Миңа табиб кирәк
Miña tabib kiräk
I need a doctor
Usage
Ask for a doctor when unwell
Grammar Note
"Миңа … кирәк" = "I need …". "врач" is also heard, but "табиб" is used here.
Минем башым авырта
Minem bashym avyrta
I have a headache
Usage
Say you have a headache
Grammar Note
Possessive -ым on баш "head".
Минем аллергиям бар
Minem allergiyam bar
I have an allergy
Usage
Tell staff about an allergy
Grammar Note
"Минем … бар" expresses having. You can add the allergen, e.g. "Минем җиләккә аллергиям бар".
Аптека кайда?
Apteka kayda?
Where is the pharmacy?
Usage
Ask where a pharmacy is
Grammar Note
Noun + кайда? gives "Where is …?"; no verb is needed.
Миндә шикәр диабеты бар
Mindä shikär diabety bar
I have diabetes
Usage
Tell a doctor or restaurant about diabetes
Grammar Note
"Миндә … бар" says a condition is present in you. Composed with regular grammar.
Миндә температура бар
Mindä temperatura bar
I have a fever
Usage
Say you have a fever
Grammar Note
"температура бар" = have a fever; температура is a Russian loan.
Мин дару эчәм
Min daru echäm
I am taking medication
Usage
Tell a doctor you take medicine
Grammar Note
Medicine is "drunk" (эчү), not eaten.
Яхшы пластырь бармы?
Yakhshy plastyr barmy?
Do you have a good plaster?
Usage
Ask for a plaster at a pharmacy
Grammar Note
Question particle -мы on "бар" = "is there?". Composed with regular grammar.
Мин йөкле
Min yökle
I am pregnant
Usage
A woman tells a doctor she is pregnant
Grammar Note
йөкле (lit. "loaded") means pregnant; a nominal predicate, no copula. Composed with regular grammar.
Миннән кан китә
Minnän kan kitä
I am bleeding
Usage
Say you are bleeding
Grammar Note
The ablative -нән marks the source. Composed with regular grammar.
Йөкле
Yökle
Pregnant
Usage
Short word to state pregnancy
Grammar Note
Adjective form meaning "pregnant"; can stand alone.
Астма
Astma
Asthma
Usage
Name a chronic condition
Grammar Note
International loan.
Шикәр диабеты
Shikär diabety
Diabetes
Usage
Name a chronic condition
Grammar Note
Izafet-like noun + possessive noun.
Югары кан басымы
Yugary kan basymy
High blood pressure
Usage
Name a chronic condition
Grammar Note
The adjective comes before the noun. Composed with regular grammar.
Йөрәк авыруы
Yöräk avyruy
Heart disease
Usage
Name a chronic condition
Grammar Note
Noun + possessive-marked noun compound. Composed with regular grammar.
Эпилепсия
Epilepsiya
Epilepsy
Usage
Name a chronic condition
Grammar Note
An international loan; "өянәк" is another word for it.
Медицина страховкасы
Meditsina strakhovkasy
Medical insurance
Usage
Use when asked about insurance
Grammar Note
A noun compound: "медицина" + "страховка" with the possessive "-сы". Composed with regular grammar.
Сөяк сынуы
Söyak synuy
Bone fracture
Usage
Report a suspected fracture
Grammar Note
Verbal noun сыну "to break" with a possessive ending. Composed with regular grammar.
Миңа сулыш алу кыен
Miña sulysh alu kyyen
Hard to breathe
Usage
Say you have trouble breathing
Grammar Note
"Миңа … кыен" = "… is hard for me"; сулыш алу is a verbal noun. Composed with regular grammar.
Баш әйләнү
Bash äylänü
Dizziness
Usage
Name a symptom
Grammar Note
"баш" (head) + "әйләнү" (turning).
Кан китү
Kan kitü
Bleeding
Usage
Name a symptom
Grammar Note
"кан" (blood) + "китү" (going away).
Пешкән җәрәхәт
Peshkän järäkhät
Burn (injury)
Usage
Name an injury
Grammar Note
"пешкән" (burnt) + "җәрәхәт" (wound).
Яра
Yara
Wound
Usage
Name an injury
Grammar Note
"яра" is a wound or sore.
Колак
Kolak
Ear
Usage
Point to a body part
Grammar Note
Body-part noun; plural колаклар.
Муен
Muyen
Neck
Usage
Point to a body part
Grammar Note
Body-part noun.
Иңбаш
Iñbash
Shoulder
Usage
Point to a body part
Grammar Note
A body-part noun; the plural takes -лар/-ләр according to vowel harmony.
Тез
Tez
Knee
Usage
Point to a body part
Grammar Note
Body-part noun.
Бармак
Barmak
Finger
Usage
Point to a body part
Grammar Note
Body-part noun; the thumb is баш бармак.
Тире
Tire
Skin
Usage
Point to a body part
Grammar Note
A body-part noun; the plural takes -лар/-ләр according to vowel harmony.
Беләк
Beläk
Forearm
Usage
Point to a body part
Grammar Note
"беләк" is the arm, roughly from elbow to wrist.
Борын
Boryn
Nose
Usage
Point to a body part
Grammar Note
Body-part noun.
Ютәл
Yutäl
Cough
Usage
Name a symptom
Grammar Note
The noun is "ютәл"; the verb "to cough" is "йөткерү".
Кычыту
Kychytu
Itching
Usage
Name a symptom
Grammar Note
"кычыту" is the itch, or the act of itching.
Тимгел
Timgel
Rash
Usage
Name a symptom
Grammar Note
"тимгел" is a spot or rash on the skin.
Күрем
Kürem
Period (menstruation)
Usage
For a gynaecological context
Grammar Note
"күрем" names menstruation.
Кан группасы
Kan gruppasy
Blood type
Usage
State your blood type
Grammar Note
"кан" (blood) + "группа" with the possessive "-сы".
Медицина белешмәсе
Meditsina beleshmäse
Medical certificate
Usage
When a medical certificate is needed
Grammar Note
"медицина" + "белешмә" (certificate) with a possessive ending.
Хастаханәгә салу
Khastakhanägä salu
Hospitalization
Usage
Talk about being admitted
Grammar Note
Dative -гә.
Туңып калтырау
Tuñyp kaltyraw
Chills
Usage
Name a symptom
Grammar Note
"туңып" (freezing) + "калтырау" (trembling).
Суык тию
Suyk tiyu
Cold (illness)
Usage
Name an illness
Grammar Note
"суык" (cold) + "тию" (to touch): catching a cold.
Табиб чакырыгыз!
Tabib chakyrygyz!
Please call a doctor
Usage
Ask bystanders in an emergency
Grammar Note
Polite imperative -ыгыз.
Мин хәлсезлек сизәм
Min khälsezlek sizäm
My body feels sluggish
Usage
Say you feel weak
Grammar Note
"хәлсезлек сизү" = "to feel weakness".
Мин берничә тапкыр косып җибәрдем
Min bernichä tapkyr kosyp jibärdem
I have vomited several times
Usage
Tell a doctor you have vomited
Grammar Note
Composed with regular grammar.
Миңа ял итәргә кирәкме?
Miña yal itärgä kiräkme?
Do I need to rest?
Usage
Ask a doctor whether to rest
Grammar Note
Infinitive -ергә + кирәк = "need to"; question particle -ме.
Эч китү
Ech kitü
Diarrhea
Usage
Naming diarrhea
Grammar Note
"эч" (belly) + "китү" (to go). The dictionary glosses "эч китү" as diarrhea.
Эч кату
Ech katu
Constipation
Usage
Naming constipation
Grammar Note
"эч" (belly) + "кату" (to harden). The Russian-Tatar dictionary renders "запор" (constipation) as "эч кибү (кату)".
Тәрәт
Tärät
Poop
Usage
The word for a person's stool, used at a clinic to describe it. The same spelling is also the spoken form of the ritual washing (тәһарәт), so use it where it is clearly about the body
Grammar Note
The dictionary glosses it "кеше тизәге" (a person's stool), with the example "тәрәттә кан күренә" (blood shows in the stool). "тизәк", used for animal dung, can sound rude about a person, so it is avoided.
Сидек
Sidek
Pee
Usage
The standard word for urine or pee, usable both at a clinic and in daily life
Grammar Note
The dictionary defines it as a liquid excreted through the kidneys. The synonym "бәвел" is marked as bookish, so "сидек" is the everyday choice. The verb is "сию" (to pee).
Минем эчем китә
Minem echem kitä
I have diarrhea
Usage
Tell a doctor or pharmacist you have diarrhea
Grammar Note
Tatar texts have "кеше коса я эче китә" (a person vomits or gets diarrhea). Here "эч" takes the first-person possessive ending, a regular construction.
Минем эчем ката
Minem echem kata
I'm constipated
Usage
Tell a doctor or pharmacist you are constipated
Grammar Note
The dictionary has the headword "эч кату" and the form "эч ката" appears in an example. Here "эч" takes the first-person possessive ending, a regular construction.
Миңа сияргә кирәк
Miña siyargä kiräk
I need to pee
Usage
Tell a companion or a child you need to pee
Grammar Note
Infinitive -ргә + кирәк = "need to". The dictionary defines "сию" as releasing urine that has built up in the body, and lists the form "сияргә тотыну" (to start to pee).
Миңа а-ай итәргә кирәк
Miña a-ay itärgä kiräk
I need to poop
Usage
Tell a companion or a child you need to poop. "а-ай итү" is children's talk
Grammar Note
The Russian-Tatar dictionary renders "какать" (to poop) as "а-ай итү" (in children's speech). Infinitive -ергә + кирәк = "need to".
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