Мана тухтӑр кирлӗ.
Mana tukhtăr kirlĕ.
I need a doctor
Usage
The basic way to ask for a doctor when you are unwell.
Grammar Note
The pattern "Мана … кирлӗ" means "I need …". тухтӑр is the word for a doctor (from Russian doctor); a woman doctor is хӗрарӑм тухтӑр.
Манӑн пуҫ ыратать.
Manăn puç yratat.
I have a headache
Usage
Tells someone that you have a headache.
Grammar Note
Literally "my head aches". Swap пуҫ for another body part, e.g. шӑл "tooth" or вар "stomach" (вар ыратать = "my stomach hurts").
Манӑн аллерги пур.
Manăn allergi pur.
I have an allergy
Usage
Use it to say you have an allergy.
Grammar Note
Chuvash has no verb "to have": possession is "Манӑн … пур" (my … exists).
Аптека ӑҫта?
Apteka ăçta?
Where is the pharmacy?
Usage
A short question for finding a pharmacy.
Grammar Note
аптека is a Russian loanword. Putting the question word ӑҫта "where" after the noun makes "Where is …?".
Манӑн диабет пур.
Manăn diabet pur.
I have diabetes
Usage
To tell a doctor or pharmacist that you have diabetes.
Grammar Note
Built on the "Манӑн … пур" possession pattern. диабет is a medical loanword; the fuller term is сахӑр диабечӗ. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.
Манӑн температура пысӑк.
Manăn temperatura pysăk.
I have a fever
Usage
Says that your temperature is high, i.e. you have a fever.
Grammar Note
Literally "my temperature is high", built on the phrase пысӑк температура "high temperature". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.
Эпӗ эмел ӗҫетӗп.
Epĕ emel ĕçetĕp.
I am taking medication
Usage
Tells a doctor you are taking medicine regularly.
Grammar Note
Medicine is "drunk": эмел ӗҫет. The 1st-person present ending is -етӗп (ӗҫетӗп).
Сирӗн лайӑх пластырь пур-и?
Sirĕn layăkh plastyr pur-i?
Do you have a good plaster?
Usage
A polite question to a shop assistant when looking for a plaster.
Grammar Note
Сирӗн is the polite "your". The question particle -и is attached to the word before it with a hyphen. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.
Эпӗ йывӑр ҫӳретӗп.
Epĕ yyvăr çÿretĕp.
I am pregnant
Usage
A modest way of saying that you are pregnant.
Grammar Note
йывӑр ҫӳре- is literally "to walk heavily" but is the set expression for "to be pregnant"; йывӑрлан- also means "to become pregnant". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.
Манран юн юхать.
Manran yun yukhat.
I am bleeding
Usage
Said urgently when you are bleeding.
Grammar Note
Literally "blood flows from me". To name the place, put it in the ablative, e.g. "Алӑран юн юхать" (blood flows from the hand). Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.
Йывӑрланнӑ хӗрарӑм
Yyvărlannă khĕrarăm
Pregnant woman
Usage
A label for a pregnant woman, used on forms or in medical settings.
Grammar Note
The past participle йывӑрланнӑ of йывӑрлан- "to become pregnant" modifies хӗрарӑм "woman".
Астма
Astma
Asthma
Usage
A single word to indicate that you have asthma.
Grammar Note
A loanword. Use it in a sentence such as "Манӑн астма пур"; астма ӳслӗкӗ means "asthmatic cough".
Диабет
Diabet
Diabetes
Usage
A single word to indicate that you have diabetes.
Grammar Note
A loanword. As a sentence: "Манӑн диабет пур".
Пысӑк юн пусӑмӗ
Pysăk yun pusămĕ
High blood pressure
Usage
A phrase naming high blood pressure.
Grammar Note
юн пусӑмӗ "blood pressure" with the adjective пысӑк "high" in front, the same construction as пысӑк температура. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.
Чӗре чирӗ
Chĕre chirĕ
Heart disease
Usage
A phrase naming a heart condition.
Grammar Note
Noun + possessive-marked noun gives "illness of …" (чӗре чирӗ = heart disease). чир means "illness" and also "epidemic".
Эпилепси
Epilepsi
Epilepsy
Usage
A single word to indicate that you have epilepsy.
Grammar Note
A loanword; the native expression is тытамак чирӗ.
Медицина страховани
Meditsina strakhovani
Medical insurance
Usage
A phrase for talking about medical insurance at a clinic or insurer.
Grammar Note
Both words are loanwords from Russian, joined as "medical insurance". An insurance policy is страховани полисӗ. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.
Шӑмӑ хуҫӑлни
Shămă khuçălni
Bone fracture
Usage
A phrase to tell a doctor about a broken bone.
Grammar Note
хуҫӑл- "to break" with the nominalizer -ни. Put the body part first, e.g. "Ура хуҫӑлни" (a broken leg). Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.
Сывлама йывӑр.
Syvlama yyvăr.
Hard to breathe
Usage
A short complaint that breathing is hard.
Grammar Note
The infinitive сывлама of сывла- "to breathe" plus йывӑр "hard" = "breathing is hard". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.
Пуҫ ҫаврӑнни
Puç çavrănni
Dizziness
Usage
A phrase for dizziness.
Grammar Note
Literally "the head spinning". As a sentence: "Пуҫ ҫаврӑнать" (my head is spinning). Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.
Юн юхни
Yun yukhni
Bleeding
Usage
A phrase for bleeding.
Grammar Note
The nominal form of юх- "to flow", so "blood flowing" = bleeding. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.
Ӳте пӗҫертни
Ÿte pĕçertni
Burn (injury)
Usage
A phrase for a burn injury.
Grammar Note
Literally "burning the skin". The verb пӗҫер- also means "to scorch"; "вӗри шывпа пиҫсе кайрӑм" is a related way to say "I scalded myself with hot water". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.
Суран
Suran
Wound
Usage
A single word for a wound or injury.
Grammar Note
суран means "wound" and also "bruise, sore spot". To put a plaster on it: "сурана пластырьпе ҫыпӑҫтар".
Хӑлха
Khălkha
Ear
Usage
The word for the ear, used to point out where it hurts.
Grammar Note
хӑлха means both "ear" and "hearing". "Хӑлха ыратать" = "my ear hurts".
Мӑй
Măy
Neck
Usage
The word for the neck.
Grammar Note
мӑй means "neck" and can also mean "throat"; it is also the neck of a bottle. A separate word for the throat is пыр.
Хулпуҫҫи
Khulpuççi
Shoulder
Usage
The word for the shoulder.
Grammar Note
хул is the arm (hand to shoulder) while хулпуҫҫи is the shoulder. "Хулпуҫҫи ыратать" = "my shoulder hurts".
Чӗркуҫҫи
Chĕrkuççi
Knee
Usage
The word for the knee.
Grammar Note
чӗркуҫҫи is the knee; the same form serves for "knees".
Пӳрне
Pÿrne
Finger
Usage
The word for a finger.
Grammar Note
пӳрне is "finger": thumb is пуҫ пӳрне, index finger is шӗвӗр пӳрне, little finger is кача пӳрне.
Ӳт тирӗ
Ÿt tirĕ
Skin
Usage
A phrase for the skin.
Grammar Note
Literally "the skin of the body". ӳт alone can also mean "skin" but also "body" or "corpse". тир is "hide, fur, peel". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.
Сӑмса
Sămsa
Nose
Usage
The word for the nose.
Grammar Note
сӑмса means "nose" and also a bird's "beak". In casual speech it can also mean nasal mucus.
Ӳслӗк
Ÿslĕk
Cough
Usage
The word for a cough.
Grammar Note
ӳслӗк эмелӗ is "cough medicine". "Мана ӳслӗк ерчӗ" means "a cough overcame me".
Юн группи
Yun gruppi
Blood type
Usage
A phrase for stating or asking about a blood type.
Grammar Note
юн группи is "blood group"; группи is the possessive form of группа.
Сывлӑх справки
Syvlăkh spravki
Medical certificate
Usage
A phrase for asking for a medical certificate.
Grammar Note
Literally "health certificate". справка is an official certificate or note issued by an office or clinic.
Больницӑна вырттарни
Bolnitsăna vyrttarni
Hospitalization
Usage
A phrase for being admitted to hospital.
Grammar Note
вырттар- "to lay down" is also used for admitting a patient to hospital; -ни makes it a noun. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.
Сивӗпе чӗтрени
Sivĕpe chĕtreni
Chills
Usage
A phrase for chills, shivering from cold.
Grammar Note
сивӗ "cold" with the instrumental -пе = "with cold", followed by the noun form of чӗтрен- "to tremble". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.
Шӑнса пӑсӑлни
Shănsa păsălni
Cold (illness)
Usage
A phrase for catching a cold.
Grammar Note
шӑнса пӑсӑл- is the set verb for "to catch a cold" (literally to get chilled and spoiled). Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.
Тархасшӑн, тухтӑр чӗнтерӗр.
Tarkhasshăn, tukhtăr chĕnterĕr.
Please call a doctor
Usage
A polite request to have a doctor called.
Grammar Note
The polite imperative -ӗр of чӗнтер- "to have summoned". The same pattern gives "такси чӗнтерӗр".
Эпӗ халсӑр.
Epĕ khalsăr.
I feel weak and listless
Usage
Says you feel weak and listless.
Grammar Note
халсӑр means both "weak" and "unwell". There is no present-tense copula; the adjective simply follows the pronoun. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.
Эпӗ темиҫе хутчен хӑсса ятӑм.
Epĕ temiçe khutchen khăssa yatăm.
I have vomited several times
Usage
Tells a doctor that you have vomited more than once.
Grammar Note
хӑс- "to vomit" + the aspect verb яр- gives хӑсса яр- "to throw up". Counts take "number + хутчен" (икӗ хутчен = twice). Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.
Мана канмалла-и?
Mana kanmalla-i?
Do I need to rest?
Usage
Asks a doctor whether you should rest.
Grammar Note
кан- "to rest" + -малла "must" + the question particle -и. "Мана … -малла" = "I have to …". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.
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