Health & Hospital

45 phrases · Odia with romanization, English and audio

  1. ଡାକ୍ତର ଡାକ

    daktera daka

    Call a doctor

    Usage

    Emergency phrase when medical help is needed

    Grammar Note

    ଡାକ is the imperative form; short commands work well in emergencies

  2. ମୋ ପେଟ ବ୍ୟଥା

    mo peta byatha

    I have a stomachache

    Usage

    Saying you have a stomachache

    Grammar Note

    ମୋ is the genitive pronoun "my"

  3. ନିକଟ ଡାକ୍ତରଖାନା କେଉଁଠି?

    nikata daktarakhana keunthi?

    Where is the nearest clinic?

    Usage

    Asking for the location of the nearest clinic

    Grammar Note

    ନିକଟ functions as an adjective meaning "near/nearest"

  4. ମୋ ଜ୍ୱର ଅଛି

    mo jwara achhi

    I have a fever

    Usage

    Telling a doctor you have a fever

    Grammar Note

    ଅଛି is the existential verb expressing "have/there is"

  5. ମୁଁ ଏହି ଔଷଧ ଖାଇ ପାରିବି?

    mun ehi aushadha khai paribi?

    Can I take this medicine?

    Usage

    Asking if it is safe to take a medicine

    Grammar Note

    ଖାଇ ପାରିବି is a compound verb "can eat/take" also used for taking medicine

  6. ମୁଁ ଏହି ଔଷଧ ପ୍ରତି ଆଲର୍ଜି ଅଛି

    mun ehi aushadha prati alarji achhi

    I am allergic to this medicine

    Usage

    Informing a doctor about a medicine allergy

    Grammar Note

    ପ୍ରତି is a postposition meaning "towards/regarding"

  7. ମୁଁ ଗର୍ଭବତୀ

    mun garbhabati

    I am pregnant

    Usage

    Telling a doctor or pharmacist about pregnancy

    Grammar Note

    ଗର୍ଭ means "womb" and ବତୀ is an adjectival suffix

  8. ଇନ୍ସୁଲିନ ଦରକାର

    insulina darakara

    I need insulin

    Usage

    A diabetic patient requesting insulin

    Grammar Note

    ଦରକାର works as a standalone predicate meaning "is needed"

  9. ଇଂରାଜୀ ଜାଣୁଥିବା ଡାକ୍ତର ଅଛନ୍ତି?

    imraji januthiba daktera achhanti?

    Is there a doctor who speaks English?

    Usage

    Looking for a doctor who speaks English

    Grammar Note

    ଜାଣୁଥିବା is a present participle "knowing" used to modify nouns

  10. ଏହି ପ୍ରେସ୍‌କ୍ରିପ୍‌ସନ ଭରଣ କରନ୍ତୁ

    ehi preskripshana bharana karantu

    Please fill this prescription

    Usage

    Presenting a prescription at a pharmacy

    Grammar Note

    The ~ନ୍ତୁ ending forms the honorific imperative

  11. କାନ

    kāna

    Ear

    Usage

    Word for pointing at where it hurts

  12. ବେକ

    beka

    Neck

    Usage

    Word for pointing at where it hurts

  13. କାନ୍ଧ

    kāndha

    Shoulder

    Usage

    Word for pointing at where it hurts

  14. ଆଣ୍ଠୁ

    āṇṭhu

    Knee

    Usage

    Word for pointing at where it hurts

  15. ଆଙ୍ଗୁଠି

    āṅguṭhi

    Finger

    Usage

    Refers to a finger; a toe is ପାଦ ଆଙ୍ଗୁଠି (foot finger)

  16. ଚର୍ମ

    charma

    Skin

    Usage

    For describing a skin problem to a doctor or pharmacist

  17. ବାହୁ

    bāhu

    Arm

    Usage

    The arm from shoulder to wrist; the hand itself is ହାତ

  18. ନାକ

    nāka

    Nose

    Usage

    Word for pointing at where it hurts

  19. ଗର୍ଭବତୀ

    garbhabatī

    Pregnant

    Usage

    Show this before any examination: it decides what medicine or X-ray is allowed

  20. ଆଜମା

    ājamā

    Asthma

    Usage

    Names the chronic condition; the native Odia word ହାପାଣି also works

  21. ମଧୁମେହ

    madhumeha

    Diabetes

    Usage

    States the chronic condition, needed before discussing food or medicine

  22. ଉଚ୍ଚ ରକ୍ତଚାପ

    uchcha raktachāpa

    High blood pressure

    Usage

    States the chronic condition, which affects what can be prescribed

  23. ହୃଦରୋଗ

    hṛdaroga

    Heart disease

    Usage

    States the chronic condition; show it first in an emergency

  24. ମୃଗୀ ରୋଗ

    mṛgī roga

    Epilepsy

    Usage

    States a seizure condition; showing it in advance changes how people respond

  25. ବୀମା

    bīmā

    Insurance

    Usage

    The word to use at a hospital reception when discussing insurance

  26. ହାଡ଼ ଭଙ୍ଗା

    hāṛa bhaṅgā

    Bone fracture

    Usage

    Says you suspect a broken bone; show it together with the body-part card

  27. ମୁଣ୍ଡ ବୁଲାଇବା

    muṇḍa bulāibā

    Dizziness

    Usage

    Literally "the head spinning"; used for feeling faint or dizzy

  28. ରକ୍ତସ୍ରାବ

    raktasrāba

    Bleeding

    Usage

    Says you are bleeding; treat as urgent

  29. ପୋଡ଼ା ଘା

    poṛā ghā

    Burn

    Usage

    A burn from heat, hot water, or oil

  30. ଘା

    ghā

    Wound

    Usage

    Covers cuts, grazes, and open wounds in general

  31. କାଶ

    kāśa

    Cough

    Usage

    Names the symptom; works at a pharmacy counter as well

  32. କୋଷ୍ଠକାଠିନ୍ୟ

    koṣṭhakāṭhinya

    Constipation

    Usage

    Slightly formal but reliably understood by doctors and pharmacists

  33. ମାସିକ ଧର୍ମ

    māsika dharma

    Menstruation

    Usage

    The everyday, non-blunt term for a period; English "period" is also understood

  34. ରକ୍ତ ଶ୍ରେଣୀ

    rakta śreṇī

    Blood type

    Usage

    "Rakta" (blood) plus "śreṇī" (class); also called "rakta daḷa" or "blaḍa grupa"

  35. ଡାକ୍ତରଖାନାରେ ଭର୍ତ୍ତି

    ḍāktarakhānāre bhartti

    Hospital admission

    Usage

    Literally "admitted into hospital"; show it when checking whether you need to be admitted

  36. ସର୍ଦ୍ଦି

    sarddi

    A cold

    Usage

    The word for a head cold; fever is "ଜ୍ୱର (jwara)" and cough is "କାଶ (kāśa)".

  37. ମୋତେ ବାନ୍ତି ହଉଛି

    mote banti hauchhi

    I am vomiting

    Usage

    Report vomiting to a doctor or a pharmacist

    Grammar Note

    ମୋତେ is the dative "to me"; "ମୋତେ … ହଉଛି" literally means "… is happening to me", the usual way to report a symptom. ହଉଛି is the present continuous of ହେବା (to happen/become).

  38. ବିଶ୍ରାମ ଦରକାର କି?

    bishrama darakara ki?

    Do I need to rest?

    Usage

    Check with the doctor after an examination whether you need to rest

    Grammar Note

    "Noun + ଦରକାର କି?" is the pattern for "is … needed?". ଦରକାର means "needed/necessary", and କି at the end of a sentence marks a yes/no question.

  39. ଝାଡ଼ା

    jhāṛā

    Diarrhea

    Usage

    Names the symptom; "jhāṛā hebā" means to have diarrhea. On its own the word can also mean stool, so add the verb ("jhāṛā hauchhi") when telling a doctor

  40. ମଳ

    maḷa

    Stool

    Usage

    A neutral word for stool, usable when describing stool to a doctor.

  41. ପରିସ୍ରା

    parisrā

    Urine

    Usage

    The word for urine; "parisrā karibā" means to urinate. Usable with children and doctors alike.

  42. ମୋତେ ଝାଡ଼ା ହଉଛି

    mote jhāṛā hauchhi

    I have diarrhea

    Usage

    Tell a doctor or a pharmacist about diarrhea

    Grammar Note

    "ଝାଡ଼ା ହେବା" means to have diarrhea. The pattern ମୋତେ (to me) + symptom + ହଉଛି (present continuous) reports a symptom happening now.

  43. ମୋର କୋଷ୍ଠକାଠିନ୍ୟ ଅଛି

    mora koṣṭhakāṭhinya achhi

    I'm constipated

    Usage

    Tell a doctor or a pharmacist that you are constipated

    Grammar Note

    "ମୋର … ଅଛି" literally means "I have …" and is used for possessions and for conditions one is suffering from. କୋଷ୍ଠକାଠିନ୍ୟ is the word for constipation.

  44. ମୋତେ ପରିସ୍ରା ଲାଗୁଛି

    mote parisrā lāguchhi

    I need to pee

    Usage

    Tell a companion or a child that you need to urinate; an ordinary way to say it, neither stiff nor crude

    Grammar Note

    The same "lāguchhi" pattern as "śīta lāguchhi" (I feel cold). "Mote parisrā lāguchhi" means I feel the urge to urinate; "bahuta thara parisrā lāge" means one feels the urge many times.

  45. ମୋତେ ଝାଡ଼ା ଯିବାକୁ ହେବ

    mote jhāṛā yibāku heba

    I need to poop

    Usage

    Tell a companion or a child that you need to have a bowel movement; an ordinary way to say it, neither stiff nor crude. Literally "I must go for stool"

    Grammar Note

    "Jhāṛā yibā" means to go for stool. "Mote ...-bāku heba" means "I will have to …".

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