Ik haw pineholle.
I have a headache
Usage
Tells someone you have a headache
Grammar Note
Pineholle is pine (pain) plus holle (head). The 1st person is haw, not ha
Ik moat nei in dokter.
I need to see a doctor
Usage
Says you need to see a doctor
Grammar Note
Moat is the singular of moatte (must). The verb "go" is left out: moat nei in dokter = "must (go) to a doctor"
Hawwe jo dit medisyn?
Do you have this medicine?
Usage
Asks at a pharmacy whether they have this medicine
Grammar Note
"Medicine" is medisyn, the Frisian spelling of Dutch medicijn. Polite jo takes the plural hawwe
Ik bin allergysk foar nuten.
I am allergic to nuts
Usage
Tells someone you are allergic to nuts
Grammar Note
"Allergic to" is allergysk foar. Nuten is the plural of nút (nut)
Ik haw koarts.
I have a fever
Usage
Tells someone you have a fever
Grammar Note
Koarts is used without an article. Compare Dutch koorts
Rop in ambulânse, asjebleaft.
Please call an ambulance
Usage
Asks someone to call an ambulance
Grammar Note
The imperative rop (roppe) plus asjebleaft is polite. Ambulânse carries a circumflex on â
Ik bin mislik.
I feel nauseous
Usage
Tells someone you feel sick
Grammar Note
Mislik is the adjective "nauseous", used as ik bin mislik
Prate jo Ingelsk?
Do you speak English?
Usage
Asks whether the doctor or staff speak English
Grammar Note
Language names are capitalised (Ingelsk). Polite jo takes the plural verb prate
Ik haw diarree.
I have diarrhea
Usage
Tells someone you have diarrhoea
Grammar Note
Diarree is the standard medical term with the same spelling in Frisian
Kinne jo in resept foarskriuwe?
Could you write a prescription?
Usage
Asks a doctor to write a prescription
Grammar Note
The infinitive foarskriuwe (to prescribe) stands at the end. "Prescription" is resept. Composed from regular grammar
Ik bin swier.
I am pregnant
Usage
Tells someone you are pregnant
Grammar Note
Swier basically means "heavy"; said of a woman it means "pregnant"
astma
Asthma
Usage
Names asthma as a condition
Grammar Note
Astma is the usual medical term
diabetes
Diabetes
Usage
Names diabetes as a condition
Grammar Note
Diabetes is the usual medical term
hege bloeddruk
High blood pressure
Usage
Names high blood pressure as a condition
Grammar Note
Hege is the inflected form of heech (high); it takes -e before the common-gender noun bloeddruk
de hertsykte
Heart disease
Usage
Names heart disease
Grammar Note
Hertsykte is hert (heart) plus sykte (illness)
epilepsy
Epilepsy
Usage
Names epilepsy as a condition
Grammar Note
Epilepsy is the spelling in the Frisian word list (Dutch epilepsie)
de soarchfersekering
Health insurance
Usage
For talking about insurance when getting medical care
Grammar Note
Soarchfersekering is soarch (care) plus fersekering (insurance), matching Dutch zorgverzekering
in brutsen bonke
Bone fracture
Usage
Names a bone fracture
Grammar Note
Brutsen is the past participle of brekke (to break): literally "a broken bone"
koartamich
Short of breath
Usage
Adjective for being short of breath
Grammar Note
Koartamich is an adjective meaning short of breath
dûzelich
Dizzy
Usage
Adjective for feeling dizzy
Grammar Note
Dûzelich has a circumflex on û
de blieding
Bleeding
Usage
The noun for bleeding
Grammar Note
Blieding is the noun from blieden (to bleed)
de brânwûne
Burn
Usage
The noun for a burn
Grammar Note
Brânwûne is brân (fire) plus wûne (wound)
de wûne
Wound
Usage
The noun for a wound
Grammar Note
Wûne has a circumflex on û
it ear
Ear
Usage
Body-part word for the ear
Grammar Note
Ear is neuter (it); the plural is earen
de nekke
Neck
Usage
Body-part word for the neck
Grammar Note
Nekke is a common-gender noun ending in -e
it skouder
Shoulder
Usage
Body-part word for the shoulder
Grammar Note
Skouder is neuter, hence it
de knibbel
Knee
Usage
Body-part word for the knee
Grammar Note
Knibbel is a common-gender noun
de finger
Finger
Usage
Body-part word for the finger
Grammar Note
Finger is a common-gender noun
de hûd
Skin
Usage
Word for the skin
Grammar Note
Hûd has a circumflex on û
de earm
Arm
Usage
Body-part word for the arm
Grammar Note
Earm is also the adjective "poor"
de noas
Nose
Usage
Body-part word for the nose
Grammar Note
Noas is a common-gender noun
de hoast
Cough
Usage
The noun for a cough
Grammar Note
Hoast is a common-gender noun; the verb is hoastje
de jokte
Itch
Usage
The noun for an itch
Grammar Note
Jokte is a common-gender noun
de hûdútslach
Skin rash
Usage
The noun for a skin rash
Grammar Note
Hûdútslach is hûd (skin) plus útslach (rash)
de ferstopping
Constipation
Usage
The noun for constipation
Grammar Note
Ferstopping basically means "blockage" and is used for constipation
de menstruaasje
Menstruation / Period
Usage
The noun for menstruation
Grammar Note
Menstruaasje is the Frisian spelling of the medical term
de bloedgroep
Blood type
Usage
The noun for blood type
Grammar Note
Bloedgroep is bloed (blood) plus groep (group)
de ferklearring fan 'e dokter
Medical certificate
Usage
How to ask for a doctor's certificate
Grammar Note
Fan 'e is fan de contracted. Ferklearring means statement or certificate. Composed from regular grammar
de sikehûsopname
Hospital admission
Usage
The noun for hospital admission
Grammar Note
Sikehûsopname is sikehûs (hospital) plus opname (admission)
de ferkâldenens
Common cold
Usage
The noun for a cold
Grammar Note
Ferkâldenens has a circumflex on â
Rop in dokter, asjebleaft.
Please call a doctor
Usage
Asks someone to call a doctor
Grammar Note
The imperative rop plus asjebleaft makes the request polite
It docht hjir sear.
It hurts here
Usage
Points to where it hurts
Grammar Note
"It hurts" is docht sear (literally "does sore"), the counterpart of Dutch doet pijn
Ik field my swak.
My body feels sluggish
Usage
Says you feel weak and unwell
Grammar Note
"To feel" is field my (reflexive, "feel myself") with the reflexive pronoun my
Ik haw in pear kear spuid.
I have vomited several times
Usage
Says you have vomited a few times
Grammar Note
The perfect is haw plus the past participle. Spuid is the participle of spuie (to vomit). Composed from regular grammar
Moat ik rêste?
Do I need to rest?
Usage
Asks a doctor whether you need to rest
Grammar Note
Moat ik ...? asks "must I ...?". Rêste has a circumflex on ê
diarree
Diarrhea
Usage
Names the symptom for a doctor or pharmacist
Grammar Note
The word used in another card ("Ik haw diarree."); it can stand without an article as a symptom name
poep
Poop
Usage
The everyday word for poop; understood with children, companions, and when describing stools to a doctor
Grammar Note
The Frisian Wikipedia article "Trochgong" lists "poep" among the common names for faeces. The verb is "poepe". The neutral medical word is "trochgong"
pis
Pee
Usage
The everyday word for pee; unlike in Dutch, it is perfectly polite in Frisian
Grammar Note
The Frisian Wikipedia article "Urine" states that everyday "pis" is, unlike in Dutch, a fully proper word in Frisian. The verb is "pisje". The medical word is "urine". "Miich" is for animals and rude for people
Ik haw ferstopping.
I'm constipated
Usage
Tells someone you are constipated
Grammar Note
The frame of another card ("Ik haw diarree.") with "ferstopping" (blockage, constipation) from another card
Ik moat pisje.
I need to pee
Usage
The ordinary way to tell a companion or a child you need to pee
Grammar Note
The modal "moat" (must) plus the infinitive "pisje". The noun "pis" is another card. The Frisian Wikipedia article "Pisjen" has the form "men pisje moat"
Ik moat poepe.
I need to poop
Usage
The ordinary way to tell a companion or a child you need to poop
Grammar Note
The same "moat" + infinitive frame as another card, with the infinitive "poepe". The noun "poep" is another card
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