Fi eiadat doctor el-asnan Marida: Sabah el-kheir ya doctor. Ana ayiana away. Female patient: Good morning, doctor. I'm very sick. Tabeeb el-asnan: Sabah el-nur. Bi teshtiki min aeh? Male dentist: Good morning to you. What's your complaint? Marida: Andi wagaa fei derssi. Patient: I have a pain in my molar. Tabeeb el-asnan: Leeh kiddah? Amalti eih? Dentist: Why is this? What have you done? Marida: Ma baghselish sinanni beil foursha baad el-akl. Patient: I do not brush my teeth after eating. Tabeeb el-asnan: Tayyeb momken ashouf. Etfaddli eqqodi alla el-korsi, wei efttahi boqqik. Dentist: OK. Let me see. Please sit down on the chair and open your mouth. Marida: Haadir ya doctor. (OK, doctor). Tabeeb el-asnan: Derssik messawis wei mehtag hashw hallan. Dentist: You have caries and it needs filling immediately. Marida: Haadir ya doctor. Bass balaash tekhlawo. Patient: OK, doctor. But please don't extract it. Tabeeb el-asnan: Laa matkhafeesh. Ana haashi bass. Laken baad kidh lazim teghssili sinanik beil forsha we el-maagon kol youm. Dentist: Do not be afraid. I will only fill it. But you must brush your teeth with a brush and toothpaste every day.
This week's competition: Give the Arabic words for medicine, pharmacy, tablet, capsule, pill, ointment and cream. Please e-mail your answers to: [email protected] The winner of last week's competition is Mrs Cristie Windrath Fuller, who lives in Ain Sukhna, near Suez. Cristie, who answered all questions correctly, has won a free copy of The Egyptian Gazette's ‘130 Years' memorial book. Congratulations, Cristie!