A useful symptom report says what you feel and when it happens. This B1 word set connects health vocabulary with short phrases for a conversation at an appointment.
The idea
Learn symptom names with their usual phrases: öksürük → öksürüğüm var (I have a cough), ateş → ateşim var (I have a fever). A compound symptom name takes the possessive ending on its last word: mide bulantısı → mide bulantım var. The corresponding verb phrase is midem bulanıyor. Add iki gündür for a symptom continuing for two days, or dün başladı to say it started yesterday.
| Turkish | Meaning in this topic |
|---|---|
| sağlık | health |
| hastalık | illness |
| belirti | symptom |
| ağrı | pain |
| ateş | fever |
| öksürük | cough |
| burun akıntısı | runny nose |
| boğaz ağrısı | sore throat |
| mide bulantısı | nausea |
| baş dönmesi | dizziness |
| alerji | allergy |
| randevu | appointment |
Examples
- Bu sabah başım dönüyor.I feel dizzy this morning.
- İki gündür boğazım ağrıyor.My throat has been hurting for two days.
- Öksürüğüm geceleri artıyor.My cough gets worse at night.
- Ateşim yok ama boğazım hâlâ ağrıyor.I have no fever, but my throat still hurts.
- Otobüste midem bulandı.I felt nauseous on the bus.
- Bu belirtiler ne zaman başladı?When did these symptoms start?
- Yarın için randevu almak istiyorum.I would like to make an appointment for tomorrow.
- Burun akıntım dün başladı.My runny nose started yesterday.
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Watch out
Do not use ağrıyor for every symptom. Midem ağrıyor says that your stomach hurts; midem bulanıyor says you feel nauseous. These describe different sensations, so the verb changes the message.
Try it yourself
Choose the noun naming a symptom: öksürük or öksürmek.
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öksürük
öksürük: this names the symptom, a cough. Öksürmek names the action, to cough, so it is not the noun requested.
Complete “I have a fever” using ateş. Write only the missing word.
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ateşim
ateşim: the ending identifies whose fever it is. With var, the completed sentence means “I have a fever”; ateş here does not mean a fire.
Say “I feel nauseous” now, using either a verb or a symptom noun.
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Midem bulanıyor / Mide bulantım var
Midem bulanıyor / Mide bulantım var: both express nausea now. In the first, the stomach is the subject of the verb; in the second, the speaker has the named symptom.
Complete: I want to make an appointment with the doctor for tomorrow.
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randevu
randevu: the speaker wants an arranged meeting time. With almak, it means making an appointment; hastalık would name an illness, not a booking.
Practice round
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Choose the noun naming a symptom: öksürük or öksürmek.
Complete “I have a fever” using ateş. Write only the missing word.
Say “I feel nauseous” now, using either a verb or a symptom noun.
Midem bulanıyor / Mide bulantım var
Complete: I want to make an appointment with the doctor for tomorrow.
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Tap the words in the right order.
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Invent a short appointment conversation. Name two symptoms, say when one started, and ask when the other occurs. Express nausea once with a noun and once with a verb.