دوختۇر چاقىرىڭ!
Dokhtur chaqiring!
Call a doctor!
Usage
Used in emergencies to call for a doctor. The first urgent phrase for medical situations while traveling
Grammar Note
"چاقىرىڭ" is the polite imperative of "to call." "-ىڭ" is the respectful command suffix
ماڭا ئاغرىق توختىتىش دورىسى كېرەك
Manga aghriq tokhtitish dorisi kerek
I need a painkiller
Usage
Used at a pharmacy or hospital to request pain relief medication
Grammar Note
"كېرەك" is the predicate adjective "necessary/needed." "ماڭا" is the first-person dative "to me"
قورسىقىم ئاغرىدۇ
Qorsiqim aghridu
My stomach hurts
Usage
Used to describe stomach pain. Relevant for food poisoning or stomachache during travel
Grammar Note
"-ىم" is the first-person possessive suffix "my." "ئاغرىدۇ" is the present tense of "to ache/hurt"
قەنت كېسىلىم بار
Qent kesilim bar
I have diabetes
Usage
Used to inform a doctor or pharmacist about having diabetes. An important medical phrase for travelers
Grammar Note
قەنت كېسىلى means diabetes. -م is first-person singular possessive, my. بار means there is or to have.
بۇ دورا قانداق ئىستىمال قىلىنىدۇ؟
Bu dora qandaq istimal qilinidu?
How should this medicine be taken?
Usage
Used to confirm how to take prescribed or purchased medicine
Grammar Note
"ئىستىمال" is Arabic-origin for "use/usage." "قىلىنىدۇ" is the passive present of "to do"
ئاللېرگىيەڭىز بارمۇ؟
Allérgiyengiz barmu?
Do you have any allergies?
Usage
Question used by doctors or pharmacists about allergies. Also used to declare one's own allergies
Grammar Note
ئاللېرگىيە is the international loan for allergy. -ڭىز is the polite second-person possessive, your.
دوختۇرخانا قەيەردە؟
Dokhturkhana qeyerde?
Where is the hospital?
Usage
Used in emergencies to locate the nearest hospital
Grammar Note
"دوختۇرخانا" is "doctor (دوختۇر) + place (خانا)." "خانا" is a Persian-origin word meaning "house/place"
مېنى تەكشۈرۈپ بېقىڭ
Méni teksürüp béqing
Please examine me
Usage
Used to ask a doctor to conduct a medical examination
Grammar Note
"تەكشۈرۈپ بېقىڭ" uses converb + auxiliary "to try/look" = "please try examining." A polite request
مەندە ئېگىزلىك رېئاكسىيەسى بار
Mende egizlik reaksiyesi bar
I seem to have altitude sickness symptoms
Usage
Used to describe altitude sickness in high-altitude areas like the Pamir Plateau in Xinjiang
Grammar Note
"مەندە" is the locative of "مەن" (I); "مەندە ... بار" = "I have ...". "ئېگىزلىك" means "height/altitude" and "رېئاكسىيە" means "reaction"
داروخانا قەيەردە؟
Darukhana qeyerde?
Where is the pharmacy?
Usage
Used to find a pharmacy while traveling. For purchasing medicine for minor ailments
Grammar Note
"داروخانا" is "medicine (دارو) + place (خانا)." "دارو" is a Persian-origin word for "medicine/drug"
ھامىلىدار
Hamilidar
Pregnant
Usage
Point at yourself before any exam — it decides which drugs and X-rays are allowed
ئاستما
Astma
Asthma
Usage
Declare it as a standing condition; dust storms in Xinjiang often trigger attacks
قەنت كېسىلى
Qent késili
Diabetes
Usage
The single-word form of the condition, useful before talking about food or insulin
يۇقىرى قان بېسىمى
Yuqiri qan bésimi
High blood pressure
Usage
Tell a doctor or pharmacist — it changes what they can prescribe
يۈرەك كېسىلى
Yürek késili
Heart disease
Usage
Declare it as a standing condition, especially before going up to high altitude
تۇتقاق كېسىلى
Tutqaq késili
Epilepsy
Usage
Warns people that a seizure is possible; worth showing travel companions in advance
سۇغۇرتا
Sughurta
Insurance
Usage
Used at hospital reception when explaining how you will pay; show the policy alongside
سۆڭەك سۇنۇش
Söngek sunush
Bone fracture
Usage
Show it after a fall or crash while pointing at the part that hurts
نەپەس ئېلىش قىيىن
Nepes élish qiyin
Hard to breathe
Usage
Shows that breathing is difficult — readable by pointing when you cannot speak
باش قېيىش
Bash qéyish
Dizziness
Usage
Reports light-headedness, including from altitude or heat
قان ئېقىش
Qan éqish
Bleeding
Usage
Shows that you are bleeding; point at the wound while showing it
كۆيۈك
Köyük
Burn
Usage
Covers burns from boiling water, a tandoor oven, or the sun
يارا
Yara
Wound / cut
Usage
Point at a cut or graze with this word when asking for treatment
يۆتەل
Yötel
Cough
Usage
Reports a cough; also used at the pharmacy when asking for cough medicine
قىچىشىش
Qichishish
Itching
Usage
Point at the itchy spot; used for insect bites and allergic reactions
تاشما
Tashma
Rash
Usage
For red spots that have come out on the skin; show the affected area with it
ئىچ قېتىش
Ich qétish
Constipation
Usage
Literally "the belly hardens"; the everyday way to say constipation at a pharmacy
ئادەت كۆرۈش
Adet körüsh
Period (menstruation)
Usage
The everyday Uyghur euphemism, literally "seeing the custom"; softer than the clinical word ھەيز
قۇلاق
Qulaq
Ear
Usage
Body part for showing where it hurts; point at your own ear as you show it
بويۇن
Boyun
Neck
Usage
Body part for reporting neck pain or a crick from sleeping badly
مۈرە
Müre
Shoulder
Usage
Body part for shoulder pain; also usable when asking for a massage
تىز
Tiz
Knee
Usage
Body part for knee pain or an injury from a fall
قول بارمىقى
Qol barmiqi
Finger
Usage
Bare بارماق doubles as the verb "to go," so "qol" (hand) is added to pin it to a finger
تېرە
Tére
Skin
Usage
Body part for skin trouble — rash, itching, or sunburn
قول
Qol
Arm
Usage
Body part for arm pain or injury; also used to indicate where an injection goes
بۇرۇن
Burun
Nose
Usage
Body part for a blocked nose or a nosebleed
قان تىپى
Qan tipi
Blood type
Usage
You will be asked this before a transfusion or surgery; show it with your own type written down
زۇكام
Zukam
Common cold
Usage
Show at a pharmacy or clinic to name what you have. تۇمۇ (tumu) is a synonym.
بەدىنىم ھالسىز بولۇپ قالدى
Bedinim halsiz bolup qaldi
My body feels sluggish
Usage
Show to a doctor or pharmacist to report the general weakness that comes with fever or illness
Grammar Note
halsiz means weak, with no strength or energy left. V-ip qaldi is resultative, as in Ézip qaldim, I got lost. Written forms: ھالسىز؛ V-ىپ قالدى؛ ئېزىپ قالدىم
بىر نەچچە قېتىم قۇستۇم
Bir nechche qétim qustum
I have vomited several times
Usage
Show to a doctor to report how many times you have vomited
Grammar Note
qusmaq means food or drink coming back up from the stomach. u ikki qétim qusuwetti means he vomited twice. qétim counts occurrences: Yene bir qétim deng., say it once more. Written forms: قۇسماق؛ ئۇ ئىككى قېتىم قۇسۇۋەتتى؛ قېتىم؛ يەنە بىر قېتىم دەڭ
ئارام ئېلىش كېرەكمۇ؟
Aram élish kérekmu?
Do I need to rest?
Usage
Show to ask the doctor after an examination whether you need to rest
Grammar Note
aram means rest; aram almaq means to rest. X kérekmu? asks whether X is needed, as in Aldin waqit buyrutush kérekmu?, do I need a reservation? Written forms: ئارام؛ ئارام ئالماق؛ X كېرەكمۇ؟؛ ئالدىن ۋاقىت بۇيرۇتۇش كېرەكمۇ؟
ئىچ سۈرۈش
Ich sürüsh
Diarrhea
Usage
The word for diarrhea; medical texts also use it as "ich sürüsh késili" (the diarrheal illness)
چوڭ تەرەت
Chong teret
Poop
Usage
Literally "the big relief"; a mild everyday term for both the stool and the act, fine with children or a doctor. Not vulgar
كىچىك تەرەت
Kichik teret
Pee
Usage
Literally small relief. A mild everyday term for both urine and urination. The synonym سۈيدۈك (süydük) also names urine itself, including at a clinic.
ئىچىم سۈرۈپ قالدى
Ichim sürüp qaldi
I have diarrhea
Usage
Show to a doctor or pharmacist to say you have diarrhea
Grammar Note
ichi sürüp qalidu is the belly runs pattern. ich, belly, takes first-person possessive -im; the verb takes past qaldi. Written forms: ئىچى سۈرۈپ قالىدۇ؛ ئىچ؛ -ىم؛ قالدى
قەۋزىيەت بولۇپ قالدىم
Qewziyet bolup qaldim
I'm constipated
Usage
Show to a doctor or pharmacist to say you are constipated
Grammar Note
qewziyet bolup qalsa means if constipation sets in. Uses the first-person past of bolup qalmaq. qewziyet and ich qétish name the same condition. Written forms: قەۋزىيەت بولۇپ قالسا؛ بولۇپ قالماق؛ ئىچ قېتىش
كىچىك تەرەت قىلغۇم كەلدى
Kichik teret qilghum keldi
I need to pee
Usage
Show to a companion or a child to say you need to pee
Grammar Note
chong teret qilghusi kélidu means one feels the urge to defecate. qilghu kelmek is the feel like doing pattern. Here it uses kichik teret, urination, with first-person -um and past tense. Written forms: چوڭ تەرەت قىلغۇسى كېلىدۇ؛ قىلغۇ كەلمەك؛ كىچىك تەرەت؛ -ۇم
چوڭ تەرەت قىلغۇم كەلدى
Chong teret qilghum keldi
I need to poop
Usage
Show to a companion or a child to say you need to poop
Grammar Note
chong teret qilghusi kélidu means one feels the urge to defecate. qilghu kelmek is the feel like doing pattern. Here it uses chong teret, defecation, with first-person -um and past tense. kichik teret means urination. Written forms: چوڭ تەرەت قىلغۇسى كېلىدۇ؛ چوڭ تەرەت؛ كىچىك تەرەت؛ -ۇم
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