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Russian Vocabulary - Health

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In this lesson, you will learn Russian health vocabulary. Health is a fundamental aspect of our lives, so it is essential to learn vocabulary related to it.

Don't hesitate to look into these other pages after completing this lesson: Geography & Animals.

Basic Vocabulary

Let's start with some basic health vocabulary:

Russian	Pronunciation	English
здоровье	zdorov'ye	health
больной	bol'noy	sick
болезнь	bolezn'	illness
температура	temperatura	temperature
болеть	bolet'	to be sick/to have an illness

Now, let's see some examples:

• Person 1: Я чувствую себя плохо. (I feel bad.)
• Person 2: Возможно, у вас высокая температура. (Perhaps, you have a high temperature.)

Symptoms

Here, you will learn how to describe symptoms. It is a useful vocabulary when seeing a doctor in a Russian-speaking country.

Russian	Pronunciation	English
боль	bol'	pain
головная боль	golovnaya bol'	headache
кашель	kashe'l	cough
насморк	nasmork	runny nose
тошнота	toshnota	nausea
рвота	rvota	vomit
слабость	slabost'	weakness

Examples:

• Person 1: У меня болит голова. (I have a headache.)
• Person 2: Надо перестать много работать и отдохнуть. (You need to stop working too much and rest.)
• Person 1: У меня тошнит и я рву. (I feel nausea and I am vomiting.)
• Person 2: Вы можете иметь желудочное расстройство. (You may have a stomach disorder.)

Medicine

In this section, you will learn some medicine-related vocabulary.

Russian	Pronunciation	English
лекарство	lekarstvo	medicine
таблетка	tabletka	pill
капсула	kapsula	capsule
сироп	sirop	syrup
врач	vrach	doctor
рецепт	retsept	prescription

Examples:

• Person 1: У меня есть рецепт на лекарство. (I have a prescription for medicine.)
• Person 2: Покажите мне рецепт, пожалуйста. (Show me the prescription, please.)
• Person 1: Я не могу проглотить таблетку. (I can't swallow the pill.)
• Person 2: Возможно, вам нужна капсула. (Perhaps, you need a capsule.)

Going to the Doctor

In this section, you will learn some useful phrases related to seeing a doctor.

Russian	Pronunciation	English
зубной врач	zubnoy vrach	dentist
терапевт	terapevt	general practitioner
больница	bol'nitsa	hospital
приемная	priemnaya	reception
записаться на прием	zapisat'sya na priyem	make an appointment

Examples:

• Person 1: У меня болят зубы. (My teeth hurt.)
• Person 2: Необходимо пойти к зубному врачу. (You need to go to the dentist.)
• Person 1: В какой больнице я могу получить помощь? (In which hospital can I get help?)
• Person 2: Я записал вас на прием к терапевту через Интернет. (I made an appointment for you with the general practitioner online.)

Traditional Medicine

In Russia, traditional medicine is still prevalent, and many people use it as an alternative to Western medicine. Here are some traditional medicine-related vocabulary that you need to know:

Russian	Pronunciation	English
народная медицина	narodnaya meditsina	traditional medicine
настой	nastoy	herbal infusion
золотой корень	zolotoy koren'	Rhodiola Rosea
трава	trava	herb

Examples:

• Person 1: Меня заболела голова, у меня нет таблеток. (I have a headache, and I have no pills.)
• Person 2: Народная медицина может помочь - золотой корень известен как хорошее средство от головной боли. (Traditional medicine can help - Rhodiola Rosea is known as a good remedy for headaches.)
• Person 1: Где я могу купить травы для приготовления настоя? (Where can I buy herbs for making an herbal infusion?)
• Person 2: В аптеке, или на рынке, возле монастыря можно купить травы. (In the pharmacy, or at the market, near the monastery, you can buy herbs.)

Conclusion

These are some of the essential health vocabulary words that you need to know in Russian. Remember, it is essential to keep yourself healthy and to visit the doctor regularly. Do not hesitate to use find native speakers and ask them any questions related to Russian Russian and Polyglot Club language learning. Also, don't forget to visit our [Language/Russian/Vocabulary|vocabulary] page to learn more Russian words!

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Sources

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