Power Words: Building More Communication from One Verb

A few verbs cover a very large part of clinical communication. From tigdar (can you…) you can build: tigdar tigoom? (can you stand?), tigdar timshi? (can you walk?), tigdar tirfa3 eedak? (can you lift your arm?).

The same works with abgha (I want / I would like), fee (there is), and shwayya (a little). Learn the frame once and swap the last word for the situation in front of you.