Sirah abdi nyeri.
I have a headache
Usage
Telling a doctor or pharmacist about a headache
Grammar Note
Sirah is head and nyeri is pain; for your own body use the plain word and put abdi after it for 'my'
Sirah abdi lieur.
I feel dizzy
Usage
Describing dizziness or light-headedness
Grammar Note
Lieur means dizzy or confused; the possessor follows the noun
Punten, aya ubar kanggo nyeri sirah?
Excuse me, do you have medicine for a headache?
Usage
Asking at a pharmacy for medicine for a symptom
Grammar Note
Ubar is medicine and kanggo means for; swap nyeri sirah for another symptom
Abdi alérgi kana ...
I am allergic to ...
Usage
Telling a doctor or staff what you are allergic to
Grammar Note
Kana means to or against; add the allergen after it
Abdi batuk sareng muriang.
I have a cough and a fever
Usage
Describing cold-like symptoms
Grammar Note
Batuk is cough and muriang is fever; sareng is the polite 'and'
Di mana apotek anu pangdeukeutna?
Where is the nearest pharmacy?
Usage
Looking for a pharmacy
Grammar Note
The prefix pang- makes a superlative, so pangdeukeutna means the nearest
Abdi teu tiasa neda.
I cannot eat
Usage
Saying you are unable to eat because you feel unwell
Grammar Note
Neda is the humble word for your own eating; use tuang for the other person
Abdi peryogi ambulan.
I need an ambulance
Usage
Asking for an ambulance
Grammar Note
Peryogi means to need; ambulan is ambulance (ambulans also occurs)
Beuteung abdi nyeri.
My stomach hurts
Usage
Telling someone about a stomach ache
Grammar Note
Beuteung is belly and nyeri is the neutral word for pain
Abdi kedah nginum ubar.
I have to take medicine
Usage
Explaining that you must take medicine
Grammar Note
Kedah means must and nginum ubar is to take medicine (literally drink)
Hamil
Pregnant
Usage
Telling medical staff that you are pregnant
Grammar Note
Hamil is the neutral word for people; avoid reuneuh, which is for animals or blunt speech
Asma
Asthma
Usage
Saying that you have asthma
Grammar Note
A medical term shared with Indonesian, used as is in Sundanese
Diabétes
Diabetes
Usage
Saying that you have diabetes
Grammar Note
Written with é in Sundanese spelling
Darah tinggi
High blood pressure
Usage
Saying that you have high blood pressure
Grammar Note
Darah tinggi is the everyday term; tekanan darah is the formal 'blood pressure'
Panyakit jantung
Heart disease
Usage
Telling staff about a heart condition
Grammar Note
Panyakit is illness and jantung is heart
Epilepsi
Epilepsy
Usage
Telling staff that you have epilepsy
Grammar Note
A medical loanword shared with Indonesian
Tulang pateuh
Broken bone
Usage
When a bone may be broken
Grammar Note
Tulang is bone and pateuh means broken
Hésé ambekan
Hard to breathe
Usage
Telling someone you are short of breath
Grammar Note
Hésé means difficult and ambekan is breath
Lieur
Dizzy
Usage
A one-word way to say you feel dizzy
Grammar Note
Lieur can also mean confused
Kaluar getih
Bleeding
Usage
Showing a bleeding wound and asking for help
Grammar Note
Kaluar is to come out and getih is blood
Kaduruk
Burn
Usage
When you have burned yourself
Grammar Note
Kaduruk means to get burnt; the ka- prefix marks something that happens to you
Tatu
Wound or cut
Usage
Pointing out a wound or cut
Grammar Note
Tatu is wound; luka also occurs but sounds more Indonesian
Batuk
Cough
Usage
Saying you have a cough
Grammar Note
Batuk is both the noun cough and the verb to cough
Rasa gatal
Itchy
Usage
Describing itchy skin
Grammar Note
Rasa is a feeling and gatal is itchy, so rasa gatal is the sensation of itching
Ruam dina kulit
Rash on the skin
Usage
When a rash appears on the skin
Grammar Note
Dina means on and kulit is skin
Sembelit
Constipation
Usage
Telling a pharmacist or doctor about constipation
Grammar Note
A word shared with Indonesian
Haid
Period (menstruation)
Usage
Telling medical staff about your period
Grammar Note
Haid is the neutral term for menstruation
Asuransi kaséhatan
Health insurance
Usage
Showing your policy when paying for treatment
Grammar Note
A compound of asuransi (insurance) and kaséhatan (health)
Resép dokter
Prescription
Usage
Asking for or showing a prescription at a pharmacy
Grammar Note
Resép is prescription and dokter is doctor
Golongan getih
Blood type
Usage
Being asked or telling your blood type
Grammar Note
Golongan is group or class and getih is blood
Ngadégdég
Shivering
Usage
Shivering with fever
Grammar Note
Ngadégdég is shivering and often goes with muriang (fever)
Salesma
A cold
Usage
Saying you have caught a cold
Grammar Note
Salesma is a common cold
Punten, tulung telepon dokter!
Excuse me, please call a doctor!
Usage
Asking bystanders to call a doctor
Grammar Note
Tulung is help or please and telepon means to phone
Nyeri di dieu.
It hurts here
Usage
Pointing to where it hurts
Grammar Note
Di dieu means here
Abdi karasa laleuleus.
My body feels weak
Usage
Describing a limp, tired feeling
Grammar Note
Karasa means to feel and laleuleus is limp or weak; do not use lemes for weak, since it is also the word for polite
Abdi parantos utah sababaraha kali.
I have vomited several times
Usage
Telling a doctor you have been vomiting
Grammar Note
Parantos is already, utah is to vomit and sababaraha kali is several times; do not confuse sababaraha (several) with sabaraha (how many)
Naha abdi kedah istirahat?
Do I need to rest?
Usage
Asking a doctor whether you should rest
Grammar Note
Naha at the start turns a statement into a yes-no question
Méncrét
Diarrhea
Usage
Naming diarrhea to a pharmacist or doctor
Grammar Note
The su.wikipedia article is titled "Méncrét atawa Diaré": méncrét is the everyday word and diaré the medical term. another card spells it mencret
Tai
Poop
Usage
The plain everyday word for stool, for describing it or helping a child. Aimed at a person it is an insult
Grammar Note
The su.wikipedia article is titled "Tai (feces)". Do not confuse it with "tai" meaning ear in other languages; the Sundanese word for ear is ceuli
Kiih
Pee
Usage
The everyday one-word verb for peeing, used with children and travel companions
Grammar Note
su.wiktionary labels kiih as "basa loma" (plain speech). The noun "urine" is cikiih (ci = water), which is the form for medical settings
Abdi méncrét.
I have diarrhea
Usage
Telling a doctor or pharmacist that you have diarrhea
Grammar Note
su.wikipedia says "Hiji jalma disebut méncrét" (a person is said to be méncrét), so méncrét works directly as a predicate
Abdi sembelit.
I'm constipated
Usage
Telling a doctor or pharmacist that you are constipated
Grammar Note
Composed: the word sembelit from another card placed in an "Abdi + noun" frame. The more Sundanese phrasing in su.wikipedia is "hésé ngising" (hard to defecate)
Abdi hoyong kiih.
I need to pee
Usage
Telling a companion or a child that you need to pee
Grammar Note
Composed: hoyong (the self-referring form for one's own wish) followed by the verb kiih from su.wiktionary. This exact sequence is not attested in the corpus
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