Health & Hospital

23 phrases · Shan with romanization, English and audio

  1. ၶႃႈ ႁူဝ်ၶႆႈ

    khaa3 ho1-khai3

    I have a headache

    Usage

    Says you have a headache.

    Grammar Note

    ႁူဝ်ၶႆႈ is listed as "have a headache".

  2. ၶႃႈ ၶဵဝ်ႈၸဵပ်း

    khaa3 khew3-tsep4

    I have a toothache

    Usage

    Says you have a toothache.

    Grammar Note

    ၶဵဝ်ႈၸဵပ်း is listed as the noun "toothache". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

  3. ၶႃႈ တွင်ႉၵႅၼ်း

    khaa3 tawng5-kaen4

    I have a stomachache

    Usage

    Says you have a stomachache.

    Grammar Note

    တွင်ႉၵႅၼ်း is listed as "have pain in the stomach".

  4. ၶႃႈ မီး လူမ်းၼၢဝ်

    khaa3 mi4 lom4-naao1

    I have a fever

    Usage

    Says you have a fever.

    Grammar Note

    မီး "have" + noun. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

  5. ၶႃႈ ဢႆ

    khaa3 ai1

    I am coughing

    Usage

    Says you are coughing.

    Grammar Note

    ဢႆ is listed as the verb "cough". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

  6. ၶႃႈ ပဵၼ်ဝတ်း

    khaa3 pen1-wat4

    I have a cold

    Usage

    Says you have a cold.

    Grammar Note

    ပဵၼ်ဝတ်း is listed as "have a cold, cold in the head".

  7. ၶႃႈ ႁၢၵ်ႈ

    khaa3 haak3

    I vomited

    Usage

    Says you vomited.

    Grammar Note

    ႁၢၵ်ႈ is listed as the verb "vomit"; a homograph means root. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

  8. ၶႃႈ ၸၢမ်

    khaa3 tsaam1

    I am sneezing

    Usage

    Says you are sneezing.

    Grammar Note

    ၸၢမ် is listed as the verb "sneeze". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

  9. ၶႃႈ ၶႂ်ႈ ၵႂႃႇ ႁူင်းယႃ

    khaa3 khaue3 kwaa2 hong4-yaa1

    I want to go to the hospital

    Usage

    Says you want to go to a hospital.

    Grammar Note

    ၶႂ်ႈ "want" + ၵႂႃႇ "go" + place. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

  10. ယႃ

    yaa1

    Medicine

    Usage

    Word for medicine; common as the first part of compounds.

    Grammar Note

    Listed in the dictionary as a noun.

  11. မေႃယႃ

    maw1-yaa1

    Doctor

    Usage

    Noun for a physician or doctor.

    Grammar Note

    Listed in the dictionary as a noun.

  12. ႁူင်းယႃ

    hong4-yaa1

    Hospital

    Usage

    Noun for a clinic or hospital.

    Grammar Note

    Listed in the dictionary as a noun.

  13. မေႃၶဵဝ်ႈ

    maw1-khew3

    Dentist

    Usage

    Noun for a dentist.

    Grammar Note

    Listed in the dictionary as a noun.

  14. လူမ်းၼၢဝ်

    lom4-naao1

    Fever

    Usage

    Noun for fever.

    Grammar Note

    Listed in the dictionary as a noun.

  15. ငၢၼ်ႉ

    ngaan5

    Poison

    Usage

    Noun for poison.

    Grammar Note

    Listed in the dictionary as a noun.

  16. တွင်ႉလူင်ႈ

    tawng5-long3

    Diarrhea

    Usage

    A verb for having diarrhea; literally "the bowels are very loose".

    Grammar Note

    The dictionary lists လူင်ႈ as the verb "be very loose in the bowels" and gives တွင်ႉလူင်ႈ as the example. It is a different word from လူင် "big", which has no tone mark ႈ. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

  17. တွင်ႉၶျုပ်ႈ

    tawng5-khyup3

    Constipation

    Usage

    A verb for being constipated; literally "no movement of the bowels".

    Grammar Note

    Listed in the dictionary as the verb တွင်ႉၶျုပ်ႈ "have no motion of the bowels, be constipated". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

  18. ဢႄႉ

    ae5

    Poop

    Usage

    The word for "poop" used with children; not for formal talk between adults.

    Grammar Note

    The dictionary lists it as the verb "evacuate the intestines (used of children)" and the noun "excrement". The other common word for this is not given here because its spelling is close to words that turn vulgar with one tone mark. Dictionary-verified word.

  19. ၼမ်ႉယဵဝ်ႈ

    nam5-yew3

    Pee

    Usage

    Noun for urine or pee; usable at the clinic and in daily life.

    Grammar Note

    Listed in the dictionary as the noun "urine": "water" plus the verb ယဵဝ်ႈ "urinate". ယဵဝ်ႈ alone is also a noun, "urine". Dictionary-verified word.

  20. ၶႃႈ တွင်ႉလူင်ႈ

    khaa3 tawng5-long3

    I have diarrhea

    Usage

    Tells a doctor or pharmacist you have diarrhea.

    Grammar Note

    တွင်ႉလူင်ႈ is the dictionary verb "be very loose in the bowels". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

  21. ၶႃႈ တွင်ႉၶျုပ်ႈ

    khaa3 tawng5-khyup3

    I'm constipated

    Usage

    Tells a doctor or pharmacist you are constipated.

    Grammar Note

    တွင်ႉၶျုပ်ႈ is the dictionary verb "have no motion of the bowels, be constipated". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

  22. ၶႃႈ ၶႂ်ႈ ယဵဝ်ႈ

    khaa3 khaue3 yew3

    I need to pee

    Usage

    Tells a companion or a child that you need to pee.

    Grammar Note

    ၶႂ်ႈ "want to" plus the verb ယဵဝ်ႈ "urinate". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

  23. ၶႃႈ ၶႂ်ႈ ဢွၵ်ႇၼွၵ်ႈလူင်

    khaa3 khaue3 awk2-nawk3-long1

    I need to poop

    Usage

    Tells a companion or a child that you need to poop.

    Grammar Note

    The dictionary lists the verb ၶႂ်ႈဢွၵ်ႇၼွၵ်ႈလူင် "have the urge to defecate". ဢွၵ်ႇၼွၵ်ႈလူင် is a mild way to say it and avoids the words that turn vulgar with a different tone mark. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

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