pakistan, many medicines are available over the counter

7. قریب ترین ہسپتال کہاں ہے؟

   qa-rib ta-rin has-pa-taal ka-han hai?

   Where is the nearest hospital?

   Usage

   Used to find the nearest hospital in emergencies or when medical help is needed

   Grammar Note

   "Haspatal" is a loanword from English "hospital" (also spelled "اسپتال"). "Sarkari haspatal" = public hospital; "private haspatal" = private. Private hospitals often have English-speaking staff

8. آرام کرنا ضروری ہے

   a-ram kar-na za-ru-ri hai

   It is necessary to rest

   Usage

   Used to express the need for rest when feeling unwell

   Grammar Note

   "Aram karna" (to rest) as infinitive-subject. "Zaruri hai" = "it is necessary." "Aram se" (slowly/gently) is the adverbial form. A versatile and commonly heard word

9. میرے پاس انشورنس کارڈ ہے

   me-re paas in-shu-rans kard hai

   I have an insurance card

   Usage

   Used at hospitals or clinics to show that you have insurance

   Grammar Note

   "Inshurans" is an English loanword. "Safri bima" = travel insurance. Always carry travel insurance documentation when visiting Pakistan

10. مجھے چکر آ رہے ہیں

    mu-jhe chak-kar a ra-he hain

    I am feeling dizzy

    Usage

    Used to communicate dizziness or lightheadedness to a doctor or others

    Grammar Note

    "Chakar ana" is an idiomatic expression for dizziness, literally "spins are coming." "Mujhe" is the oblique first person. "Sar chakrana" is a synonym

11. حاملہ

    ha-mi-la

    Pregnant

    Usage

    Point to this before any examination — it changes what medicine, X-rays, and anaesthesia are allowed

12. دمہ

    da-ma

    Asthma

    Usage

    Show to a doctor or pharmacist as a pre-existing condition; an inhaler is "inhaler" in Urdu too

13. ذیابیطس

    zi-ya-bi-tas

    Diabetes

    Usage

    The formal word; in everyday Pakistani speech people say "shugar" (from English "sugar"), which is more widely understood

14. ہائی بلڈ پریشر

    hai blad pre-shar

    High blood pressure

    Usage

    The English loan is the standard term in Pakistan and is understood by doctors and pharmacists alike

15. دل کی بیماری

    dil ki bi-ma-ri

    Heart disease

    Usage

    Show to a doctor as a pre-existing condition; it changes prescribing and testing decisions

16. مرگی

    mir-gi

    Epilepsy

    Usage

    Worth showing to travel companions in advance so it can be pointed to during or after a seizure

17. بیمہ

    bi-ma

    Insurance

    Usage

    Used at reception to indicate insurance; the English loan "inshurans" is equally common

18. فریکچر

    frai-kchar

    Fracture

    Usage

    The hospital word; in everyday speech people say "haddi toot gayi" (the bone broke)

19. سانس لینے میں تکلیف

    sans le-ne men tak-lif

    Difficulty breathing

    Usage

    Point to this when you are too short of breath to speak — it raises triage priority

20. چکر آنا

    chak-kar a-na

    Dizziness

    Usage

    The symptom as a single pointable word; the full sentence form is "mujhe chakar a rahe hain"

21. خون بہنا

    khun bah-na

    Bleeding

    Usage

    Show while pointing at the bleeding site; "khun" alone means blood and also gets the message across

22. جلنے کا زخم

    jal-ne ka zakhm

    Burn (injury)

    Usage

    Used at a pharmacy or hospital to indicate a burn injury

23. زخم

    zakhm

    Wound

    Usage

    Any cut or open injury; show it while pointing at the wound

24. کان

    kan

    Ear

    Usage

    Body part for locating pain; "kan men dard" = earache

25. گردن

    gar-dan

    Neck

    Usage

    The neck itself; the throat (inside) is a separate word, "gala"

26. کندھا

    kan-dha

    Shoulder

    Usage

    Body part for locating pain

27. گھٹنا

    ghut-na

    Knee

    Usage

    Knee (ghutna). The same spelling is also the verb "ghatna" (to decrease), so always point at your own knee while showing this card

28. انگلی

    un-gli

    Finger

    Usage

    Finger; for a toe, say "paon ki ungli" (finger of the foot)

29. جلد

    jild

    Skin

    Usage

    Read as "jild" it means skin; the same spelling read "jald" means "soon/quickly", so point at the affected skin while showing this

30. بازو

    ba-zu

    Arm

    Usage

    The whole arm; also used to indicate where blood is drawn or an injection goes

31. ناک

    nak

    Nose

    Usage

    Body part for reporting a blocked nose or nosebleed

32. کھانسی

    khan-si

    Cough

    Usage

    The symptom; also used at a pharmacy to ask for cough syrup, "khansi ka sharbat"

33. خارش

    kha-rish

    Itching

    Usage

    Show while pointing at the itchy area — useful for insect bites and allergic reactions

34. جلد پر دانے

    jild par da-ne

    Rash

    Usage

    "Dane" alone can also mean grains/seeds, so keep "jild par" (on the skin) attached

35. قبض

    qabz

    Constipation

    Usage

    Show at a pharmacy when asking for a laxative

36. ماہواری

    mah-wa-ri

    Period (menstruation)

    Usage

    The standard Urdu term, understood by doctors and pharmacists; younger speakers also say "periods"

37. بلڈ گروپ

    blad grup

    Blood type

    Usage

    Shown when giving your blood group before transport or a transfusion; also said as khūn kā grup

38. میڈیکل سرٹیفکیٹ

    me-di-kal sar-ti-fi-ket

    Medical certificate

    Usage

    Ask for the doctor's certificate needed for an insurance claim or a ticket change

39. ہسپتال میں داخلہ

    has-pa-taal mein daa-khi-la

    Hospital admission

    Usage

    Use it to check whether you are being admitted; "hospital mein dākhil honā" is to be admitted

40. کپکپی

    kap-ka-pi

    Chills

    Usage

    Reports the chills and shivering that come with a fever; the fever itself is bukhār

41. زکام

    zu-kaam

    Common cold

    Usage

    Shown at a pharmacy when asking for cold medicine; influenza is the separate word flū

42. ڈاکٹر کو بلائیں!

    dak-tar ko bu-la-en!

    Please call a doctor

    Usage

    Asking the people around you to call a doctor when someone has suddenly fallen ill

    Grammar Note

    The "X ko bulaen" ("please call X") frame of "ski patrol ko bulaen.", filled with "daktar" (doctor), the same word as in "dak-tar ki za-ru-rat hai". "Ko" is the postposition marking the object.

43. میری طبیعت ٹھیک نہیں ہے

    me-ri ta-bi-yat theek na-hin hai

    I feel sick

    Usage

    Telling a doctor or your host that you are unwell when you cannot name the symptom

    Grammar Note

    "Tabiyat theek nahin" (unwell) becomes a full sentence with the possessive meri (my) and the copula hai. Meri also appears in "Meri chori ho gayi" (I was robbed).

44. کیا آرام کرنا ضروری ہے؟

    kya a-ram kar-na za-ru-ri hai?

    Do I need to rest?

    Usage

    Asking the doctor after an examination whether you should stay at rest or may carry on

    Grammar Note

    "a-ram kar-na za-ru-ri hai" ("I need rest") turned into a yes/no question by the leading "kya", as in "kyā āp ke yahān lift hai?" and "Kya koi kamra khaali hai?".

45. دست

    dast

    Diarrhea

    Usage

    The symptom name, to show a doctor or pharmacist. Alone, "dast" can also mean "hand", so say "dast a rahe hain" at a consultation to be clear

46. پاخانہ

    pa-kha-na

    Poop

    Usage

    The everyday neutral word for stool. Pakhana can also mean toilet. The children's word ٹٹی is slang or vulgar, so avoid it.

47. پیشاب

    pe-shab

    Pee

    Usage

    The everyday neutral word for urine. Fine in a clinic and at home

48. مجھے دست آ رہے ہیں

    mu-jhe dast a ra-he hain

    I have diarrhea

    Usage

    Tells a doctor or pharmacist that you have diarrhea

    Grammar Note

    The same "mujhe + noun + a rahe hain" frame as "mujhe chakkar a rahe hain". "Dast" is a masculine noun treated as plural for the symptom, matching "a rahe hain". Literally "diarrhea is coming"

49. مجھے قبض ہے

    mu-jhe qabz hai

    I'm constipated

    Usage

    Tells a doctor or pharmacist that you are constipated

    Grammar Note

    A "mujhe + noun + hai" ("I have ...") frame built on "qabz". Literally "to me there is constipation"

50. مجھے پیشاب کرنا ہے

    mu-jhe pe-shab kar-na hai

    I need to pee

    Usage

    Tells a companion or a child that you need the toilet. A plain, neither stiff nor rough way to say it

    Grammar Note

    "Mujhe + infinitive (-na) + hai" means "I have to / need to …", as in "check karna hai". Peshab karna means to urinate.

51. مجھے پاخانہ کرنا ہے

    mu-jhe pa-kha-na kar-na hai

    I need to poop

    Usage

    Tells a companion or a child that you need to pass stool. A plain, neither stiff nor rough way to say it

    Grammar Note

    The pattern is "mujhe + infinitive (-na) + hai". Pakhana means both faeces and toilet.

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