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Call a Doctor!

Here are some words and phrases that you might need when you need medical attention. We start with some necessary vocabulary, such as 'hospital', 'doctor', etc., learn names of body parts, and check some of common words that you might hear around the hospital.

Basic Nouns

병원 [byeongwon] - hospital; clinic

의사 [uisa] - doctor

간호사 [ganhosa] - nurse

응급실 [eunggeupsil] - emergency room

약 [yak] - medicine, drug

약국 [yakguk] - pharmacy; drug store

Now, you can say such phrases as...

병원 + 어디 + 있어요?
[byeongwon] + [eodi] + [isseoyo?]
(hospital) + (where) + (is ...?)

= 병원 어디 있어? [byeongwon eodi isseoyo?] - Where is the hospital?

Another example...

병원 + 가요
[byeongwon] + [gayo]
(hospital) + (go)

= 병원 가요. [byeongwon gayo] - Let's go to the hospital.

Ito isa pa...

머리 + 아파요
[meori] + [apayo]
(head) + (hurts)

= 머리 아파요. [meori apayo] - My head hurts. / I have a headache.

To add more to your vocabulary,... (para may mailagay kayo sa unahan ng "아파요" [apayo] kapag may masakit sa inyo haha)

Body Parts

Source: http://www.rocketlanguages.com/korean/learn/health-in-korean/

팔 [pal] - arm

다리 [dari] - leg

입 [ip] - mouth

근육 [geunyook] - muscle

목 [mok] - neck

코 [ko] - nose

어깨 [ukge] - shoulder

위 [wee] - stomach

목구멍 [mokgoomung] - throat

엄지 손가락 [umji son-garak] - thumb

무릎 [mooreup] - knee

심장 [shimjang] - heart

허리 [huri] - back

유방 [yoobang] - breast

가슴 [gaseum] - chest

귀 [gwee] - ear

눈 [noon] - eye

얼굴 [ulgool] - face

손가락 [son-garak] - finger

손 [son] - hand

머리 [muhri] - head

발가락 [balgarak] - toe

Source: http://www.rocketlanguages.com/korean/learn/health-in-korean/

Gets nyo na po?

noun/place + 어디 "eodi" + 있어요 "isseoyo" = Where is the ...?

kasi 있어요 "isseoyo" comes from the verb 있다 "itda" which means "to have/to exist" so kapag nagtanong ka ng may 어디 있어요? "eodi isseoyo" edi ang itinanong mo na din ay kung saan ba siya nag-eexist.