Health & Hospital

1. به کمک پزشک نیاز دارم

   be komak-e pezeshk niyāz dāram

   I need a doctor's help

   Usage

   Used in emergencies or when feeling ill to seek medical help

   Grammar Note

   "Niyaz dashtan" is a compound verb meaning "to need." "Be + noun" expresses what is needed. In emergencies, shout "Orzhāns!" (اورژانس, emergency/ambulance)

2. دردم می‌آید

   dardam miāyad

   I am in pain

   Usage

   Used to communicate pain to medical staff or others

   Grammar Note

   Literally "my pain comes" → "I am in pain." Add body part: "saram dard mi-ayad" (my head hurts), "shekamam dard mi-ayad" (my stomach hurts)

3. داروخانه کجاست؟

   Dārukhāne kojāst?

   Where is the pharmacy?

   Usage

   Used to find the nearest pharmacy when medicine is needed

   Grammar Note

   "Dārukhāne" = "dāru" (medicine) + "khāne" (house). "Dārusāz" = pharmacist. "Kojāst" contracts "kojā" (where) + "ast" (is)

4. به این دارو حساسیت دارم

   be in dāru hasāsiyat dāram

   I am allergic to this medicine

   Usage

   Used to inform medical staff of an allergy to a medicine or substance

   Grammar Note

   "Hasasiyat dashtan be" means "to be allergic to." For food allergy: "Be in ghaza hasasiyat daram" (I'm allergic to this food)

5. بیمه درمانی دارم

   bime darmāni dāram

   I have health insurance

   Usage

   Used at hospitals or clinics to indicate you have health insurance

   Grammar Note

   "Darman" (treatment) + "-i" = "darmani" (medical). "Bime mosaferat" = travel insurance. Iran has private hospitals that cater to foreigners

6. تب دارم

   tab dāram

   I have a fever

   Usage

   Used to report a fever to a doctor or pharmacist

   Grammar Note

   "Tab daram" is the most natural way to say "I have a fever." In clinical settings, "darajeh hararat" (body temperature) is used. "Damay badanam bala-st" also works

7. به استراحت نیاز دارم

   Be esterāhat niyāz dāram

   I need rest

   Usage

   Used to express the need for rest when feeling unwell

   Grammar Note

   "Esterahat" is Arabic-derived (from "raha" = comfort). Also used as a verb: "esterahat kardan" (to rest). Often combined with "kami" (a little): "kami esterahat"

8. قبلاً این مشکل را داشتم

   qablan in moshkel rā dāshtam

   I have had this problem before

   Usage

   Used to explain a recurring health issue or past medical history to a doctor

   Grammar Note

   "Dashtam" is the simple past 1st person of "dashtan" (to have). "Qablan" marks past experience. "Sabeqeh pezeshki" (medical history) is used in clinical settings

9. می‌توانم با آمبولانس بروم؟

   mitavānam bā āmbulāns beravam?

   Can I go by ambulance?

   Usage

   Used in emergencies to ask about being transported by ambulance

   Grammar Note

   Iran's emergency number is 115. Hospitals are "bimarestan." "Nazdiktarin bimarestan kojast?" (Where is the nearest hospital?) is equally useful

10. آیا این دارو بدون نسخه می‌توانم بخرم؟

    āyā in dāru bedun-e noskhe mitavānam bekharam?

    Can I buy this medicine without a prescription?

    Usage

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

    Grammar Note

    "Noskheh" (prescription/copy) is Arabic-derived. "Bedune noskheh" corresponds to OTC (over-the-counter). The pharmacist is called "darussaz"

11. باردار

    bārdār

    Pregnant

    Usage

    Show this before any exam — it decides which medicines and X-rays are allowed; hāmele means the same

12. آسم

    āsm

    Asthma

    Usage

    Point to declare asthma as a pre-existing condition; an inhaler is esperey-e āsm

13. دیابت

    diābet

    Diabetes

    Usage

    Point to declare diabetes; everyday speech also calls it maraz-e qand (sugar disease)

14. فشار خون بالا

    feshār-e khun-e bālā

    High blood pressure

    Usage

    Declares hypertension; without bālā (high) it just means "blood pressure", so keep the full phrase

15. بیماری قلبی

    bimāri-ye qalbi

    Heart disease

    Usage

    Declares a heart condition — it changes how an emergency team treats you

16. صرع

    sar'

    Epilepsy

    Usage

    Warns staff a seizure is possible; the seizure itself is tashannoj

17. شکستگی استخوان

    shekastegi-ye ostokhān

    Bone fracture

    Usage

    Says the bone is broken; shekastegi alone just means "a break", so ostokhān (bone) is kept

18. تنگی نفس

    tangi-ye nafas

    Shortness of breath

    Usage

    Point to this when you cannot spare the breath to speak

19. سرگیجه

    sargije

    Dizziness

    Usage

    Reports dizziness or light-headedness

20. خونریزی

    khunrizi

    Bleeding

    Usage

    States that you are bleeding

21. سوختگی

    sukhtegi

    Burn (injury)

    Usage

    Point to this when asking for burn treatment

22. زخم

    zakhm

    Wound

    Usage

    Covers cuts and grazes; the same word appears in chasb-e zakhm (sticking plaster)

23. گوش

    gush

    Ear

    Usage

    Body-part word for pointing out where it hurts

24. گردن

    gardan

    Neck

    Usage

    Body-part word for pointing out where it hurts

25. کتف

    ketf

    Shoulder

    Usage

    Body-part word for pointing; the everyday synonym shāne also means "comb", so ketf is used here

26. زانو

    zānu

    Knee

    Usage

    Body-part word for pointing out where it hurts

27. انگشت

    angosht

    Finger / toe

    Usage

    Covers both fingers and toes — point at your own body to say which

28. پوست

    pust

    Skin

    Usage

    For skin symptoms; the same word means fruit peel or leather, so point at your own skin

29. بازو

    bāzu

    Arm

    Usage

    Body-part word for the arm; dast covers both hand and arm in Persian, so bāzu pins down the arm

30. بینی

    bini

    Nose

    Usage

    Body-part word for the nose; colloquially also damāgh

31. سرفه

    sorfe

    Cough

    Usage

    Reports a cough; also used at the pharmacy

32. خارش

    khāresh

    Itching

    Usage

    Reports itching

33. جوش پوستی

    jush-e pusti

    Skin rash

    Usage

    Reports a rash on the skin; allergic hives are specifically kahir

34. یبوست

    yobusat

    Constipation

    Usage

    Also used at a pharmacy when asking for a laxative; diarrhoea is es-hāl

35. عادت ماهانه

    ādat-e māhāne

    Menstrual period

    Usage

    The standard term in both clinical and everyday use (literally "monthly habit"); colloquially Iranians also say period

36. گروه خونی

    goruh-e khuni

    Blood type

    Usage

    Shown when giving your blood group before transport or a transfusion

37. گواهی پزشکی

    govāhi-ye pezeshki

    Medical certificate

    Usage

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

38. بستری شدن

    bastari shodan

    Hospital admission

    Usage

    Use it to check whether you are being admitted; outpatient care is sarpāyi

39. لرز

    larz

    Chills

    Usage

    Reports the cold feeling that comes with a fever; the fever itself is tab

40. سرماخوردگی

    sarmākhordegi

    Common cold

    Usage

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

41. دکتر خبر کنید

    doktor khabar konid

    Please call a doctor

    Usage

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

    Grammar Note

    The "X khabar konid" ("please call X") frame with "doktor" (doctor) filled in.

42. اینجا دردم می‌آید

    injā dardam miāyad

    It hurts here

    Usage

    Said to a doctor while pointing at the spot that hurts

    Grammar Note

    "Dardam miayad" ("I have pain") with the place word "inja" ("here") placed in front. "Dardam miayad" is literally "my pain comes"; Persian makes the pain the subject.

43. آیا استراحت لازم است؟

    āyā esterāhat lāzem ast?

    Do I need to rest?

    Usage

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

    Grammar Note

    The "Aya X lazem ast?" frame (e.g. "Aya noskhe-i lazem ast?", "Is a prescription needed?") with "esterahat" (rest) filled in. "Lazem ast" is impersonal and does not name who needs it.

44. اسهال

    es-hāl

    Diarrhea

    Usage

    A word for telling a doctor or pharmacist your symptom; constipation is yobusat

45. مدفوع

    madfu'

    Poop

    Usage

    The word for stool, used to describe it to a doctor

46. جیش

    jish

    Pee

    Usage

    A casual word used with children and among family or companions (childish). At a clinic the medical term edrār is the safer choice

47. اسهال دارم

    es-hāl dāram

    I have diarrhea

    Usage

    Used to tell a doctor or pharmacist you have diarrhea

    Grammar Note

    The "symptom + daram" frame (e.g. "tab daram", "I have a fever") with "es-hal" filled in. For constipation the same frame gives "yobusat daram".

48. یبوست دارم

    yobusat dāram

    I'm constipated

    Usage

    Used to tell a doctor or pharmacist you are constipated

    Grammar Note

    The "symptom + daram" frame (e.g. "tab daram", "I have a fever") with "yobusat" filled in. For diarrhea say "es-hal daram".

49. می‌خواهم جیش کنم

    mikhāham jish konam

    I need to pee

    Usage

    A casual way to tell a companion or a child that you need the toilet

    Grammar Note

    "Jish kardan" ("to pee") is the compound verb made from "jish" and "kardan". "Mikhaham + subjunctive (konam)" means "I want to ...". With a doctor, the medical term "edrar" is used instead.

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