Маған дәрігер керек
Mağan däriger kerek
I need a doctor
Usage
Emergency phrase used when medical attention is needed
Grammar Note
"Mağan ... kerek" = "I need...". Dative case + predicative adjective construction
Менің басым ауырады
Meniñ basym awyrady
I have a headache
Usage
Used to communicate a headache
Grammar Note
"Awırady" is 3rd person present of "awıru" (to ache). Body part + awırady = "my X hurts"
Менің аллергиям бар
Meniñ allergiyam bar
I have an allergy
Usage
Used to inform a doctor or pharmacist about an allergy
Grammar Note
Kazakh possession uses "meniñ X-ım bar" = "I have X" (literally "my X exists")
Аптека қайда
Apteka qayda
Where is the pharmacy?
Usage
Used when looking for a pharmacy
Grammar Note
"Apteka" is borrowed from Russian. Widely used in Kazakh as well
Менде диабет бар
Mende diabet bar
I have diabetes
Usage
Important medical information phrase for communicating diabetes to a doctor
Grammar Note
Kazakh expresses possession with the locative: "Mende ... bar" ("at me there is ..."). The dative "Mağan" means "to me" and is not used for possession.
Менде температура бар
Mende temperatura bar
I have a fever
Usage
Used to communicate that you have a fever
Grammar Note
"Mende" means "on me / I have" (locative case). With "bar" expresses possession
Мен дәрі қабылдап жүрмін
Men däri qabyldap jürmin
I am taking medication
Usage
Used to inform a doctor about current medication being taken
Grammar Note
"-p jüru" is Kazakh's progressive compound verb expressing ongoing action
Жарақат таспасы бар ма
Jaraqat taspasy bar ma
Do you have a bandage/plaster?
Usage
Used when needing a bandage or plaster for a minor injury
Grammar Note
"Jaraqat taspasy" = "wound tape". "-sy/-si" is the 3rd person possessive suffix
Мен жүктімін
Men jüktimin
I am pregnant
Usage
Important medical information phrase for communicating pregnancy to a doctor
Grammar Note
"Jükti" also means "loaded/heavy"; in a medical context it means "pregnant". The first-person copula -min attaches to the word: it is written as one word, "jüktimin".
Менің қаным кетіп жатыр
Meniñ qanym ketip jatyr
I am bleeding
Usage
Emergency phrase used when bleeding and needing urgent help
Grammar Note
"Qan ketuw" (blood going out) means "to bleed". The subject is "qanym" (my blood), so the verb takes the third person "jatyr"; the first-person "jatyrmyn" would say the speaker is flowing out.
Жүкті
Jük-ti
Pregnant
Usage
Show this first at a clinic or pharmacy — it changes what medicine and X-rays are allowed. Russian: "beremennaya"
Демікпе
De-mik-pe
Asthma
Usage
Name your condition; Russian "astma" is also understood in clinics
Қант диабеті
Qant di-a-be-ti
Diabetes
Usage
Literally "sugar disease"; Russian "diabet" works too
Жоғары қан қысымы
Jo-ğa-ry qan qy-sy-my
High blood pressure
Usage
Name your condition; Russian "gipertoniya"
Жүрек ауруы
Jü-rek au-ru-y
Heart disease
Usage
Name your condition; "jürek" is the heart
Қояншық
Qo-yan-shyq
Epilepsy
Usage
The Kazakh word for epilepsy; hospitals may recognise Russian "epilepsiya" faster
Медициналық сақтандыру
Me-di-ci-na-lyq saq-tan-dy-ru
Medical insurance
Usage
Use at reception when showing your insurance; Russian "meditsinskaya strakhovka"
Сүйек сынуы
Sü-yek sy-nu-y
Bone fracture
Usage
Say you may have broken a bone, then point at the spot
Тыныс алу қиын
Ty-nys a-lu qi-yn
Hard to breathe
Usage
Report breathing difficulty without having to speak — treat as urgent
Бас айналу
Bas ay-na-lu
Dizziness
Usage
Literally "the head spins"; use for dizziness or light-headedness
Қан кету
Qan ke-tu
Bleeding
Usage
Point at the bleeding spot after showing this word
Күйік
Kü-yik
Burn (injury)
Usage
Report a burn, or ask for burn cream at a pharmacy
Жара
Ja-ra
Wound
Usage
Cuts and grazes; it can also mean an ulcer, so point at the wound itself
Құлақ
Qū-laq
Ear
Usage
Point here to report earache or hearing trouble
Мойын
Mo-yyn
Neck
Usage
Point here to report neck pain
Иық
I-yq
Shoulder
Usage
Point here to report shoulder pain
Тізе
Ti-ze
Knee
Usage
Point here to report a knee pain or injury
Саусақ
Sau-saq
Finger
Usage
On its own it means a finger; a toe is "ayaq sausağy". Point at the actual digit
Тері
Te-ri
Skin
Usage
Use for skin problems; the word also means animal hide, so point at the affected area
Білек
Bi-lek
Forearm
Usage
Where injections, blood draws and BP cuffs go. "Qol" covers both hand and arm, so "bilek" pins down the forearm
Мұрын
Mū-ryn
Nose
Usage
Point here to report a problem with your nose
Жөтел
Jö-tel
Cough
Usage
Report a cough at a clinic or pharmacy
Қышу
Qy-shu
Itching
Usage
Report itching, then point at where it itches
Бөртпе
Bört-pe
Rash
Usage
Report a rash, including one from an allergic reaction
Іш қату
Ish qa-tu
Constipation
Usage
Literally "the belly hardens"; use at a pharmacy or clinic
Етеккір
E-tek-kir
Period (menstruation)
Usage
The everyday Kazakh word for a period; pharmacies also use Russian "mesyachnye"
Қан тобы
Qan to-by
Blood type
Usage
For giving your blood type in an emergency: qan (blood) + top (group). The groups are sometimes numbered I, II, III, IV
Медициналық анықтама
Me-di-ci-na-lyq a-nyq-ta-ma
Medical certificate
Usage
For asking a doctor for the document an insurance claim needs; anyqtama on its own is any kind of certificate or reference
Ауруханаға жатқызу
Au-ru-ha-na-ğa jat-qy-zu
Hospitalization
Usage
For checking whether you need to be admitted: auruhana (hospital) with the dative -ğa, plus jatqyzu (laying someone down)
Қалтырау
Qal-ty-rau
Chills
Usage
For telling a doctor you have the shivers; it means the body trembling from cold or from fear
Салқын тию
Salqyn tiyu
Cold (illness)
Usage
The dedicated expression for "catching a cold"; "tūmau" denotes influenza specifically, so this is the less ambiguous word when describing symptoms
Дәрігер шақырыңыз!
Däriger shaqyryñyz!
Please call a doctor
Usage
Used to ask someone present to call a doctor
Менің денем әлсіз
Meniñ denem älsiz
My body feels sluggish
Usage
Used to tell a doctor that your body feels weak and heavy, e.g. with a fever
Бірнеше рет құстым
Birneshe ret qūstym
I have vomited several times
Usage
Used to tell a doctor how many times you have been sick
Маған демалу керек пе?
Mağan demalu kerek pe?
Do I need to rest?
Usage
Used after a consultation to check with the doctor whether you should rest
Іш өту
Iş ötu
Diarrhea
Usage
Literally "the belly passes through"; the symptom name to say at a pharmacy or clinic
Үлкен дәрет
Ülken däret
Poop
Usage
The polite way to refer to stool; literally "the big toilet need". Fine with children and at the doctor's. The vulgar "boq" is avoided
Кіші дәрет
Kişi däret
Pee
Usage
The polite way to refer to urine; literally "the small toilet need". Fine with children and at the doctor's
Менің ішім өтіп жатыр
Meniñ işim ötip jatyr
I have diarrhea
Usage
Used to tell a doctor or pharmacist that you have diarrhea
Grammar Note
"Işi ötedi" (the belly passes) means to have diarrhea. The "Meniñ ...-im + -ip jatyr" frame reports a symptom happening right now
Менде іш қату бар
Mende iş qatu bar
I'm constipated
Usage
Used to tell a doctor or pharmacist that you are constipated
Кіші дәретке барғым келеді
Kişi däretke barğym keledi
I need to pee
Usage
Used to tell a companion or a child that you need to pee; neither stiff nor rude
Grammar Note
"Kişi däret" is the usual term for urination. "-ğym keledi" means "I want to"; "däretke baru" means "to go and relieve oneself"
Үлкен дәретке барғым келеді
Ülken däretke barğym keledi
I need to poop
Usage
Used to tell a companion or a child that you need to poop; neither stiff nor rude
Grammar Note
"Ülken däretke baru" means "to go for the big toilet need" (to defecate). "-ğym keledi" means "I want to"
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