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Bryant C. Freeman, Ph,D.
Haitian-English
Medical
Phraseology
Institute of Haitian Studies
University of Kansas
La Presse Evangelique
Haitian-English
Medical
Phraseology
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Bryant C. freeman, Ph.D.
Director, Institute of Haitian Studies
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With the collaboration of
Catherine C. McGowan, M.D.
Haitian-English
Medical
Phraseology
For Doctors, Dentists,
Nurses, and Paramedics -
With Accompanying Tapes
Medicine in Haiti I
Institute of Haitian Studies \ * *
University of Kansas
Lawrence
La Presse Evangelique
Port-au-Prince
1997
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Cover: "Study of a Black" (possibly in preparation for an
Adoration of the Magi), by Paolo Veronese (1528-1588).
Drawings for the body are by Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519).
TABLE OF CONTENTS / SA K NAN LIV LA
Page / Paj
INTRODUCTION / YON TI RALE 11
Your interpreter / Entepret ou..................................................... 12
Acknowledgments / Remesiman 13
HUMAN BODY / KO MOUN 15
Key words / Mo kle ...................................................................... 15
Face/Figi 15
Front / Devan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ^ . . . . . . 16
Back/Do 17
Arm and hand / Bra ak men .................................................... 18
Leg and foot / Janm ak pye .............................^ 19
LANGUAGE / LANG 21
Pronunciation guide / Pwononsyasyon •.••.••••...••.•••.•...•.••...••.....•.•21
To help understand the phrases / Pou konprann fraz yo —.....23
Nouns / Non 23
Pronouns / Pwonon 23
Verbs/Veb ............................................... „..23
Negative / Negatif 24
Possession / Posesif 24
Greetings! / Bonjou!..........................—.....................................25
Formal / Ak respe............... 25
Informal / Ant zanmi 25
Ultra-common expressions / Sa tout moun konn di ...................26
Some other useful expressions / Kek bon fraz ............................ 27
Language problems / Pwoblem lang............................................ 29
Time/Le 30
GENERAL / ENFOMASYON JENERAL 33
In the waiting room / Nan sal pou tann............................... 33
Name / Non................ ......... ......................................... 34
,^L.ge / I^aj................................................................................ 34
Haitian heads of state / Prezidan peyi a ............ ..........35
Place/Kote 36
Work/Djob 36
Medical record / Dosye...—.........—.............. .... 36
How are you? / Kijan ou ye? . 37
How long? / Depi konben tan? ........... .—. 38
Folk healers / Dokte fey...........—................................. 38
Pain / Doule.................................................................... 39
Contents
History / Pwoblem ou konn genyen 41
Examination / Egzamen — 42
Sitting / Chita 42
Don't worry / Ou pa bezwen pe .......................................... 43
Weight etc. / Pwa ets • 43
Instructions / Sa pou nou ft ••..•.••••••...•..•..••••..•••..•.•........•...•.•44
Clothes/Rad 45
Lungs and throat / Poumon ak goj 45
Head/Tet 46
Body/Ko 46
Table/Tab . 47
Tests/Tes 48
Diagnosis / Rezilta sonday .•..••.••.....•....••..•...•••.••.•....••.•........49
Treatment / Tretman • ....—..... ...— 50
Medication / Renmed ............................................................51
Injections / Piki.—..............—... .— 54
How to take medication / Kijan pou pran renmed ............. 54
Appointments / Randevou.........—....................—...—......56
Paying / Peye ......................................................................... 57
Leaving / Babay .....—..........................................—....—... 57
V. INTERNAL MEDICINE / MALADIANNDAN 59
General weakness / Febles..........^ ..............................—.............. 59
Fever / Lafyev .............................................................................. 59
Appetite / Apeti ....— ...................................................................
60
Weight / Pwa ................. ...... 60
Head/Tet ..................................................................................... 61
Eyes / Je ..........................................i 61
Ears/Zorey 62
Nose and throat / Nen ak gOJ M « M . . « M . . M . « « 63
Respiratory / Rale le ..................................................................... 64
Cardiovascular / Ke ............................................................. 65
Breasts / Tete .............................................<>.................................. 67
Gastrointestinal / Vant ak trip .....................................................67
Diet / Rejim ................................................. 68 Alcohol / Tafya ...........................................
69
Pain / Doule 69
Vomiting/Vonmi ......................................................................... 70 Bowels/Wate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t 70
Jaundice / Lajonis .... „... 71
Musculoskeletal / Mis ak zo........................... .—...........—.71
Joints / J wenti.............. .......................................................... 71
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Lower back / Senti................................................................. 72
Endocrine / G L A N N ................................................................. 72
Dermatology / ^^ALADI P O .........*.............................•*»•*•.•»*•**......... 73
Neurology / N E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Trauma / C H O K . . . . . ............................................ 77
VI. UROLOGY / P W O B L E M P I P I 79
Vocabulary / K E K M O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
79
History / P W O B L E M OU KONN G E N Y E N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Pain / D O U L E .
..........................................................................
80
Infection / E N F E K S Y O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 80
Urination / Fe
81
Kidney stones / P Y E N A N REN .................. ... .. ... 82
Intercourse / RELASYON 82
Examination / E G Z A M E N 83
V N . OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY / A K O U C H M A N E P I
IV1 Ak. 1 j A 1)1 F I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Menstruation / R E G 85
Discharge / PET
86
Intercourse / IRELASYON ........................................................ 87
Pregnancy / .A.USEUT 87
Examination / E G Z A M E N
...........................................................
....89
Birthing / A K O U C H M A N ~~.~~..........~...~~.~...~...~~.~~...........~..~90
Umbilicus / 1/ONBRIT . . . . . . . . . . M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M . . . . . . . . M . . . . . * . . . . . . . . . . . . M . . . . . . . . . . 91
VIII. PEDIATRICS / M A L A D I T I M O U N 93
Vocabulary / K E K M O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
General / K E K S Y O N JENERAL »•........................... ..... »•.. 93
Breast—Feeding / T E T E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Eating and drinking / M A N J E AK B W E ............ .................. 96
Colds and coughs / R I M AK TOUS .................................... 98
Urine / P I P I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
99
Bowel s /WATE 99
JL^ iarrhea / D Y A I ©......................................................................... 100
"Vomiting / V O N M I ....................................................................... 101
DC FAMILY PLANNING / P L A N I N 103
Vocabulary / K E K M O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
What they say / S A YO KONN D I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
General / K E K S Y O N J E N E R A L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Examination / E G Z A M E N . . . . 106Co doms / KLAPOT ............ ......................................................... 7
Contents
The pill /Grenn 107
Vaginal suppositories / Tablet 108
IUD/Filaman 108
Tubal ligation and vasectomy /
Ligati (twonp) ak vazektomi............................................. 110
X. OPHTHALMOLOGY / MAL ADIJE 111
Eye Drawing / Potre je ••••.•.•.••...••..••.••.•••••.••••••••••••••••••••..».•.••••••• Il l
English-Haitian Eye Glossary / Ti Diksyonne angle-ayisyen
pou dokte je ........................... 112
General / Keksyon jeneral......................................................... 115
Examination / Egzamen ............................................................. 115
Irritation / Boule ......................................................................... 118
Vision/We ....119
Injury and foreign matter / Blese ak lot bagay nan je ou.......... 120
General health / Sante an jeneral.............................................. 120
Glasses/Linet 121
Medication / Renmed................................................................. 121
Operation / Operasyon................ ............................................... 123
XL DENTISTRY / DANTIS 125
Baby teeth / Dan timoun............................................................ 125
Adult teeth / Dan granmoun.—................................................. 126
English-Haitian Dental Glossary / Ti Diksyonne angle-
ay isyen pou dantis........... 127
General / Keksyon jeneral......................................................... 130
Dentist's chair / Chez dantis........ ................... 131
Examination / Egzamen .............................—.............—.......... 132
History / Pwoblem ou konn genyen.......................................... 133
Fillings / Amalgam........... ............................
135
Extraction / Rache dan............................................................... 136
Instructions / Sa pou nou fe .....................................................^ 137
Medication / Renmed .............................. 138
General care / Sivenyay •*•*•••.••••••»•...••..»•.•..•••••••••••••••.•••••.••.••••••.• 139
Leaving / Babay 140
XII. NURSING / POU MIS 141
Vocabulary / Kek mo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 141
Greetings / Bonjou ............. 141
What they say / Sa yo konn di................................................... 142
Symptoms / Jan ou santi ou ...................................................... 145
Instructions / Sa pou nou fe ........ ....................... 147
Procedures / Sa nou pral fe........................................................ 149
Medication / Renmed................................................................. 152
Allergic reactions / Aleji ...................................................... 152
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Pills / Grenn 153
Injections / Piki . . M M. W «. M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .M.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Emergencies / Ka prese prese.................................................... 154
Doctor! /Dokte! . 154
In the operating room / Nan sal doperasyon............................. 155
To the scrub nurses / Pou oksilye yo ................................... 157
Between nurses / Koze mis yo youn ak lot............................... 158
XIII. TERMINAL CASES / LANMO 161
XIV. APPENDIX / YON TIDEGI 163
Colors / Koule •••« • • • 163
Days / Jou.....................— ...........................................................
163
Months / Mwa .................... »~ 163
Dates / Dat.................................................................................. 163
Hours / l*e ................................................................................... 163
Ordinal numbers / Klasman ........... ............................................
163
Fractions / Moso....... .. .................................................. 164
Numbers /Chit 164
Years / Lanne.............................................................................. 165
DOSAGE BLANKS / LE AK KANTTTE DOZ RENMED 166
I. INTRODUCTION / YON TI RALE
This work is intended for the many English-speaking physicians, dentists,
nurses, and paramedics treating Haitian patients. It is a compendium of the
questions and answers heard during the course of several hundred medical
interviews which we had the privilege of attending in ten different medical
institutions in rural Haiti. Naturally not every phrase one would like to use will
occur here, but we hope that the more than 1,300 questions, answers, and
instructions, together with the some 12,000 entries in the companion volume,
Haitian-English English-Haitian Medical Dictionary, with Glossary of Food
and Drink (Port-au-Prince: La Presse Evangelique, revised edition, 1997; 198
pages) will furnish the medical practitioner with basic linguistic tools essential
for communicating with monolingual Haitian patients. In addition, we hope it
can be of use to missionaries, Peace Corps volunteers, as well as anyone working
in rural Haiti called upon at times to assist in primary health care or first aid.
The accompanying tapes were recorded by Marjorie Acsenvil and myself.
In addition to the Haitian medical dictionary mentioned above, our forthcoming
Third-World Folk Beliefs and Practices: Haitian Medical Anthropology may
well be of interest. It is intended to offer insights concerning the mind-set of
the average Haitian peasant - through geography alone is rural Haiti located in
the West.
* * * * *
Haitian is a relatively easy language for the speaker of English: no really difficult
pronunciation problems, no complicated spelling system, no irregular verbs,
no genders, no subjunctive. Certainly a few rudiments of Haitian grammar,
along with some knowledge of French vocabulary, will be of great help. With
or without this background, however, we suggest reviewing the pointers
concerning pronunciation and grammar (taken from our Survival Creole - Port-
au-Prince: La Presse Evangelique, 1992; 32 pages), then proceeding to the
very common expressions found in the "Language" section. After that it might
be useful to peruse the various medical sections marking - and eventually
learning - phrases most suited to one's particular practice. Do not assume
always an exact one-to-one relationship between the English and the Haitian:
different cultures often express similar thoughts in quite different modes.
However, as nearly as possible, we have tried to phrase the English in order to
parallel the Haitian, and for entries encompassing two or more lines, we have
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attempted to make each line correspond to the same line in the other language.
The medical practitioner needs to know exactly what (s)he is saying in the
foreign language. The spelling system here is the one officially approved by
the Haitian government in 1979 and now used in the schools and in all major
publications.
These words and phrases can be building blocks permitting you better to grasp
how much - and how little - of your questions and instructions are actually
being transmitted by your interpreter to your patient, and how much of what
your patient says is being relayed to you. What you learn may be unsettling,
but it may well convince you of the necessity of achieving a greater degree of
linguistic control over your medical interviews. And do not forget how much
of a difference even a little direct communication with a patient can make.
Otherwise the impression given is that of a non-human (i.e.. non-talking)
machine. And what happens when no interpreter is available?
We have tried to provide as well an appropriate selection of Haitian proverbs
along with the phrases. Proverbs are a quintessential element of communication
at all levels of Haitian society. Often there is no surer way to impress an idea
upon a patient, or to establish a closer bond.
* * * * *
YOUR INTERPRETER / ENTfePRET OU. Obviously, the more Haitian
you know, the less you are at the mercy of your interpreter. All too often,
however, your interpreter is your mouth and your ears - fortunately your eyes
are still your own.
Listen to your interpreter. Try the "quantitative" approach: if for example your
question, or the patient's explanation, has necessitated three or four longish
sentences, and you hear only a three-word translation, you may well suspect
not all of the message is being transmitted. Haitian often expresses itself more
succinctly than English, but there are limits. Put yourself in the place of your
interpreter. Do you really think that many have had the advantage of long years
of residence in an English-speaking country, or that they have necessarily all
the latest medical jargon on the tip of their tongue? When you speak, they will
always - to save face and job - translate something, but at best only what they
can understand. Sometimes there is only a perfunctory, grossly oversimplified
summary of what (s)he thinks you may have said, or worse: his/her own
"medical" advice. Thus we strongly suggest the four following rules:
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Introduction
1) Speak slowly and distinctly
2) Use simple constructions
3) Avoid jargon like the plague
4) Listen
Your interpreter is also your co-worker and colleague. (S)He is in an ambiguous
situation, sharing in a whole world of Voodoo or folk beliefs and practices
about which you may know little. At the same time, (s)he is the spokesperson
for an often very foreign world of medical technology. In this precarious
psychological situation, his or her attitudes are essential in determining how
effective a health-care provider can be. The more Haitian you can learn, the
better. The more about Haitian folk culture you can learn, the better. (But
have no illusions: even after many years, there will still be much you will not
fathom - and especially the obviously devout Christian will often be "the last
to know.")
Also: beware of the "Wi, ddk" ("Yes, doc") syndrome in patients, given in
answer to any question you ask. Test. In order to see if you are getting straight
answers, phrase some questions that would logically elicit a ''noil" ("no") as a
response (e.g., "You've been dead for six months, haven't you?"). Or ask the
patient to explain to you what you just said.
Remember that the majority of rural Haitians are illiterate. Try to avoid
embarrassing questions (e.g., "Can you see to read?"). Another problem
concerns prescribed dosages. ("Was it two pills a day for four days, or four
pills a day for two days?") For this we suggest you reproduce as needed the
Dosage Blanks adapted from David Werner's Where There Is No Doctor, found
here on the last page.
* * * * *
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS / REMESIMAN. We wish to express our deepest
gratitude to the many Haitian and American physicians, dentists, and nurses
without whose generous help this work would not have been possible. Our
thanks go especially to Mr. William Dunn, administrator of the H6pital Albert
Schweitzer, in Deschapelles, founded and directed by Dr. and Mrs. Larimer
Mellon Jr. Bill Dunn's gentle guiding hand, and Kansas smile, were not only an
inspiration to us in the early stages of this work, but were also instrumental in
opening many doors elsewhere in Haiti. Special thanks among the HAS staff are
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also due its medical director Dr. Michel Jean-Baptiste, as well as Dr. Susan
Miller, Dr. Jacqueline Gautier, Dr. Morris Earl, and especially Dr. Jeffrey Katz.
Next we wish to give thanks to the late Dr. William Hodges, physician-
missionary-archeologist, who shared with us some of his profound
understanding of Haiti gained after more than 30 years directing the Hopital
Le Bon Samaritain in LimbS. And how can we properly thank Dr. Brinson
McGowan and his wife Carol, of the Centre Medical Emmanuel in Cayes-
Jacmel - as well as their colleague Dr. Louis Philippe - who so generously
opened their doors for so long a time to a stranger from Kansas? In addition
we wish to thank Jacmel's late, unforgettable nonagenarian physician, Dr. Abel
Gousse; our former University of Kansas student Gail M. Boaz, of La Vall6e-
Jacmel; Dr. Reynold Monsanto of the Hopital pour les Yeux in Cayes; Reverend
Wallace Ttanbull and his wife Eleanor of the Hopital de Fermathe; Dr. Salvatore
Molica of the Centre Medical de Plaisance; as well as the staffs of the Centre
Medical Cit6 Lumifcre in Cayes, the Hopital de Bonne Fin, and the Hopital
Sainte-Croix in L6ogane. For dentistry we wish particularly to thank the late
Dr. Roger Larose of Saint-Marc and the Hopital Albert Schweitzer, and Dr.
Paul Kincaid of Lawrence, Kansas, who has led successive missions to La
Gonave. To have had the privilege of observing these persons was to witness
true Christianity and humanitarianism.
Finally, we thank Jowel Lagueire and the Reverend Roger D6sir for invaluable
suggestions concerning the Haitian text, and my wife Stephanie Lynn Freeman
for her patience, encouragement, as well as material help with layout and design.
And without the help and advice both in Haiti and in the U.S. of our former
student in Haitian, Dr. Catherine C. M°Gowan, this work would never have
come into existence.
Lawrence, Kansas Bryant C. Freeman
May 1997
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II. HUMAN B O D Y / K 6 M O U N
KEY WORDS / MO KLE
Haitian is generally a very direct language. Names for many of the body parts
will be easier to learn if one is aware of a few simple component words:
bo - side
bwa - wood, stick
do - back
gwo - big, fat
je - eye
pla - flat
po - skin
pwent - point, tip
sak - sack, bag
ti - small, little
twou - hole
zo - bone
tanp temple zo figi cheekbone
FACE / FIGI
twou nen nostril
machwe
jaw
_S2L_
throat
5T\ po bouch
afcv h p
bouch
mouth w dan tooth kwen bouch jansiv
. ., \|~ corner ol mouth gum
lang
^ chin tongue
15
1 6
Charts
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Charts
ARM and HAND / BRA ak MEN
— I P
NNG FINGER FINGERNAIL DWET
FINGER
1 8
CHARTS
LEG and FOOT / JANM ak PYE
PLAPYE
SOLE
1 9
IH. LANGUAGE/LANG
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE / PWONONSYASYON
The pronunciation of Haitian is not a great problem for speakers of English. First,
the language has few of the seemingly exotic (for Americans!) sounds of French;
and secondly, its almost phonetic spelling system is a clear guide.
HAITIAN IS SPELLED AS IT IS PRONOUNCED - AND PRONOUNCED
AS IT IS SPELLED. EACH LETTER IS PRONOUNCED - AND EACH
SOUND IS WRITTEN ONLY ONE WAY. Naturally, to acquire a good accent,
one will need to work with tapes and/or a Haitian teacher. You will find however
that Haitians are flattered by those who want to learn their true language, and are
only too willing to help.
Sounds which could initially puzzle the speaker of English are:
ch - as in show: chache (to
look for)
e - as in day: ede (to help)
e - as in leg: mesi (thank
you)
g - always "hard," as in go:
gen (to have)
i - as in bee: isit (here)
j - avoid a "d" in front: jou
(day)
o - as in toe: zo (bone)
6 - as in paw, saw: fb
(strong)
ou - as in food: ou (you)
r - not rolled, very soft,
pronounced at back of
throat: respire (to
breathe)
s - always pronounced as an
"s," never like a "z": prese
(in a hurry)
y - as in yes: pye (foot),
zorey (ear)
NASAL SOUNDS are pronounced partially through the nose, but without the "n'
itself pronounced. There are no real English equivalents, but are close to:
an - somewhat like alms: dan (tooth)
en - as in the name Chopin: pen (bread)
on - somewhat like don't: bon (good)
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Language
NOTES:
1) When a nasal sound is followed by a second "n" or by an "m," pronounce the
nasal sound as usual, plus the un" or "m" separately: venn (vein), janm (leg).
2) When the letters an, en, or on are not meant to indicate a nasal sound, a grave
accent ( N ) is placed over the vowel: pan (mechanical breakdown), Ayisyen
(Haitian woman), mon (hill, mountain).
3) The combination in never indicates a nasal sound.
Koute se renmed ko.
Listening is medicine for the body.
Lespwa fe viv.
Hope gives life.
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Language
Present: I eat - mwen manje
Present Progressive: I am eating - m ap manje
Past: late - mwen te manje
Future: I will eat - m a manje
Conditional: I would eat - mwen ta manje
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TO HELP UNDERSTAND THE PHRASES /
POU KONPRANN FRAZ YO
Haitian is a beautifully efficient, therefore quite sophisticated, language. It conveys
meaning with a minimum of words, avoiding complicated forms and complex
constructions.
1) Haitian words normally have only one form. NOUNS have no gender, and
their plural is formed simply by adding yo after the word. The term for "a" or
"an" is placed before the noun, the term for "the" after the noun:
a house - yon kay
the house - kay la
the houses - kay yo
2) There are only five PRONOUNS:
mwen (short form: m) -1, my, me
ou - you, your
li (short form: 1) - he, she, it; his, her, its; him, her, it
nou (short form: n) - we, our, us; you (plural), your (plural)
yo (short form: y) - they, their, them
3) VERBS: tenses are expressed in only five ways:
LANGUAGE
G W O CHEN TONBE, TI CHEN TON HE.
B I G DOGS FALL, LITTLE DOGS FALL.
(Large or small, we all get sick.)
Kb SE ZEB: 1 A POUSE ANKO.
T H E BODY IS LIKE THE GRASSES: IT WILL GROW AGAIN.
2 4
4 ) FOR THE N E G A T I V E , PLACE P A IN FRONT OF THE VERB FORMS:
I DO NOT EAT - M W E N P A M A N J E
I DID NOT EAT M W E N P A TE M A N J E
5 ) P O S S E S S I O N IS SHOWN BY PLACING THE PERSON OR THING POSSESSED BEFORE
THE POSSESSOR:
DAVID'S HOUSE - KAY D A V I D
M Y FATHER - P A P A M W E N
G R E E T I N G S !
F O R M A L / A K R E S P E
G O O D MORNING, M A D A M / SIR!
G O O D AFTERNOON / EVENING!
I N F O R M A L / A N T Z A N M I
G O O D MORNING, LITTLE BROTHER
[to a young man]!
G O O D MORNING, OLD BROTHER [to an
old man]!
G O O D AFTERNOON, M Y SISTER [to a
woman of any age]!
GOOD AFTERNOON, M Y CHILD [to a
boy or girl up to the teens]!
YOU REMEMBER M E ?
I REMEMBER YOU.
H O W ARE YOU?
F I N E , THANKS.
A N D YOUR FAMILY?
LANGUAGE
LASANTE SE P I GWO RICHES.
HEALTH IS THE GREATEST WEALTH.
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/ B O N J O U !
B O N J O U , M A D A N M / M S Y E !
B O N S W A !
BONJOU, TI FRE!
B O N J O U , VYE FRE!
B O N S W A , SO M W E N !
B O N S W A , PITIT M W E N !
O U SONJE M ?
M SONJE OU.
K I J A N OU Y E ?
B Y E N / P A P I MAL N O N , MESI .
E M O U N Y O ?
Language
ULTRA-COMMON EXPRESSIONS / SA TOUT MOUN KONN DI
Yes. / No. WL/Non.
Thank you (very much). Mesi (anpil).
You're welcome. Merite, wi.
Please. Souple. / Tanpri.
Excuse me. Eskize m.
God willing! Si Dye vie!
What?/When? Kisa?/Kile?
Where? / How? Kikote?/Kijan?
How much? / How many? Konben?
A little. / A lot. / Too much. Enpe. / Anpil. / Twop.
Here. / There. Isit. / La.
Up, above. / Down, below. Anwo. / Anba.
Slowly. / Fast. Dousman. / Vit.
Se met ko ki veye ko.
It's the owner of the body who looks out for the body.
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Language
SOME OTHER USEFUL EXPRESSIONS / KEK BON FRAZ
I amDr . . .
And what is your name?
My name is . . .
What's the problem?
Show me where it hurts you.
Stand up. / Sit down. / Lie down.
Do what I'm doing, like this.
Do you feel better now /
today?
Tell me what I just told you.
You're in great shape!
You don't need to be afraid.
Sickness spares no one.
It's unchanged.
It's the same thing.
Really?
Courage!
Hang in there!
I'm really sorry.
Yes, doc.
Goodbye!
Mwen se dokte . . •
E kijan ou rele?
M rele . •.
Ki pwoblem ou?
Montre m kote 1 fe ou mal.
Kanpe. / Chita. / Kouche.
Fe menm jan ak mwen, kon sa.
Ou santi ou pi byen kounye a /
jodi a?
Di m sa m fek di ou la.
Ou anfom!
Ou pa bezwen pe.
Maladi pa konn vanyan.
Li ret menm jan.
Se menm bagay.
Se vre?
Kouraj!
Kenbe, pa lage!
Sa byen fe m lapenn.
Wi, dok.
Babay!
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SEE YOU! N A WE!
LANGUAGE
ZAFE NEG P A J A N M PITI.
O N E ' S OWN DOINGS ARE NEVER SMALL.
L E OU MALERE, TOUT BAGAY SANBLE OU.
W H E N YOU ARE UNHAPPY, EVERYTHING RESEMBLES YOU.
(When you are down, everything seems to be down.
Subjectivity.)
L A V I P I FO PASE LANMO.
LIFE IS STRONGER THAN DEATH.
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Language
I don't speak Haitian Creole.
I speak only a little
Haitian Creole.
Please speak slowly.
Please speak louder.
I need the interpreter.
I don't understand.
What did you say?
Repeat, please.
Again, please.
You understand?
You hear?
Listen.
Tell me . . .
Don't explain too much, please;
answer by "yes" or "no."
M pa pale kreyol.
M pale selman yon ti kras
kreyol.
Souple, pale dousman.
Tanpri, pale pi fo.
M bezwen entepret la.
M pa konprann*
(Ki)sa ou di?
Repete, souple.
Anko, souple.
Ou konprann?
Ou tande?
Koute, wi.
Di mwen, n o n , . . .
Pa esplike m twop, souple;
reponn 4 <wi" oubyen "non.'
Kreyol pale, kreyol konprann.
Creole talks, Creole understands.
(Creole is the language for honest, straightforward talk.)
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LANGUAGE PROBLEMS / PWOBLEM LANG
TEVfE/LE
Language
When? / Since when? (A) ki le? / Depi ki le?
For how long? /
How long ago?
Yesterday. / Today. / Tomorrow.
This very day.
Now. / Right away. / Soon.
An hour. / A day. /
A week.
A month. / A year.
Always. / Often. / Never.
Each day. / Each month.
How many times? / How often?
Is this the first time?
One time. / Two times. /
Several times. / Many times.
All the time.
Two hours ago. /
Three days ago.
Four weeks ago. /
Five months ago.
A long time ago.
How many days since . . . ?
Since this morning. /
Since last night.
Pou konben tan? /
Gen konben tan?
Ye. / Jodi a. / Denmen.
Jodi a menm.
Kounye a. / Touswit. / Tale.
Ine dtan. / Yon jou. /
Yon senmenn.
Yon mwa. / Ennan.
Toujou. / Souvan. / Janme.
Chak jou. / Chak mwa.
Konben fwa?
Se premye fwa?
Yon fwa. / De fwa. /
Plizye fwa. / Anpil fwa.
Toutan.
Gen de ze dtan. /
Gen twa jou.
Gen kat senmenn. /
Gen senk mwa.
Gen lontan.
Depi konben j o u . . . ?
Depi maten an. /
Depi ye swa.
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Language
For the past six hours approximately. Depi size dtan konsa.
For the past week. /
For the past ten days.
For the past nine months.
For a long time.
In six weeks /
seven months approximately.
Depi yon senmenn. /
Depi di jou.
Depi nef mwa.
Pandan Ionian.
Nan sis senmenn /
set mwa konsa.
[See also Appendix.]
Lapenn pa dire santan.
Pain doesn't last a hundred years.
Neg di san fe, Bondye fe san di.
Man talks without doing,
God does without talking.
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IV. GENERAL/ENFOMASYON JENERAL
IN THE WAITING ROOM / NAN SAL POU TANN
What number do you have?
You may sit outside until we
call you.
Sit right there, please.
Wait a moment.
Wait here, please.
You may wait in
the waiting room.
Don't stand there.
Today there's no clinic.
Ki nimewo ou genyen?
Ou met chita deyo jouk nou
rele ou.
Chita la a, souple.
Tann yon ti moman.
Tann isit la. souple.
Ou met tann nan
sal la.
Pa kanpe la.
Jodi a pa gen klinik.
The clinic's on Monday, Wednesday, Se lendi, mekredi,
Friday. vandredi ki gen klinik.
You'll have to come back tomorrow, Se pou ou tounen denmen,
God willing.
The doctor will be here in a
short while.
I'll come back right away.
Call in another person.
Next!
Where is (s)he?
Come, please.
Come this way, please.
si Dye vie.
Dokte a ap vini nan yon
ti moman.
M ap tounen touswit.
Rele yon lot moun.
Swivan! / Moun ki apre a!
Kote li ye?
Vini, souple.
Vini bo isit, souple.
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Quiet, please.
The bathroom's this way.
NAME /NON
What is your name?
My name is...
What was your name again?
Speak louder, please.
What is your mother's name?
AGE/LAJ
What is your age?
What is his/her age?
(S)He is five years old.
I am thirty years old.
Very old.
General
Cheve granmoun blanch, men se
esperyans ki ladann.
An old person's hair is white, but it's
experience which is inside.
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Silans, souple.
Chanm twalet la bo isit
Kijan ou rele?
M rele...
Kijan ou rele anko?
Pale pi fo, souple.
Ki non manman ou?
Ki laj ou?
KilajB?
Li gen senk an.
M gen trant an.
Vye granmoun. / Vye anpil.
General
When were you born? Ki dat ou let?
In what year were you bora? Ki ane ou te fet?
What month? What day? Kimwa? Kijou?
I was born June 25,
1960.
Mwen fet jou vennsenk jen,
mil nef san swasant
Under what president were you born? Sou ki prezidan ou let?*
[Sometimes only way to get an
approximate idea of a patient's age*]
^Haitian Heads of State:
Philippe Sudre Dartiguenave
1915-22
Louis Borno 1922-30
Stenio Vincent 1930-41
ElieLescot 1941-46
Dumarsais Estime 1946-50
PaulMagloire 1950-56
Francois Duvalier 1957-71
Jean-Claude Duvalier 1971-86
Henri Namphy / Leslie Manigat
1986-88
Prosper Avril 1988-90
Ertha Pascal-TrouiUot 1990-91
Jean-Bertrand Aristide 1991-95
RenePreval 1996-2000
Yo fe pi bon wout ak yon vye baton.
The going's better with an old walking-cane.
(People don't get olden they get better.)
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GENERAL
P L A C E / K O T E
WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
D I D YOU COME FROM FAR AWAY?
WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
WHERE DO YOU LIVE?
W O R K / D J O B
WHAT KIND OF WORK DO YOU DO?
I ' M A FARMER.
H E DOESN'T HAVE A JOB NOW.
M E D I C A L R E C O R D / D O S Y E
HAVE YOU BEEN HERE BEFORE?
W H E N ?
WHERE'S YOUR MEDICAL RECORD?
K I KOTE OU FET?
O U SOTI LWEN?
K I KOTE OU SOTI?
K I KOTE OU RETE?
K I TRAVAY OU A P FE?
M FE JADEN. / M SE
KILTIVATE.
L I P A NAN TRAVAY KOUNYE A.
E S K E OU TE VINI ISIT IA DEJA?
K I L E ?
KOTE DOSYE O U ?
B O N D Y E B A N M YON MALENG DEYE TET;
M ASEPTE 1.
G O D GAVE M E AN INFECTED SORE BEHIND M Y HEAD;
I ACCEPT IT.
(/ accept my lot.)
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GENERAL
H O W A R E Y O U ? / K I J A N O U Y E ?
H O W ARE YOU?
FINE. / B A D OFF.
WHAT'S WRONG?
H O W CAN I HELP YOU?
K I J A N OU Y E ?
B Y E N . / M A I ANPIL.
K I PWOBLEM O U ?
K I S A OU VIE M ft P O U O U ?
S I OU P A GEN LANG, OU P A M A N J E .
IF YOU DON'T HAVE A TONGUE, YOU DON'T EAT.
(If you don yt say anything, you don't get anything.)
WHAT'S WRONG WITH HIM/HER?
H O W DO YOU FEEL?
W H Y HAVE YOU COME TO THE HOSPITAL?
WHAT'S BOTHERING YOU?
WHAT ELSE IS WRONG?
IS IT ALWAYS LIKE THAT?
K I S A LI GENYEN?
K I J A N OU SANTI O U ?
POUKISA OU VINI LOPITAL?
K I S A OU SOUFRI?
K I P W O B L E M OU GEN ANKO?
S E TOUTAN KONSA?
I DON'T FEEL WELL (AT ALL).
I ' M DOING O K .
I ' M BEGINNING TO GET BETTER.
I DON'T HAVE THAT ANY LONGER.
M P A SANTI M BYEN ( M E N M ) .
M P A P I MAL.
M W E N KOMANSE REFT.
M P A GEN SA ANKO.
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General
HOW LONG? / D E P I K O N B E N T A N ?
Since when have you been sick?
Since when have you had
this problem?
When / How did this
happen to you?
Has this ever happened to you
before?
Is that the first time it
happened to him/her?
FOLK HEALERS / D O K T E F&Y
Did you go see a folk healer
for this?
Are you taking any folk medicines?
Did a [Western-type] doctor
treat you for this?
When?
What did (s)he say / do?
Did it get somewhat better?
Do you feel better /
the same / worse?
Are you completely well now?
D E P I KI LE OU MALAD?
D E P I KI LE OU GEN
PWOBLEM SA A ?
K I LE / KIJAN BAGAY SA A TE
RIVE O U ?
E S K E SA TE RIVE OU
DEJA?
S E PREMYE FWA SA
RIVE 1 ?
E S K E O U TE AL WE YON DOKTE FEY
P O U S A ?
E S K E OU A P PRAN RENMED FEY?
E S K E YON DOKTE [LOPITAL/
DISPANSE] TE TRETE OU POU SA?
K I L E ?
K I S A I I T E D I / f t ?
E S K E OU TE ft YON TI REFT?
E S K E O U SANTI KO OU P I BYEN /
M E N M JAN / P I M A L ?
O U GAYA KOUNYE A ?
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P A I N / D O U L E
D O YOU HAVE ANY PAIN ( N O W ) ?
A LOT?
IT'S KILLING M E !
WHERE (DOES IT HURT YOU)?
SHOW M E (WHERE).
TOUCH THE SPOT WITH A FINGER.
IS IT TENDER?
D O E S THAT HURT (WHEN I PRESS
HERE)? A LOT?
D O E S IT HURT YOU WHEN I LET GO?
WHERE DID THE PAIN START?
WHERE DOES IT MOST HURT YOU?
D O E S IT EXTEND FURTHER?
IS IT SEVERE / CONSTANT?
HAVE YOU HAD PAIN LIKE THAT
BEFORE?
H O W LONG HAS IT BEEN LIKE THAT?
W H E N DID IT START?
IS IT ALMOST GONE?
GENERAL
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E S K E OU GEN DOULE (KOUNYE A ) ?
A N P I L ?
L I FE M MAL ANPIL, WI! /
L I M O D E M ! / L I M A N J E M ! /
L A P TOUYE M ! / S E MOURI
M A P M O U R I !
K I KOTE (LI FE OU M A L ) ?
MONTRE M (KI KOTE).
TOUCHE KOTE A AK YON DWET,
E S K E LI SANSIB?
S A FE OU MAL (LE M W E N PEZE
LA A ) ? A N P I L ?
S A FE OU MAL LE M LAGE 1?
K I KOTE DOULE A TE K O M A N S E ?
K I KOTE LI P I FE OU MAL?
E S K E LI MACHE AL LOT KOTE?
E S K E LI RED / TOUTAN?
V
E S K E OU TE GEN DOULE KON SA
DEJA?
D E P I KON BEN TAN SA KON SA?
K I LE LI K O M A N S E ?
L I PRESKE FINI?
There's no pain anywhere?
It's stopped for now.
I'll put something on it to
ease the pain.
It won't hurt you.
It'll hurt you only a little.
Do you have any joints which
hurt - wrist, elbow,
shoulder?
Knee, ankle?
My legs ache.
What makes the pain go away /
worse?
Show me in what position it
doesn't hurt you.
Is there less pain when you
are lying down / sitting?
Did you have to stay in bed?
Did you sleep last night?
Is there pain when you
breathe / move about a lot?
Does it stab / burn you?
General
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Pa gen doule okenn kote?
Li ban m yon kanpo/souf.
M pral mete yon bagay pou
doule a ka pase.
Li p ap fe ou mal.
L ap fe ou mal tou piti.
Eske ou gen jwenti ki
fe ou mal - ponyet, koud,
zepol?
Jenou, je pye?
M gen doule nan janm.
Kisa ki fe doule a pase /
pi mal?
Montre m nan ki pozisyon li
pa fe ou mal.
Eske gen mwens doule le ou
kouche / chita?
Ou te blije rete nan kabann?
Ou domi ye swa?
Eske gen doule le ou
rale le / fe anpil mouvman?
Eske li mode / boule ou?
General
Is there pain when you urinate?
Do you see blood in your urine?
Eske gen doule le ou pipi?
Eske ou we san nan pipi ou?
I'm troubled by gas [meaning: pain Gen yon gaz ki kenbe m.
anywhere in the entire body].
HISTORY / PWOBLEM OU KONN GENYEN
Have you been in good health
until now?
Are there people in your home
who have contagious diseases?
Ou te an bon sante
jouk kounye a?
Gen moun lakay ou
ki gen maladi atrapan?
Le bab kamarad ou pran dife,
fo ou mete pa ou alatranp.
When your buddy's beard catches on fire,
soak your own.
Have you ever had any
serious illnesses? Which one(s)?
Have you ever been
seriously injured?
What happened?
Have you ever had an operation?
Does it give you problems
still?
Eske ou te deja fe
maladi grav? Ki maladi?
Eske ou te janm
blese serye?
Sa k te pase?
Eske ou janm fe operasyon?
Eske sa ba ou pwoblem
toujou?
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General
Are you in the habit of drinking
a lot of alcohol?
Are you in the habit of smoking
a lot?
Eske ou konn bwe
anpil tafya?
Eske ou konn fimen
anpil?
Si ou manje bouji, fok ou poupou mech.
If you eat candles, you have to excrete wicks.
(We suffer the consequences of our actions.)
Do you have diabetes? Eske ou ft sik?
Do you have high blood pressure? Eske ou ft tansyon?
Does your heart give you problems? Eske ke ou ba ou pwoblem?
Do you sleep well /
too much?
Do you not sleep enough?
I can't sleep at night.
Eske ou domi byen /
twop?
Eske ou pa domi ase?
M pa kab domi lannwit.
EXAMINATION / EGZAMEN
SITTING /CHITA
You may sit down.
Sit there, please.
Ou met chita, wi.
Chita la a, souple.
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Do you have any allergies? Eske ou fe kek aleji?
GENERAL
HAVE A SEAT, PLEASE.
GET U P . / STAND UP.
STAND THERE.
D O N ' T W O R R Y / O U P A B E Z W E N
CALM DOWN.
RELAX.
TELL M E IF THERE IS SOMETHING
WHICH HURTS YOU.
I'LL GO SLOWLY.
[Literally: I'm going to
examine you gently.]
IT WON'T HURT YOU.
DON'T CRY.
THIS IS GOING TO HURT SOME.
[Literally: Take heart, hear.]
SOON YOU'LL B E BETTER,
BROTHER / SISTER / LITTLE ONE.
F E YON TI CHITA, TANPRI.
L E V E . / K A N P E .
K A N P E LA.
POZE SAN OU.
M E T E OU ALEZ. / LACHE KO OU.
D I M W E N SI GEN YON BAGAY
KI FE OU MAL.
M PRAL EGZAMINEN OU D O U S M A N .
L I P A P FE OU MAL.
P A KRIYE.
P R A N KE, TANDE.
TALE OU A P REFE,
FIRE / SO / PITIT M W E N .
W E I G H T E T C / P W A E T S .
W E NEED TO TAKE YOUR WEIGHT.
W E NEED TO MEASURE YOUR
HEIGHT / UPPER-ARM CIRCUMFERENCE.
W E NEED TO CHECK YOUR PULSE
/ BLOOD PRESSURE.
N O U BEZWEN PRAN PEZ OU.
N O U BEZWEN MEZIRE
WOTE / B W A PONYET OU.
N O U BEZWEN TCHEKE BATMAN VENN
/ TANSYON OU.
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General
I'm going to give you several
little taps on the knee for me
to check your reflexes.
See if (s)he doesn't have
fever, please.
M PRAL BA OU KEK
TI KOU NAN JENOU P O U M
TCHEKE REFLEKS OU.
G A D E SI LI P A GEN
LAFYEV, SOUPLE.
Keep this under your tongue.
We are going to insert this in
your rectum for a few minutes.
(S)He weighs... pounds / kilos.
KITE SA ANBA LANG O U .
N A P METE SA NAN
DEYE OU P O U YON TI M O M A N .
L I P E Z E LIV/KILO.
G W O B O U N D A P A DI LASANTE.
A big rear end doesn't necessarily mean health.
INSTRUCTIONS / S A POU NOU FFE
Do what Fm doing.
Do like this. Harder. Faster.
Don't do that.
Don't do it like that.
Hold him/her well.
Hold still.
[Literally: Don't shake your
body.]
F E M E N M JAN AK M W E N .
F E K O N S A . P I F O . P I V I T .
P A F E S A .
P A FE 1 KON SA.
K E N B E 1 BYEN.
P A SOUKE KO OU.
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CLOTHES / RAD
Take this off, please.
Take off your clothes / shirt.
Take off your blouse / skirt.
Take off your shoes / sandals.
You don't need to take off
either your bra or panties.
Take down your pants.
Take off your pants.
You don't need to take off
your underpants.
Put on this gown.
You can put your clothes back on.
LUNGS AND THROAT / POUMON
Take a deep breath.
Breathe deeply through your
mouth / nose only. Again.
Inhale. / Hold your breath. /
Exhale.
Cough.
Try to cough up some mucus
in your throat.
General
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Wete sa, souple.
Wete rad / chemiz ou.
Wete kosaj / jip ou.
Wete soulye / sapat ou.
Ou pa bezwen retire
ni soutyen ni kilot.
Desann pantalon ou.
Wete pantalon ou.
Ou pa bezwen retire
kalson ou.
Mete rad sa a sou ou.
Ou met mete rad ou.
GOJ
Rale le/gwo souf.
Respire fb ak
bouch / nen ou selman. Anko.
Pran souf. / Kenbe souf. /
Lage souf.
Touse.
Seye rale flem
nan goj ou.
H E A D / T E T
O P E N / CLOSE YOUR MOUTH.
STICK OUT YOUR TONGUE.
S A Y A H H H !
SWALLOW. / SPIT.
LOOK UP / DOWN.
TURN YOUR HEAD TO THE LEFT / RIGHT.
LEAN YOUR HEAD BACK.
HOLD HIS/HER HEAD, PLEASE.
LOOK AT THIS.
LOOK AT M Y FINGER.
K E E P LOOKING THERE.
RELAX YOUR JAW.
CLOSE / O P E N YOUR EYES.
B O D Y / K O
STAND. / SIT. / SIT U P .
HAVE HIM/HER STAND.
RAISE YOUR SHOULDERS.
RAISE YOUR ARM(S). BOTH.
K E E P YOUR ARM(S) UP.
BEND YOUR KNEES.
GENERAL
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LOUVRI / F E M E N BOUCH OU.
LONJE LANG OU.
D I A A A A !
VALE. / KRACHE.
G A D E ANWO / ANBA.
VIRE TET OU SOU BO GOCH / DWAT.
K A G E TET OU SOU DEYE.
K E N B E TET LI, SOUPLE.
G A D E SA.
G A D E DWET M W E N .
G A D E LA A TOUJOU.
LACHE BOUCH OU.
F E M E N / LOUVRI JE OU.
K A N P E . / CHITA. / L E V E CHITA.
F E LI KANPE.
O S E ZEPOL OU.
LEVE BRA OU. T O U D E .
KITE BRA OU ANLE.
KASE/RALE/PLIYE J A N M OU.
Put your legs out straight.
Move your fingers / wrists /
elbows / arms.
Move your knees / ankles /
toes.
Walk a bit for me.
Turn around.
Bend over like this.
I need to examine
your rectum.
Relax your abdomen.
TABLE/TAB
Sit down / Stretch out on
the table.
Put him/her on the table.
Turn over on your back / stomach.
Turn on your left /
right side.
You may sit up now.
You may get down now.
General
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LONJE P Y E OU.
J W E DWET / PONYET /
KOUD / BRA OU.
J W E JENOU / JE P Y E /
ZOTEY OU.
F E YON TI MACHE P O U M W E N .
VIRE D O SOU PLAS.
K O U B E KON SA.
M BEZWEN FE YON TOUCHE P O U OU
N A N DEYE OU.
LACHE VANT OU*
CHITA / L O N J E KO OU SOU
TAB LA.
M E T E 1 SOU TAB LA.
VIRE SOU DO OU / VANT OU.
VIRE SOU KOTE GOCH OU /
DWAT OU.
O U MET LEVE CHITA KOUNYE A.
O U MET DESANN KOUNYE A.
General
TESTS / TES
Go to the lab.
You need a urine /
blood / sputum / stool test.
Ale nan la bo.
Ou bezwen fe yon tes pipi /
san / krache / poupou.
Go and urinate in this jar. Al fe yon ti pipi nan bokal sa a.
Lage aveti pa touye kokobe.
'Mr. Forewarned" doesn't become a cripple.
(Forewarned is forearmed.)
Sit down, please.
Hold out your arm.
Make a fist, like this.
Do you think you could give us
a small stool sample?
We need to take an x-ray
(before you leave).
If the x-ray report is OK,...
We need to do
a spinal tap.
[Literally: We need to take a
few drops of water from your
backbone.]
Take this to the next room.
Take this to the nurse /
the other doctor.
Chita, souple.
Lonje bra ou.
Sere men ou, kon sa.
Eske ou kwe ou ta ka ban n
yon ti kras poupou?
Nou bezwen fe yon radyografi
(anvan ou ale).
Si radyografi a bon,...
Nou bezwen pran
ti gout dlo nan reldo ou.
Pote sa nan lot sal la.
Pote sa bay mis la /
lot dokte a.
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General
We're waiting for the results. N ap tann rezilta yo.
You need to stay in the hospital
for awhile / until tomorrow.
DIAGNOSIS / REZILTA SONDAY
You've pulled a muscle.
Your wrist / ankle is sprained.
Your shoulder is dislocated.
Your jaw is dislocated.
You have a broken bone.
Ou bezwen rete lopital la
pou kek tan / jouk denmen.
Ou gen yon venn/mis ki foule.
Ponyet / Je pye ou foule.
Zepol ou dejwente/demonte.
Machwe ou demonte.
Ou gen yon zo kase.
Le ou kouri twop, ou kase pye ou.
When you run too much, you break your foot.
(Take it easy! Don't rush it!)
You have an infection.
You have high blood pressure.
You have a tumor /
blood infection.
(S)He has an intestinal obstruction.
[Literally: (S)He cannot have bowel
movements /pass gas.]
You (don't) need an
operation.
Ou gen yon enfeksyon.
Ou fe/gen tansyon.
Ou gen time /
enfeksyon nan san ou.
Li pa kapab fe wate / gaz.
Ou (pa) bezwen yon
operasyon.
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TREATMENT / T R E T M AN
You must drink boiled water.
You must eat better.
(S)He must eat four times a day.
You need to sleep / eat /
drink (as much as you can).
You must try to relax. Lie
quietly.
You need plenty of bed rest.
S E P O U OU BWE DLO BOUYI.
S E P O U OU MANJE P I BYEN.
S E P O U LI M A N J E KAT FWA P A JOU.
O U BEZWEN D O M I / MANJE /
BWE (MEZI OU K A P A B ) .
P A TOUMANTE KO OU. KOUCHE
D O U S M A N .
O U BEZWEN REPOZE KO OU NAN
KABANN.
B O N D Y E P A J A N M BAY PITIT L I P E N N SAN SEKOU.
God never gives His children pain without help.
Wash this well.
Keep this clean, and cover it /
leave it uncovered.
Soak it in hot water.
I'll sew it up for you.
You need a bandage /
sling / cast.
We're going to put your arm / leg
in a cast.
LAVE SA BYEN.
K E N B E SA P W O P , E KOUVRI LI /
KITE 1 DEKOUVRI.
TRANPE LI NAN DLO CHO.
M A P KOUD SA P O U OU.
O U BEZWEN YON P A N S M A N /
BANDAY / APAREY.
N O U PRAL METE BRA / J A N M OU
NAN YON APAREY.
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I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THAT TODAY.
W E CAN'T DO THAT HERE.
THAT REQUIRES MAJOR SURGERY.
YOU'LL HAVE TO GO TO PORT-AU-PRINCE.
YOU MUST GO TO THE CANCER CLINIC
NEXT TO THE SAINT FRANGOIS
DE SALES HOSPITAL.
[Mentally deranged:] THIS IS NOT A
PROBLEM WE CAN TAKE CARE OF;
IT'S NOT A "NATURAL SICKNESS."
D O YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
GENERAL
M P A GEN TAN P O U SA JODI A*
N O U P A K A P A B FE SA ISIT LA.
S A M A N D E GWO OPERASYON.
F O K OU ALE POTOPRENS.
S E P O U OU ALE NAN KLINIK KANSE
BO LOPITAL S E N FRANSWA
DE SAL.
S E P A MALADI P O U NOU;
SE P A MALADI NATIREL.
E S K E OU GEN KEKSYON?
L A V I SE MISTE.
LIFE IS A MYSTERY.
M E D I C A T I O N / R E N M E D
IS THERE MEDICATION
WHICH MAKES YOU SICK?
ARE YOU TAKING ANY
MEDICATION NOW?
WHAT KIND? WHAT'S ITS NAME?
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT.
H O W MUCH (OF A DOSE) WAS GIVEN?
E S K E GEN RENMED
KI FE OU MALAD?
E S K E OU A P PRAN
RENMED KOUNYE A ?
KIKALITE? K I J A N YO RELE 1?
M TA VIE WE 1.
K O N B E N YO B A Y ?
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Nanpwen maladi ki pa gen renmed.
There's no malady that doesn't have a remedy.
Did they give you this medication
for yourself,
or for someone else?
Have you finished taking
the medication?
How long have you been taking
this medication?
Did it give you relief?
When was the last time you took
the medication?
Do you have any medication left?
How long ago did you finish
with the medication?
What medications do you have
at home?
Have you taken any
herbal (home) remedies for this?
You have never taken penicillin?
It never made you sick?
I'll give you medication.
Eske yo te ba ou renmed sa a
pou ou menm,
oubyen pou yon lot moun?
Ou fin pran
renmed la?
Depi ki le ou ap pran
renmed sa a?
Eske li te soulaje ou?
Ki denye fwa ou te pran
renmed la?
Ou gen renmed ki rete?
Depi ki le ou fini
ak renmed la?
Ki renmed ou genyen
lakay ou?
Eske ou te pran
renmed fey pou sa?
Ou pa janm pran pelisilin?
Li pa janm fe ou malad?
M pral ba ou renmed.
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This is fever / worm medication.
1*11 give you pills for the pain.
Here's medication which will
give you a little relief.
General
Gwo maladi mande gwo renmed.
Big sickness requires big medicine.
Everything will be all right - if you
continue with this medication.
Tout bagay ap anfom - si ou
kontinye ak renmed sa a.
This medication is good just for you, Renmed sa a bon pou o u selman,
but it can kill men li ka touye
another person. yon lot moun.
Sa ki bon pou youn, pa bon pou lot.
That which is good for one, is not good for another.
Take this to the pharmacy.
Go pick up your medication in
the pharmacy.
Pote sa nan famasi.
Ale pran renmed ou nan
famasi a.
Swallow / Chew these pills.
Take this medication / water.
Bwe / Moulen grenn sa yo.
Bwe renmed / dlo sa a.
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Sa se renmed lafyev / ve .
M ap ba ou grenn pou doule a.
Men yon renmed k ap
ba ou yon ti alejman.
General
That medication can't cure you.
There's no medication
which can really cure this sickness.
Renmed sa a pa ka geri ou.
Pa gen renmed
pou fe maladi sa a soti net.
Mwen pa ka pran te pou lafyev li.
I can't take tea for someone else's fever.
INJECTIONS / PIKI
You haven't been vaccinated yet?
What was the last time you had a
tetanus shot?
We're going to give you a shot.
It's not going to hurt you.
You'll just feel a little sting.
Ou poko pran vaksen?
Ki denye fwa ou te pran
piki kont maladi ko red?
Nou pral ba ou yon piki.
Li p ap ft ou mal.
Ou ap santi yon ti pike selman.
HOW TO TAKE MEDICATION / KUAN POU PRAN RENMED
Take one pill/tablet/capsule
each six hours.
Take one pill one / two /
three / four time(s) a day
for ten days.
Take one pill
together with each meal.
Bwe yon grenn
chak size dtan.
Bwe yon grenn yon / de /
twa / kat fwa pa jou
pandan di(s) jou.
Bwe yon grenn
ansanm ak manje a.
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YOU MUST TAKE ONE EACH TIME
BEFORE / AFTER YOU EAT (IN
THE MORNING - AT NOON - IN THE
EVENING).
U S E IT ONCE A DAY /
EACH EVENING.
TAKE ONE WITHOUT EATING.
TAKE TWO BEFORE GOING TO SLEEP
AT NIGHT.
TAKE TWO TEASPOONFULS
(TABLESPOONFULS) EVERY THREE HOURS.
CRUSH ONE TABLET, AND HAVE HIM/HER
TAKE IT.
TAKE THEM ONLY AS NEEDED.
TAKE ONE WHEN YOU HAVE PAIN.
PUT THIS OINTMENT ON / IN.. .
GARGLE WITH THIS MEDICATION.
STOP TAKING THIS MEDICATION.
B U Y WHAT YOU CAN [of medicine].
DON'T FORGET!
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
GENERAL
S E P O U OU BWE YOUN CHAK FWA
AN VAN / APRE OU M A N J E (NAN
MATEN - NAN M I D I - NAN
ASWE).
SEVI AK LI YON FWA P A JOU /
CHAK SWA.
B W E YOUN SAN OU P A M A N J E .
B W E DE ANVAN OU AL DOMI
LANNWIT.
B W E D E TI KIYE
(GWO KIYE) CHAK TWA ZE DTAN.
KRAZE YON KONPRIME, EPI FE 1
PRAN LI.
B W E YO LE OU BEZWEN SELMAN.
B W E YOUN LE OU GEN DOULE.
M E T E PORN AD SA A SOU / NAN.. .
GAGARI AK RENMED SA A.
S I S P A N N PRAN RENMED SA A.
ACHTE SA OU K A P A B .
P A BLIYE, NON!
S A ENPOTAN ANPIL.
BOUCHE NEN OU P O U B W E DLO SANTI.
HOLD YOUR NOSE TO TAKE STINKING WATER.
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APPOINTMENTS / RANDEVOU
Did you have an appointment?
For when do you have an
appointment?
You had your last appointment on...
Do you have an appointment for
a vaccination?
When must I come back?
I need to check this again in
a week.
Fll give you an appointment for...
For what date?
You must come back on...,
God willing.
You must return to the clinic
next month.
You must come back on
March 24 to see Dr...
Come here on the last Friday
of February.
Come on by around 3 P.M.
You must change your
appointment.
Ou te gen randevou?
Pou ki le ou gen
randevou?
Ou te gen denye randevou...
Eske ou gen randevou pou
vaksen?
Ki li pou m tounen anko?
M bezwen tcheke sa anko nan
yon senmenn.
M ap ba ou yon randevou pou.
Pou ki dat?
Se pou ou tounen...,
si Dye vie.
Se pou ou tounen nan klinik la
lot mwa.
Se pou ou tounen jou
vennkat mas pou we dokte...
Vini isit denye vandredi
fevriye.
Pase ve twa ze konsa.
Fok ou chanje
randevou.
You need to see a specialist. Ou bezwen we yon espesyalis.
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GENERAL
P A Y I N G / P E Y E
H O W MUCH DOES THAT COST?
H O W MUCH WILL THAT COST?
THAT WILL COST...
. . . AT LEAST.
THAT WON'T COST YOU MORE
THAN...
APPROXIMATELY...
W H E N YOU COME ON.. . ,
YOU MUST PAY.
TOMORROW WHEN YOU COME BACK,
YOU DON'T NEED TO PAY.
YOU DON'T NEED TO PAY ANYTHING MORE.
Y O U DON'T NEED TO SPEND ANY MONEY.
C O M E WITH [Pay] WHAT YOU CAN.
K O N B E N SA KOUTE?
K O N B E N SA A P KOUTE?
S A VA KOUTE...
. . . P O U P I PITI.
S A P A P KOUTE OU PIPLIS
PASE. . .
. . . KONSA.
L E OU VINI. . . ,
FOK OU PEYE.
D E N M E N LE OU TOUNEN,
OU P A P BEZWEN PEYE.
O U P A BEZWEN PEYE ANKO.
O U P A BEZWEN DEPANSE LAJAN.
V I N AK SA OU K A P A B .
S E SOT KI BAY, ENBESIL KI P A PRAN.
IT'S THE D U M B ONE WHO GIVES, IT'S
THE IMBECILE WHO DOESN'T ACCEPT.
L E A V I N G / B A B A Y
Y O U MUST GO TALK WITH
THE HEALTH WORKER IN THE DISPENSARY.
S E P O U OU AL PALE AK
OKSILYE A NAN DISPANSE A.
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YOU MUST GO TO THE HOSPITAL.
YOU MUST GO TO THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE
IN CAYES-JACMEL.
EVERYTHING IS FINE / IN GREAT SHAPE.
EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE /
IN GREAT SHAPE.
(S)HE'LL GET BETTER (IN A FEW DAYS).
SOON YOU'LL BE FINE.
SINCE (S)HE HAS NOTHING WRONG
AT ALL...
THERE'S NOTHING WHICH IS SERIOUS.
C O M E BACK IF YOU DON'T FEEL
BETTER.
IS THERE SOMETHING YOU WOULD
LIKE TO ASK?
WHAT DAY DO I LEAVE?
YOU MAY GO (NOW).
WE'RE FINISHED.
YOU DON'T NEED ANYTHING ELSE.
GOOD-BYE.
SEE YOU (AGAIN).
TURN THE DOOR HANDLE.
GENERAL
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S E P O U OU ALE LOPITAL.
S E P O U OU ALE KAY DOKTE
K A Y - J A K M E L .
TOUT BAGAY BYEN / ANFOM NET.
TOUT BAGAY A P BYEN /
ANFOM NET.
L A P REFE ( N A N KEK J O U ) .
TALE OU A P ANFOM.
K O M LI P A GEN ANYEN
DITOU...
P A GEN ANYEN KI GRAV.
TOUNEN SI OU P A SANTI OU
P I BYEN.
E S K E GEN BAGAY OU TA
VIE M A N D E ?
K I JOU M PRALE?
O U MET ALE (KOUNYE A ) .
N O U FINI.
O U P A BEZWEN LOT BAGAY.
B A B A Y . / OREVWA.
N A WE.
VIRE M A N C H POT LA.
V- INTERNAL MEDICINE / MALADI ANNDAN
GENERAL WEAKNESS / FEBLES
Do you feel weak?
I always feel tired /
weak / sick.
I tire out easily.
I feel a general weakness/malaise.
Eske ou santi ou feb?
M santi m toujou bouke /
feb/malad.
M bouke fasil.
M santi tet mwen vid.
When I get up, I'm dizzy.
When I'm like that,
I can't stand.
Are your arms / legs weak?
Le m leve, m toudi,
Le m kon sa,
m pa ka kanpe.
Eske bra / janm ou feb?
FEVER / L AFYEV
Do you often have fever / chills?
I have chills [usually malaria or TBI
I often shake/tremble.
Do you perspire a lot?
Do you have fever (every day)?
Since when have you been having
fever?
Do you have fever all day long,
or just at certain times?
Do you wake up
at night hot?
Ou konn gen lafyev / frison?
M gen chofret.
M konn tranble.
Eske ou konn swe?
Eske ou gen lafyev (chak jou)?
Depi ki le ou gen
lafyev?
Eske ou gen lafyev tout lajounen,
osinon yon le konsa?
Eske ou konn reveye
cho pandan lannwit?
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Internal Medicine
Do you perspire a lot during
the night?
Do you have fever which makes
you shake/tremble?
Eske ou swe anpil pandan
lannwit?
Eske ou gen lafyev ki fe
ou tranble?
Maladi vin sou chwal, li tounen sou bourik.
Sickness arrives by horse and goes away by donkey.
APPETITE/APETI
How's your appetite?
Are you hungry now?
I'm hungry.
My appetite's down.
(S)He has no appetite.
(S)He doesn't eat anything at all.
Eske ou manje byen?
Eske ou grangou kounye a?
M grangou.
Bouch la pa gou.
Li pa gen apeti.
Li pa manje anyen menm.
Sak vid pa kanpe.
An empty bag doesn't stand up.
(No work gets done on an empty stomach.)
WEIGHT/PWA
Are you losing weight? Ou vin pi piti?
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I'm losing weight.
You're putting on weight.
HEAD/TET
Do you have frequent headaches
/ dizziness?
How long have you had
headaches like that?
What part of your head hurts you?
Does it really hurt you a lot?
Have you never had a headache
like that in your life?
Does your head hurt you more
when you get up in the morning, or
during the day?
Does the pain never leave you,
or do you feel a
throbbing?
EYES/JE
Do you see well?
Does light tire your eyes?
Do you see spots in front of
your eyes?
Internal Medicine
Mwen vin meg. / Pwa mwen bese.
Ou vin gra.
Eske ou konn gen tetfemal
/tet vire?
Depi konben tan ou gen
tetfemal kon sa?
Ki kote nan tet ou ki fe ou mal?
Eske li fe ou mal anpil anpil?
Eske ou pa janm gen tetfemal
kon sa nan lavi ou?
Eske tet ou fe ou pi mal
le ou leve nan maten, osinon
pandan lajounen?
Eske doule a pa janm lage ou,
oubyen eske ou santi yon
batman?
Eske ou we byen?
Eske limye fatige je ou?
Eske ou we tach devan
je ou?
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EARS/ZOREY
Are your ears hurting you?
Do you feel sharp pain?
Internal Medicine
Which one?
Left. Right. Both.
Does it itch you?
Do you feel pressure on your ears?
Kiles?
Goch. Dwat. Toude.
Eske li grate ou?
Eske ou santi van nan zorey ou?
Do you have difficulty in hearing
recently?
Do you hear me all right?
I don't hear well.
You hear just faintly?
Do you hear in this ear?
Eske ou difisil pou tande
depi kek tan?
Eske ou tande m byen?
M pa tande byen.
Ou tande piti piti?
Eske ou tande nan zorey sa a?
Did you put something in
your ear?
Did a bug get into
your ear?
Is there ringing in your ears?
I feel both my ears
stopped up.
Your left / right ear
has a wax build-up.
Eske ou te mete yon bagay nan
zorey ou?
Eske yon tibet te antre nan
zorey ou?
Eske li konen nan zorey ou?
M santi toude zorey mwen yo
bouche.
Zorey goch / dwat ou
chaje ak kaka.
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Eske zorey ou ap fe ou mal?
Eske ou santi doule ki pike ou?
Internal Medicine
Do you have any unusual ear
discharge?
I have pus in my ears.
You have a small infection.
I'll give you some drops
to put in your ears.
Do you feel any dizziness?
Eske zorey ou ap koule
matye?
Zorey mwen ap kouri dlo.
Ou fe yon ti enfeksyon.
M ap ba ou gout
pou mete nan zorey ou.
Eske ou gen tet vire?
NOSE AND THROAT / NEN AK GOJ
Do you have a sore throat /
runny nose / headache?
Does your throat hurt you when
you swallow?
Do you have a cold?
Do you often have colds?
Do you have frequent nosebleeds?
Eske ou gen gojfemal /
nen ou koule rim / tetfemal?
Eske goj ou fe ou mal le
ou vale?
Eske ou gripe?
Eske ou gripe souvan?
Eske ou konn gen nen senyen?
Nen pran kou, je kouri dlo.
The nose takes the blow, the eyes do the crying.
Does your neck hurt you, too?
Do you feel your neck stiff?
Eske kou ou fe ou mal, tou?
V
Eske ou santi kou ou red?
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RESPIRATORY / RALE LE
Do you breathe easily?
Do you have trouble breathing?
I'm short of breath.
Does it hurt you when you
take a deep breath?
I can't go up hills.
What was the last time you
breathed more normally?
I have a bad cold / flu.
Do you cough a lot?
I cough in my sleep.
Do you spit a lot?
Do you cough up phlegm?
What color is the phlegm?
Do you often spit up blood?
Are there streaks of blood,
or blood clots?
When you're lying down at night,
is your breathing more difficult?
Do you wake up at night short
of breath?
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Eske ou respire byen?
Eske ou soufle anle?
M ap soufle anle.
Eske sa fe ou mal le ou
rale le fo?
M pa ka monte mon.
Ki denye fwa ou
te respire pi byen?
M gen yon move grip.
Eske ou touse anpil?
M touse le m domi.
Eske ou krache anpil?
Eske ou rale flem?
Ki koule flem lan?
Eske ou konn krache san?
Eske gen tras san,
osinon boul san?
Le ou kouche lannwit,
eske ou respire pi difisil?
Eske ou reveye lannwit pou
respire?
How many pillows do you put
under your head?
Are you a smoker?
How many (cigarettes do you
smoke) in a day?
One pack of cigarettes.
Have you ever suffered from
asthma?
Have you ever had tuberculosis?
You have pneumonia.
Have you ever had emphysema?
CARDIOVASCULAR / KE
Are you aware of any heart problems?
Have you ever had a heart attack?
Internal Medicine
Konben zorye ou mete
anba tet ou?
Eske ou konn fimen?
Konben (sigaret ou
fimen) nan yon jounen?
Yon poch sigaret.
Eske ou te janm soufri
opresyon?
Eske ou te janm pwatrine?
Ou gen yon nemoni.
Eske ou te konn rakle?
Ou kwe ou soufri ke?
Eske ou te janm fe yon kriz ke?
Male pa gen klaksonn.
Misfortune doesn't have a horn.
(Misfortune doesn't give warning.)
Do you have heart palpitations? Eske ou gen batman ke?
Do you have chest pain? Eske lestonmak ou ft ou mal?
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Do you feel your heart
racing when you have the pain?
Touch the spot which hurts you.
Does the pain stay in the same spot?
Do you feel it right now?
How long have you had
this pain?
Are you taking heart medicine?
Do you have high blood pressure?
Are your feet swollen?
Is this the first time you've had
a pain like that? Often?
Does it hurt you like a
knife?
Do you feel something
pressing on your heart?
Do you feel like someone is
sitting on your chest?
Did the pain spread to your
jaw / neck / shoulder / arm?
Did you sweat a lot with the pain?
Did you lose consciousness?
Do you feel the pain worse
when you make a movement?
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Eske ou santi ke ou
ap bat vit vit le ou gen doule a?
Touche kote ki fe ou mal.
Eske doule a rete yon sel kote?
Eske ou santi 1 kounye a menm?
Depi konben tan ou gen
doule sa a?
Eske ou ap pran renmed pou ke?
Eske ou fe tansyon?
Eske pye ou anfle?
Eske se premye fwa ou te gen
yon doule kon sa? Souvan?
Eske li fe ou mal tankou yon
kouto?
Eske ou santi yon bagay
ap peze ke ou?
Eske ou santi tankou yon moun
chita sou lestonmak ou?
Eske doule a rive jouk nan
machwe / kou / zepol / bra ou?
Eske ou te swe anpil ak doule a?
Eske ou te endispoze?
Eske ou santi doule a pi mal
le ou fe mouvman?
What makes the pain go away?
Is the pain worse when you take
a deep breath, or when you cough?
Is the pain worse when you
lie on your back or on your side?
Internal Medicine
Kisa ki konn wete doule a?
Eske doule a pi mal le ou pran
yon gwo souf, oubyen le ou touse?
Eske doule a pi mal le ou
kouche sou do oubyen sou kote?
BREASTS/TETE
Have you felt any lumps
in your breasts?
Do you feel pain
in your breast(s)?
Do you have any discharge
from your breast(s)?
Eske ou te santi kek ti boul
nan tete ou?
Eske ou santi doule
nan tete ou?
Eske ou gen matye ki soti
nan tete ou?
GASTROINTESTINAL / VANT AK TRIP
(S)He can't eat.
I can't eat anything at all.
(S)He can't digest anything.
Does your stomach hurt you?
My stomach hurts me.
I have heartburn.
Do you have acidic belches,
when you're lying down
at night?
Li pa ka manje.
M pa ka manje anyen menm.
Manje a rete sou lestonmak li.
Eske vant ou fe ou mal?
Vant mwen fe m mal.
M feasid./Kernboulem.
Eske ou gen dlo si ki monte
nan goj ou, le ou kouche
lannwit?
Have you ever had an ulcer? Eske ou te janm gen yon Use?
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Do you often have indigestion
/ vomiting / abdominal pain?
Do you have excess gas?
Does this happen before /
while / just after you eat?
Internal Medicine
Eske ou konn gonfle
/ vonmi / gen doule anbavant?
Eske ou gen gaz?
Sa konn rive an van /
pandan / jis apre ou manje?
DIET / RE JIM
What do you normally eat?
How many times a day?
Are there some foods that
don't agree with you?
I'm only taking soup.
Don't eat pepper,
hot peppers, coffee at all.
Don't put salt on your food
at all.
Kisa ou konn manje?
Konben fwa pa jou?
Eske ou gen manje ki
pa ale ave ou?
Se soup m bwe selman.
Pa manje pwav,
piman, kafe ditou.
Pa mete sel nan manje ou
menm*
Grangou se mize, vant plen se traka.
Hunger is misery, a full belly is trouble.
Sa ki pa touye ou, li angrese ou.
Whatever doesn't kill you, makes you get fat.
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Internal Medicine
ALCOHOL/TAFYA
Do you drink a lot of alcohol?
Do you drink a lot of raw rum
/ beer?
How many glasses each week?
How old were you when you
started drinking like that?
PAIN/DOULE
Do you have fever or
abdominal pain?
Are there other parts of your body
which hurt you?
Do you often have stomach aches?
Can you drink milk
without any problems?
When you eat (or drink milk),
does the pain go away / get worse?
Do you have cramps?
Does the pain get to you
like a knife?
Eske ou konn bwe anpil tafya?
Eske ou konn bwe anpil kleren
/bye?
Konben ve chak senmenn?
Ki laj ou te gen le ou
te komanse bwe kon sa?
Eske ou gen lafyev oubyen
doule anbavant?
Eske gen lot kote nan ko ou
ki fe ou mal?
Eske ou konn gen vantfemal?
Eske ou ka bwe let
san pwoblem?
Le ou manje (oubyen bwe let),
eske doule a pase / vin pi mal?
Eske ou gen kranp?
Eske doule a manje ou
tan kou yon kouto?
Maladi pa konn bon.
Sickness does not recognize the good.
(Sickness spares neither the good nor the bad.)
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VOMITING /VONMI
Do you have nausea
or vomiting?
How many times? When?
How soon after you finish eating
do you vomit?
Can you recognize the food you
ate, in your vomit?
Have you vomited blood?
Does your vomit
look like coffee grounds?
Can you drink water
without vomiting?
BOWELS/WATE
Are your bowel movements normal?
My bowel movements are difficult.
Do you feel pain when you
have a bowel movement?
When was the last time
you had a bowel movement?
How many times do you
have a bowel movement a day?
Do you have diarrhea /
constipation?
(S)He can't have a bowel movement.
Internal Medicine
Eske ou gen anvi vonmi
oubyen ou vonmi?
Konben fwa? Kile?
Konben tan apre ou fin manje
ou vonmi?
Eske ou ka rekonet manje ou
te manje, nan vonmi ou?
Eske ou te vonmi san?
Eske vonmi ou
sanble ak ma kafe?
Eske ou ka bwe dlo
san ou pa vonmi?
Ou wate/poupou byen?
M pa wate fasil.
Eske ou santi doule le ou
wate?
Ki denyefwa
ou poupou?
Konben fwa ou
wate pa jou?
V
Eske ou gen vant mennen /
vant sere?
Li pa ka wate.
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Since when have you had diarrhea?
Is your diarrhea watery?
Internal Medicine
Depi ki le ou gen vant pase?
Eske ou poupou dlo?
What color are your stools?
Have your stools been bloody /
very black / yellow / had mucus?
Are your stools black as
coal?
We need a stool specimen from
you to check in the lab.
Are you passing gas?
Do you have a lot of gas?
Do you think you have worms?
JAUNDICE/LAJONIS
Have you never had
jaundice?
Have your eyes ever been
bright yellow?
Ki koule poupou ou?
V
Eske poupou ou gen san /
nwa anpil /jon / gen anpil gle?
Eske poupou ou nwa tankou
chabon?
Nou bezwen yon ti kal wate ou
pou tcheke nan labo.
Ou pase gaz?
Eske ou gen anpil gaz?
Ou kwe ou gen ve?
Eske ou pa janm te gen
lajonis?
Eske je ou te janm vin
jon jon?
MUSCULOSKELETAL / MIS AK ZO
JOINTS/JWENTI
Do your joints often Eske jwenti ou yo konn
hurt you? fe ou mal?
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Do you feel your joints
warm or swollen?
Do you have weakness in the joint?
Is it because you were injured?
When you move your knee,
does it hurt you?
How far can you move
before it hurts you?
Are you stiff when you
get up in the morning?
Is the pain worse in
the morning, or during the day?
LOWER BACK/SENTI
I have lower-back pain.
I have severe lower-back pain.
You need to put a
hot compress on your back.
ENDOCRINE / GL ANN
Did you notice that you have a
larger neck mass? Since when?
Do you complain about heat
or cold, when everyone says
they feel fine?
Are you constipated?
Internal Medicine
Eske ou santi jwenti ou
cho oubyen anfle?
Eske ou gen febles nan jwenti a?
Eske se paske ou te blese?
Le ou jwe jenou ou,
eske li fe ou mal?
Ki mouvman ou kapab fe
anvan li fe ou mal?
V
Eske ou santi ou red le ou
leve nan maten?
Eske doule a fe ou pi mal nan
maten, osinon pandan lajounen?
Tay/Senti m fe m mal. /
M gen mis tonbe.
Ren m ap kase.
Ou bezwen mete yon
konpres cho sou do ou.
V
Eske ou santi ou gen yon boul
nan kou ou? Depi ki le?
Eske ou plenyen pou chale
oubyen fredi, le tout moun di
yo santi yo byen?
Eske ou sere?
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Recently, do you feel
you have lost weight /
gained weight?
Is your appetite good?
Do you perspire more now?
Do you feel stronger, or
weaker, recently?
Internal Medicine
Depi kek tan, eske ou santi
ou vin pi piti /
pi gwo?
Eske ou manje byen?
Eske ou swe piplis kounye a?
Eske ou santi ou pi fo, oubyen
pi feb, depi kek tan?
DERMATOLOGY / MALADI PO
Do you have rashes
on your body?
How long have you had
this rash?
Has this happened to you before?
Does it hurt you?
Does it itch you?
It often itches me.
My whole body is itching.
Is your skin flaking or scaly?
Do you have pus
coming out of the lesions?
Where else do you have this rash?
Eske ou gen tach ki leve
sou ko ou?
Depi konben tan ou gen
gratel sa a?
Eske sa te rive ou deja?
Eske li fe ou mal?
Eske li grate ou?
Li konn grate m.
Tout ko m ap grate.
Eske po ou ap fann?
Eske ou gen pij
ki soti nan blesi yo?
Ki kote anko ou gen gratel sa a?
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Does your rash get worse
in the sunlight?
Does your body itch you after
you eat something? What?
Have you eaten something you
were not used to eating before?
Have you used a sheet or
a soap you were not used to using?
Were there insects which bit you?
A wasp / bee / spider /
scorpion?
How long have you had
that mole?
Has it changed color
recently?
You have an allergy / infection.
You need a special ointment
/ some pills.
Internal Medicine
Eske gratel ou pi mal
nansoley?
Eske ko ou grate ou apre
ou manje yon bagay? Kisa?
Eske ou te manje yon bagay ou
pa abitye manje an van?
Eske ou sevi ak yon dra oubyen
yon savon ou pa t abitye sevi?
Eske te gen tibet ki te pike ou?
Yon gep / myel / arenyen /
eskopyon?
Depi konben tan ou gen
ti bouton sa a?
Eske li chanje koule
depi de twa jou?
Ou gen yon aleji / enfeksyon.
Ou bezwen yon pomad espesyal
/kek grenn.
Chik pa respekte granmoun.
Chiggers don't respect adults.
(Problems spare no one.)
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NEUROLOGY/NE
Internal Medicine
Do you feel numbness,
weakness, or tingling
in your hands / your feet?
Did you feel you were paralyzed
on one side of your face?
Did one side of your body become
weak?
Did you lose sensation on one
side of your body?
Did suddenly one part of
your body begin to jerk
uncontrollably?
Did suddenly you have
pain in an arm or
a leg?
Did you have difficulty
in speaking?
Repeat: "What happens
to the dumb guy can happen to
the smart one too."
Could you not see clearly?
Did you fall to one side?
Did you have difficulty
in walking?
Did you lose consciousness?
Do you feel this?
Eske ou santi angoudisman,
febles, oubyen pikotman
nan men ou yo / pye ou yo?
Eske ou te santi ou paralize
bo figi ou?
Eske yon bo nan ko ou vin
feb?
Eske ou pedi sansasyon nan yon
bo nan ko ou?
Eske sanzatann yon kote nan
ko ou komanse detire
pou kont li?
Eske sanzatann ou te gen
doule nan yon bra oubyen
yon janm?
Eske ou te gen pwoblem
pou pale?
Repete: "Sa k rive
koukouloukou a ka rive
kakalanga tou."
Eske ou pa t kapab we kle?
Eske ou te tonbe yon bo?
Eske ou te gen pwoblem
pou mache?
Eske ou te endispoze?
Eske ou santi sa?
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Does this/that hurt you?
Squeeze my fingers.
Touch your forehead.
Touch your nose with your finger,
and then touch my finger.
Put your feet together, close
your eyes, and stand still.
Walk a little bit for me,
please.
Have you hit your head
very recently?
Are you generally depressed?
Do you often have fainting spells?
Did you have a seizure?
Did another person see when
the seizure came over you?
Do you remember the seizure,
and what you did after that?
Did you jerk your arms
and your feet?
Did you bite your tongue?
Did you urinate on yourself,
or defecate on yourself?
Internal Medicine
Eske sa fe ou mal?
Peze dwet mwen.
Touche fwon ou.
Touche nen ou ak dwet ou,
epi touche dwet mwen.
Mete de pye ou yo ansanm, femen
je ou, e pa souke ko ou menm.
Fe yon ti mache pou mwen,
souple.
Eske ou te frape tet ou
tou denyeman?
Eske ou konn chagren?
Eske ou konn gen endispozisyon?
Eske ou te gen kriz?
Eske yon lot moun te we le
kriz la te pran ou?
Eske ou sonje kriz la,
epi kisa ou te fe apre sa?
Eske ou te detire bra ou yo
ak pye ou yo?
Eske ou te mode lang ou?
Eske ou te pipi sou ou,
oubyen ou poupou sou ou?
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Internal Medicine
Did you feel sleepy
after the seizure?
Eske ou te anvi domi
apre kriz la?
TRAUMA /CHOK
Is (s)he conscious?
I had an accident.
Tell me what happened.
Where were you injured? How?
Show me.
Li gen konnesans li?
M te fe yon aksidan.
Rakonte m sa k te pase.
Kote ou te blese? Kijan?
Montre m sa.
How did you get burned? When?
Fire. / Stove. / Boiling water.
/Oil.
Someone hit me with his fist.
We (don't) need to give you stitches.
You must keep it clean
at all times.
Kijan ou fe boule? Kile?
Dife. / Recho. / Dlo bouyi.
/Lwil.
Yo te ban m yon kout pwen.
Nou (pa) bezwen koud ou.
Fok ou kenbe li pwop
toutan.
Neg ft, neg deft.
What one person does, another can undo.
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VL UROLOGY/PWOBLfeM PIPI
VOCABULARY / KEK MO
bladder - blad pipi, blad pise,
sakpipi
blood - san
burn (to) - boule
canker - chank, kank
catheter - katate, kawoutchou,
tib
clot - boul san
dark urine - pipiwouj
discharge - pet
ejaculate - dechay, dechaj
ejaculate (to) - voye
erection - bann
erection (to have an) - bande
foreskin - pokok
frequent urge to urinate - pipi
vit
genitals - pati
gonorrhea - ekouhnan,
grannchale
groin - lenn
incontinent; incontinence - pipi
netale
infection - enfeksyon
kidney - ren
kidney stone - woch nan ren,
pye nan ren
meatus (of penis) - ton pipi,
twou pipi
operation - operasyon
pain - doule
penis - pijon, pati (sansib),
kogason
dorsal vein of penis - ne
pijon
glans penis - tet kok
prostate - pwostat
pus - postim, py, pi
scrotum - sak grenn, po
grenn
seminal vesicles - sak dechay
smegma - kalanbe
sore - blesi
infected sore - maleng
sperm - jem
syphilis - sifilis
testicle(s) - grenn
tumor - time
ureter - tiyo ren
urethra - kannal pipi
urinary tract - kannal pipi
urinate (to) - fe pipi
urine - pipi
dribbling urine - pipi ti
taktitak
Pise tig pa bye.
Tiger pee is not beer.
(All that glitters is not gold.)
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HISTORY / PWOBLEM
PAIN / DOULE
Urology
Does it burn you when you
are urinating?
When I urinate, it burns me.
Do you have frequent pain?
How long has it been like that?
Does it hurt at the end of
your penis, or in
your urethra?
Do you have pain in
your testicles, or in the groin?
Do you have pain
in your lower back?
INFECTION / ENFEKS YON
Do you have a discharge from
your penis?
Is there pus?
Have you ever had sores on
your penis?
When you urinate, is there blood?
How long has there been blood?
Have you ever had gonorrhea /
syphilis?
Eske li boule ou le ou
ap pipi?
Le m pipi, li boule m.
Eske ou konn gen doule?
Depi ki le li kon sa?
Eske li fe ou mal nan pwent
pijon an, osinon anndan
kannal ou?
Eske ou gen doule nan
grenn ou, osinon nan lenn?
Eske ou gen doule
nan ren ou?
Eske ou gen ekoulman nan
pati ou?
Eske gen postim/pi?
Eske ou janm gen chank sou
pijon ou?
Le ou pipi, li bay san?
Depi ki le li bay san?
Eske ou te gen ekoulman /
sifilis?
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OU KONN GENYEN
Urology
You have a urinary infection. Ou gen yon enfeksyon nan
pipi ou.
Byennere pa anpeche gal tonbe sou ou.
Being well-to-do doesn't protect you from the mange.
URINATION/FEPEPI
Do you have trouble urinating?
Can you urinate on your own?
Are you able to urinate
now?
Do you urinate on yourself?
Do you have difficulty
starting urinating?
Do you feel your bladder is
completely empty
when you finish urinating?
Eske ou gen pwoblem pou pipi?
Eske ou ka pipi pou kont ou?
Eske ou kapab fe pipi
kounye a?
Eske ou konn fe pipi sou ou?
Eske ou difisil
pou komanse pipi?
V
Eske ou santi blad ou
vid net
le ou fin pipi?
Is it like that each time?
Does it take you longer to
urinate?
Do you urinate
less than awhile ago?
Se kon sa chak fwa?
Eske ou pran plis tan pou
pipi?
Eske ou pipi
mwens pase lontan?
Do you dribble? Eske ou pipi ti tak ti tak?
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Do you urinate more often?
How many times do you get up
at night to urinate?
KIDNEY STONES / PYE NAN REN
Have you ever had
kidney stones?
Have small stones ever passed
in your urine?
Have you ever had
a kidney infection?
Did you take medication
for that?
Urology
Eske ou fe pipi pi sou van?
Kon ben fwa ou leve
lannwit pou pipi?
Eske ou pa janm gen
pye nan ren?
Eske ti woch janm pase
nan pipi ou?
Eske ou te fe
yon enfeksyon nan ren?
Eske ou te pran renmed
pou sa?
INTERCOURSE / RELASYON
Have you had intercourse
recently?
Do you see a lot of women
on the side?
Eske ou te gen relasyon
depi kek tan?
Eske ou we anpil li
deyo?
Marengwen danse, men li pa bliye janm li.
The mosquito dances, but he doesn't forget about his legs.
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Urology
EXAMINATION / EGZAMEN
Til need to examine you now.
Take down your pants.
Take off your underpants.
Turn around and lean over.
Extend your rear.
Lean way over (as far as possible).
Bend your knees.
M bezwen gade ou kounye a.
Desann pantalon ou.
Wete kalson ou.
Vire epi bese.
Pwente deye ou anle.
Bese, bese (mezi ou kapab).
Koube jenou ou.
Pise marengwen ogmante larivye.
A mosquito's urine increases the river.
(Every little drop counts.)
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VH. OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY /
AKOUCHMAN EPI MALADI FI
N.B. A frequently heard term, but one quite difficult to define, is pedisyon. It
means anything from 1) a continual flow of menstrual fluids, 2) unusual menstrual
periods, 3) general pelvic discomfort, 4) monorrhagia, 5) false pregnancy, to
6) (non-apparent) miscarriage.
MENSTRUATION / REG
Do you have a period Eske ou we fle/woz ou
each month? chak mwa?
When was your last period? Ki dat denye reg ou?
I haven't finished my period yet. Reg mwen poko fini.
She has irregular periods. Dat reg li chanje chak mwa.
I have my period M gen reg mwen
twice a month. de fwa pa mwa.
I'm not menstruating. M pa we woz/lin mwen.
At what age did you Aki laj ou te
start having periods? feme?
Do you have a lot of pain Eske ou konn gen anpil doule
when you have your periods? le ou we woz ou?
Is it worse Eske li pi mal
before your period, an van pye ou mache,
or after it's finished? osinon apre li fini?
I have hot flashes. M santi chale nan tout ko m.
Are you breast-feeding? Ou gen timoun nan tete?
Are you already past menopause? Ou rete deja?
Have you had any bleeding since Eske ou senyen depi
then? lesaa?
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Ob/Gyn
Fanm se kajou: plis li vye, plis li bon.
Woman is like mahogany: the older, the better.
DISCHARGE/PET
Does it hurt you when you urinate?
Do you need to urinate quite often?
Does your vagina itch you?
Have you ever had sores inside
or around your vagina?
Do you have a vaginal discharge?
A white discharge?
Is there blood mixed with water
or with mucus?
Are you passing blood clots?
Do you have vaginal bleeding?
Are you bleeding a lot?
There's no more bleeding.
You haven't been spotting?
Eske li fe ou mal le ou pipi?
Eske ou bezwen pipi dri?
Eske pati ou grate ou?
Eske ou janm gen chank andedan
oubyen arebo pati ou?
Eske ou bay ti dlo anba ou?
Yon pet blanch?
Eske li gen san melanje ak dlo
oubyen ak gle?
Eske ou bay ti boul san?
Eske ou bay san anba ou?
Eske ou ap senyen anpil?
Pa bay san anko.
Ou pa t bay ti gout san nan
mitan de reg?
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Ob/Gyn
INTERCOURSE / RELASYON
Have you had intercourse
recently?
Are you living with a man?
Is there pain
when you have intercourse?
You're sleeping with your husband
too soon after the delivery.
Is your man dead?
She's still a virgin.
V
Nou pa mande pitit sanble papa 1, nou mande erez kouch.
We don't ask for the child to look like its father, but
just for a successful delivery.
PREGNANCY / ANSENT
Do you think maybe you're
pregnant?
Are you certain you are pregnant?
How many months?
Each morning I throw up.
Eske ou k we petet ou
ansent?
Eske ou seten ou ansent?
Depi kon ben mwa?
Chak maten m vonmi.
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Eske ou te gen relasyon
depi kek tan?
Ou gen msye nan kay?
Eske gen doule
le ou sevi ak msye ou?
Ou kouche ak mari ou
two bone apre akouchman an.
Eske msye ou mouri?
Li till toujou.
I'm spitting a lot. [In Haiti
considered an early sign of
pregnancy.]
Ob/Gyn
M ap krache anpil.
When was your last period?
Do you feel the baby
moving in your womb?
Ki le ou te we denye reg ou?
Eske ou santi pitit la
ki fe mouvman nan vant ou?
Have you had measles
since you've been pregnant?
When is the baby due?
Eske ou te gen lawoujol
depi ou ansent?
Ki le ou ap fe pitit la?
Where would you like
to give birth?
Ki kote ou ta vie
akouche?
How many times have you been Konben fwa ou
pregnant? ansent?
How many miscarriages Konben movez kouch
have you had? ou te ft?
Pito dlo a ton be, kalbas la rete.
Better that the water goes and that the gourd stays.
(Better to lose the baby than the mother.)
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Have you had any
difficult deliveries?
How many were still-born?
When did you last deliver?
How many children have you had?
Are they all living?
How many have you lost?
How many children do you have
at home?
She's had an abortion.
Eske ou te gen kek
akouchman difisil?
Konben ki te let tou mouri?
Depi ki le ou te akouche?
Konben pitit ou fe?
Eske yo tout la?
Konben ou pedi?
Konben pitit ou gen
lakay ou?
Li te fe avotman. / Li te j e te
pitit.
Poul ki bat ko 1 kraze ze 1.
The chicken who thrashes around crushes its egg.
Ze toumante pa kale.
The disturbed egg doesn't hatch.
EXAMINATION / EGZAMEN
I must do a pelvic exam. F5k mwen egzaminen ou pa ba.
Spread your legs. Louvri janm ou.
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Pull up your legs.
Put your feet in the stirrups.
Relax your abdomen.
Bear down [to relax the vagina],
BIRTHING / AKOUCHM AN
Have you given birth here before?
When did you start having
labor pains?
How far apart are the contractions?
What was the last time you felt
the baby move?
Has your water broken?
Did you have an operation?
What did they do?
They performed a Caesarean
section.
The baby came out with forceps.
Did they do an episiotomy?
Did they repair the tear all right?
I need to sew it up.
Did you pass tissue?
Ob/Gyn
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Kanpe pye ou.
Mete de pye ou yo nan fe yo.
Lache vant ou.
Fe yon ti pouse.
Ou te vin akouche isit deja?
Ki ft ou te komanse gen
tranche?
Chak ki le ou gen tranche?
Ki denye fwa ou santi
tibebe a brannen?
Eske ou kase lezo?
Eske ou te ft operasyon?
Kisa yo te fe ou?
Yo fann vant mwen.
Tibebe a te soti ak fosep/pens.
Eske yo te koupe ou?
Eske yo te ft bon reparasyon?
Mwen bezwen koud li.
Eske ou te gen ti che anba ou?
Ob/Gyn
Ze ki kale two bone, ti poul la p ap viv.
The egg which hatches too early, the little chick won't live.
UMBILICUS / LONBRIT
Is the umbilicus bleeding?
Are you dressing the umbilicus?
Are you changing
the umbilical dressing?
You have to wash the navel
with alcohol.
I'm putting silver nitrate on
the umbilicus.
Did the umbilical stump fall off?
Eske li senyen nan lonbrit?
Ou fe pansman pou lonbrit la?
Eske ou chanje
pansman lonbrit la?
Se pou ou lave lonbrit la
ak alkol.
M ap mete nitrat ajan sou
lonbrit la.
Eske lonbrit la te tonbe?
Yon pitit ka gen anpil papa,
li ka gen yon sel manman.
A child can have many fathers,
it can have only one mother.
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When did she begin to have Ki le li te komanse fe
eclampsia? kriz la?
Has she had eclampsia before? Eske li te gen kriz deja?
VIII. PEDIATRICS/MALADITIMOUN
VOCABULARY / KEK MO
bowel movement (to have a)
wate, poupou
breast-feed (to) - (bay) tete
burn (to) - boule
cough (to) - touse
diarrhea - dyare, djare
mucus - flem
nurse (to), suckle (to) -
(pran) tete
oral rehydration solution (ORS)
se worn oral
pediatrician - dokte timoun
urinate (to) - (fe) pipi
vomit (to) - vonmi
Fanm pou yon tan, manman pou tout tan.
A woman is for a time, a mother is for all time.
GENERAL / KEKSYON JENERAL
How is your child? Kijan pitit ou a ye?
(S)He's not well. Li pa byen, non.
You're not afraid of the doctor! Ou pa pe dokte!
Is (s)he generally unhappy? L ap pienn toutan?
How old is (s)he? Kilajli?
(S)he is six months 1 two years old. Li gen si mwa / de zan.
When was the child born? Ki dat timoun Ian fet?
Where's his/her mother? Kote manman 1?
She's at home. Lilakay.
How many sisters / brothers Kon be n se / fre
does (s)he have? li genyen?
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Pedes
(S)He's already sitting up.
(S)He's not crawling yet.
(S)He's teething.
(S)He jumps and starts
when (s)he's sleeping.
Li chita deja.
Li poko rale*
L ap fe dan.
Lisote
le 1 ap domi.
Is (s)he vaccinated?
When? At what age?
How many times?
Eske 11 vaksinen?
Kile? Akilaj?
Konben fwa?
Did that make a scar?
Do you have
his/her vaccination record?
Eske sa te fe mak?
Eske ou gen
kat vaksen li?
Did you give him/her any medication? Eske ou te ba li renmed?
(S)He has eye problems. Li malad nan je.
Does (s)he have eye discharge? Eske li gen si nan je?
BREAST-FEEDING / TETE
Are you breast-feeding?
Is (s)he nursing (well)?
Eske ou ba li tete?
Eske li tete (byen)?
Timoun Id byen tete byen kenbe.
Babies who nurse well do well.
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Pedes
Just nursing?
Are you giving him/her any
other nourishment? What?
Tete selman?
Eske ou ba li
lot manje? Kisa?
(S)He is not nursing at all.
(S)He must nurse.
(S)He won't nurse.
You need
to breast-feed him/her a lot.
Li pa tete menm.
Fok li tete.
Li pa vie tete.
Ou bezwen
ba li anpil tete.
Pitit ki kriye, se li ki bezwen tete.
The baby who cries is the one who needs to nurse.
Fm not producing enough milk.
Mothers normally
breast-feed their babies
for six months at least,
up to two years.
M manke let.
Nomalman manman
bay timoun tete
pou sis mwa pi piti,
rive de zan.
Let tete a pi bon pase tout lot let!
Mother's milk is better than any other milk!
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Pedes
EATING AND DRINKING / MANJE AK BWE
Does (s)he eat well? Eske li manje byen?
His/Her weight's (not) good. Pez la (pa) bon.
The weight's improved. Pez la ogmante.
Do you give him/her anything
to drink?
What do you normally give him/her
to eat / drink?
Does (s)he drink enough? A lot?
(S)He doesn't want to.
Oubal
bwe?
Kisa ou konn ba li
manje / bwe?
Li bwe byen? Anpil?
Li pa vie.
Makak karese pitit li jouk li touye 1.
The monkey caresses its little one until it kills it.
(Child pampering.)
Do you give him/her juice to drink? Eske ou ba li ji pou li bwe?
What kind of milk do you give
him/her?
Ki kalite let ou ba
li?
Le ou pa gen manman, ou tete grann.
When you don't have a mother, you nurse from
a grandmother.
(You make do with what there is.)
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Especially don't use a baby bottle.
It's too hard to clean.
Don't feed sugar water / tea /
boiled water at all.
Do you give the baby water
to drink?
Is there good clean water
where you live?
Do you boil the water for the child?
It's very important for you
to boil the water.
Has (s)he started eating [cooked]
adult food?
You must give him/her [cooked]
adult food.
(S)He has no appetite.
(S)He didn't eat yesterday.
Feed him/her several times
each day, not just three times
each day.
Does (s)he eat dirt sometimes?
Is there something (s)he
does not want to eat / drink
at all?
Pa bay bibon menm.
Sa two difisil pou netwaye.
Pa bay dlo slk / te /
dlo bouyi menm.
Eske ou bay tibebe a dlo
pou li bwe?
Eske gen bon dlo p wop
kote ou rete a?
Eske ou bouyi dlo pou pitit la?
Sa enpotan anpil pou ou
bouyi dlo.
Eske 11 komanse manje
gwo manje?
Se pou ou ba 1
gwo manje.
Li mal pou manje.
Li pa manje ye.
Ba li manje plizye fwa
chak jou, pa selman twa fwa
chak jou.
Eske li manje ti tanzantan?
Eske gen bagay li
pa vie manje / bwe
menm menm menm?
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Manje ou plis renmen,
se li menm ki va trangle ou.
The food you like the most is the very one
which will strangle you.
Pedes
His/Her stomach is always
hurting him/her.
Does (s)he spit up after (s)he
eats?
Is there something which
always makes him/her sick?
Vant 11 toujou
fe li mal.
Eske li konn krache apre li
manje?
Eske gen yon bagay ki
toujou ap fe li ma lad?
Ode manman seiman, se yon renmed.
The mere scent of a mother is medicine.
COLDS AND COUGHS / RIM AK TOUS
(S)He has a cold / the flu.
(S)He has had the cold
for how many days?
(S)He coughs a lot.
Is (s)he coughing up phlegm?
Li gripe.
Li gen grip
depi konben jou?
Li touse anpil.
Eske li fe flem le li touse?
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Pedes
Are there any adults in
the house who are coughing?
URINE/PIPI
Does (s)he urinate all right?
Has (s)he urinated today?
Does it burn him/her?
I don't think it burns him/her.
What does the urine look like?
Is the urine dark yellow?
Eske gen granmoun nan
kay la k ap touse?
Eske li pipi byen?
Eske li pipi jodi a?
Eske li boule 1?
M pa kwe li boule 1.
Kijan pipi a ye?
Li bay pipi ki yon jon fonse?
Pi piti toujou pi red.
The smallest is always the toughest.
BOWELS/WATE
How are his/her stools?
How many times did (s)he
have bowel movements yesterday?
How many times does (s)he
have bowel movements each day?
Does (s)he have normal stools?
Are the stools red / yellow / black?
Kijan wate li ye?
Konben fwa li
wate ye?
Konben fwa li
wate chak jou?
Eske li poupou nomal?
Wate wouj / jon / nwa?
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Do the stools contain mucus / blood?
(S)He has watery stools.
(S)He has thick stools.
(S)He has seedy stools.
Does (s)he pass gas / worms?
(S)He never passes worms?
DIARRHEA /DYARE
Does (s)he have (a lot of) diarrhea?
(S)He has continual diarrhea.
When a child has diarrhea,
(s)he needs to nurse a lot.
(S)He's dehydrated.
(S)He needs
oral rehydration solution (ORS),
or (s)he can die.
(S)He must drink that
very, very slowly.
Pedes
Kb timoun rfed, san 1 pa di;
ko granmoun di, san 1 pa red.
The young person's body is tough, without being hard;
the old person's body is hard, without being tough.
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feske wate a gen gle/san?
Li wate dlo.
Li wate pwes nit.
Li gen wate ma.
Li rann gaz / ve?
Li pa janm rann ve?
Eskeli gen dyare (anpil)?
Li gen dyare san rete.
Li timoun gen dyare,
li bezwen tete byen.
Li manke dlo.
Li bezwen
se worn oral,
osinon li kab mouri.
Foklibwesa
piti piti piti.
Pedes
VOMITING / VONMI
Does (s)he vomit? A lot?
How often does (s)he vomit?
Three or four times each day.
What did (s)he eat / drink?
Pills / aspirin / kerosene.
What did (s)he vomit up?
If (s)he is still vomiting,
(s)he will need
intravenous fluid (IV).
Eske li vonmi? Anpil?
Konben fwa li vonmi?
Twa osinon kat fwa chak jou.
Kisa lite manje/bwe?
Grenn / aspirin / gaz lanp.
Kisa li te vonmi?
Si 1 ap vonmi tou jou,
1 ap bezwen
sewom nan venn.
Ti poul pa mande plim, li mande lavi.
The little chick doesn't ask for fancy feathers,
he just asks for life.
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IX. FAMILY PLANNING / PLANIN
VOCABULARY / KEK MO
child - timoun, pitit
condom - kapot
diaphragm - kapot pou fanm
family planning (to practice) -
planin (fe/swiv)
foam (contraceptive) - krem
injection (contraceptive) -
piki planin
intercourse (to have) - gen
relasyon, fe kon tak
IUD - filaman, esterile
menses - reg
method - metod
penis - pijon, pati gason
pill (birth control) - grenn
pregnant - ansent
rhythm method - metod tanperati
suppository - tablet
tubal ligation - ligati (twonp)
uterus - matris
vagina - pati fi
vasectomy - vazektomi
womb - matris
TWO POSTERS:
PRAN TET NOU! BE REASONABLE!
FE PITIT LE NOU KAPAB HAVE CHILDREN WHEN YOU CAN
OKIPE YO. TAKE CARE OF THEM.
FE PLANIN! USE FAMILY PLANNING!
PRAN TET OU! BE REASONABLE!
PA GRENNEN PITIT! DONT GO ON HAVING ONE
CHILD AFTER ANOTHER!
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Do you use...?
Would you like to use...?
WHAT THEY SAY / SA YO KONN DI
I've come to stop having children.
I'm poor. I have too many
children already.
I don't know what I must do.
He never misses a night
I'm praying to God that I not
have any more children.
Family Planning
Eske ou konn sevi ak...?
Eske ou ta vie sevi ak...?
M vini pou rete net. /
M vini pou m pa fe
pitit anko.
Mwen pov. Mgentwop
pitit deja.
M pa konnen sa m dwe fe.
Li pa rate.
M ap priye Bondye pou m pa
fe pitit anko.
Rat anpil, twou pa fon.
Many rats, and the hole's not deep.
(There's only so much room in the nest.)
GENERAL / KEKSYON JENERAL
I'm going to ask a woman M pral mande yon fanm
to talk with you about that pale ak ou sou sa
in Creole. an kreyol.
Do you have children at home? Ou gen timoun lakay ou?
How many children have you had? Konben timoun ou fe?
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Are they all alive?
I've had seven children and
three miscarriages.
How old is your youngest child?
Do you want
to continue having children?
Do you need to discuss this with
your husband / man?
Do you want him to come here too?
Space your births. [Literally:
Let your children have a little
age before you have others.]
If you don't do anything,
you'll go on having children.
Even if you're breast-feeding,
you can become pregnant if you
don't practice family planning.
In the family-planning service,
one pays nothing at all
for condoms, for contraceptive pills,
or for a tubal ligation.
We have: contraceptive pills
vaginal suppositories
thelUD
contraceptive injections.
Which birth-control method
do you prefer?
Family Planning
Kite pitit ou gen yon bon ti
laj anvan ou ft lot
Si ou pa ft anyen,
ou ap ft pitit tou jou.
Menm si ou bay tete,
ou ka vin ansent si ou
pa ft planin.
Nan planin,
moun pa peye anyen ditou
ni pou kapot, ni pou grenn,
ni pou ligati.
Nou gen: grenn
tablet
filaman
piki.
Ki metod planin
ou pito?
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Eske yo tout la?
M te fe set vivan epi
twa movez (kouch).
Ki laj denye pitit ou a?
Eske ou vie
fe pitit anko?
Eske ou bezwen diskite sa ak
mari / nonm ou?
Eske ou vie li vini la tou?
Every three months you would
need to get another injection.
Here we don't use
the rhythm method.
EXAMINATION / EGZAMEN
Come lie down for a little
examination.
Take off your panties.
Spread your legs.
Pull up your legs
Bear down [to relax the vagina].
What do you feel? Pain?
When was your last period?
Do you have a lot of pain
when you have your period?
You have an infection.
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You need to have a little
treatment before we can insert
the IUD.
You can put your clothes back on.
What other sicknesses
do you have?
None of these methods are good
for you.
Family Planning
Rantre kouche pou yon ti
egzamen.
Wetekilotou.
Louvri janm ou.
Kanpe pye ou.
Fe yon ti pouse.
Kisa ou santi? Doule?
Ki dat denye reg ou?
Eske ou santi anpil doule
le ou gen reg ou?
Ou gen enfeksyon.
Ou bezwen fe yon ti
tretman anvan nou ka mete
filaman an.
Ou met mete rad ou.
Ki lot maladi
ou genyen?
Tout metod sa yo pa bon
pou ou.
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Chak twa mwa ou ta
bezwen pran piki anko.
Isit nou pa se vi ak
metod tanperati a.
Family Planning
Pa antre nan batay san baton.
Don't go into battle without protection.
(Use a condom.)
CONDOMS / KAPOT
Does your husband agree to use
a condom, since other methods
are not good for you?
A condom can be used
only once.
Eske mari ou dako pou 1 se vi
ak kapot, dapre lot metod yo
pa bon pou ou?
Yon kapot ka se vi
yon sel fwa.
THE PILL/GRENN
If you suffer from
high blood pressure, or if
you are more than thirty-five,
the pill is not good for you.
You must start on the fifth
day after your period begins.
Don't forget to take one each day.
During your period, you must
take the brown pills.
When you don't have any more pills,
you'll have to come get some more
in our pharmacy.
Si ou soufri
tansy on, oubyen si
ou gen plis pase trannsenk an,
grenn pa bon pou ou.
Ou dwe komanse sou senkyem
jou apre reg ou komanse.
Pa bliye bwe youn chak jou.
Pandan reg ou, se pou ou
bwe grenn ma won yo.
Le ou pa gen grenn anko,
se pou ou vin chache
nan famasi nou an.
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VAGINAL SUPPOSITORIES / TABLET
Family Planning
If you are afraid about putting in
the IUD, try vaginal suppositories.
You put a suppository
in your vagina five minutes
before you have intercourse.
You can't have intercourse twice
with the same suppository.
If you want to have intercourse
a second time, put in another one.
IUD / FEL AM AN
Why do you want to put in an IUD?
We can put in an IUD for you.
To put in an IUD, it'll
take about 15-20 minutes.
I can put in
the IUD for you myself.
I'll give you an appointment
forty days after
you have delivered.
After we put in an IUD, you
need to come back in a month to
check if everything is good.
And after that, you need
to come back each year.
When you want to have a child,
come have the IUD taken out
here.
Si ou pe pou mete
filaman, seye tablet vajinal.
Ou mete yon tablet
nan pati ou senk minit
an van ou ale an kontak.
Ou pa kapab ft de kontak
ak menm tablet la.
Si ou vie ft yon dezyem
kontak, mete yon lot.
Poukisa ou vie mete filaman?
Nou kapab mete filaman pou ou.
Pou mete yon filaman, sa ap
pran kenz-ven minit konsa.
Se mwen menm k ap mete
filaman an pou ou.
M ap ba ou randevou
karann jou apre
ou fin akouche.
Apre nou mete yon filaman, ou
bezwen tounen nan yon mwa pou
tcheke si tout bagay bon.
Epi apre sa, ou bezwen
vini chak ennan.
Li ou vie ft yon pitit,
vin ft wete filaman an
isit la.
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Family Planning
I've come for an IUD check-up.
Each little pain you feel -
or if you are losing weight -
is not necessarily due to the IUD.
M villi pou tchek filaman.
Chak ti doule ou santi -
oubyen si ou vin dechte -
se pa oblije akoz filaman an*
Kolik pa tranche.
Menstrual pains are not labor pains.
I have a discharge in my panties.
When I urinate, it burns me.
I have hot flashes.
Since I put in the IUD, I've
been bleeding.
It's causing me to menstruate
twice in one month.
It makes my abdomen hurt.
It gives me lower-back ache.
The IUD fell out
when I had my period.
M gen pet nan kilot mwen.
Le m pipi, sa boule m.
M santi chale nan tout ko m.
Depi m mete filaman an, m ap
senyen.
Li fe m gen reg
de fwa nan yon mwa.
Li fe anbavant mwen fe m mal.
Li fe m gen tayfemal.
Filaman an te tonbe
le m te gen reg.
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TUBAL LIGATION AND VASECTOMY /
LIGATI (TWONP) AK VAZEKTOMI
Family Planning
A tubal ligation would be good
between three and six children,
or sometimes
after eight children.
Before you're thirty, a
tubal ligation would not be too good.
You need to spend one or
two days only in the hospital.
Your husband has to come
give written permission
if you want a tubal ligation.
You don't need to worry about
your husband -
it will have no effect on him.
It won't make your husband
impotent.
There is an operation for
women or for men.
If a man would come
to have a vasectomy,
he would not become impotent.
Yon ligati ta bon
ant twa ak sis timoun,
oubyen pafwa
apre wit timoun.
Anvan ou gen trant an, yon
ligati pa ta two bon.
Ou bezwen pase youn oubyen
de jou selman lopital.
Fok mari ou vini
siyen
si ou vie yon ligati.
Ou pa bezwen fatige ftt ou pou
mari ou -
sa p ap ft 1 anyen.
Sa p ap ft mari ou
pagason.
Gen operasyon pou
fi oubyen pou gason.
Si yon gason ta vin
ft vazektomi,
li pa ta pedi bann li.
Piti piti zwazo ft nich li.
Little by little the bird makes its nest.
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X. OPHTHALMOLOGY/MALADI JE
A tansy on pa kapon.
Caution is not cowardice.
I l l
Eyes
astigmatism - defomasyon nan
gla(s)je
bags under the eyes - je nan ton
bifocal lenses - linet bifokal
black eye - je bouche, je wouj
blind - aveg
blindness - avegleman
blind person - moun ki aveg, je
pete
blink (to) - bat je
bloodshot - je wouj
blurred vision - vwal nan je
blurred vision, to have - we twoub
broad daylight - le soley cho
bulging eyes - je soti
burn (to) - pike, boule
burning sensation - pikotman
cataract - katarak
check (to) - tcheke
close (to) - femen
conjunctiva - konjonktiv
conjunctival discharge - lasi,
matye
conjunctivitis - je drandran,
maladi nan je, maloje,
konjonktivit
contact lenses - ve kontak
cornea-gla(s)je
cover (to) - bouche
cross-eyed - je vewon, je lanve, je
tounen
dark glasses - linet soley
deep-set eyes - je fon
diabetes - maladi sik, dyabet
diabetic, to be - ft sik
discharge - lasi, matye, sbs, dlo
blan(ch)
disease - maladi
double vision, to have - we de
(bagay), we doub, we tout
bagay an de
drops - ti dlo pou je, renmed
pou je
evil eye-move je
eye - je, zye
eye filled with eye-matter - je
kaka, je lasi
eyeball - boul je
eyebrow - sousi
eye chart - tablo
eye-dropper - konngout,
kontgout
eye-drops - ti dlo pou je,
renmed pou je
eyeglasses - linet
eyelash - plim je, pwal je, pwel
je
eyelid - po je, popye
eyelids without eyelashes - je
boukannen, je griye
eye matter - kaka je, lasi
eyesight - je, vizyon, limye
to have failing eyesight - je
ap febli
to have good eyesight - gen
bon je
eye socket - poch je
eye specialist - dokte je
eye-strain - fatig nan je
eyewash - dlo lave je
farsighted, to be - we delwen
flashes of light - ti limye
floaters - ti mimi
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ENGLISH-HAITIAN EYE GLOSSARY / TI DIKSYONNE ANGLE-
AYISYEN POU DOKTE JE
N.B. See also je (eye) entries in our Haitian Creole-English English-Haitian Cre
ole Medical Dictionary.
Eyes
frames (of glasses) - bwa linet,
ankadreman
glasses - linet
glaucoma - tansyon nan je
haloes - sek, wonn
hazel-colored eyes - je chat
headache - tetfemal
high blood pressure - tansyon
hot - cho
hurt (to) - fe mal
hyperopic - ki we delwen
infection - enfeksyon
inner side of eyelid - anndan po je
inside of eye - andedan je
iris - gle je
irritate (to) - manje, boule
itch (to) - grate
lachrymal gland - sak dlo je
laser surgery - operasyon laze
lazy eye-jelanve
left - goch
lens - ve
lens of eye - tou je, twou je
light - limye
look (to) - gade
lotion - ponmad
medication - renmed, medikaman
myopic - ki we depre
myopic, to be - we depre
nearsighted, to be - we depre
nurse - mis
nystagmus - je loloj
ointment - ponmad
one-eyed - je boy
open (to)-louvri
operation - operasyon
ophthalmologist - dokte je
ophthalmology - maladi je
optic fluid - kalalou je
optic nerve - ne je
optometer - aparey pou tcheke je
optometrist - dokte je
pain - doule
patch - pansman
peripheral vision - we sou kote
pill - grenn
pinkeye - je drandran, je wouj
presbyopic, to be - we delwen
problem - pwoblem
protruding eyes - je soti
pterygium - che nan je
ptilosis - je boukannen, je griye
pupil - nwa je, grenn je,
manman je, nannan je, tou
je, twou je
redness (of eye) - je wouj
retina - retin
detached retina - retin dekole
right - dwat
scar - mak, tach
sclera - blan je
see (to) - we
side vision - we sou kote
sight - we
sleep, eye matter - kaka je, lasi
specks, floaters - ti mi mi
spot(s) - tach
squeeze shut (to) - peze
squint (to) - twenzi
squinting - je touch, je pkhpich,
je ta wet, je t wet
sting (to) - pike
strabismus - je vewon, je lanve,
je tounen
sty-klou nan je
sunglasses - linet soley
surgery - operasyon
suture - kout zegwi, ffil
swollen eye - je bouche, je
pichpich
symptom - remak, siy
tear (to) - fe dlo, kouri dlo
tear(drop)-dloje
tear duct - kannal dlo je
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tear gland - glann kriye
temples (of glasses) - manch linet
treatment - tretman, swenyay
veil - vwal, plak blanch
vision - je, vizyon, limye
water (to) - fe dlo, kouri dlo
white of eye - blan je
Pale franse pa di lespri.
Speaking French doesn't mean you're smart.
Woch nan dlo pa konnen doule woch nan soley.
The rock in the water doesn't know the pain of the rock in the sun.
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GENERAL / KEKSYON JENERAL
Is this the first time you've
come here?
You've never consulted an
eye specialist?
What problem do you have with
your eyes?
Do you see all right?
I don't see well.
Do your eyes hurt you?
Which one?
Left? Right? Both?
Se premye fwa ou
villi isit la?
Ou pa janm konsilte yon
dokte je?
Ki pwoblem ou gen ak
jeou?
Ou we byen?
M pa we byen.
Eske je ou fe ou mal?
Kites?
Goch? Dwat? Toude?
Pi bon gad ko, se je.
The best bodyguard is the eyes.
EXAMINATION / EGZAMEN
Take off your glasses.
Open your legs {for
positioning of optometer].
Sit back in the chair.
Put your head there.
Put your chin there.
Retire linet ou.
Louvri janm ou.
Chita byen nan chez la.
Mete tet ou la a.
Mete manton ou la a.
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Leave it there.
Put your forehead there.
Put your hand(s) there.
Put your head forward.
Look straight ahead.
Keep looking straight ahead.
Open your eyes wider.
Close your eyes (normally).
Don't squeeze your eyes shut
like that.
(Don't) Blink your eyes.
C o w your left /right eye. [Pointf]
Eyes
Yon s£l je pa je.
Only one eye is no eye.
Look here. Gade isit
Look up. Gade anle/anwo.
Look down. Gade ate/anba.
Look to the left /right. [Point!] Gade agoch / adwat.
Look at me (again). Gade mwen (anko).
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Kitellaa.
Kole fwon ou la a.
Mete men ou la a.
Avanset&tou.
Gade dwat devan on.
Kontinye gade tou dwat
Louvri je ou pi laj.
Femen je ou (ndtnal).
Papezejeou
konsa.
(Pa)Batjeou.
Bouche je goch/dwat ou.
Eyes
Look at my ear.
[Touch the ear you mean.]
(Don't) Look at the light.
Keep your eyes on one spot.
Don't move.
Follow my finger /
the little light.
Look at the chart.
Look at the line that I am
touching.
Show me in what direction
the three prongs [of characters on
eye chart] go.
How many fingers do you see?
You have an
eye infection.
I will need to check that again
tomorrow / in a week.
Come back in three weeks
for us to check you for glaucoma.
You may get up now.
Gade zorey mwen.
(Pa) Gade limye a.
Fikse je ou la a.
Pa fe mouvman.
Swiv dwet mwen /
ti limye a.
Gade tablo a.
Gade liy m ap
touche a.
Montre m ki bo
twa branch yo
fe.
Konben d wet ou we?
Ou gen yon
enfeksyon nan je ou.
M bezwen tcheke sa anko
denmen / nan yon senmenn.
Ou ap tounen nan twa senmenn
pou n tcheke tansy on nan je ou.
Ou met leve kounye a, wL
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IRRITATION/BOULE
My eyes are burning / stinging me.
Do your eyes itch you?
They itch me.
It's really irritating me.
Je m ap boule / pike m.
Je ou grate ou?
Li grate m.
Se manje sa ap manje m.
Do your eyes water?
My eyes water.
There's an awful lot of tearing.
Eske je ou fe dlo?
Je m kouri dlo*
Sa 1% yon paket dlo*
Does light bother your eyes?
Does dust / smoke bother
your eyes in bright light?
Has there been
conjunctival discharge?
Are your eyelids stuck together
in the morning?
Eske Umye fatige je ou?
Eske pousye / lafimen bare
je ou ft softy cho?
Li konn ft
lasi/matye?
feske je on koud
nanmaten?
Do you use a cold-water compress? Eske ou ft konpres dlo glase?
Je pa dan, dwet pa kon.
Eyes are not teeth, fingers are not horns.
(Eyes and fingers are fragile.)
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VISION / WE
Can you see close up /
from far off?
I see well far off,
but I don't see well close up.
I see well close up, but I
don't see well far off.
My vision is blurred
both when I am looking
far off and when I am
looking close up.
Do you see well
in broad daylight?
In broad daylight, do you
see smoke, mist,
dust [have blurred vision]!
Does it seem there is a veil
covering your eyes?
I see spots
in front of my eyes.
I see floaters
in front of my eyes.
Do you have double vision?
Eske ou we pre /
lwen?
M we byen delwen,
men m pa we byen depre.
M we byen depre, men m
pa we byen delwen.
M we twoub
ni le m ap gade
delwen ni le m ap
gade depre.
Eske ou we byen
le soley cho?
Le soley cho, eske ou
we yon lafimen, yon bwouya,
yon lapousye?
Eske ou santi tankou yon vwal
nan je?
M we tach
devan je m.
M we ti bagay ki ft mimi mimi
devan je m.
Eske ou we doub?
Pito ou we lwen, ou pa a veg.
Better to be far-sighted than to be blind.
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INJURY AND FOREIGN MATTER ,
BLESE AK LOT BAGAY NAN JE
What happened to your left /
right eye?
Do you feel like you have
something which rolls around
in your eye?
You have something in your eye.
You have dirt / sand / dust
in your eye(s).
I'll try to get it out for you.
Sa k pase nan je goch /
dwat ou?
Eske ou santi ou gen
yon bagay ki woule
nan je ou?
Ou gen yon bagay nan je ou.
Ou gen te / sab / pousye
nan je ou.
M pral seye wete 1 pou ou.
Ti bwa ou pa we, se li k pete je ou.
The little twig you don't see is the one that puts your eye out.
GENERAL HEALTH / SANTE AN JENERAL
Do you have any other sickness? Eske ou fe lot maladi?
Have you been having headaches?
You're not diabetic?
Do you have high blood pressure?
Ou konn gen tetfemal?
Ou pa fe sik?
Eske ou fe tansyon?
Are there other people
in your family who
have high blood pressure?
Eske gen lot moun
nan f anmi ou ki
fe tansyon?
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Eyes
Do you have anyone in your family
who is blind?
GLASSES/LINET
Do you have glasses?
Where are they?
Do you see better with /
without glasses?
I see well with / without glasses.
I have problems when I am
sewing / reading.
Do you sew a lot? [Remember
not to embarrass your patients
by asking if they can read.]
They're for when you are
sewing / reading.
You (don't) need glasses.
Glasses can't do anything for you.
Ou gen moun nan fanmi ou
ki aveg?
Ou gen linet?
Kote yo?
Ou we pi byen ak /
san linet yo?
M we byen ak / san linet.
M gen pwoblem le m ap
koud / li.
Eske ou koud anpil?
Se pou le ou ap
koud / li.
Ou (pa) bezwen linet.
Linet pa ka fe anyen pou ou.
Kaka je pa linet
Eye matter is not glasses.
(You need glasses.)
MEDICATION / RENMED
What have you been putting Kisa ou konn mete
in your eye(s)? nan je ou?
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Eyes
What was the last time you put
medication in your eye(s)?
Do you use the medication each day?
This morning?
Did the medication we gave you
help your eyes?
Do your eyes feel worse when
you use the medication?
Ki denye fwa ou mete
renmed la nan je ou?
Ou mete renmed la chak jou?
Maten an?
Eske renmed nou te ba ou a
geri je ou?
Ou santi je ou pi mal le
ou sevi ak renmed?
They are always hot.
They are always itching me.
Li toujou cho.
Li toujou ap grate m.
Do you still have any medication? Eske ou gen renmed toujou?
I'm going to put some
medication in your eye(s).
Put in two drops one / two /
three / four time(s) a day.
It'll burn you a little,
but it'll go away quickly.
M pral mete yon
renmed nan je ou.
Mete de gout youn / de /
twa / kat fwa pa jou.
Sa ap boule ou yon ti kras,
men sa ap pase vit.
You need a patch over
your left / right eye.
Don't take it off before
this time tomorrow.
Ou bezwen yon pansman sou
je goch / dwat ou.
Pa wete li anvan
menm le a denmen.
Nan mitan a veg, boy se wa.
Among the blind, the one-eyed are king.
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OPERATION / OPERASYON
A cataract is like a Yon katarak, se tankou yon
white coating which covers your eyes, plak blanch ki kouvri je ou.
We need to do an operation. Se pou nou fe yon operasyon.
If we don't do this operation Si nou pa fe operasyon sa a
for you, you'll go blind. pou ou, ou ap vin aveg.
The operation won't hurt you. Operasyon an p ap fe ou mal.
POSTER:
Madanm! Bay pitit ou manje anpil legim,
sitou sa k jon yo - paske yo bon anpil
pou je!
Madam! Give your children a lot of vegetables to eat,
especially yellow ones - because they are very good
for the eyes!
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XL DENTISTRY/DANTIS
BABY TEETH / DAN TIMOUN
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Dentistry
ADULT TEETH / DAN GRANMOUN
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Dentistry
abscess - abse
adult tooth (teeth) - dan
granmoun
amalgam - amalgam
amalgam carrier - pot-amalgam
anesthetic - anestezi
antibiotic(s) - antibyotik
aspirator - sisyon
aspirin (tablet) - (grenn) aspirin
baby tooth (teeth) - dan timoun,
dan let
back tooth (teeth) - dan deye, dan
pilon
bicuspid - dan deye, dan pilon
bite (to) - bay kout dan
bite down (to) - mode dan
bleed (to) - bay san, rann san,
senyen
bleeding - senyman
blood - san
bone - zo
braces - aparey
bridge - pon, dan vise
broken tooth - dan kase
brushstick - bwadan
brush teeth (to) - bwose dan, lave
bouch
buck teeth - dan griyen
calculus - kwout jon
canine tooth (teeth) - dan chen,
dan je
canker - kank, chank
cap - kou won
cavity - twou (nan dan), kannal
dan, kari
cavity varnish - veni
cement filling - siman
cheek - bo figi
chew food (to) - moulen/kraze
manje
clean teeth (to) - netwaye dan
close or shut (to) - femen
condenser - foulwa
cotton - koton
cotton gauze - twal gaz
cracked - fele
crown - kou won
cuspid - dan chen, dan je
cyst - kis
dead tooth (teeth) - dan mouri
decay - kari
decayed tooth - dan pike, dan
bonbon, dan gate
deciduous tooth (teeth) - dan
timoun, dan let
dental - dante
dental assistant - asistan dokte
dan
dental floss - fil pou dan, ill
dante
dental hygienist - oksily e dante
dental mirror - ti glas
dentist - dantis, dokte dan
dentist's chair - chez dantis
dentist's drill - machin
dentist's office - kay dantis
dentistry - dantis
dentition - dantisyon; fe dan
denture(s) - fo dan
discolored - vin jon
drill - machin
drill (to) - se v i ak machin
elevator (for extraction) - elevate
enamel - emay
endodontics - wete ne/ve nan
dan
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ENGLISH-HAITIAN DENTAL GLOSSARY / TI DIKSYONNE
ANGLE-AYISYEN
POU DANTIS
Dentistry
eugenol - Iwil pou dan, Iwil jiwof
exam(ination) - egzamen
explorer - sonn
extraction (to do an) - rache dan,
fe ekstraksyon
eyetooth (eyeteeth) - dan je, dan
chen
false tooth (teeth) - fo dan
fever blister - bouton lafyev
tilling - amalgam, plonbaj,
plon
cement filling - siman
permanent filling - amalgam
temporary filling - zoe
filling (to do a) - plonbe
floss - ffil pou dan, fil dante
floss (to) - sevi ak fil pou dan
fluoride - fliyorid
forceps - pens, fosep
front tooth (teeth) - dan devan
gauze - twal gaz
gingivitis - jansiv anfle, jansiv
senyen
gland - glann
glass slab - plaket ve
gold tooth (teeth) - dan 16
grinding one's teeth (to be) -
manje dan
gum(s)- jansiv
gum disease - maladi jansiv
head-rest - tet chez
hydrogen peroxide - dlo oksijene
incisor(s) - dan devan
infected - enfekte
infection - enfeksyon
inflammation - enflamasyon
inject (to) - pike
injection - piki
inlay - (e)klis
jaw(s) - machwe, machwa
ligature wire - fil ligati
lip(s) - po bouch, lev
Listerine - Listerin
loose tooth - dan souke, dan
sekwe
lower tooth (teeth) - dan anba
mirror - glas
molar(s) - dan deye, dan pilon,
dan moulen
mouth - bouch
mouth wash - beny bouch
needle - zegwi
nerve - ne, ve
noma - noma
normal - nomal
numb - angoudi, mo
oil of cloves - lwil pou dan,
Iwil jiwof
open (to) - louvri
oral surgery - chirfji bouch
orthodontics - drese dan
pain - doule
palate - palet
penicillin - pelisUin
periodontist - espesyalis jansiv
permanent tooth (teeth) - dan
granmoun
pill - grenn
plaque - tat, kalke
pliers, cotton - pen set
polish (to) - poll
premolar(s) - dan deye, dan
pilon
primary tooth (teeth) - dan
timoun, dan let
probe (dental) - ekate
probe (to) - sonde
pull out (to) - rache
pus - pij, pi, postim
pyorrhea - jansiv anfle, piyore
reduce pain (to) - touye ne/ve nan
dan
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Dentistry
rinse one's mouth (to) - souke dlo
nan bouch
root - rasin
root canal therapy (to do) - wete
ne/ve nan dan
rotten - pike, pouri
saliva - dlo bouch
rope saliva - gwo file krache
saliva ejector - sisyon
salt water - dlo sel
scale (to) - grate
scaler - gratwa
sealer - veni
sensitive tooth - dan siret
sharpening stone - woch pou file
short tooth - dan rachot
socket - twou
sore (noun) - blesi
sore (to be) - ft mal
sore (ulcerating) - maleng
sore tooth - dan siret
soreness - doule
spaced apart (teeth) - dan tchaka,
dan tyaka
spatula (cement) - espatil
spit (to) - krache
spoon excavator - eskavate
sterilize (to) - esterilize
straighten teeth (to) - drese dan
stub of tooth - chouk dan
stunted tooth (teeth) - dan rachot
swallow (to) - vale
swelling - anfleman
swollen - anfle
syringe - sereng
tartar - kaka dan, kwout dan
teeth-dan
teeth set far apart - dan
tchaka, dan tyaka
two teeth growing in same
position - dan doukla, dan
marasa
teethe (to) - ft dan
teething - dantisyon
third molar(s) - dan zorey, dan
sajes
tongue - lang
tongue depressor - abeslang
tooth, teeth - dan
toothache - danftmal, maldan,
malodan, modan
toothbrush - bwos dan,
bwosadan
tooth decay - dan pike, dan
karye, dan gate
toothless - djol fobop, djol
flobop
toothpaste - kolgat,
patdantifris
toothpick - bwadan, kidan
touch (to) - touche
trench mouth - jansiv anfle,
piyore
tweezers - pens
upper tooth (teeth) - dan anwo
Vincent's Infection - jansiv
anfle, piyore
wisdom tooth (teeth) - dan
zorey, dan sajes
x-ray - radyografi
x-ray machine - machin
radyografi
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GENERAL / KEKSYON JENERAL
lama dentist.
Sit down, please.
What's the matter?
What's the problem?
I have a toothache.
Where?
Where does it hurt you?
Which tooth hurts you?
Here. This tooth.
Show me. Again, please.
Upper? Lower?
Dentistry
Mwen se dantis*
Chita, souple.
Sa ou genyen?
Ki pwoblem ou?
M gen maldan/danfemal.
Kikote?
Ki kote li fe ou mal?
Ki dan ki fe ou mal?
Isit. Dansaa.
Montre mwen. Anko, souple.
Anwo? Anba?
What do you need us to do?
Do you want us to do something
more?
Kisa ou bezwen nou fe?
Eske ou vie nou ft lot bagay
anko?
Dan pouri gen fos sou bannann mi.
Rotten teeth have strength against ripe plantains.
(Even bad teeth can be useful)
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We want to help you.
You don't need to be afraid.
It won't hurt you very much.
Tell me if it hurts you.
Does that hurt you?
Does it still hurt you?
Do you feel that?
Are you OK?
DENTIST'S CHAIR / CHEZ DANTIS
I'm going to lean back / lower
the chair now.
I'm going to raise the chair now.
Rinse your mouth (thoroughly)
with water.
Spit it out.
Spit into the bowl.
Here's a paper towel to wipe
your mouth.
I need more light.
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Nou vie ede ou.
Ou pa bezwen pe.
Li p ap fe ou mal anpil.
Di mwen si sa fe ou mal.
Eske sa fe ou mal?
Eske li toujou fe ou mal?
Eske ou santi sa?
Tout bagay bon?
M ap kage / desann
chez la kounye a.
M ap monte chez la kounye a.
Souke dlo (byen souke) nan
bouch ou.
Krache li.
Krache nan bol la.
Men yon napkin pou siye
bouch ou.
M bezwen plis limye.
EXAMINATION / EGZAMEN
Lean your head back.
Open your mouth (wider /
just a little).
Close your mouth (half-way).
Bite down hard.
Turn your head toward me /
away.
A little more / less.
Swallow.
You have an abscess /
inflammation / infection.
You have a loose tooth /
broken tooth.
You have a gum problem.
Are your gums sore?
Do your gums bleed sometimes?
There's nothing wrong.
Dentistry
Dan ou genyen, se ak li ou manje.
The teeth you have are the ones you eat with.
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Apiye tet ou.
Louvri bouch ou (pi laj /
tou piti).
(Mwatye) Femen bouch ou.
Sere dan.
Vire tet ou sou mwen /
laba.
Yon ti jan piplis / mwens.
Vale.
Ou gen yon abse /
enflamasyon /enfeksyon.
Ou gen dan souke /
dan kase.
Ou gen pwoblem ak jansiv ou.
Eske jansiv on ft ou mal?
Eske jansiv ou senyen tanzantan?
Ou pa gen anyen.
HISTORY / PWOBLEM OU KONN GENYEN
When did it start?
Has it been like that for long?
Does it hurt you all the time?
Has there been swelling?
Does it hurt you when you
chew?
Ki le li komanse?
Li kon sa depi Ionian?
Eske li fe ou mal toutan?
Eske li te anfle?
Eske li fe ou mal le ou
moulen manje?
Ti kou ti kou fe mo.
Many little hits make a hurt.
Does it hurt only after
you finish eating or drinking?
Does it hurt especially when
you eat something sweet?
Does it hurt you more when
you are hungry or when you
see appetizing food?
Does it hurt you when you
breathe? When you drink water?
Is it hot things or
cold which hurt you?
Eske li fe ou mal selman apre
ou fin manje oubyen bwe?
Eske li fe ou mal si tou le
ou manje bagay dous?
Eske 11 fe ou pi mal le
ou grangou oubyen le ou
we bon manje?
Eske sa ft ou mal le ou
respire? Le ou bwe dlo?
Eske se bagay cho oubyen
fret Id ft ou mal?
Does it give you a headache? Eske li ba ou tetfemal ?
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Does it make you not sleep?
How old are you?
Eske li fe ou pa domi?
Ki laj ou?
Dentistry
Bouch granmoun santi, men sa k ladann se rezon.
The oldster's mouth smells, but what's in it is reason.
Have you had an accident
recently?
Do you have a sore throat?
Do you smoke a lot?
It's not good for your teeth.
Are you pregnant?
About how long have you been
pregnant?
Do you bleed a lot when you
are cut?
Do you have any heart problem?
Do you have problems with
breathing?
Do you have swollen feet?
Do you have high blood pressure?
Are you diabetic?
Eske ou te fe yon aksidan
gen de twa jou?
Eske ou gen malgoj?
Ou fimen anpil?
Sa pa bon pou dan.
Eske ou ansent?
Depi konben tan konsa ou
ansent?
Eske ou senyen anpil le ou
blese?
Eske ou gen pwoblem ke?
Eske ou mal pou
respire?
Eske pye ou anfle?
Eske ou fe tansyon?
Eske oufe sik?
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Do you have epilepsy?
Have they given you medication for
epilepsy?
Dentistry
Eske ou gen malkadi?
Eske yo ba ou renmed pou
malkadi?
Do you have any other
health problems?
Eske ou gen lot
pwoblem sante?
FILLINGS / AMALGAM
You have a cavity.
This tooth needs a filling.
Ou gen twou nan dan*
Dan sa a bezwen yon amalgam.
Pi bone, se granm maten.
The earlier the better.
I'm going to put a filling in the tooth M ap plonbe dan an
for you. pou ou.
Fm going to give you a
temporary / permanent filling.
First I need to use the drill.
M pral plonbe sa pou
de twa jou / nit.
Da bo m bezwen sevi ak machin.
Fm going to give you an injection. M pral fi piki pou ou.
The filling is falling out
The filling has fallen out.
Amalgam lan ap sotL
Amalgam lan te soti.
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Bite down on this (piece of) paper.
Close your mouth gently.
Don't drink anything
which is hot.
It will feel normal in
about an hour.
Mode papye sa a.
Femen bouch ou dousman.
Pa bwe anyen
ki cho.
Ou ap santi 1 nomal nan
ine dtan konsa.
EXTRACTION / RACHE DAN
This tooth is bad / decayed.
You must have this tooth pulled out.
I'm sorry, but I'm
obliged to pull it out.
I'll take care of it for you.
Dan sa a gate / pike.
Se pou ou fe rache dan sa a.
M regret sa pou ou, men m ap
biy e rache 1.
M ap ranje 1 pou ou.
The tooth doesn't need to be pulled.
This is going to hurt you (a little).
Will it hurt me (a lot)?
A little, but I'll give you
an injection.
Dan an pa bezwen rache.
Sa ap fe ou mal (yon ti kras).
Eske sa ap fe m mal (anpil)?
Yon ti kras, men m ap ba ou
yon piki.
I'm going to do root canal surgery
[Literally: to take out the nerve/worm
in the tooth].
If the tooth still hurts you,
I'll have to pull it out.
M ap wete ne/ve nan dan.
Si dan an fe ou mal anko,
fb m rache 1.
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Moulen manje sou dan li genyen.
The mill eats/grinds with the teeth it has.
INSTRUCTIONS / SA POU NOU FE
You must take a little
nourishment before you come
to have a tooth pulled out
(so you can have more strength).
You can take a little rest here.
Fo ou pran yon ti
bagay an van ou vin
fe rache dan
(pou ou ka gen plis f6s).
Ou met fe yon ti kanpo isit la.
Bite firmly against the cotton gauze
for thirty minutes /
one hour / two hours.
Do the same thing if it
begins to bleed again later.
Here is a little cotton gauze
to take home.
When you go home, take it
easy, so the tooth doesn't bleed.
Go lie down so the tooth
doesn't bleed.
Keep your head up when you
lie down.
Put a wet cloth which is
warm / cold against the jaw.
Mode twal gaz la byen
pandan trant minit /
ine d tan / deze dtan.
Fe menm bagay la si li
komanse senyen anko pi ta.
Men yon ti kras twal gaz
pou pote lakay ou.
Le ou al lakay ou, pa fe gwo
jefo, pou dan an pa senyen.
Al kouche pou dan an
pa senyen.
Mete tet ou wo le ou
kouche.
Mete yon twal mouye ki
cho / frit sou machwe a.
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Don't rinse your mouth
(until tomorrow).
Rinse your mouth with lukewarm
salt water so as to wash it out.
Don't eat anything for
at least an hour.
Don't drink anything hot.
Don't eat anything
which is too hard.
Eat your food in small bites.
Don't open your mouth too wide.
Chew the food on the other side of
your mouth.
Don't chew things which are hard
on that tooth.
Don't forget to rinse
your mouth each hour.
Do just what I tell you.
Come back here in a
week.
MEDICATION / RENMED
Is there medication which makes
you sick?
Do you have problems with
penicillin?
Pa souke dlo nan bouch ou
(jouk denmen).
Souke dlo sel tyed nan bouch
ou pou lave 1.
Pa manje anyen pou
ine dtan pou pi piti.
Pa bwe anyen ki cho.
Pa manje anyen
ki two di.
Manje manje ou ti kal ti kal.
Pa louvri bouch ou two laj.
Kraze manje a sou lot bo
bouch ou.
Pa kraze bagay Id di
sou dan sa a.
Pa bliye lave
bouch ou chak le.
Fe sa m di ou fe a selman.
Tounen isit nan yon
senmenn.
Eske gen renmed ki fe
ou malad?
Eske ou gen pwoblem ak
pelisilin?
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Take one aspirin if you
have pain.
After two hours, you may
take two aspirins.
You need to take pills for the
pain / infection.
If you feel pain,
take one pill
each four hours.
GENERAL CARE / SWENYAY
You must clean your teeth.
You need to brush your teeth
each day.
Use a toothbrush which is
not too stiff.
Bwe yon grenn aspirin si ou
gen doule.
Apre de ze dtan, ou met
bwe de grenn aspirin.
Ou bezwen bwe grenn pou
doule / enfeksyon.
Si ou santi doule.
se pou ou bwe yon grenn
chak katre dtan.
Se pou ou pwopte dan ou.
Ou bezwen bwose dan ou
chak jou.
Sevi ak yon bwos dan ki
pa twodi.
Sa ou fe, se li ou we.
What you do is what you see/get.
(Proper care and hygiene.)
You need to learn how
to brush your teeth.
Let me show you. Like this.
Ou bezwen aprann kijan
pou ou bwose dan.
Kite m montre ou. Kon sa.
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The best is to brush your teeth
each time you finish eating -
or at least rinse out
your mouth.
Rinse your mouth with
lukewarm salt water each day.
You must brush
your child's teeth each day.
You need to use dental floss.
I'll show you how to do it.
Dentistry
You need to eat plenty of fruits
and vegetables.
Don't eat too many sweets.
Ou bezwen manje anpil fwi
aklegim.
Pa manje twop bagay dous.
LEAVING/BABAY
Do you have any questions?
If you have any problems,
if you feel any pain,
you must come back here.
Eske ou gen keksyon?
Si ou gen pwoblem,
si ou santi doule,
fb ou tounen isit
You were great!
[Literally: You were not
faint-hearted!]
Ou pa t fenyan!
Dan ri danje.
Teeth laugh at danger.
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Pi bon, se bwose dan ou
chak fwa ou fin manje -
osinon omwens souke dlo nan
bouch ou*
Tranpe bouch ou ak
dlo sel tyed chak jou*
Se pou ou bwose
dan pitit ou a chak jou*
Ou bezwen sevi ak fil pou dan.
M ap montre ou kyan pou fe.
XH. NURSING/POU MIS
VOCABULARY / KEK MO
adhesive tape - bann adezif
bandage - pansman
Band-Aid - ti pansman
bed - kabann
bedpan - vaz, basen
blanket - lenn, kouveti
blood, to take - pran san
blood pressure - tansy on
bowel movement (to have a) - wate,
poupou
change the bedclothes (to) - chanje
dra
check (to) - tcheke
cotton - koton
fever - lafyev
gauze - twalgaz
gurney - kabann woulet
hospital - lopital
injection - piki
injection, to give an - bay yon piki
iodine - tentidyod
IV, to run an - mete sewom, bay
sewom
lie down (to) - kouche
mattress - matla
GREETINGS / BONJOU
What is your name?
How are you today / tonight?
You OK?
Do you feel better today?
medication - renmed, medikaman
Mercurochrome - mekiwokom
nurse (female) - mis, enfimye
nurse (male) - enfimye
patient - malad
pill - grenn
pill (to take a) - (bwe) grenn
pillow - zorye
pillowcase - sak zorye, tet zorye,
tedoreye
pulse - batman (venn)
sheet - dra
shot - piki
sit up (to) - leve chita
soap - savon
specimen cup - goble
surgery (general) - operasyon
(jeneral)
surgery (local) - ti operasyon
thermometer - temomet
oral- temomet bouch
rectal ~ temomet twou deye
urinate (to) - (ft) pipi
ward - sal
Kijan ou rele?
Kijan ou ye jodi a / as we a?
Ou byen?
Eske ou santi ou pi byen jodi a?
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Are you comfortable?
What's wrong?
There is nothing which
is bothering you?
Are you in pain?
Where does it hurt you?
Don't worry.
That's not serious.
You don't need to be afraid.
Stay calm.
We're here to help you.
Who is your doctor?
Nursing
Nanpwen tonbe ki pa leve.
There's no falling down without getting up.
Why are you crying like that?
Did you sleep well?
Poukisa on ap kriye kon sa?
Ou te byen domi?
WHAT THEY SAY / SA YO KONN DI
Help! Anmwe(sekou)!
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Eske ou alez?
Kisa ou genyen? / Sa k genyen?
Pa gen anyen Id
ap twouble ou?
Ou gen doule?
Ki kote li fe ou mal?
Pa chaje tit ou.
Sa pa gray.
Ou pa bezwen pi.
Pa toumante ko ou.
Nou la pou ede ou.
Ki moun ki dokte ou?
Nursing
My name is... M rele...
Nurse, please, give me a... Mis, souple, fe m kado yon...
Am I getting better / Eske m ap refe /
getting worse? vin pi mal?
Fm not (too) well. M pa (two) byen.
I'm (very) sick. Mwen malad (anpil).
Fm dying / bad off. M ap mouri.
I need to get up / M bezwen kanpe /
go back to bed. tounen nan kabann.
I need to urinate / have a stool. M bezwen fe pipi / wate.
I need to take a leak. M gen yon pipi ki kenbe m. /
M bezwen gate dlo.
I need a bedpan / M bezwen yon vaz/basen /
to go to the bathroom. ale nan twalet
I need toilet paper. M bezwen papye ijen ik.
Fm hungry / thirsty. M grangou / swaf.
I need a fork / M bezwen yon f ouche t /
spoon / knife. kiye / kou to.
Fm cold. Mfret
I can't sleep/eat/ M pa ka domi/manje/
urinate / see / hear. pipi / we / tande.
What time is it? Kileliye?
Can you give me Eske ou ka ban m
a sleeping pill? yon grenn pou domi?
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Fm having my period /
menstrual cramps.
I need a sanitary napkin.
I need my medication /
insulin.
Please, open/close
the window.
Please, I need a
pillow / a blanket.
Please, turn the pillow
forme.
Please, raise/lower
the bed.
Do you have something
for mosquitoes?
I have gas / a toothache.
Fm fine!
It's better now.
I'm not too bad.
The IV has infiltrated.
[Literally: the injection is eating
at/burning me.]
That hurts me a litde /
a lot.
I have a headache / earache /
sore throat.
Nursing
Sa fe m mal yon ti jan /
anpil.
M gen maltet / malzorey /
malgoj.
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M gen reg mwen /
kolik mwen.
M bezwen yon koteks.
M bezwen renmed /
ensilinmwen.
Tanpri, louvri / femen
fenet la.
Tanpri, m bezwen yon
zorye / yon lenn.
Tanpri, vire zorye a
pou mwen.
Tanpri, monte / bese
kabann lan.
Eske ou gen bagay
kont marengwen?
M gen gaz / maldan.
M anfbm!
Sa pi bon kounye a.
M pa two pi mal.
Piki a ap manje/boule m.
Nursing
I feel pain in my stomach /
chest / arm / leg /
shoulder/here.
Fm dizzy.
My nose is bleeding.
Fm having abdominal pains.
I need a doctor / nurse.
Please, call the doctor.
When is the doctor coming?
I want to see my husband /
wife / mother.
M santi doule nan vant /
lestonmak / bra / janm /
zepol mwen / isit.
Mwen toudi.
Nen mwen ap senyen.
Vant mwen ap manje m.
M bezwen yon dokte / mis.
Tanpri, rele dokte a*
Kile dokte a ap vini?
M vie we mari /
madanm / manman mwen.
I want to go home.
When can I go home?
M vie al lakay mwen.
Ki le m ka al lakay mwen?
Two prese pa fe jou louvri.
Being too much in a hurry doesn't hasten the dawn.
SYMPTOMS / JAN OU SANTI OU
Do you have a fever?
My whole body is hot.
(S)He has a fever.
The fever has gone down.
Ou gen lafyev?
Tout ko mwen cho.
Li gen lafyev.
Lafyev la desann.
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Nursing
Are you eating well? Ou manje byen?
You must have
breakfast / lunch /
supper.
Fok ou pran
manje maten / manje midi /
manje aswe.
Is your stomach upset? Eske vant ou balonnen?
I have no appetite. M pa gen apeti.
I have indigestion. Mwen gonfle.
I feel nauseated. M an vi vonmi.
I have a stomach ache /
vomited.
M gen vantfemal /
te vonmi.
Are you passing gas? Ou pase gaz pa ba?
(S)He can't get rid of gas. Li pa kab rann gaz.
Do you have diarrhea? Ou gen dyare?
Are you urinating all right? Eske ou pipi alez?
Are you having trouble
breathing?
Eske ou gen pwoblem
pou pran souf?
I have hay fever. M gen lafyev sezon.
Do you have pain in the
chest / abdomen?
Eske ou gen doule nan
lestonmak / anba vant?
Pito ou led, ou la.
Better ugly, but alive.
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Nursing
INSTRUCTIONS / S A POU NOU Ffe
What are you doing there!
Stop!
You need to sit here.
Sa on ap ft la a!
Sispann! / Rete, non!
Ou bezwen chita la.
Le ou rive yon kote, ou danse tankou tout moun.
When you arrive some place, you dance like everyone else.
(When in Rome, do as the Romans.)
(Follow hospital rules/)
Fe respe ou, m a ft pa m.
You show your respect, I'll show mine.
We will call you when
the doctor is ready.
Come this way, please.
We need to take your weight.
You need to take off all
your clothes and shoes.
Put on this hospital gown.
You may put on your clothes.
N a rele ou le
dokte a pare.
Vint bbisit, souple.
Nou bezwen pran pwa ou.
Se pou ou wete tout
rad ou ak soulye ou.
Mete rad lopital sa a sou ou.
Ou met mete rad pa ou sou ou.
Stay still. Don't move. Rettrankil. Pa souke koou.
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Nursing
Don't move him/her.
Turn him/her over like this.
Turn over on your back / stomach.
Turn over on your left /
your right side.
You must sit up.
I'll help you to sit up.
Pa deplase li.
Vire ko 1 kon sa.
Vire sou do / vant.
Vire sou bo goch ou /
dwat ou.
Se pou ou le ve chita.
M ap ede ou pou ou leve chita.
You must not sit up / lie down /
lie on your side /
lie on your back /
lie on your stomach.
You may get out of the bed.
Don't get out of the bed.
Fok ou pa chita / kouche /
kouche sou kote ou /
kouche sou do ou /
kouche sou vant ou.
Ou met desann kabann lan.
Pa desann kabann lan.
Pe pa preche de fwa.
The priest doesn't preach twice.
(Don *t make me tell you again.)
Is it your foot that's hurting you?
Is the cast too tight?
Keep your leg(s)
elevated.
Exercise this arm / leg.
Have you done a little walking?
Se pye ou k ap fe ou mal?
Eske plat la two sere?
Kenbe janm ou
anle.
Fe egzesis ak bra / janm sa a.
Eske ou te fe yon ti mache?
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Nursing
(S)He needs to get up, (s)he needs Li bezwen leve, li bezwen
to walk a bit. fe yon ti mache.
Nanpwen kavalye ki pa janm tonbe.
There's no horseman who's never fallen.
(Nobody's perfect.)
You still need to stay
here several days.
You're going home today /
tomorrow / next week.
Don't eat or drink anything
at all!
Don't smoke!
Sit down for a minute to wait
for your prescription, and to
set an appointment.
Get your prescription
from the pharmacy;
after that you may go.
The doctor will give you an
appointment.
PROCEDURES / SA NOU PRAL FE
We need to see if you don't have
fever.
Ou bezwen toujou rete
isit kek jou.
Ou pral lakay ou jodi a/
denmen / senmenn pwochen.
Pa manje ni bwe anyen anyen
ditou!
Pa fimen, non!
Fe yon ti chita pou tann
renmed, e pou
pran randevou.
Pran renmed ou
nan famasi;
apre sa ou met ale.
Dokte a ap ba ou
randevou.
Nou bezwen gade si ou pa gen
lafyev.
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I'm going to take
your pulse.
We're checking your blood pressure.
I'm going to put this on your arm.
It's going to squeeze your arm a bit.
Nursing
Lavi a gen de tete: you tete dous, yon tete anme.
Life has two breasts: one sweet, one bitter.
I'm going to change
your dressing.
We need to do a blood /
urine test.
I'm going to take blood from
your arm.
We need to take an
x-ray.
They must turn him/her
every two hours.
I'm going to bathe you.
M pral chanje
pansman ou.
Nou bezwen fe tes san /
pipi.
M pral pran san nan
bra ou.
Nou bezwen fe yon
radyografl.
Fok yo vire ko 1
chak de ze dtan.
M pral benyen ou.
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Mwen pral pran
batman (venn) on.
N ap tcheke tansyon ou.
M ap mete sa sou bra ou.
Sa va sere bra ou yon ti kras.
We need to give you a
lukewarm sponge bath.
[Literally: We need to pass a little
towel with lukewarm water on your
body.]
You need to bathe (with soap).
Wash / Wipe your hands.
We need to give you a rubdown
with this ointment.
They lanced the boil.
The boil burst.
This is to help you breathe
better.
You need to breathe this oxygen.
What is your blood type?
Fm going to start to give you
the IV.
You'll feel a little sting.
We're giving you a blood
transfusion.
[Literally: We're going to put
more blood in your veins.]
We must put this tube into
your nose until it reaches
your stomach.
Nursing
Nou bezwen pase yon ti twal ak
dlo tyed sou ko ou.
Ou bezwen benyen (ak sa von).
Lave / Siye men ou.
Nou bezwen rale ko ou
ak ponmad sa a.
Yo te fann klou a.
Klou a pete.
Sa se pou ede ou respire
pi byen.
Ou bezwen respire oksije n sa a.
Ki tip san ou?
M ap komanse ba ou
se worn lan.
Ou ap santi yon ti pike.
Nou pral mete plis san nan
venn ou.
Nou dwe mete tib sa a nan
nen ou jouk li rive nan
vant ou.
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Nursing
We need to insert a
catheter.
I'm going to wash it.
(S)He has to be operated on
tomorrow.
I'm going to call the doctor /
another nurse.
Nou bezwen mete yon
katate/tib/kawoutchou.
M pral lave 1.
Li gen pou opere
denmen.
M pral rele dokte a /
yon lot mis.
Avek pasyans ou ap we lonbrit foumi.
With patience you'll see the ant's navel.
(With patience everything is possible.)
I'm going to make M pral ft
your bed. kabann ou.
We need to change the sheets / Nou bezwen chanje dra /
pillowcase. sak zorye.
We need to turn the mattress. Nou bezwen vire matla a.
MEDICATION / RENMED
ALLERGIC REACTIONS / ALEJI
Is there any medication / Eske gen renmed /
injection which makes you sick? piki ki fe ou malad?
I'm allergic to that. Mwen aleji ak sa.
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Nursing
What kind?
Can you take penicillin?
I am a diabetic.
PELLS / GRENN
You need to take
this / these pill(s).
You need more medication.
You need to continue
your medication.
This can help you
feel better.
This is going to relieve your pain /
help you breathe more easily.
Ki kalite?
Ou ka pran pelisilin?
Mwen fe sik.
Ou bezwen bwe
grenn sa a / sa yo.
Ou bezwen plis renmed.
Ou bezwen kontinye
renmed ou.
Sa ka ede ou
santi ou pi byen.
Sa va soulaje doule ou /
ede ou respire pi byen.
Plenn nan ke pa renmed ko.
Sorrowing in the heart is no remedy for the body.
INJECTIONS/PIKI
Did you get an injection Yo te ba ou piki
last night? ye swa?
Fm going to give you an injection. M apral ba ou yon piki
They're giving you just one injection, Y ap ba ou yon sel piki,
you won't need another one. ou p ap bezwen yon lot.
It won't hurt you. Sa p ap fe ou mal.
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Nursing
You'll feel a little sting.
I'm sorry that hurts you, but
that's the way it is.
Ou ap santi yon ti pike.
M regret sa ft ou mal, men
se konsa sa ye.
Depi tet pa koupe, ou espere mete chapo.
As long as the head is not cut off,
you hope to put on a hat.
(When there's life, there's hope.)
EMERGENCIES / KA PRESE PRESE
The patient's calling out /
needs a doctor right away.
(S)He is in great pain.
The patient's hysterical /
having a seizure.
The patient's vomiting /
hemorrhaging.
Malad la ap rele /
bezwen yon dokte san pedi tan.
L ap pase anpil mize.
Malad la ap ft yon kriz.
Malad la ap vonmi/
senyen anpil.
A patient is unconscious / choking. Yon malad endispoze / ap toufe.
The patient's not breathing /
is dying.
His/Her heart's not beating.
Malad la p ap respire /
ap mouri.
Ke l ipapbat
DOCTOR!/DOKTfe!
Call the doctor quickly! Rele dokte a vit!
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Nursing
Fm calling the doctor.
The doctor's coming.
You must wait for the doctor.
The doctor's not here now.
Tell the doctor about that
tomorrow.
M ap rele dokte a.
Dokte a ap vini.
Se pou ou tann dokte a.
Dokte a pa la kounye a.
Ou a di dokte a sa
denmen.
Byen mal pa lanmo.
Very sick is not dead.
IN THE OPERATING ROOM / NAN SAL DOPERASYON
Is there an operation today?
What operation is there?
Where's the patient?
(S)He's in the clinic / in
the operating room already.
Eske gen yon operasyon jodi a?
Ki operasyon ki genyen?
Kote malad la?
Li nan klinik / nan
sal doperasyon an deja.
Can you fix up the room for
the patient?
The patient's coming.
We have the patient lie down
on the bed / table.
Eske nou kab ranje sal la pou
malad la?
Malad la ap vini.
Nou fe malad la kouche
sou kabann lan /tab la.
We cover the patient with a sheet. Nou kouvri malad la ak yon dra.
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What kind of surgery are they doing
for you?
Have you eaten /
drunk something today?
When was the last time you ate
or drank?
Lie down on the table,
please.
Fm tying your legs with
this strap so you don't fall.
It's going to be a bit cold.
Is there anything you would like
to ask?
The doctor asks for them
to give you an injection.
While the doctor is operating, if
you feel any pain, tell him that.
Does that hurt you?
The doctor's going to give you
another injection.
We're putting this mask
on your face so you can go to sleep.
Blow as though you
were inflating a balloon.
Nursing
Ki kalite operasyon y ap fe
pouou?
Eske ou te manje /
bwe yon bagay jodi a?
Ki denye li ou te manje
oubyen bwe?
Kouche sou tab la,
souple.
M ap mare janm ou ak
sent! sa a pou ou pa tonbe.
Ou pral santi yon ti fredi.
Eske ou gen bagay ou ta renmen
mande?
Dokte a mande pou yo
ba ou yon piki.
Pandan dokte a ap opere, si
ou santi okenn doule, di li sa.
Eske sa fe ou mal?
Dokte a ap ba ou
yon lot piki anko.
N ap mete mas sa a
sou figi ou pou ou ka domi.
Soufle tankou le ou
ap gonfle yon blad.
It's not going to hurt you. Sa p ap fe ou mal.
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You don't need shots.
You're going to smell a perfume.
Nursing
After that you're going to sleep.
The doctor's finished.
We're going to put you on
this gurney.
We're taking you back to
your room.
Apre sa ou ap domi.
Dokte a fini.
Nou pral mete ou sou
kabann woulet sa a.
N ap mennen ou tounen
chanm ou.
Rete trankil se renmed pou ko.
Staying calm is medicine for the body.
Bondye di ou: "Fe pa ou, M a fe pa M."
God says: "You do your part, I'll do Mine."
TO THE SCRUB NURSES / POU OKSELYE YO
You can scrub
now.
Ou met lave men ou ak bra
ou kounye a.
The doctor is / nurses
are scrubbing now.
Dokte a / enfimye yo
ap lave kounye a.
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Ou pa bezwen piki.
Ou ap pran sant yon ode/pafen.
You need to scrub the patient.
You need to assemble
everything necessary.
Did you ask the doctor if
there are any special instruments
(s)he needs?
We're getting the instruments ready.
You can open up
the sterile supplies now.
The doctor is ready.
Bring the patient into the room.
When you're finished, you must
put away all the supplies.
BETWEEN NURSES / KOZE MIS YO
YOUN AK LOT
Watch out!
Hurry!
How do I do this?
Help me, please.
Give me a hand,
please.
I need another nurse to
give me some help.
Is... here today?
Nursing
Ou bezwen lave po malad la.
Ou bezwen reyini
tout bagay nesese.
Eske ou te mande dokte a si
gen enstriman espesyal
11 bezwen?
N ap pare enstriman yo.
Ou met louvri
bagay esteril yo kounye a.
Dokte a pare.
Mennen malad la nan sal la.
Li ou fini, se pou ou
mete tout bagay nan plas yo.
Atansyon!
Preseprese!
Kijan pou m ft sa?
Ede mwen, souple.
Ban m yon koutmen,
souple.
M bezwen yon lot enfimye pou
ban m yon koutmen.
Eske... la jodi a?
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You may go to eat now.
When you come back, you may
relieve...
I need a day off.
Your work's finished for today.
You may go home now.
You did a good job.
Nursing
Ou met ale manje kounye a.
Le ou a tounen, ou met
ranplase...
M bezwen yon jou lib.
Travay ou fini pou jodi a.
Ou met ale kounye a.
Ou te fe bon travay.
Men anpil, chay pa lou.
Many hands, the load is not heavy.
(Many hands make light work.)
Mache sou pinga ou,
pou ou pa pile:
"Si m te konnen!"
Be on your guard,
so you don't have to say:
"If only I'd known!"
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X m . TERMINAL CASES/LANM6
Lavi se kod sapat: ou pa ka konte sou li.
Life is a sandal strap: you can't count on it.
Don't go around looking
everywhere for another doctor.
Pa mache chache
toupatou yon lot dokte.
We did all we could.
We didn't have any success.
(S)He has passed away.
When (s)he came here,
it was too late.
His/Her little body wasn't strong.
The doctors did everything they
could, but (s)he didn't
have a chance.
Nou te fe tou sa nou te kapab.
Nou pa t gen rezilta.
Li pedi lavi L / Li ale kite nou.
Le li villi Lsit la,
lite two ta.
Tikolipatbon.
Dokte yo te ft tou sa yo
te kapab, men malad la pa t
gen chans.
Ou pa mare pye lanmo.
You don't tie up death's feet.
(You can't stop death.)
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Terminal
May we examine his/her body?
We'll give you a sheet so you can
take him/her home.
We'll keep him/her here so you
can come get him/her later.
Eske nou met egzaminen ko li?
N ap ba ou yon dra pou ou kab
pote 1 lakay ou.
N ap gade li isit la pou ou
ka vin chache li pi ta.
We pa we, lanteman pou katre.
Whether we see it or not, the funeral is for four o'clock.
(Inevitability.)
Chak le blese, denye a touye.
Each hour wounds, the last one kills.
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We need to know why (s)he died. Nou bezwen konnen poukisa li
mouri.
XIV. APPENDIX/YONTIDEGI
COLORS / KOULE
black - nwa
blue - ble
brown - ma won
gray - gri
green - vet
orange - oranj
pink - woz
purple - vyolet, mov
red - wouj
white - blan
yellow - jon
DAYS/JOU
Monday - lendi
Tuesday - madi
Wednesday - mekredi
Thursday - jedi
Friday - vandredi
Saturday - samdi
Sunday - dimanch
MONTHS/MWA
January - janvye
February - fevriye
March - mas
April - avril
May - me
June - jen
July-jiye
August - dawou
September - septanm
October - oktob
November - novanm
December - desanm
DATES/DAT
the first of March - jou premye mas
the 10th of June - jou dis jen
the 16th of July - jou sez jiye
the 21 st of November - jou venteyen
novanm
HOURS/LE
one o'clock - ine
two o'clock - deze
three o'clock - twaze
four o'clock - katre
five o'clock - senke
six o'clock - size
seven o'clock - sete
eight o'clock - wite
nine o'clock - neve
ten o'clock - dize
eleven o'clock - onze
noon - midi
midnight - minwit
quarter past - eka
(the hour)
half past - edmi
(the hour)
ORDINAL NUMBERS /
KLASMAN
first - premye
second - dezyem
third - twazyem
fourth - katriyem
fifth - senkyem
tenth - dizyem
twentieth - ventyem
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FRACTIONS/MOSO 30 - trail t
a half (noun) - yon mwatye
31 - tranteyen
32 - trannde
half (adj.) - demi, edmi 33 - tranntwa
a third - yon rye 34 - trannkat
two-thirds - de tye 35 - trannsenk
a fourth - yon ka 36 - trannsis
three-fourths - twaka 37 - trannset
38 - trantwit
NUMBERS / CHIF 39 - trantaef
0 - zewo 40 - karant
1 - en / youn 41 - karanteyen
2 - de 42 - karannde
3 - twa 43 - karanntwa
4-kat 44 - karannkat
5 -senk 45 - karannsenk
6 - sis 46 - karannsis
7-set 47 - karannset
8 -wit 48 - ka ran twit
9-nef 49 - karantnef
10-dis 50 - senkant
11 - onz 51 -senkanteyen
12 - douz 52 - senkannde
13 -trez 53 - senkanntwa
14 - katoz 54 - senkannkat
15 -kenz 55 - senkannsenk
16 - sez 56 - senkannsis
17 - diset 57 - senkannset
18-dizwit 58 - senkantwit
19-diznef 59 - senkantnef
20 - ven 60 - swasant
21 - venteyen 61 - swasanteyen
22 - vennde 62 - swasannde
23 - venntwa 63 - swasanntwa
24 - vennkat 64 - swasannkat
25 - vennsenk 65 - swasannsenk
26 - vennsis 66 - swasannsis
27 - vennset 67 - swasannset
28 - ventwit 68 - swasantwit
29 - ventnef 69 - swasantnef
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70 - swasanndis
71 - swasantonz
72 - swasanndouz
73 - swasanntrez
74 - swasannkatoz
75 - swasannkenz
76 - swasannsez
77 - swasanndiset
78 - swasanndizwit
79 - swasanndiznef
80 - katreven
81 - katreven-en
82 - katreven-de
83 - katreven-twa
84 - katreven-kat
85 - katreven-senk
86 - katreven-sis
87 - katreven-set
88 - katreven-wit
89 - katreven-nef
100 -san
101 - san en
150 - san senkant
200 - de san
500 - senk san
1,000-mil
YEARS/L ANNE
1804 - mil wit san kat
1950 - mil nef san senkant
1961 - mil nef san
swasanteyen
1972 - mil nef san
swasanndouz
1983 - mil nef san
katreven-twa
1994 - mil nef san
katreven-katoz
1995 - mil nef san
katreven-kenz
90 - katre ven-dis 1996 - mil nef san
91 - katreven-onz katreven-sez
92 - katreven-douz 1997 - mil nef san
93 - katreven-trez katreven-diset
94 - katreven-katoz 1998 - mil nef san
95 - katreven-kenz katreven-dizwit
96 - katreven-sez 1999 - mil nef san
97 - katreven-diset katreven-diznef
98 - katreven-dizwit 2000 - demil
99 - katreven-diznef
KENBE, PA LAGE!
Hang in there!
Don't give up!
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