Health & Hospital

1. Nnina omusujja n'omutwe gunnuma

   I have a fever and a headache

   Usage

   Describing two symptoms in one sentence.

   Grammar Note

   Joins two Tatoeba sentences, Nnina omusujja and Omutwe gunnuma.

2. Nneetaaga eddagala ly'omusujja gw'ensiri

   I need malaria medication

   Usage

   Asking for malaria medicine; omusujja gw'ensiri is literally "mosquito fever".

   Grammar Note

   Uses the dictionary entry malaria = omusujja gw'ensiri; composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; native review advised

3. Olubuto lunnuma

   My stomach hurts

   Usage

   Telling someone your stomach hurts.

   Grammar Note

   Verbatim in Tatoeba

4. Omutwe gunnuma

   I have a headache

   Usage

   Telling someone you have a headache.

   Grammar Note

   Verbatim in Tatoeba

5. Nnina ssennyiga

   I have a cold

   Usage

   Saying you have a cold; ssennyiga is the dictionary word for a head cold.

   Grammar Note

   Dictionary cold in the head = ssennyiga with Nnina "I have"; composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; native review advised

6. Nsesema

   I am vomiting

   Usage

   Saying you are vomiting; okusesema means to vomit.

   Grammar Note

   First person of dictionary okusesema "to vomit"; composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; native review advised

7. Nsesemye emirundi mingi

   I have vomited several times

   Usage

   Saying you have vomited many times.

   Grammar Note

   Emirundi "times" comes from Tatoeba's emirundi ebiri; the perfect form is regular. composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; native review advised

8. Nneetaaga okuwummula

   I need to rest

   Usage

   When tired or unwell and you need to rest.

   Grammar Note

   From Tatoeba's Neetaga okuwumuula and Ndi mu kuwummula; spelling okuwummula follows the dictionary and lg.wikipedia.

9. Siwulira bulungi

   I do not feel well

   Usage

   Saying you are not feeling well.

   Grammar Note

   Verbatim in Tatoeba

10. Eggumba limenyese

    A bone is broken

    Usage

    Reporting a broken bone; eggumba means bone.

    Grammar Note

    Built from dictionary bone = eggumba and broken = okumenyeka (perfect form). composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; native review advised

11. Sisobola kussa mukka

    I cannot breathe properly

    Usage

    An urgent phrase when breathing is hard; okussa omukka means to breathe.

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary breathe = okussa omukka with the negative of Tatoeba's Nsobola. composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; native review advised

12. Ekiwundu

    Wound

    Usage

    Noun for a wound.

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary headword

13. Obulago

    Neck

    Usage

    Body part; the dictionary also lists other words such as ensingo.

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary headword The first-listed word was chosen.

14. Olunwe

    Finger

    Usage

    Body part; the dictionary lists it as the first finger.

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary headword The dictionary's general word for finger is engalo, but Tatoeba uses engalo for hands, so olunwe was chosen.

15. Okukolola

    Cough

    Usage

    The verb to cough.

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary cough (v.) = okukolola.

16. Olufuba

    Asthma

    Usage

    Noun for telling someone about this condition.

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary headword

17. Ensimbu

    Epilepsy

    Usage

    Noun for this condition; the dictionary also glosses it as a fit.

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary headword

18. Nsobola okugula gaalubindi wano?

    Can I buy glasses here?

    Usage

    When you want to buy glasses; gaalubindi is the dictionary word for spectacles.

    Grammar Note

    Pattern of Tatoeba's Nsobola okukozesa ko essimu yo; gaalubindi is from the dictionary (7 lg.wikipedia hits). composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; native review advised

19. Ekiddukano

    Diarrhea

    Usage

    The noun for the symptom; handy to show to a doctor or pharmacist.

    Grammar Note

    A dictionary headword. The dictionary lists several words for diarrhea; the first, ekiddukano, was chosen. lg.wikipedia also has an article under this word.

20. Obuteeyabya

    Constipation

    Usage

    The noun for the symptom, literally not being able to relieve oneself; handy to show to a doctor or pharmacist.

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary constipation = obuteeyabya. The lg.wikipedia article is titled Obuteyabya (one e); the dictionary spelling was kept. A negative noun form of okweyabya (to defecate).

21. Obubi

    Poop

    Usage

    A soft, euphemistic word for feces. The same spelling also means badness or evil, so use it in a health or child-care context.

    Grammar Note

    The lg.wikipedia article on excretion glosses obubi as feces, and a parenting article lists Obubi / Kazambi / Empitambi / bbi as words to teach a small child. The dictionary gives empitambi (the Bible's word for human excrement). The neutral obubi was chosen here.

22. Omusulo

    Pee

    Usage

    The common word for urine. No separate casual word could be verified, so this is the word to use.

    Grammar Note

    Omusulo appears many times in lg.wikipedia's medical articles (kidneys, excretion) and in the Bible paired with excrement. The dictionary lists urine as enkali, but that did not turn up in modern text.

23. Nnina ekiddukano

    I have diarrhea

    Usage

    To tell a doctor or pharmacist you have diarrhea.

    Grammar Note

    The same pattern as Nnina ssennyiga (I have a cold). Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; native review advised.

24. Nnina obuteeyabya

    I'm constipated

    Usage

    To tell a doctor or pharmacist you are constipated.

    Grammar Note

    The same pattern as Nnina ssennyiga (I have a cold). Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; native review advised.

25. Njagala okufuka omusulo

    I need to pee

    Usage

    To tell a companion or a child you need the toilet to pee. Okufuka omusulo is literally to pour out urine.

    Grammar Note

    Okufuka omusulo is the phrasing in lg.wikipedia's medical articles (the same verb as the dictionary's make water: okufuka amazzi). Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; native review advised.

26. Njagala okweyabya

    I need to poop

    Usage

    To tell a companion or a child you need to poop. Okweyabya is the standard word for to defecate.

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary defecate = okweyabya; teweyabya (do not defecate) in the constipation article is the same verb. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; native review advised.

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