Do not get the cast wet

Native speaker

In Emirati Arabic, “Do not get the cast wet” is لا تخلي الچپس يتنگع (laa itkhalee il-chibs yitnaga').

لا تخلي الچپس يتنگع

laa italee il-chibs yitnaga

Do not get the cast wet.

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When to use it

It's in the phrasebook under At the doctor, with 251 more like it.

You need a cast to help the bone heal.
titaaj chibs ata yiltiim il-aumto a man
تِحتاج چپس حتى يلتحم العظم
You need a splint to help the injury heal.
titaaj jibeera ata yiltiim al-aumto a man
تحتاج جبيرة حتى يلتحم العظم
The bone is not broken here.
alaum hadhaa maa maksoor
العظم هذا ما مَكسور
You may take the splint off to clean yourself.
tigdar itsheel al-jibeera ata itnaif nafsakto a man
تِگدَر تِشيل الجبيرة حتى تنظّف نفسَك
The bone is broken here.
al-aum hadhaa maksoor
العظم هذا مكسور
The splint must be replaced after you have cleaned yourself.
badil al-jibeera baad maa itasil
بدل الجبيرة بعد ما تغسل

Source: DLIFLC Emirati Medical Language Survival Kit (2007). Credits and licences