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Sesotho Phrasebook

Health

Conversations about health and wellness in English and Sesotho.

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Phrases

I am not feeling well

Ha kea phela hantle

I am sick

Kea kula

I am very sick

Ke kula haholo

I have the flu

Ke tshwerwe ke ntaramane

I have a headache

Hlooho ya ka ya opa

I have a running stomach

Ke tshwerwe ke mala

I am vomiting

Ke a hlatsa

I am bleeding

Ke tswa madi

I hurt myself

Ke itimaditse

I have a leg injury

Ke lemetse leoto

I was bitten by a snake

Ke ile ka longwa ke Noha

I was stung by a bee

Ke ile ka longwa ke Notsi

I was stung by a scorpion

Ke ile ka longwa ke Phepheng

I was attacked by a dog

Ke ile ka hlaselwa ke Ntja

I am a diabitic

Ke na le lefu la tswekere

I have Malaria

Ke tshwerwe ke lefu la Malaria

My temperature is high

Motjheso wa ka o hodimo

My wife is not feeling well

Mosadi wa ka ha a phela hantle

My daughter is not feeling well

Moradi wa ka ha a phela hantle

My son has a headache

Mora wa ka o tshwerwe ke hlooho

Please call an ambulance

Ke kopo o letsetse ambulense

I need to go to the hospital

Ke tshwanela ho ya sepetlele

I need to go to the clinic

ke tshwanela ho ya tliliniking

I need to go to the pharmacy

Ke tshwanela ho ya famasing

I need to see a doctor

Ke batla ho bona ngakeng

I need to see a dentist

Ke batla ho bona ngaka ya meno

The doctor gave me medication

Ngaka e mphile meriana

The doctor said I should not go to work

Ngaka e itse ha ke a tshwanela ho theohela

How are you feeling today?

O ikutlwa jwang letsatsi lena?

Are you getting better?

Ebe o ikutlwa o fola?

Did you take your medication?

O nwele meriana ya hao?

I take my medication three times a day

Ke nwa meriana ya ka ha raro ka letsatsi

I am eating healthy food

Ke ja dijo tse ahang mmele

I am getting better

Ke utlwa ke ntse ke hlaphohelwa

I am feeling well

Ke phetse hantle

I feel much better today

Ke ikutlwa ke le betere kajeno

My wound is healing

Leqeba la ka le a fola

My wound has healed

Leqeba la ka le fodile