Health & Hospital

1. Mi dolet sa conca.

   I have a headache

   Usage

   Says that you have a headache

   Grammar Note

   "Dolet" is the 3rd person singular of dòlere (to hurt). The aching part is the subject, so mi dolet sa conca literally means "the head hurts me". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

2. Tèngio callentura.

   I have a fever

   Usage

   Says that you have a fever

   Grammar Note

   "Tèngio" is the 1st person singular of tènnere (to have). Fever is expressed as having it, without an article. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

3. B'at unu dotore chi faeddat inglesu?

   Is there a doctor who speaks English?

   Usage

   Asks whether there is a doctor who speaks English

   Grammar Note

   B'at is the contracted form of bi at (there is). Chi is the relative word introducing the clause, and faeddat is the 3rd person of faeddare (to speak). Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

4. su diabete

   Diabetes

   Usage

   The word for the illness, used when naming a condition

   Grammar Note

   A masculine noun, normally used with the article su

5. una maladia de su coro

   Heart disease

   Usage

   A noun phrase for a heart condition

   Grammar Note

   The condition is expressed as maladia de su coro, literally an illness of the heart. Maladia is feminine. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

6. una brusiadura

   A burn

   Usage

   The word for a burn

   Grammar Note

   A feminine noun. Minor burns are brusiaduras minores in the plural

7. una ferta

   A wound

   Usage

   The word for a wound

   Grammar Note

   A feminine noun. The plural is fertas, as in fertas a su bratzu (arm wounds)

8. su coddu

   Shoulder

   Usage

   The word for the shoulder

   Grammar Note

   "Coddu" means the shoulder, not the neck. A masculine noun

9. su didu

   Finger

   Usage

   The word for the finger

   Grammar Note

   A masculine noun. The plural is didos

10. sa pedde

    Skin

    Usage

    The word for the skin

    Grammar Note

    A feminine noun. The plural is peddes

11. su bratzu

    Arm

    Usage

    The word for the arm

    Grammar Note

    A masculine noun. The plural is bratzos

12. su nasu

    Nose

    Usage

    The word for the nose

    Grammar Note

    A masculine noun

13. Cramade unu dotore, pro praghere

    Please call a doctor

    Usage

    Politely asks someone to call a doctor

    Grammar Note

    "Cramade" is the bois imperative of cramare (to call), used to ask politely. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

14. Mi dolet inoghe.

    It hurts here

    Usage

    Tells where it hurts while pointing

    Grammar Note

    "Dolet" is the 3rd person of dòlere (to hurt). Say it while pointing at the spot. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

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