Learn isiZulu

Lesson 34

Common medical words

http://www.wolfescape.com/WebPages/ZuluDict.htm

this contains medical words and phrases mainly used by nurses etc

http://books.google.com/books?id=ZzYLAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false

this has zulu stories also translated into English

http://www.isolezwe.co.za/

South African written in Zulu

disease/ flue- umkhuhlane

Kanti awuboni na? Umunto lowu ulomkhuhlane !

Can’t you see? This person has a disease

AIDS – ingculazi

Ulengculazi – he/she has AIDS

Cancer umhlaza / umdlavuza

Kade ephethwe ngumdlavuza

She had cancer

Asthma - isifuba somoya

Moya= breath/ air

Umuntu lowu engagijimi, ulesifuba somoya

This person mustn’t run, she has asthma

Epilepsy – Isifo sokuwa

Kuwa = fall

Lo baba wakhe ulesifo sokuwa

T.B isifo sofuba

Fuba= chest

Wabulawa ngesifo sofuba

Chicken pox- inqubulungwana / upokisi

Ngeviki eyadlulayo babanjwa ngepokisi

Last week they caught chickenpox

Diarrhoea- Sheka/hudo

Angilalanga izolo, kade ngisheka ubusuku bonke

I didn’t sleep yesterday, i had diarrhoea all night

Constipation – ukuqumbeka

Phuza lokhu uyaqeda ukuqumbeka

Drink this, it will end constipation

Urine umchamo

Umchamo wami awulunganga

My urine is not right (bad colour)

STD - isifo socansi

Uhamba ulala labantu uzothola isifo socansi

You go sleeping around! You will catch an STD

Rash – Qubuka

Unyawo lwami luqale ukuqubuka

My leg started getting a rash !

Itch – kuyaluma

Uthe Inxeba yakhe iyaluma

He said his wound is itchy

Cut - ukusika

Bazoyi sika ngoMgqibelo

They will cut it on Saturday

Swelling - kuyavuvuka

Mhlawumbe usuvuvukile

Maybe it’s swollen

Pus ubomvu

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