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Safari English Academy · Vocabulary · B2 Upper intermediate

Health and the doctor

ጤናና ሐኪም

Name: ________________________Date: ______________

How it works

At the doctor's, you need to explain how you feel clearly and understand the instructions you are given. These words are also common in IELTS and Grade 12 reading passages about health.

ሐኪም ዘንድ የሚሰማዎትን በግልጽ ማስረዳትና የሚሰጥዎትን መመሪያ መረዳት ያስፈልግዎታል። እነዚህ ቃላት ስለ ጤና በሚናገሩ የIELTS እና የ12ኛ ክፍል ምንባቦች ውስጥም ብዙ ጊዜ ይገኛሉ።

Describe a symptom with how long and how bad: "I've had a sharp pain in my side for three days."

ምልክትን ለምን ያህል ጊዜና ምን ያህል እንደሚያም በመግለጽ ያስረዱ፦ "ለሦስት ቀናት በጎኔ ላይ ኃይለኛ ሕመም አለኝ።"

Before you leave, ask: "How often should I take it?" and "Are there any side effects?"

ከመውጣትዎ በፊት ይጠይቁ፦ "በምን ያህል ጊዜ ልውሰደው?" እና "የጎንዮሽ ጉዳት አለው?"

Words

symptom/ˈsɪmptəm/Fever and a sore throat are common symptoms of flu.የበሽታ ምልክት
diagnosis/ˌdaɪəɡˈnəʊsɪs/The doctor could not make a diagnosis without a blood test.የበሽታ ምርመራ ውጤት (ምን እንደሆነ መለየት)
prescription/prɪˈskrɪpʃn/You need a prescription to buy this medicine.የመድኃኒት ማዘዣ
side effect/ˈsaɪd ɪˌfekt/One side effect of these tablets is feeling sleepy.የጎንዮሽ ጉዳት
painkiller/ˈpeɪnkɪlə/Take a painkiller if your head still hurts tonight.የሕመም ማስታገሻ
check-up/ˈtʃek ʌp/I go for a check-up once a year, even when I feel fine.መደበኛ የጤና ምርመራ
blood pressure/ˈblʌd ˌpreʃə/The nurse checked my blood pressure before I saw the doctor.የደም ግፊት
allergic/əˈlɜːdʒɪk/I'm allergic to penicillin, so I can't take that antibiotic.አለርጂክ (የማይስማማው)
sprain/spreɪn/He sprained his ankle playing football.ወለምታ (መወልገም)
recover/rɪˈkʌvə/It took her two weeks to recover from the operation.ማገገም
refer/rɪˈfɜː/The clinic referred him to a specialist at the hospital.ወደ ሌላ ሐኪም ወይም ሆስፒታል መላክ
come down with/kʌm ˈdaʊn wɪð/I think I'm coming down with a cold.(በበሽታ) መያዝ

Exercises

  1. The doctor writes a ___ so you can get the medicine from the pharmacy.

    መድኃኒቱን ከፋርማሲ እንዲያገኙ ሐኪሙ ___ ይጽፋል።

    • ☐ a) prescription
    • ☐ b) diagnosis
    • ☐ c) symptom

  2. "These tablets may make you feel dizzy." Feeling dizzy is a possible …

    "እነዚህ ኪኒኖች ሊያዞሩዎት ይችላሉ።" ማዞር ሊከሰት የሚችል…

    • ☐ a) blood pressure
    • ☐ b) check-up
    • ☐ c) side effect

  3. What does "I'm coming down with something" mean?

    "I'm coming down with something" ማለት ምን ማለት ነው?

    • ☐ a) I'm going downstairs.
    • ☐ b) I feel much better now.
    • ☐ c) I'm starting to feel ill.

  4. She slipped on the stairs and _______________ her wrist.

    የእጅ አንጓዋ ወለም አላት (በኀላፊ ጊዜ)።

  5. My father is _______________ to peanuts, so we never cook with them.

    ኦቾሎኒ አይስማማውም።

  6. Most people _______________ from malaria quickly if they get treatment early.

    ቀደም ብለው ሕክምና ካገኙ ብዙ ሰዎች ከወባ በፍጥነት ያገግማሉ።

  7. referredThemeatodoctorspecialist.

    ሐኪሙ ወደ ልዩ ሐኪም ላከኝ።

    1. 1. symptom → ___
    2. 2. painkiller → ___
    3. 3. check-up → ___
    4. 4. blood pressure → ___
    • a) የሕመም ማስታገሻ
    • b) የደም ግፊት
    • c) መደበኛ የጤና ምርመራ
    • d) የበሽታ ምልክት

Answer key

  1. a) prescription
  2. c) side effect
  3. c) I'm starting to feel ill.
  4. sprained / hurt / injured
  5. allergic
  6. recover
  7. The doctor referred me to a specialist.
  8. 1-d, 2-a, 3-c, 4-b

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