
Unit 10 of the Bol Marathi curriculum
Describe symptoms and visit a doctor. Six lessons: vocabulary, bridges, speaking, grammar and culture.
आरोग्य • Health & Body · डॉक्टर, दवाखाना, औषध, व्याधी
Unit 10
Marathi Health Words: Body, Symptoms & Doctor Visits
Describe symptoms and visit a doctor.
What you will learn
आरोग्य विषयक संभाषण आणि शब्दसंग्रह.
- Body parts · शरीराचे अवयव
- Describe symptoms · आजार लक्षण सांगणे
- Talk to doctor · डॉक्टरशी बोलणे
Speaking practice sentences
Lesson 1
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Lesson 3
Lesson 4
Lesson 5
Lesson 6
Practice
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Hindi → Marathi bridges
- सिर आँख कान नाक → डोके डोळे कान नाक — Body parts.
- बुखार दर्द खांसी उलटी → ताप दुखते खांसी उलटी — ताप = fever.
- डॉक्टर दवा अस्पताल → डॉक्टर औषध दवाखाना — दवाखाना = hospital.
- सुबह दोपहर रात खाने के बाद → सकाळी दुपारी रात्रि जेवणानंतर — जेवणानंतर = after food.
- एम्बुलेंस आपातकाल → आंबुलन्स आपत्काल — आंबुलन्स = ambulance.
- व्यायाम योग नींद → व्यायाम योग झोप — निरोग = healthy.
Grammar notes
Body Parts
डोके, डोळे, कान, नाक, मेंदू, हात, पाय, पोट.
Body parts: ḍōke (head), ḍōḷe (eyes), kāna (ears), nāka (nose), mendhū (brain), hāta (hands), pāya (legs), poṭa (stomach).
Symptoms
ताप आहे, दुखते, उलटी येते, खांसी आहे.
Symptoms: tāpa āhe (there is fever), dukhate (it hurts), uḷṭī yete (I feel sick), khāṅsī āhe (there is a cough).
At Doctor
डॉक्टर, मला दुखते. काय झालं? औषध लिहा.
At the doctor's: Malā dukhate (I have pain), Kāya jhālē? (What happened?), Ausadha lihā (write a prescription).
Medicine Instructions
सकाळी-दुपारी-रात्रि, जेवणानंतर, पाणीने घ्या.
Medicine instructions: sakāḷī-dupārā-rātra (morning-afternoon-night), jevṇānantara (after meals), pāṇīne ghyā (take with water).
Emergency
आंबुलन्स कॉल करा. जवळचे दवाखाना कुठे?
Emergencies: Ambulance kāla karā (call an ambulance), Javāḷache davākhānē kuthe? (Where is the nearest clinic?).
Prevention
व्यायाम करा, चांगले खा, झोप घ्या.
Prevention: vyāyāma karā (exercise), chāṅgelē khā (eat well), zhōp ghyā (sleep well).
Culture notes
- Ayurveda Heritage — Maharashtra has rich Ayurveda tradition.
- Home Remedies — Turmeric tea, ginger juice, tulsi leaves.
- Ganesh & Health — Ganpati Bappa - obstacle remover, health giver.
- Hospital Network — Govt hospitals, rural health centers.
- Blood Donation — Blood donation camps - fairs, anniversaries.
- Yoga & Pranayama — Surya Namaskar, Anulom-Vilom - morning.
How to practice this unit
Read each Marathi sentence aloud, check it against the Hindi, then cover the Marathi and recall it from the English. In the app the same unit adds listening quizzes, speaking checks, sentence building and review before you forget.
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