Hindi · Elementary (A2) · Chapter 3 of 12
At the doctor's
डॉक्टर के पासdoktar ke paas
Tell a doctor in Hindi what hurts and since when, name parts of the body and understand advice with चाहिए (should).
In this chapter you'll learn to
- Say what hurts and that you have a fever
- Say how long you've been ill with से (se)
- Understand advice: you should…
Listen
Meera isn't well and goes to see Dr Mehta at his clinic in Chandigarh. Listen to the whole dialogue first, then line by line.
Dr Mehta
आइए, बैठिए। क्या हुआ?
Aaiye, baithiye. Kyaa huaa?
Come in, sit down. What's the matter?
Meera
डॉक्टर साहब, मुझे बुख़ार है और मेरे सिर में दर्द है।
Doktar saahab, mujhe bukhaar hai aur mere sir men dard hai.
Doctor, I have a fever and a headache.
Dr Mehta
बुख़ार कब से है?
Bukhaar kab se hai?
How long have you had the fever?
Meera
कल रात से। और आज सुबह से गले में भी दर्द है।
Kal raat se. Aur aaj subah se gale men bhee dard hai.
Since last night. And since this morning my throat has been hurting too.
Dr Mehta
क्या आपने कोई दवा ली?
Kyaa aapne koee davaa lee?
Have you taken any medicine?
Meera
हाँ, कल रात मैंने बुख़ार की एक गोली ली।
Haan, kal raat mainne bukhaar kee ek golee lee.
Yes, last night I took a tablet for the fever.
Dr Mehta
बुख़ार ज़्यादा नहीं है। आपको दो-तीन दिन आराम करना चाहिए।
Bukhaar zyaadaa naheen hai. Aapko do-teen din aaraam karnaa chaahiye.
The fever isn't high. You should rest for two or three days.
Meera
क्या मैं काम पर जा सकती हूँ?
Kyaa main kaam par jaa saktee hoon?
Can I go to work?
Dr Mehta
नहीं, अभी घर पर रहिए। और आपको गरम पानी पीना चाहिए।
Naheen, abhee ghar par rahiye. Aur aapko garam paanee peenaa chaahiye.
No, stay at home for now. And you should drink warm water.
Meera
ठीक है। और दवा?
Theek hai. Aur davaa?
All right. And the medicine?
Dr Mehta
यह दवा दिन में दो बार लीजिए, खाने के बाद।
Yah davaa din men do baar leejiye, khaane ke baad.
Take this medicine twice a day, after meals.
Meera
धन्यवाद, डॉक्टर साहब।
Dhanyavaad, doktar saahab.
Thank you, doctor.
Understand
Where it hurts: मेरे सिर में दर्द है
To say something hurts, say “in my … there is pain”: (mere sir men dard hai), I have a headache. Before (men), (meraa) becomes (mere), and a masculine noun ending in -aa becomes -e: (galaa, throat) → (mere gale men dard hai). With a feminine noun, (meree) stays: (meree peeth men dard hai), my back hurts.
For an illness, the person takes (mujhe), as with (chaahiye) and (pasand): (mujhe bukhaar hai), I have a fever; (mujhe khaansee hai), I have a cough.
| Hindi | Meaning | Hindi | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| (sir), m | head | (aankh), f | eye |
| (galaa), m | throat | (kaan), m | ear |
| (pet), m | stomach | (daant), m | tooth |
| (peeth), f | back | (haath), m | hand, arm |
| (pair), m | foot, leg | (khaansee), f | cough |
Since when? कब से
To ask how long something has been going on, say (kab se?), since when? Answer with the time and (se): (kal raat se), since last night; (do din se), for two days.
Hindi uses the present here, where English says “have had” or “has been”: (mujhe do din se bukhaar hai), I've had a fever for two days.
- बुख़ार कब से है?Bukhaar kab se hai?How long have you had the fever?
- मुझे दो दिन से बुख़ार है।Mujhe do din se bukhaar hai.I've had a fever for two days.
- मेरे पेट में कल से दर्द है।Mere pet men kal se dard hai.My stomach has been hurting since yesterday.
You should: चाहिए
You know … (mujhe … chaahiye), I need. Put a verb in its -ना (-naa) form before (chaahiye) and it means “should”: (aapko aaraam karnaa chaahiye), you should rest. The person takes the same form as before: (mujhe), (aapko), (tumhen), (use). For “shouldn't”, put (naheen) before the verb.
If the object is feminine, -ना becomes -नी: (aapko davaa lenee chaahiye), you should take medicine. You will also hear (lenaa chaahiye) in everyday speech. Doctors also give instructions with the polite -इए (-iye) form: (leejiye), take; (rahiye), stay.
- आपको आराम करना चाहिए।Aapko aaraam karnaa chaahiye.You should rest.
- आपको काम पर नहीं जाना चाहिए।Aapko kaam par naheen jaanaa chaahiye.You shouldn't go to work.
- आपको दवा लेनी चाहिए।Aapko davaa lenee chaahiye.You should take some medicine.
More in the grammar: Postpositions and the oblique case · Commands and requests: आ, आओ, आइए · Should and have to: चाहिए, है, पड़ना · The continuous tenses: रहा है and रहा था · The simple past and the ने construction
New words
- क्या हुआ?Kyaa huaa?What's the matter? What happened? · (huaa) is the past of (honaa).
- डॉक्टर साहबdoktar saahabdoctor (as a form of address) · (saahab) after a title or name shows respect to a man.
- बुख़ारbukhaarfever · masculine; (mujhe bukhaar hai), I have a fever
- सिरsirhead · masculine
- दर्दdardpain, ache · masculine
- कब से?Kab se?Since when? How long?
- गलाgalaathroat · masculine; (gale men), in the throat
- दवाdavaamedicine · feminine; many people also say (davaaee)
- गोलीgoleetablet, pill · feminine
- ज़्यादाzyaadaamuch, too much; more · never changes
- आराम करनाaaraam karnaato rest · (do-teen din), two or three days
- अभीabheenow, for now; right now
- पानीpaaneewater · masculine; (garam paanee), hot or warm water
- के बादke baadafter · (khaane ke baad), after meals
Practise
1.Match the parts of the body.
Pick a word on the left, then its meaning on the right.
2.How do you say “My throat hurts”?
3.The doctor is giving advice. Put the words in order.
Tap the words below in the right order.You should rest.
4.You've had a fever for two days. What do you tell the doctor?
5.The doctor tells you that you should drink water. What does she say?
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Say it out loud
मुझे बुख़ार है।
Mujhe bukhaar hai.
I have a fever.
Listen, then say it out loud, as close to the recording as you can.
Check
Five questions on this chapter. Then mark it as finished to add its words to your review deck.
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