Health & Hospital

1. ከብደይ ይሕምመኒ

   Kebdey yihmemeni

   My stomach hurts

   Usage

   Tells a doctor or bystanders that your stomach hurts.

   Grammar Note

   ከብደይ = ከብዲ ("stomach") + -ይ ("my"). ይሕምመኒ = "it hurts me", the present form built from the ከሕምመኒ of Tatoeba's "ከብደይ ከሕምመኒ ጀሚሩ" ("my stomach started to hurt"); a native check is recommended.

2. ርእሰይ ይሕምመኒ

   Ri'sey yihmemeni

   My head hurts

   Usage

   Tells someone you have a headache.

   Grammar Note

   ርእሰይ = ርእሲ ("head") + -ይ ("my"). ይሕምመኒ = "it hurts me", built from the ከሕምመኒ in Tatoeba; a native check is recommended. Tatoeba also uses ርእሰይ for "myself".

3. ስነይ ይሕምመኒ

   Siney yihmemeni

   My tooth hurts

   Usage

   Tells someone you have a toothache.

   Grammar Note

   ስነይ = ስኒ ("tooth") + -ይ ("my"), as in Tatoeba's "ስነይ ኣዝዩ ከቢድ ቃንዛ ገይሩለይ" ("my tooth is giving me terrible pain"). ይሕምመኒ is built from the ከሕምመኒ in Tatoeba; a native check is recommended.

4. ቃንዛ ኣለኒ

   Qanza aleni

   I am in pain

   Usage

   Says that you are in pain. The same for a male or female speaker.

   Grammar Note

   ቃንዛ = "pain" (8 hits in Tatoeba), ኣለኒ = "I have"; the frame is that of "ኣብ ኢደይ ገንዘብ ኣለኒ".

5. ረስኒ ኣለኒ

   Resni aleni

   I have a fever

   Usage

   Tells a doctor you have a fever. The same for a male or female speaker.

   Grammar Note

   ረስኒ = "fever", ኣለኒ = "I have". ረስኒ occurs in Tatoeba's "ግንባረይ ብረስኒ ተቓጺሉ". Composed sentence; a native check is recommended.

6. ሰዓል ኣለኒ

   Se'al aleni

   I have a cough

   Usage

   Tells someone you have a cough.

   Grammar Note

   ሰዓል = "cough", seen in Tatoeba's "ምስ ሰዓልኩ" ("when I coughed") and "ንጣባት ሰዓል" ("cough drops"); the ኣለኒ frame makes it a sentence. A native check is recommended.

7. ጥዕናይ ጽቡቕ ኣይኮነን

   Ti'enay tsibuq aykonen

   I am not feeling well

   Usage

   Says you are unwell. Literally "my health is not good".

   Grammar Note

   ጥዕና ("health") + -ይ ("my") + ጽቡቕ ("good") + ኣይኮነን ("is not"). Composed from ጥዕና as in Tatoeba and the negative copula; a native check is recommended.

8. ጥንስቲ እየ

   Tinsti iye

   I am pregnant

   Usage

   Tells a medical worker you are pregnant. A woman says this about herself.

   Grammar Note

   ጥንስቲ = "pregnant (woman)", እየ = "I am". The same sentence appears in Tatoeba as "ኣቦ ጥንስቲ እየ".

9. መድሕን ሕክምና ኣለኒ

   Medhin hikmna aleni

   I have medical insurance

   Usage

   Tells a hospital that you have insurance.

   Grammar Note

   መድሕን ሕክምና = "medical insurance", as in Tatoeba's "እቲ ናይ ኩባንያ መድሕን ሕክምና"; ኣለኒ = "I have".

10. ደኺመ ኣለኹ

    Dekhime alekhu

    I am tired

    Usage

    Says you are tired. The form is the same for a man or a woman.

    Grammar Note

    ደኺመ = "tired", ኣለኹ = "I am". ደኺመ appears in Tatoeba's "ደኺመ ክኸውን ኣለኒ" ("I must be getting tired"); the ኣለኹ frame matches "ሓሚመ ኣለኹ".

11. ናይ ስኒ ሓኪም የድልየኒ

    Nay sini hakim yedliyeni

    I need a dentist

    Usage

    Said when you need dental care.

    Grammar Note

    ናይ ስኒ ሓኪም = "doctor of teeth" (dentist), as in Tatoeba's "ሕጂ እውን ናይ ስኒ ሓኪም ኢኻ".

12. ቁስሊ ኣለኒ

    Qusli aleni

    I have a wound

    Usage

    Tells someone you have a wound.

    Grammar Note

    ቁስሊ is glossed "wound, sore" in the dictionary only; the ኣለኒ frame makes it a sentence.

13. እዝኒ

    Izni

    Ear

    Usage

    Names a body part.

    Grammar Note

    A noun, as in Tatoeba's "ናይ እዝንን ኣፍንጫን ሓኪም" ("an ear-nose doctor").

14. ኣፍንጫ

    Afncha

    Nose

    Usage

    Names a body part.

    Grammar Note

    A noun, seen in Tatoeba as "ኣፍንጫይ" ("my nose").

15. ቆርበት

    Qorbet

    Skin

    Usage

    Names a body part.

    Grammar Note

    A noun; Tatoeba uses it both for human skin and for leather.

16. ክሳድ

    Kisad

    Neck

    Usage

    Names a body part.

    Grammar Note

    A noun found only in the dictionary; the throat is a different word, ጎሮሮ.

17. መንኩብ

    Menkub

    Shoulder

    Usage

    Names a body part.

    Grammar Note

    A noun found only in the dictionary.

18. ኣጻብዕ

    Atsab'i

    Fingers

    Usage

    Names the fingers. The dictionary lists it in the plural.

    Grammar Note

    A noun in the plural form, found only in the dictionary.

19. ውጽኣት

    Wits'at

    Diarrhea

    Usage

    The name of the symptom, a word to tell a doctor or pharmacist. It also means "results", so use it within a talk about symptoms

    Grammar Note

    A noun. It occurs in two ti.wikipedia articles: the Ebola symptoms "ተምላስ ከምኡውን ውጽኣት" (vomiting and diarrhea) and a vaccine's side effects "ቃንዛ ከብዲ ወይ ውጽኣት" (stomach pain or diarrhea). Not confirmed in a dictionary; a native check is recommended.

20. ሽንቲ

    Shinti

    Pee

    Usage

    The word for urine, for describing it to a doctor. An everyday casual word could not be confirmed, so this one is used

    Grammar Note

    A noun. ti.wikipedia has "መርመራ ደም፡ ሽንቲ ወይ ምራቕ" (blood, urine or saliva tests) and "ኣብ ግዜ ሽንቲ ዘጋጥም ቃጸሎ" (burning during urination). The toilet has its own words (ባኞ, ሽቓቕ), and ሽንቲ ቤት is not used. Not confirmed in a dictionary; a native check is recommended.

21. ውጽኣት ኣለኒ

    Wits'at aleni

    I have diarrhea

    Usage

    Tells a doctor or pharmacist that you have diarrhea. The same for a male or female speaker.

    Grammar Note

    The same "noun + ኣለኒ" frame as ረስኒ ኣለኒ ("I have a fever", another card), filled with ውጽኣት ("diarrhea", another card). Composed sentence; a native check is recommended.

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