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Common Ailments by Edward Swick, M.A.

This German vocabulary deals with common ailments. These phrases can help you get the proper medical assistance when needed. The following vocabulary goes with haben (to have). For example, “to have arthritis” is Arthritis haben.

MEDICAL VOCABULARY WITH HABEN

arthritis	Arthritis
ahrt REE tees
a cold	eine Erkältung
INE eh air KELL toong
diarrhea	Durchfall
DOORCH fuhl
an earache	Ohrenschmerzen
OH rehn shmairtz en
a fever	ein Fieber
ine FEE buh
the flu	die Grippe
dee GRIP peh
frostbite	Erfrierungen
air FREER oong en
hay fever	Heuschnupfen
HOY shnoop fen
a headache	Kopfschmerzen
KAWPF shmairtz en
heartburn	das Sodbrennen
duss ZOHT brenn en
hemorrhoids	Hämorrhoiden
hay more HOY den
die Seekrankheit	seasickness
dee ZAY krunk hite
a runny nose	eine laufende Nase
INE eh LOW fehn deh NAH zeh
sinusitis	Sinusitis
zee noo ZEE tees
a stomachache	Magenschmerzen
MAH ghen shmairtz en

Another group of illnesses is expressed using the verb sein (to be). For example, “to be asthmatic” is Asth-matiker sein.

MEDICAL VOCABULARY WITH SEIN

asthmatic	Asthmatiker/asthmatisch
AHST mah tee kuh/AHST mah tish
(have) a cold	erkältet
air KELL tet
diabetic	Diabetiker/diabetisch
dee ah BATE ee kuh/
dee ah BATE ish
car sick	autokrank
OW toe krunk

There is one term that is unique. If you wish to say you are an insomniac, use the phrase “Ich leide an Schlaflosigkeit.” (eech LYE deh ahn SHLAHF loze ik kite).

MEDICAL VERBS

to need an inhaler einen Inhalationsapparat brauchen INE en in hah lah tsee OWNS ahp ah raht BROW chen

to need sugar now Zucker sofort brauchen TSOO kuh zoe FORT BROW chen

to have high blood pressure hohen Blutdruck haben HOE en BLOOT drook HAH ben

to have low blood pressure niedrigen Blutdruck haben NEE dree ghen BLOOT drook HAH ben

to break one's arm, leg sich den Arm/das Bein brechen zeech dane ahrm/duss bine BREHCH en

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