💊 Scene: at the pharmacy

Unit 3 · Everyday life (MSA) · 9 min

Dialogue: Me: عِنْدِي صُدَاع "I have a headache." Pharmacist: مُنْذُ مَتَى؟ "Since when?" Me: مُنْذُ يَوْمَيْن "For two days." Pharmacist: يَجِبُ أَنْ تَذْهَبَ إِلَى الطَّبِيب "You should see a doctor."

Words in this lesson

• صَيْدَلِيَّة (ṣaydaliyya) — pharmacy
• دَوَاء (dawā’) — medicine
• طَبِيب (ṭabīb) — doctor
• صُدَاع (ṣudāʿ) — headache
• مَرِيض (marīḍ) — ill
• مُنْذُ مَتَى؟ (mundhu matā?) — since when?

Ambulance in Egypt: 123.

Project: Write an Arabic card with your allergies and an emergency contact.