Jau hai mal il chau.
I have a headache
Usage
To tell a pharmacist or doctor about a headache
Grammar Note
Mal il chau is the set expression for a headache, and the pain is "had" with avair. Composed sentence; native review recommended
Jau hai basegn d'in medi.
I need a doctor
Usage
When you feel ill and want to see a doctor; also works at a hotel or pharmacy
Grammar Note
Avair basegn da + noun means to need. Da becomes d' before a vowel, here before in (masculine). Medi is masculine. Composed sentence; native review recommended
Nua è la proxima apoteca?
Where is the nearest pharmacy?
Usage
Asks where the closest pharmacy is. Farmazia is a synonym
Grammar Note
Proxim (next, nearest) agrees with the feminine apoteca and becomes proxima. Composed sentence; native review recommended
Jau hai ina allergia cunter las spagnolettas.
I am allergic to peanuts
Usage
Useful to say before ordering food. The form is the same for men and women
Grammar Note
The allergy is expressed as avair ina allergia cunter + noun. Spagnoletta is feminine; the plural is spagnolettas. Composed sentence; native review recommended
Jau hai fevra.
I have a fever
Usage
The basic way to say you have a fever
Grammar Note
Fevra is a feminine noun used without an article after avair. Composed sentence; native review recommended
Clamai ina ambulanza, per plaschair.
Please call an ambulance
Usage
To ask bystanders in an emergency. The ambulance number in Switzerland is 144
Grammar Note
The -ai imperative of clamar (to call) is the polite vus form. Ambulanza is feminine. Composed sentence; native review recommended
Jau hai nausea.
I feel nauseous
Usage
When you feel sick to your stomach
Grammar Note
Nausea is a feminine noun used without an article after avair. Composed sentence; native review recommended
Datti in medi che discurra englais?
Is there a doctor who speaks English?
Usage
For finding a doctor you can talk to. In Graubünden many doctors speak German
Grammar Note
Datti asks whether something exists. The clause with che describes the doctor. Composed sentence; native review recommended
Jau hai la diarrea.
I have diarrhea
Usage
Useful at a pharmacy when you have an upset stomach
Grammar Note
Diarrea is feminine. Symptoms are expressed with avair (to have). Composed sentence; native review recommended
Jau hai basegn d'in recept.
I need a prescription
Usage
To ask a doctor or pharmacist for a prescription
Grammar Note
Recept is masculine and means prescription. Without a prescription is senza recept. Composed sentence; native review recommended
Jau sun en speranza.
I am pregnant
Usage
To tell a doctor or pharmacist you are pregnant. Literally "in hope"
Grammar Note
En speranza is the set phrase for being pregnant, said by a woman about herself. Composed sentence; native review recommended
l'asma
Asthma
Usage
A single word for stating a medical condition
Grammar Note
Asma is masculine (l'asma). To suffer from asthma is patir da l'asma
il diabetes
Diabetes
Usage
A single word for stating a medical condition
Grammar Note
Diabetes is masculine
la pressiun dal sang auta
High blood pressure
Usage
A single word for stating a medical condition
Grammar Note
Pressiun is feminine, so the adjective is auta, placed after the noun. The word ipertensiun means the same
ina malsogna dal cor
Heart disease
Usage
A single word for stating a medical condition
Grammar Note
Malsogna is a feminine noun for disease. Dal is the contraction of da + il
l'epilepsia
Epilepsy
Usage
A single word for stating a medical condition
Grammar Note
Epilepsia is feminine (l'epilepsia)
l'assicuranza da malsauns
Health insurance
Usage
A term you may meet at clinics and pharmacies. Health insurance is compulsory in Switzerland
Grammar Note
Assicuranza da malsauns is the standard term for health insurance. Assicuranza is feminine
l'apoteca
Pharmacy
Usage
A single word for pharmacy. Farmazia is a synonym
Grammar Note
Apoteca is feminine (l'apoteca)
ina fractura
A fracture
Usage
A single word for a type of injury
Grammar Note
Fractura is feminine and refers to a broken bone
Jau hai fadia da trair il flad.
I have trouble breathing
Usage
To report breathing trouble to a doctor or bystanders; call emergency help if it is serious
Grammar Note
Fadia da trair (il) flad is a phrase for shortness of breath. Trair il flad means to breathe. Composed sentence; native review recommended
il sturnizi
Dizziness
Usage
A single word for a symptom. The same word can also mean luck, so use it in a health context
Grammar Note
Sturnizi is masculine and means dizziness
Jau sanganesch.
I am bleeding
Usage
When you are bleeding from an injury, to alert people nearby
Grammar Note
The first person singular of sanganar (to bleed) is sanganesch. Composed sentence; native review recommended
ina arsentada
A burn
Usage
A single word for a type of injury
Grammar Note
Arsentada is feminine and means a burn. Arsa has the same meaning
ina plaja
A wound
Usage
A single word for a type of injury. Ferida is a synonym
Grammar Note
Plaja is feminine. The wound heals is la plaja guarescha
l'ureglia
Ear
Usage
A body-part word
Grammar Note
Ureglia is feminine (l'ureglia)
il culiez
Neck
Usage
A body-part word. The throat is gula
Grammar Note
Culiez is masculine and means neck
la spatla
Shoulder
Usage
A body-part word
Grammar Note
Spatla is feminine
il schanugl
Knee
Usage
A body-part word
Grammar Note
Schanugl is masculine
il det
Finger
Usage
A body-part word
Grammar Note
Det is masculine. The collective form is detta
la pel
Skin
Usage
A body-part word
Grammar Note
Pel is feminine
il bratsch
Arm
Usage
A body-part word
Grammar Note
Bratsch is masculine
il nas
Nose
Usage
A body-part word
Grammar Note
Nas is masculine
la tuss
Cough
Usage
A single word for a symptom. To have a cough is avair la tuss
Grammar Note
Tuss is feminine. The verb is tusser (to cough)
Quai piztga.
It itches
Usage
For itching from insect bites or skin problems; point to the spot
Grammar Note
Piztgar also means to bite or prick. Here the third person piztga is used while pointing at the itchy spot. Composed sentence; native review recommended
la constipaziun
Constipation
Usage
A single word for a symptom, handy at a pharmacy
Grammar Note
Constipaziun is feminine
la menstruaziun
Menstruation
Usage
A single word for talking about women's health. Regla and perioda are synonyms
Grammar Note
Menstruaziun is feminine
la gruppa da sang
Blood type
Usage
A single word for hospital situations where your blood type is asked
Grammar Note
Gruppa da sang means blood type. Gruppa is feminine
l'entrada en ospital
Hospital admission
Usage
A single word for the topic of being admitted to hospital. Literally "entry into hospital"
Grammar Note
Entrada en ospital is the administrative term for hospital admission. Entrada is feminine
Jau hai snavurs.
I have chills
Usage
For chills or shivering before a fever. Snavurs can also mean a thrill, so use it in a health context
Grammar Note
Snavurs is a feminine plural noun used without an article after avair. Composed sentence; native review recommended
il dafraid
Common cold
Usage
A single word for a common illness
Grammar Note
Dafraid is masculine and means a cold
Clamai in medi, per plaschair.
Please call a doctor
Usage
To ask people nearby when someone is unwell
Grammar Note
The -ai imperative of clamar is the polite vus form. Medi is masculine. Composed sentence; native review recommended
Quai fa mal qua.
It hurts here
Usage
Said while pointing to the painful spot, to a doctor or pharmacist
Grammar Note
Far mal is the set expression for to hurt. Qua means here and goes with pointing. Composed sentence; native review recommended
Jau ma sent flaivel.
I feel weak
Usage
To describe tiredness or a weak feeling
Grammar Note
Sa sentir (to feel) is reflexive; the first person is jau ma sent. Flaivel means weak or run down. Composed sentence; native review recommended
Jau hai vomità pliras giadas.
I have vomited several times
Usage
To explain symptoms to a doctor or pharmacist
Grammar Note
The perfect is avair + the participle vomità. Pliras giadas (several times) is the plural of giada (time). Composed sentence; native review recommended
Hai jau basegn da ruaus?
Do I need to rest?
Usage
To ask a doctor whether you should rest
Grammar Note
Avair basegn da + noun means to need. Putting jau after the verb forms the question. Ruaus is masculine and means rest. Composed sentence; native review recommended
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