Health & Hospital

1. Ndikudwala mutu.

   I have a headache.

   Usage

   The basic way to say you have a headache

   Grammar Note

   Wikivoyage has this same pattern. Composed from dictionary-verified words with regular grammar.

2. Mutu ukundipweteka.

   My head hurts.

   Usage

   Another way to report pain; it appears in the Peace Corps text

   Grammar Note

   The infix -ndi- is the object "me".

3. Ndikudwala m'mimba.

   I have a stomach ache.

   Usage

   Reports a stomach problem

   Grammar Note

   "m'mimba" is the locative of "mimba". Composed from dictionary-verified words with regular grammar.

4. Ndikumva kupweteka pachifuwa.

   I feel pain in my chest.

   Usage

   Chest pain should be reported to a doctor right away

   Grammar Note

   Uses the same words as Wikivoyage's "Kupweteka chifuwa". Composed from dictionary-verified words with regular grammar.

5. Ndili ndi malungo.

   I have a fever.

   Usage

   "malungo" means fever or malaria; see a clinic if high

   Grammar Note

   "-li ndi" means "have". Composed from dictionary-verified words with regular grammar.

6. Ndikutsokomola.

   I am coughing.

   Usage

   Reports a cough

   Grammar Note

   A verb form built on the Wikivoyage noun "kutsokomola". Composed from dictionary-verified words with regular grammar.

7. Ndikusanza.

   I am vomiting.

   Usage

   Reports vomiting

   Grammar Note

   The root is -sanza "vomit". Composed from dictionary-verified words with regular grammar.

8. Ndavulala mwendo.

   I have hurt my leg.

   Usage

   Name the injured part after "Ndavulala"

   Grammar Note

   Replace "mwendo" with "dzanja" (hand) or another body part. Composed from dictionary-verified words with regular grammar.

9. Ndikufuna kupita kuchipatala.

   I want to go to the hospital.

   Usage

   Says you need to go to a clinic

   Grammar Note

   "kuchipatala" appears in the Peace Corps text. Composed from dictionary-verified words with regular grammar.

10. Kodi pali dokotala pano?

    Is there a doctor here?

    Usage

    Asks whether a doctor is available

    Grammar Note

    "dokotala" is a loanword from English "doctor". Composed from dictionary-verified words with regular grammar.

11. Ndikufuna kuonana ndi dokotala.

    I want to see a doctor.

    Usage

    A polite request for a consultation

    Grammar Note

    "kuonana" means "to meet". Composed from dictionary-verified words with regular grammar.

12. Ndikudwala kuyambira dzulo.

    I have been ill since yesterday.

    Usage

    Tells a doctor how long you have been ill

    Grammar Note

    "kuyambira" "from, since" is common in the Bible. Composed from dictionary-verified words with regular grammar.

13. Kutsegula m'mimba

    Diarrhea

    Usage

    Used to name a symptom

    Grammar Note

    Literally "opening the stomach". It is used for diarrhea in the symptom lists of ny.wikipedia articles (hepatitis, schistosomiasis, measles).

14. Mkodzo

    Pee

    Usage

    Used to refer to urine at a medical visit. No separate everyday word for "pee" could be confirmed, so the general word for urine is used.

    Grammar Note

    "mkodzo" means urine. "magazi mu mkodzo" means blood in the urine.

15. Ndikutsegula m'mimba.

    I have diarrhea

    Usage

    Tells a doctor or pharmacist you have diarrhea

    Grammar Note

    The progressive verb form of "Kutsegula m'mimba" (diarrhea). A regularly composed sentence.

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