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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).

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### 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.

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### 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.

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### 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.

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The First Aid Kit

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

interrogative

noun

numeral

particle

prefix

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

The definite article and locatives (الـ)

Basic noun gender (ة)

Sun and moon letters

Singular subject pronouns (أنا، أنت، هو، هي)

Indefinite nouns and nominal sentences (ـٌ)

Demonstrative pronouns for 'this' (هذا / هذه)

Separate prepositions (في، من، إلى، على)

Attributive adjectives

Predicative adjectives

Yes/No questions (هل، أ)

Basic questions (من، ما، أين)

Singular possessive pronouns (ـي، ـك، ـه، ـها)

Plural subject pronouns (نحن، أنتم، هم)

Plural possessive pronouns (ـنا، ـكم، ـهم)

Noun possession

Attached prepositions (بـ، لـ، كـ)

Pronouns with prepositions

Having and possessing (عند، لـ، مع)

Regular plural nouns (ـون، ـين، ـات)

Broken plurals

Dual nouns (ـان / ـين)

Plural and distant demonstratives (هؤلاء، ذلك، تلك)

Non-human plural agreement

Present tense singular verbs

Verbal sentences (VSO)

Present tense plural verbs

Topicalized sentences (SVO)

The indefinite accusative case (ـاً)

Verb object pronouns (-ني، -ك، -ه)

Present tense negation (لا)

Question words with verbs (متى، كيف...)

Adverbs of time and place

The future tense (سـ / سوف)

Intentions and desires (أن)

Negating states and possession (ليس)

Past tense singular suffixes

Past tense plural suffixes

Negating past events (ما)

Singular commands

Numbers 1 to 10

Number agreement for 1 and 2 (واحد، اثنان)

Asking how many (كم)

Numbers 3 to 10 (ثلاثة إلى عشرة)

Ordinal numbers 1 to 10 (الأول، الثاني)

Basic conjunctions (فـ، أو، لكن)

Ordering at a café (واحد، اثنان)

Food and drink with conjunctions (و، ف، أو، لكن)

There is and there are (هناك / ليس هناك)

Direct address (يا)

Giving reasons (لأنّ)

Relative pronouns (الذي / التي)

Quantifiers (كل / بعض)

The past tense of 'to be' (كان)

Past possession

Numbers 11 to 19 and tens to 80

Telling time (الساعة)

This book vs this is a book (هذا الكتاب، هذا كتاب)

Greetings (مرحبا، السلام عليكم)

How are you? and goodbye (كيف حالك، مع السلامة)

Nationalities (مصري، مصرية)

Roots and patterns (كتب، كتاب، مكتب)

Politeness (من فضلك، آسف)

Complex possession chains

Colors and traits (أفعل / فعلاء)

Plural colors and traits (فُعْل)

Comparative adjectives (أفعل من)

Superlative adjectives (أفعل)

Adverbs of manner (ـاً)

The nominative case (ـُ)

The genitive case (ـِ)

The accusative case (ـَ)

Dual noun cases (ـان / ـين)

Masculine plurals and 'the best of' (أفضل النجارين)

Emphasizing sentences (إنّ)

Connecting clauses (أنّ)

Reporting speech (قال إنّ)

Expressing contrast (لكنّ)

Comparison and probability (كأنّ, لعلّ)

Distant plural pointing (أولئك)

Plural relative pronouns (الذين, اللواتي)

Past habits (كان + present)

Ongoing actions (ما زال)

Masculine plurals online (مبرمجون، مؤثرون)

Perfective past (قد)

Probability (قد)

The subjunctive mood (أن)

Question	Answer
to wrap (wind, roll)	لفlaffa
wound	جرحjurh
bandage	ضمادةdimâda
The nurse wrapped the wound with a bandage.	لفت الممرضة الجرح بضمادة.laffati al-mumarridatu al-jurha bidimâdatin.
antiseptic	مطهرmutahhir
Clean the wound with this antiseptic.	نظف الجرح بهذا المطهر.nazzifi al-jurha bihâdhâ al-mutahhir.
tweezers	ملقطmilqat
sterile	معقمmuaqqam
We used sterile tweezers to take out the glass.	استخدمنا ملقطا معقما كي نخرج الزجاج.istakhdamnâ milqatan mu'aqqaman kay nukhrija az-zujâja.
bleeding	نزيفnazîf
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
painkiller	مسكنmusakkin
injury	إصابةisâba
I will take a painkiller because the injury is painful.	سآخذ مسكنا لأن الإصابة مؤلمة.sa'âkhudhu musakkinan li'anna al-isâbata mu'limah
ointment	مرهمmarham
The doctor put the ointment on the wound.	وضع الطبيب المرهم على الجرح.wada'a at-tabibu al-marhama 'ala al-jurhi
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.
The mother bought an antiseptic and an ointment from the pharmacy.	اشترت الأم مطهرا ومرهما من الصيدلية.ishtarat al-ummu mutahhiran wa marhaman mina ssaydaliyyah
The nurse will wrap your leg so the bleeding stops.	ستلف الممرضة ساقك كي يتوقف النزيف.sataluffu al-mumarridatu sâqaka kay yatawaqqafa an-nazîfu
Where are the sterile tweezers? I want them now.	أين الملقط المعقم؟ أريده الآن.ayna al-milqatu al-mu'aqqamu? urîduhu al-âna.
Do you need a new bandage?	هل تحتاج إلى ضمادة جديدة؟hal tahtâju ilâ dimâdatin jadîda
dead	ميتmayyit
We found a dead sparrow in the garden.	وجدنا عصفورا ميتا في الحديقة.wajadnâ usfûran mayyitan fil hadîqah.
Is the man dead? No, he's fine.	هل الرجل ميت؟ لا، هو بخير.hal ir-rajulu mayyitun? lâ, huwa bikhayr.
condition, case	حالةhâla
The patient's condition is serious.	حالة المريض خطيرة.hâlatu al-marîdi khatîratun
In case of fire, call the ambulance.	في حالة الحريق، اتصل بالإسعاف.fi hâlat al-harîq, ittasil bil-is'âf.
operation (surgery), process	عمليةamaliyya
The player needs an operation because of the injury.	يحتاج اللاعب إلى عملية بسبب الإصابة.yahtâju allâ'ibu ilâ amaliyyatin bisababi al-isâbati
The operation was easy.	كانت العملية سهلة.kânati l-'amaliyyatu sahlatan
to hurt (cause pain)	آلمâlama
My head hurts me.	رأسي يؤلمني.ra'sî yu'limunî.
Does the wound hurt you?	هل يؤلمك الجرح؟hal yu'limuka al-jurhu?
to be injured, to catch (an illness)	أصيب بussîba bi
The child suffered a small wound on his hand.	أصيب الطفل بجرح صغير في يده.usîba at-tiflu bijurhin saghîrin fî yadihi
My brother caught a severe cold.	أصيب أخي بزكام شديد.uṣiba akhi bizukamin shadid

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