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Health

Conversations about health and wellness in English and isiNdebele.

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I am not feeling well

Angizizwa kuhle

I am sick

Ngiyagula

I am very sick

Ngigula khulu

I have the flu

Nginomgomani

I have a headache

Ngiphethwe yihloko

I have a running stomach

Ngigijinyiswa yindeni.

I am vomiting

Ngiyahlanza

I am bleeding

Ngiphuma iingazi

I hurt myself

Ngizilimazile

I have a leg injury

Ngilimele emlenzeni

I was bitten by a snake

Ngilunywe yinyoka

I was stung by a bee

Ngilunywe yinyosi

I was stung by a scorpion

Ngilunywe yiphephenu

I was attacked by a dog

Ngilunywe yinja

I am a diabitic

Nginobulwele betjhukela

I have Malaria

Ngine-Malaria

My temperature is high

Izinga lami lokutjhisa liphezulu

My wife is not feeling well

Umkami akakaphili kuhle

My daughter is not feeling well

Indodakazami ayikaphili kuhle

My son has a headache

Indodanami ibulwa yihloko

Please call an ambulance

Ngibawa udosele i-ambulensi

I need to go to the hospital

Ngifuna ukuya esibhedlela

I need to go to the clinic

Ngifuna ukuya ekliniki

I need to go to the pharmacy

Ngifuna ukuya ekhemisi

I need to see a doctor

Kufanele ngibone udorhodera

I need to see a dentist

Ngifuna ukubona udorhodera wamazinyo

The doctor gave me medication

Udorhodera unginikele isihlahla

The doctor said I should not go to work

Udorhodera uthe ngingayi emsebenzini

How are you feeling today?

Uzizwa unjani namhlanje?

Are you getting better?

Uba ncono na?

Did you take your medication?

Uziselile iinhlahla zakho na?

I take my medication three times a day

Ngisela iinhlahla zami kathathu ngelanga

I am eating healthy food

Ngidla ukudla okunepilo

I am getting better

Ngiyelulama

I am feeling well

Ngizizwa ngincono

I feel much better today

Ngizizwa ngincono namhlanje

My wound is healing

Inceba lami liyaphola

My wound has healed

Inceba lami lipholile