Health & Hospital

28 phrases · Konkani with romanization, English and audio

  1. दोतोराक उलो मारात

    dotorāk ulo mārāt

    Please call a doctor.

    Usage

    Asks someone to call a doctor in an emergency

    Grammar Note

    दोतोर "doctor" and उलो मारप "to call" are dictionary-confirmed.

  2. म्हजें पोट दुखता

    mhajeṃ poṭ dukhatā

    I have a stomachache.

    Usage

    Tells that your stomach hurts

    Grammar Note

    पोट is neuter, so the possessive is म्हजें. दुखप "to hurt" is dictionary-confirmed. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

  3. हांगा दुखता

    hāṃgā dukhatā

    It hurts here.

    Usage

    Say it while pointing to the painful spot

    Grammar Note

    A short sentence combining हांगा "here" and दुखप "to hurt". (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

  4. इस्पितळ खंय आसा?

    ispitaḷ khaṃy āsā?

    Where is the hospital?

    Usage

    Spoken Goan Konkani also has ओश्पिताल and हॉस्पिटल

    Grammar Note

    इस्पितळ is confirmed in a dictionary site and gom.wikipedia. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

  5. म्हाका दोतोर जाय

    mhākā dotor jāy

    I need a doctor.

    Usage

    Asks for medical help

    Grammar Note

    Need is person + -क + noun + जाय. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

  6. हें वखद घेवचें?

    heṃ vakhad ghevaceṃ?

    Should I take this medicine?

    Usage

    Confirms a prescription with a doctor

    Grammar Note

    घेवचें is the "should be done" form; the question is made by intonation. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

  7. म्हाका ह्या वखदाची ॲलर्जी आसा

    mhākā hyā vakhadācī elarjī āsā

    I am allergic to this medicine.

    Usage

    Tell this to a doctor or pharmacist

    Grammar Note

    "Allergy to X" is genitive + ॲलर्जी; the feminine noun takes -ची. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

  8. इंग्लीश उलोवपी दोतोर आसात?

    iṃglīś ulovapī dotor āsāt?

    Are there doctors who speak English?

    Usage

    Asked at a hospital reception

    Grammar Note

    "One who does" is verb stem + -पी, as in काडपी and व्हांवपी. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

  9. दमो

    damo

    Asthma

    Usage

    A one-word way to say you have asthma

    Grammar Note

    The dictionary lists दमो, with the example "he has asthma".

  10. मधुमेह

    madhumeh

    Diabetes

    Usage

    The dictionary also lists गोडेंमूत

    Grammar Note

    मधुमेह is dictionary-confirmed; synonyms are गोडेंमूत and डायबिटीस.

  11. हाड मोडलां

    hāḍ moḍalāṃ

    A bone is broken.

    Usage

    Reports a fracture

    Grammar Note

    Same form as the dictionary example "the bone of the left leg is broken".

  12. म्हाका घुंवळ येता

    mhākā ghuṃvaḷ yetā

    I feel dizzy.

    Usage

    Reports dizziness

    Grammar Note

    Same as the dictionary example "घुंवळ येता": dizziness "comes".

  13. रगत व्हांवता

    ragat vhāṃvatā

    I am bleeding.

    Usage

    Reports bleeding

    Grammar Note

    रगत व्हांवप appears in a dictionary example.

  14. म्हाका घाय जालो

    mhākā ghāy jālo

    I am injured.

    Usage

    Says that you have been hurt

    Grammar Note

    Same form as the dictionary example "a wound happened to the foot"; घाय is masculine.

  15. हांव खोकली मारतां

    hāṃv khokalī māratāṃ

    I have a cough.

    Usage

    Tells that you are coughing

    Grammar Note

    "खोकली मारप" means to cough (gom.wikipedia). (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

  16. म्हाका खाज येता

    mhākā khāj yetā

    I have an itch.

    Usage

    Say it while pointing at the itchy spot

    Grammar Note

    The dictionary defines खाज with the verb येवप "to come". (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

  17. म्हाका शीं खाता

    mhākā śīṃ khātā

    I have the chills.

    Usage

    Reports chills

    Grammar Note

    Same as the dictionary example "since this morning I have been chilled".

  18. म्हाका थंडी जाली

    mhākā thaṃḍī jālī

    I have a cold.

    Usage

    Says you have a cold

    Grammar Note

    gom.wikipedia lists "थंडी, खांक, पोटदूखी" together as everyday ailments; थंडी is feminine. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

  19. म्हाका बरें ना

    mhākā bareṃ nā

    I do not feel well.

    Usage

    A one-line way to say you feel unwell

    Grammar Note

    A composition of बरें "good" and the negative ना. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

  20. हांव थकलों / थकली

    hāṃv thakaloṃ / thakalī

    I am tired.

    Usage

    Men say थकलों, women say थकली

    Grammar Note

    थकप "to get tired" is dictionary-confirmed; the past agrees with the speaker's gender. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

  21. म्हाका ओंकारे येतात

    mhākā oṃkāre yetāt

    I feel like vomiting.

    Usage

    Tell a doctor or pharmacist about vomiting

    Grammar Note

    The dictionary lists ओंकारे येवप, ओंकप and उलटी येवप for vomiting.

  22. कान

    kān

    Ear

    Usage

    A one-word card to point at a painful spot

    Grammar Note

    A body-part word confirmed in the dictionary.

  23. नाक

    nāk

    Nose

    Usage

    A one-word card to point at a painful spot

    Grammar Note

    A body-part word confirmed in the dictionary.

  24. हागवण

    hāgavaṇ

    Diarrhea

    Usage

    A one-word card for telling a doctor or pharmacist about diarrhea; the medical/written synonym is अतिसार

    Grammar Note

    In IndoWordNet it shares a synset with अतिसार, with the example "ताका हागवण लागल्या"; gom.wikipedia also uses it as "हागवण लागप".

  25. मूत

    mūt

    Pee

    Usage

    The dictionary-confirmed word for urine. A childish or colloquial word for "pee" could not be confirmed in the sources, so this neutral word is used

    Grammar Note

    IndoWordNet has "मूत" (example "वैजकशात्रांत मुताच्या सेवनाचें विधान आसा"), and it also appears in gom.wikipedia body text.

  26. म्हाका हागवण लागल्या

    mhākā hāgavaṇ lāgalyā

    I have diarrhea

    Usage

    Tell a doctor or pharmacist that you have diarrhea

    Grammar Note

    Built from the IndoWordNet example "ताका हागवण लागल्या" by replacing "ताका" (to him) with "म्हाका" (to me). The person is in the dative and the diarrhea is the subject.

  27. म्हाका मुतपाक जाय

    mhākā mutapāk jāy

    I need to pee

    Usage

    Tell a companion or a child that you need to pee. The dictionary defines the verb as "to pass urine"; it is not a rude word

    Grammar Note

    "म्हाका … जाय" is the pattern for "I want / need to …". The verb मुतप (to pass urine) is an IndoWordNet word. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

  28. म्हाका संडासाक वचपाक जाय

    mhākā saṃḍāsāk vacapāk jāy

    I need to poop

    Usage

    Tell a companion or a child that you need to poop. It is the polite "go to the toilet" idiom, which IndoWordNet lists as a synonym of "to defecate". For pee use मुतपाक instead

    Grammar Note

    संडासाक वचप (go to the toilet) is in IndoWordNet's synset for "to defecate". Composed with the "म्हाका … जाय" pattern. An everyday word for "poop" could not be confirmed, and the crude गू is avoided.

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