Emergencies & Urgent Care
8 words · ~12 min
Emergency vocabulary and urgent requests using imperative forms
Emergency numbers vary across Arab countries. In many Gulf states it is 999, while in Egypt it is 123 for ambulance and 122 for police.
Lesson overview
Emergencies & Urgent Care is a level A2 lesson of 8 words: 7 nouns and 1 verb. Its words come from 5 Arabic roots, listed below with links to each root family.
- Builds on: Describing Health & Feelings (A2)
- Leads to: Staying Healthy (A2)
Word list
| Arabic | Meaning | Type | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
دَم dam | blood | noun | د-م-و |
ضَغْط ḍaghṭ | pressure (blood pressure) | noun | ض-غ-ط |
سُكَّرِيّ sukkariyy | diabetes / diabetic | noun | س-ك-ر |
حَبّة ḥabba | pill / tablet | noun | ح-ب-ب |
شِفاء shifāʾ | recovery / healing | noun | ش-ف-ي |
فَحْص faḥṣ | examination / check-up | noun | ف-ح-ص |
أَشِعّة ashiʿʿa | X-ray / rays | noun | ش-ع-ع |
تَعِبَ taʿiba | to be tired | verb | ت-ع-ب |
Themes these words belong to: Health (8), Treatment (3), Verbs (1)
Sample word cards
Exercises and spaced review for all 8 words
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