اذا عندك مرض، لازم تشوف دكتور.

That is exactly how Arabic often expresses possession.

• عند = at / with
• -ك = you (masculine singular)

So عندك literally means at you or with you, but in natural English it often corresponds to you have.

Examples:

• عندي سيارة = I have a car
• عنده وقت = He has time
• عندك مرض = You have an illness

This is a very common Arabic pattern, so it is worth getting used to early.

Here إذا means if:

• إذا عندك مرض = If you have an illness

In everyday Arabic, إذا is a very common way to introduce a condition. In some contexts, it can also feel close to when, depending on the sentence, but in this example if is the best match.

So the structure is:

• إذا
  • condition
• result/advice after it

Like:

• إذا تعبت، ارتاح = If you get tired, rest
• إذا بدك، منروح = If you want, we’ll go

Arabic usually does not have a separate word for a / an.

So:

• مرض can mean a disease / an illness or just illness, depending on context.
• دكتور can mean a doctor.

Arabic marks definiteness mainly with الـ (the).

Compare:

• مرض = an illness / illness
• المرض = the illness
• دكتور = a doctor
• الدكتور = the doctor

So عندك مرض naturally means you have an illness even though there is no separate word for an.

لازم means something like:

• must
• have to
• should
• need to

In this sentence, it gives strong advice or necessity:

• لازم تشوف دكتور = You need to see a doctor

One useful thing about لازم in Levantine is that it does not change much for person or number. You usually keep لازم and change the verb after it.

Examples:

• لازم أروح = I have to go
• لازم تروح = You have to go
• لازم ندرس = We have to study

In Levantine Arabic, شاف / يشوف literally means to see, but it is also commonly used where English says see in the sense of go to / consult a doctor.

So:

• تشوف دكتور = literally see a doctor
• natural English: see a doctor

This works just like English, where see a doctor does not only mean using your eyes—it also means consult a doctor.

Yes, تشوف is formally the imperfect/present form of the verb.

On its own:

• بتشوف often means you see / you are seeing
• تشوف can appear after particles or words like لازم

After لازم, the verb expresses what someone needs to do:

• لازم تشوف = you need to see / you should see

So the sense of obligation comes from لازم, not from the verb form by itself.

Good question. In everyday Levantine, the b- prefix often marks the regular present/habitual:

• بتشوف = you see / you usually see

But after words like لازم, بدّي, ممكن, and some other particles or modal-like expressions, speakers often use the verb without بـ:

• لازم تشوف not usually
• لازم بتشوف

So in this sentence, dropping بـ is normal and expected.

No—here Arabic means a doctor, not the doctor.

• دكتور = a doctor
• الدكتور = the doctor

Since the sentence gives general advice, it is indefinite:

• You should see a doctor

If you said الدكتور, it would sound like a specific doctor is already known:

• لازم تشوف الدكتور = You need to see the doctor

Yes, as written, it is most naturally directed to a male singular listener.

Masculine:

• إذا عندك مرض، لازم تشوف دكتور.

To a woman, you would typically say:

• إذا عندِك مرض، لازم تشوفي دكتور.

Main changes:

• عندك: the pronunciation changes
  • masculine: ʿandak
  • feminine: ʿindik
• تشوف becomes تشوفي for feminine singular in many Levantine varieties

So gender agreement matters when you are speaking directly to someone.

You mainly change the possession form and the verb form.

Examples:

• إذا عندي مرض، لازم شوف دكتور.

  • If I have an illness, I need to see a doctor.

• إذا عندنا مرض، لازم نشوف دكتور.

  • If we have an illness, we need to see a doctor.

• إذا عنده مرض، لازم يشوف دكتور.

  • If he has an illness, he needs to see a doctor.

• إذا عندها مرض، لازم تشوف دكتور.

  • If she has an illness, she needs to see a doctor.

The pattern stays the same:

• إذا
  • عند...
• لازم
  • appropriate verb form

It is best understood as Levantine colloquial Arabic, though some words are shared with Standard Arabic.

Why it feels Levantine:

• تشوف is a very common colloquial choice
• there are no case endings
• the overall phrasing sounds conversational and natural in speech

A more formal Standard Arabic version might be:

• إذا كان لديك مرض، يجب أن ترى طبيبًا.

But in everyday Levantine, your sentence sounds much more natural:

• إذا عندك مرض، لازم تشوف دكتور.

A natural rough pronunciation might be:

• iza ʿandak maraḍ, lāzem tshūf duktōr

A few notes:

• إذا = iza
• ع in عندك is the Arabic letter ʿayn, a sound English does not have
• مرض is often pronounced roughly maraḍ
• تشوف = tshūf
• دكتور = duktōr or doktōr, depending on speaker and region

You do not need perfect pronunciation immediately, but ع and the emphatic sound in مرض are two sounds learners often want to practice.

You can rearrange it.

The given version:

• إذا عندك مرض، لازم تشوف دكتور.

A different order could be:

• لازم تشوف دكتور إذا عندك مرض.

Both are understandable. Putting the إذا clause first often makes the condition clearer right away, while putting لازم تشوف دكتور first puts more focus on the advice.

So yes, the sentence is flexible, just like English:

• If you’re sick, you should see a doctor
• You should see a doctor if you’re sick

Yes, but the meaning shifts a little.

• عندك مرض = you have an illness / a medical condition
• إنت مريض = you are sick

So:

• إذا عندك مرض، لازم تشوف دكتور sounds a bit more about having a disease/condition
• إذا إنت مريض، لازم تشوف دكتور sounds more like if you’re sick

Both are possible, but عندك مرض focuses more on having an illness, while مريض describes the person’s state directly.