Accidents happen, so it is essential to be prepared. In this lesson, you will learn practical vocabulary for a first aid kit to handle minor injuries.
Wounds and Bandages
Treating a wound (جرح) often requires wrapping (لف) it with a bandage (ضمادة).
When describing the tool or material used to perform an action, you will often use the preposition بِـ (with / by means of). This one-letter preposition attaches directly to the front of the noun it modifies, such as بضمادة (with a bandage).
| The nurse wrapped the wound with a bandage. | لفت الممرضة الجرح بضمادة.laffati al-mumarridatu al-jurha bidimâdatin. |
| Do you need a new bandage? | هل تحتاج إلى ضمادة جديدة؟hal tahtâju ilâ dimâdatin jadîda |
Antiseptics and Bleeding
To ensure a wound heals properly and to stop bleeding (نزيف), you must clean it with an antiseptic (مطهر).
When describing an event in the past, you can place the particle قد directly before a past-tense verb. This emphasizes that the action has "already" been completed or is an established fact.
| The father cleaned the wound, and the bleeding had already stopped. | نظف الأب الجرح وقد توقف النزيف.nazzafa al-abu al-jurha waqad tawaqqafa an-nazeefu |
| Clean the wound with this antiseptic. | نظف الجرح بهذا المطهر.nazzifi al-jurha bihâdhâ al-mutahhir. |
Tweezers and Ointments
A first aid kit is not complete without sterile (معقم) tweezers (ملقط) for removing debris, or an ointment (مرهم) to soothe the skin.
To explain the purpose behind an action, use the conjunction كي (in order to / so that). It is always followed by a present-tense verb.
| We used sterile tweezers to take out the glass. | استخدمنا ملقطا معقما كي نخرج الزجاج.istakhdamnâ milqatan mu'aqqaman kay nukhrija az-zujâja. |
| The doctor put the ointment on the wound. | وضع الطبيب المرهم على الجرح.wada'a at-tabibu al-marhama 'ala al-jurhi |
Pain Relief for Injuries
If you have sustained an injury (إصابة), you might need a painkiller (مسكن) for relief.
To give a reason for your action, use لأن (because). In Arabic, لأن is typically followed immediately by a noun or an attached pronoun suffix.
| I will take a painkiller because the injury is painful. | سآخذ مسكنا لأن الإصابة مؤلمة.sa'âkhudhu musakkinan li'anna al-isâbata mu'limah |
| The player suffered a minor injury, so he asked for a painkiller. | عانى اللاعب من إصابة خفيفة فطلب مسكنا.3âna al-laa3ibu min isâbatin khafîfatin fa-talaba musakkinan. |
