Health & Hospital

1. Maňa lukman gerek.

   Ma-ňa luk-man ge-rek.

   I need a doctor.

   Usage

   When you need medical help due to illness or injury

   Grammar Note

   "Maňa" is the dative form of "men" (I), meaning "to me." "Gerek" as a predicate means "is needed."

2. Hassahana nirede?

   Has-sa-ha-na ni-re-de?

   Where is the hospital?

   Usage

   When looking for a hospital during an emergency or illness

   Grammar Note

   "Hassahana" is borrowed from Arabic/Persian meaning "hospital." Turkmen has many Arabic loanwords.

3. Mende allergiýa bar.

   Men-de al-ler-gi-ýa bar.

   I have an allergy.

   Usage

   When informing a doctor or restaurant of a food or drug allergy

   Grammar Note

   Possession in Turkmen is expressed as "maňa ... bar" (to me ... there is), equivalent to English "I have."

4. Meniň başym agyrýar.

   Me-niň ba-şym a-gyr-ýar.

   I have a headache.

   Usage

   When describing a headache

   Grammar Note

   "Agyrýar" is the third-person present of "agryamak" (to ache). The suffix "-ym" in "başym" marks first-person possession (my head).

5. Derman dükany nirede?

   Der-man dü-ka-ny ni-re-de?

   Where is the pharmacy?

   Usage

   When looking for a pharmacy to purchase medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Derman dükany" (medicine store) is a compound noun with implicit genitive. The "-y" suffix in "dükany" is the third-person possessive.

6. Bu derman üçin resept gerekmi?

   Bu der-man ü-çin re-sept ge-rek-mi?

   Do I need a prescription for this medicine?

   Usage

   When checking if a prescription is required at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Üçin" is a postposition meaning "for." "Gerekmi" attaches the question particle "-mi" to "gerek" (necessary).

7. Mende süýji keseli bar.

   Men-de süý-ji ke-se-li bar.

   I have diabetes.

   Usage

   When informing healthcare providers about diabetes

   Grammar Note

   "Süýji kesel" literally means "sweet disease" — the Turkmen expression for diabetes.

8. Meni keselhana äkidip bilersiňizmi?

   Me-ni ke-sel-ha-na ä-ki-dip bi-ler-si-ňiz-mi?

   Could you take me to the hospital?

   Usage

   When urgently asking someone to take you to the hospital

   Grammar Note

   "Äkidip bilmek" combines "äkitmek" (to take/lead) with "bilmek" (to be able), forming a compound meaning "can take (someone)."

9. Ätiýaçlandyryş şahadatnamam bar.

   Ä-ti-ýaç-lan-dy-ryş şa-ha-dat-na-mam bar.

   I have an insurance card.

   Usage

   When presenting insurance documentation at a medical facility

   Grammar Note

   The first-person possessive suffix "-m" attaches to "şahadatnama" (certificate), giving "şahadatnamam" (my certificate). Turkmen uses suffixes for all case and possessive marking.

10. Ýykyldym, ilkinji kömek gerek.

    Ýy-kyl-dym, il-kin-ji kö-mek ge-rek.

    I fell down, I need first aid.

    Usage

    When requesting urgent first aid after a fall or accident

    Grammar Note

    "Ýykyldym" uses the reflexive/passive suffix "-yl-" plus first-person past "-dym." "Ilkinji" means "first" (an ordinal number).

11. Men göwreli.

    I am pregnant

    Usage

    Decides whether medicine or X-rays are safe; show it before any treatment

12. Demgysma

    Asthma

    Usage

    Tell a doctor or pharmacist about this condition

13. Süýji keseli

    Diabetes

    Usage

    Tell a doctor or pharmacist about this condition

14. Ýokary gan basyşy

    High blood pressure

    Usage

    Tell a doctor or pharmacist about this condition

15. Ýürek keseli

    Heart disease

    Usage

    Tell a doctor or pharmacist about this condition

16. Epilepsiýa

    Epilepsy

    Usage

    Tell a doctor or pharmacist about this condition

17. Ätiýaçlandyryş

    Insurance

    Usage

    Comes up when registering or paying at a clinic

18. Süňküm döwüldi.

    I broke a bone

    Usage

    Communicates the severity of an injury at once

19. Dem alyp bilemok.

    I can't breathe properly

    Usage

    A high-urgency symptom; show it immediately

20. Başym aýlanýar.

    I feel dizzy

    Usage

    For light-headedness or unsteadiness

21. Gan

    Blood (bleeding)

    Usage

    Point at the bleeding spot while showing it

22. Ýanyk

    Burn

    Usage

    Names the type of injury at a pharmacy or clinic

23. Ýara

    Wound

    Usage

    Names the type of injury at a pharmacy or clinic

24. Üsgülewük

    Cough

    Usage

    For describing your symptom at a pharmacy

25. Gijeýär.

    Itchy

    Usage

    For insect bites or skin irritation

26. Aýbaşy

    Menstrual period

    Usage

    The word to use at a pharmacy or clinic

27. Gan topary

    Blood type

    Usage

    For giving your blood type in an emergency: gan (blood) + topar (group)

28. Üşütme

    Chills

    Usage

    For telling a doctor you have the chills; it means the body shivering from illness or fear, as in: once a patient has üşütme they cannot get warm even in summer

29. Sowuklama

    Cold (illness)

    Usage

    For reporting a common cold; it is a medical term for an illness caused by the airways being chilled and inflamed

30. Lukman çagyryň!

    Luk-man ça-gy-ryň!

    Please call a doctor

    Usage

    Used to ask someone present to call a doctor

    Grammar Note

    The "<thing> çagyryň" frame filled with lukman (doctor)

31. Meniň şu ýerim agyrýar.

    Me-niň şu ýe-rim a-gyr-ýar.

    It hurts here

    Usage

    Used while pointing at the spot that hurts

    Grammar Note

    "Meniň başym agyrýar." with başym (my head) replaced by şu ýerim; ýer (place) is what you use for the spot you are pointing at

32. Meniň ysgynym gaçdy.

    Me-niň ys-gy-nym gaç-dy.

    My body feels sluggish

    Usage

    Used to tell a doctor that your body feels weak and heavy, e.g. with a fever

    Grammar Note

    A "Meniň + possessive + predicate" frame. Ysgyn is strength or vigour; ysgynyň gaçmak is an idiom glossed 'to lose one's strength, to be worn out'

33. Birnäçe gezek gusdum.

    Bir-nä-çe ge-zek gus-dum.

    I have vomited several times

    Usage

    Used to tell a doctor how many times you have been sick

    Grammar Note

    Combines gezek (occasion) with the same 1st person past -dym/-dum as in "Men azaşdym"

34. Maňa dynç almak gerekmi?

    Ma-ňa dynç al-mak ge-rek-mi?

    Do I need to rest?

    Usage

    Used after a consultation to check with the doctor whether you should rest

    Grammar Note

    Combines the "Maňa ... gerek" frame with the question form gerekmi, filled with dynç almak (to take rest)

35. Içgeçme

    Diarrhea

    Usage

    The name of the symptom; a word to tell a doctor or pharmacist

36. Nejasat

    Poop

    Usage

    The standard word for stool, for describing it to a doctor

    Grammar Note

    "Nejasat" is what leaves the bowels of a person or animal (tezek, "dung"). It is also used in the religious sense of "impurity". The verb is "meýdan etmek" (to defecate).

37. Siýdik

    Pee

    Usage

    The standard word for urine, for describing it to a doctor

    Grammar Note

    "Siýdik" is a synonym of "peşew", which is the fluid that leaves through the kidneys and bladder ("siýdik"). The synonym "peşew" is the one used in the verb "peşew etmek" (to urinate).

38. Mende içgeçme bar.

    Men-de iç-geç-me bar.

    I have diarrhea

    Usage

    Tells a doctor or pharmacist that you have diarrhea

    Grammar Note

    The "Mende ... bar" frame of "Mende allergiýa bar." filled with "içgeçme" (diarrhea).

39. Maňa peşew etmek gerek.

    Ma-ňa pe-şew et-mek ge-rek.

    I need to pee

    Usage

    Tells a companion or a child that you need to pee. "Peşew" is the standard word for urine

    Grammar Note

    The "Maňa ... gerek" frame, filled with "peşew etmek" (to urinate). "Peşew etmek" is also used in "Agyryly peşew etme" (painful urination).

40. Maňa meýdan etmek gerek.

    Ma-ňa meý-dan et-mek ge-rek.

    I need to poop

    Usage

    Tells a companion or a child that you need to poop. "Meýdan etmek" is the way to say it

    Grammar Note

    The "Maňa ... gerek" frame, filled with "meýdan etmek" (to defecate). "Meýdan" literally means "field, open ground", but "meýdan etmek" and "meýdan etmeklik" (defecating) are used in this sense. It may sound on the formal side.

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