Relate words to various actions performed in the hospital environment

Key Actions in the Hospital

In Arabic, we describe actions that happen in the hospital using verbs. The person who does the action is called the subject, and the thing receiving the action is called the object.

Important Hospital Verbs

Arabic (voweled)	Romanization	Meaning
زار	zāra	to visit
فحص	fahasa	to examine
أعطى	aʿṭā	to give
قاس	qāsa	to measure
حقن	haqana	to inject
وصف	waṣafa	to prescribe

Example Sentences

1. The doctor examines the patient.

Arabic: يفحص الطبيب المريضَ Romanization: yifḥaṣu aṭ-ṭabību al-marīḍa Meaning: The doctor examines the patient.

2. The nurse gives medicine to the patient.

Arabic: تعطي الممرضةُ المريضَ الدواءَ Romanization: tuʿṭī al-mumarriẓatu al-marīḍa ad-dawā Meaning: The nurse gives the patient medicine.

Simple Pattern

When we talk about actions in the hospital, we use this basic pattern:

[Subject] + [verb] + [object]

• الطبيب يفحص — The doctor examines
• الممرضة تقيس — The nurse measures
• المريض يتألم — The patient feels pain

Key Words to Remember

Arabic	Romanization	English
المستشفى	al-mustashfā	hospital
الطبيب	aṭ-ṭabīb	doctor
الممرضة	al-mumarriẓah	nurse
المريض	al-marīḍ	patient
الدواء	ad-dawā	medicine
العيادة	al-ʿiyādah	clinic

Real-life application

In Tanzania, when you visit a hospital or clinic — for example, at Buguruni or Ifakara health centres — you can use these Arabic words and phrases to describe what the doctor or nurse is doing. If a child says "الطبيب يفحصني" (the doctor is examining me), they are using the same action words taught in this topic. This helps build confidence when communicating in Arabic-speaking medical settings or when learning about health and body vocabulary in daily life.