On the wards, a patient history is a string of short questions, and the answers come back in Uzbek. Almost every question is a question word plus an ending, and one of them, qachondan beri? (since when?), is worth learning whole, because you will ask it at every bedside.
This page is part of Uzbek for medical students, the guide for international and MBBS students in Uzbekistan.
The words for each body part are on Body parts in Uzbek, and how to say where it hurts, and the patient’s side of the same visit is on Uzbek phrases for the doctor and the pharmacy.
Introducing yourself and the first questions
| Uzbek | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Assalomu alaykum. Men tibbiyot talabasiman. | as-sa-LO-mu a-lay-KUM. MEN tib-bi-YOT ta-la-ba-si-MAN | Hello. I am a medical student. |
| Ismim Rahul. | is-MIM ra-HUL | My name is Rahul. |
| Sizdan bir necha savol soʻrasam boʻladimi? | siz-DAN BIR ne-CHA sa-VOL soʻ-ra-SAM boʻ-la-di-MI | May I ask you a few questions? |
| Shifokor hozir keladi. | shi-fo-KOR ho-ZIR ke-la-DI | The doctor will be here soon. |
| Oʻtiring. | oʻ-ti-RING | Please sit down. |
| Ismingiz nima? | is-min-GIZ ni-MA | What is your name? |
| Yoshingiz nechada? | yo-shin-GIZ ne-cha-DA | How old are you? |
| Nima bezovta qilyapti? | ni-MA be-zov-TA qil-yap-TI | What is bothering you? |
| Shikoyatingiz nima? | shi-ko-ya-tin-GIZ ni-MA | What is your complaint? |
| Qayeringiz ogʻriyapti? | qa-ye-rin-GIZ ogʻ-ri-yap-TI | Where does it hurt? |
| Qachondan beri? | qa-chon-DAN be-RI | Since when? |
| Qachondan beri ogʻriyapti? | qa-chon-DAN be-RI ogʻ-ri-yap-TI | Since when has it hurt? |
Symptoms: fever, cough and pain
| Uzbek | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Isitmangiz bormi? | i-sit-man-GIZ bor-MI | Do you have a fever? |
| Yoʻtalyapsizmi? | yoʻ-tal-yap-siz-MI | Are you coughing? |
| Qachondan beri yoʻtalyapsiz? | qa-chon-DAN be-RI yoʻ-tal-yap-SIZ | Since when have you been coughing? |
| Nafas olish qiyinmi? | na-FAS o-LISH qi-yin-MI | Is it hard to breathe? |
| Koʻnglingiz aynayaptimi? | koʻng-lin-GIZ ay-na-yap-ti-MI | Do you feel sick (nauseous)? |
| Qusdingizmi? | qus-din-giz-MI | Have you vomited? |
| Boshingiz aylanyaptimi? | bo-shin-GIZ ay-lan-yap-ti-MI | Do you feel dizzy? |
| Ogʻriq qanchalik kuchli? | ogʻ-RIQ qan-cha-LIK kuch-LI | How strong is the pain? |
| Ogʻriqni birdan oʻngacha baholang. | ogʻ-riq-NI bir-DAN oʻn-ga-CHA ba-ho-LANG | Rate the pain from one to ten. |
| Kechadan beri. | ke-cha-DAN be-RI | Since yesterday. (the patient’s answer) |
| Uch kundan beri. | UCH kun-DAN be-RI | For three days. (the patient’s answer) |
| Ishtahangiz qanday? | ish-ta-han-GIZ qan-DAY | How is your appetite? |
Allergies, medicines and past illness
| Uzbek | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Biror narsaga allergiyangiz bormi? | bi-ROR nar-sa-GA al-ler-gi-yan-GIZ bor-MI | Are you allergic to anything? |
| Dori ichyapsizmi? | do-RI ich-yap-siz-MI | Are you taking any medicine? |
| Qanday dori ichyapsiz? | qan-DAY do-RI ich-yap-SIZ | Which medicine are you taking? |
| Surunkali kasalligingiz bormi? | su-run-ka-LI ka-sal-li-gin-GIZ bor-MI | Do you have a chronic illness? |
| Kasalxonada yotganmisiz? | ka-sal-kho-na-DA yot-gan-mi-SIZ | Have you been in hospital before? |
| Chekasizmi? | che-ka-siz-MI | Do you smoke? |
| Kuniga nechta sigaret chekasiz? | ku-ni-GA nech-TA si-ga-RET che-ka-SIZ | How many cigarettes do you smoke a day? |
| Spirtli ichimlik ichasizmi? | spirt-LI i-chim-LIK i-cha-siz-MI | Do you drink alcohol? |
| Homiladormisiz? | ho-mi-la-dor-mi-SIZ | Are you pregnant? |
| Rahmat, hammasi tushunarli. | rah-MAT, ham-ma-SI tu-shu-nar-LI | Thank you, everything is clear. |
Question words and qachondan beri
A history is built from a handful of question words, and each one sits where the answer will go:
- Nima (what), qayer (where), qachon (when), qanday (what kind, how) and necha (how many). Qayeringiz ogʻriyapti? is answered by a body part: Qornim ogʻriyapti. Yoshingiz nechada? is answered by a number.
- Qachondan beri? is qachon (when) + -dan (from) + beri (since). The answer copies the pattern: a time + -dan + beri, as in kechadan beri (since yesterday) and uch kundan beri (for three days).
- A yes-or-no question has no question word: it takes -mi after the word being asked about, as in Isitmangiz bormi?, Yoʻtalyapsizmi? and Qusdingizmi?
- The polite “your” ending -ingiz shows up in nearly every question (ismingiz, yoshingiz, isitmangiz), and -siz ends the verbs (yoʻtalyapsiz, chekasiz).
At the bedside
A: Assalomu alaykum. Men tibbiyot talabasiman. Sizdan bir necha savol soʻrasam boʻladimi?
Hello. I am a medical student. May I ask you a few questions?
B: Ha, marhamat.
Yes, please go ahead.
A: Nima bezovta qilyapti?
What is bothering you?
B: Qornim ogʻriyapti.
My stomach hurts.
A: Qachondan beri?
Since when?
B: Kechadan beri.
Since yesterday.
A: Isitmangiz bormi?
Do you have a fever?
B: Yoʻq, isitmam yoʻq.
No, I have no fever.
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