Swahili
Matatizo ya Afya- Health Conditions
olanipekun
Learning Objectives
By the end of the lesson, you should be able to:
- mention common sicknesses.
- use health-related vocabulary in conversation
- Talk about signs and symptoms of ailments.
Step 1: Review body parts
Step 2: Learn how to ask about someone’s health and possible responses.
Unaendeleaje (leo)? = Nahisi vizuri/Sijihisi vizuri
Note that kuhisi is to feel.
Step 3:
Learn common words associated with health like: dawa -medicine, duka la dawa -pharmacy, hospitalini- hospital, daktari- doctor, mgonjwa- patient, muuguzi- nurse, etc.
Step 4: Study common sickness as they affect different body parts
- Homa- fever
- Maumivu ya kichwa- headache
- Maumivu ya tumbo- stomachpain
- Maumivu ya jino- toothpain
- Shinikizo- stress
- Ugonjwa wa kuhara- diarrhea
- Sumu kwenye chakula- food poisoning
Step 5:
Roleplay with your mentor to talk about any sickness for example, the last time you were ill.
Nimekua na maumivu ya …
Nilikuwa na homa kwa…
Ilianza jana/wiki iliyopita
Step 6:
Practice the dialogues below with your mentor, identify and use unknown words.
Dialogue 1
Wema: Nina maumivu ya kichwa
Muuguzi: Yameanza lini?
Wema: Nafikiri yameanza tangu ijumaa iliyopita
Muuguzi: Unapata usingizi wa kutosha?
Wema: Hapana. Siwezi kulala vizuri
Muuguzi: Una shinikizo?
Wema: Ndio, kutoka kazini.
Muuguzi: Inabidi upunzika kwa wiki moja.
(Adapted from Ling)
Dialogue 2
Zawadi: Habari za asubuhi daktari?
Daktari: Nzuri mama. Shikamoo
Zawadi: Marahaba
Daktari: Je, una shida gani mama?
Zawadi: Sijisikii vizuri. Ninaumwa kitchwa, tumbo, mgongo na kifua.
Daktari: Tangu limi?
Zawadi: Tangu juzi
Daktari: Unakohoa?
Zawadi: Hapana, sikohoi,
Daktari: Nitakupima kifua. Je, una homa?
Zawadi: Ndiyo, nina homa. Pia ninasikia baridi
Daktari: Je, unatapika?
Zawadi: Hapana, sitapiki. Lakini ninasikia kichefuchefu na kizunguzungu
Daktari: Je, unaharisha?
Zawadi: Siharishi, lakini sipati choo
Daktari: Jana ulikula nini?
Zawadi: Nilikula wa kwa maharage
Daktari: Ulikunywa maji?
Zawadi: Hapana, sikunywa maji wala sijisikii kunywa maji.
Daktari: Pole mama!
Zawadi: Asante, daktari.
Daktari: Titakupima damu na choo katika maabara. Baada ya kutoka maabara, utaleta majibu halafu nitakuandika dawa
Zawadi: Sawa. Asante datari
(Extracted from Furahia Kiswahili: Kiswahili kwa Wageni)
Reference
Baraza la Kiswahili la Taifa (Tanzania). (2014). Furahia Kiswahili: Kiswahili kwa Wageni.
