Ech hu Kappwéi
I have a headache
Usage
Says you have a headache.
Grammar Note
Composed from dictionary-verified words. Hunn loses its n before K and becomes hu (n-rule)
Ech sinn allergesch géint Penicillin
I am allergic to penicillin
Usage
Tells a doctor or pharmacist about a penicillin allergy.
Grammar Note
Composed from dictionary-verified words. Sinn keeps its n before the vowel of allergesch (n-rule)
Hutt Dir eppes géint Péng?
Do you have a painkiller?
Usage
Asks for something against pain.
Grammar Note
Composed from dictionary-verified words. Eppes géint Péng stands in for painkiller
Mir ass iwwel
I feel nauseous
Usage
Says you feel sick.
Grammar Note
Composed from dictionary-verified words. Iwwel means nauseous. The person is in the dative: mir
Ech brauch en Dokter, deen Englesch schwätzt
I need a doctor who speaks English
Usage
Asks for a doctor who speaks English.
Grammar Note
Composed from dictionary-verified words. The relative pronoun deen agrees with the masculine Dokter
Kënnt Dir mir eng Ordonnance schreiwen?
Could you write me a prescription?
Usage
Asks a doctor to write a prescription.
Grammar Note
Composed from dictionary-verified words. Ordonnance is feminine
Ech si schwanger
I am pregnant
Usage
Says you are pregnant.
Grammar Note
Composed from dictionary-verified words. Si is the n-rule form of sinn
D'Krankekeess
Health insurance
Usage
The word for the state health insurance fund.
Grammar Note
The feminine noun Krankekeess, the state health insurance
D'Asthma
Asthma
Usage
The word for asthma.
Grammar Note
The neuter noun Asthma
Den Diabeetes
Diabetes
Usage
The word for diabetes.
Grammar Note
The masculine noun Diabeetes (also spelled Diabetes)
Den héije Bluttdrock
High blood pressure
Usage
The expression for high blood pressure.
Grammar Note
Héije is the masculine accusative of héich. Bluttdrock is masculine
D'Epilepsie
Epilepsy
Usage
The word for epilepsy.
Grammar Note
The feminine noun Epilepsie
D'Fraktur
Fracture
Usage
The word for a bone fracture.
Grammar Note
The feminine noun Fraktur; plural Frakturen
D'Otemnout
Difficulty breathing
Usage
The word for shortness of breath.
Grammar Note
The feminine noun Otemnout
De Schwindel
Dizziness
Usage
The word for dizziness; it also means fraud.
Grammar Note
The masculine noun Schwindel. It also means fraud, so mind the context
D'Bluddung
Bleeding
Usage
The word for bleeding.
Grammar Note
The feminine noun Bluddung
D'Verbrennung
Burn
Usage
The word for a burn.
Grammar Note
The feminine noun Verbrennung
D'Wonn
Wound
Usage
The word for a wound.
Grammar Note
The feminine noun Wonn; plural Wonnen
D'Ouer
Ear
Usage
The word for an ear.
Grammar Note
The neuter noun Ouer; plural Oueren
D'Akaul
Neck (back of the neck)
Usage
The word for the nape of the neck.
Grammar Note
The feminine noun Akaul
D'Schëller
Shoulder
Usage
The word for a shoulder.
Grammar Note
The feminine noun Schëller; plural Schëlleren
De Knéi
Knee
Usage
The word for a knee.
Grammar Note
The masculine noun Knéi; plural Knéien
De Fanger
Finger
Usage
The word for a finger.
Grammar Note
The masculine noun Fanger
D'Haut
Skin
Usage
The word for skin.
Grammar Note
The feminine noun Haut; plural Hait
Den Aarm
Arm
Usage
The word for an arm.
Grammar Note
The masculine noun Aarm; plural Äerm
D'Nues
Nose
Usage
The word for a nose.
Grammar Note
The feminine noun Nues
Den Houscht
Cough
Usage
The word for a cough.
Grammar Note
The masculine noun Houscht
Den Ausschlag
Rash
Usage
The word for a rash.
Grammar Note
The masculine noun Ausschlag
D'Period
Period (menstruation)
Usage
The word for a period (menstruation).
Grammar Note
The feminine noun Period; plural Perioden
D'Bluttgrupp
Blood type
Usage
The word for blood type.
Grammar Note
The feminine noun Bluttgrupp
Den Attest
Medical certificate
Usage
The word for a medical certificate.
Grammar Note
The masculine noun Attest; plural Attesten
De Schüttelfrost
Chills
Usage
The word for chills.
Grammar Note
The masculine noun Schüttelfrost
D'Erkältung
Common cold
Usage
The word for a cold.
Grammar Note
The feminine noun Erkältung
Rufft wannechgelift en Dokter
Please call a doctor
Usage
Asks someone to call a doctor.
Grammar Note
Composed from dictionary-verified words. The imperative Rufft is the same as in Rufft d'Police!
Ech hu Péng hei
It hurts here
Usage
Says it hurts here.
Grammar Note
Composed from dictionary-verified words. Hunn loses its n before P
Ech hu mech e puer Mol iwwerginn
I have vomited several times
Usage
Says you have been sick several times.
Grammar Note
Composed from dictionary-verified words. Iwwerginn is used reflexively: hunn ech mech iwwerginn
Muss ech mech ausrouen?
Do I need to rest?
Usage
Asks whether you need to rest.
Grammar Note
Composed from dictionary-verified words. Ausrouen means to rest; the reflexive pronoun mech is added
Den Duerchfall
Diarrhea
Usage
Name of the symptom. Point to it at a clinic or pharmacy.
Grammar Note
The masculine noun Duerchfall. It has no plural.
Den Stullgang
Poop (bowel movement)
Usage
No everyday word for "poop" could be confirmed in a dictionary, so this is the dictionary word for a bowel movement. Point to it at a check-up to say stools are absent or have blood. Avoid "Stull" alone: it mostly means a chair.
Grammar Note
The masculine noun Stullgang. It has no plural. A variant is Stullgank.
Den Urin
Pee (urine)
Usage
No everyday noun for "pee" could be confirmed in a dictionary, so this is the dictionary's medical word for urine. In daily talk it is also called "Waasser" as a euphemism. For describing a urine problem at a check-up.
Grammar Note
The masculine noun Urin. It has no plural.
Ech hunn den Duerchfall
I have diarrhea
Usage
Tells a doctor or pharmacist your symptom.
Grammar Note
Composed from dictionary-verified words. Hunn keeps its n because the next word starts with d (n-rule).
Ech si verstoppt
I'm constipated
Usage
Tells a doctor or pharmacist your symptom. "Verstoppt" means constipated here; it can also mean blocked.
Grammar Note
Composed from dictionary-verified words. The participle verstoppt of verstoppen expresses being constipated. Sinn drops its n to si because the next word starts with v.
Ech muss pissen
I need to pee
Usage
Tells a companion or a child that you need to pee. "Pissen" is listed in the dictionary as the ordinary verb for urinating; best among people you know.
Grammar Note
The same form as the dictionary example "ech muss pissen". An infinitive follows muss.
Ech muss kacken
I need to poop
Usage
Tells a companion or a child that you need to poop. "Kacken" is listed in the dictionary as the casual verb for pooping; best among people you know. With strangers, ask where the toilet is instead.
Grammar Note
Composed from dictionary-verified words. As in "ech muss pissen", an infinitive follows muss.
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