Health & Hospital

27 phrases · Balinese with romanization, English and audio

  1. Sirah titiang sakit

    My head hurts

    Usage

    Telling a doctor or pharmacist where it hurts.

    Grammar Note

    Sirah is the alus sor word for head and fits your own head. Sakit means sick or painful in the dictionary. Pedih means angry, a different word, so do not mix them up.

  2. Basang titiang sakit

    My stomach hurts

    Usage

    Telling a doctor or pharmacist where it hurts.

    Grammar Note

    Basang is the andap word for stomach; the alus singgih waduk and weteng are for other people. Sakit means sick or painful in the dictionary. Pedih means angry, a different word, so do not mix them up.

  3. Gigi titiang sakit

    I have a toothache

    Usage

    Telling a doctor or pharmacist where it hurts.

    Grammar Note

    Gigi is the andap word for tooth; the alus singgih untu is for other people. Sakit means sick or painful in the dictionary. Pedih means angry, a different word, so do not mix them up.

  4. Mata titiang sakit

    My eyes hurt

    Usage

    Telling a doctor or pharmacist where it hurts.

    Grammar Note

    Mata means eye. Sakit means sick or painful in the dictionary. Pedih means angry, a different word, so do not mix them up.

  5. Kuping titiang sakit

    My ear hurts

    Usage

    Telling a doctor or pharmacist where it hurts.

    Grammar Note

    Kuping means ear. Sakit means sick or painful in the dictionary. Pedih means angry, a different word, so do not mix them up.

  6. Tangkah titiang sakit

    My chest hurts

    Usage

    Telling a doctor or pharmacist where it hurts.

    Grammar Note

    Tangkah means chest. For strong chest pain, call for emergency help first. Sakit means sick or painful in the dictionary. Pedih means angry, a different word, so do not mix them up.

  7. Batis titiang sakit

    My foot hurts

    Usage

    Telling a doctor or pharmacist where it hurts.

    Grammar Note

    Batis is the andap word for foot; the honorific cokor is only for other people. Sakit means sick or painful in the dictionary. Pedih means angry, a different word, so do not mix them up.

  8. Lima titiang sakit

    My hand hurts

    Usage

    Telling a doctor or pharmacist where it hurts.

    Grammar Note

    Lima is the andap word for hand and is also the number five; the alus singgih word is tangan. Sakit means sick or painful in the dictionary. Pedih means angry, a different word, so do not mix them up.

  9. Awak titiang sakit

    I am not well

    Usage

    Said when you cannot name the sore spot and the whole body feels ill.

    Grammar Note

    Awak is the level-neutral word for body. Titiang sakit (I am sick) is also possible.

  10. Awak titiang panes

    I have a fever

    Usage

    Telling a doctor or pharmacy you have a fever.

    Grammar Note

    The dictionary lists a fever or sunstroke sense for panes, so the card says my body is hot.

  11. Titiang ngetor

    I am shivering

    Usage

    Describing fever chills.

    Grammar Note

    The dictionary glosses ngetor as shiver or have a fever.

  12. Titiang ngutah

    I am vomiting

    Usage

    For food poisoning or motion sickness.

    Grammar Note

    The dictionary glosses ngutah as vomit and diarrhea, so add a gesture if you mean diarrhea.

  13. Titiang kenyel

    I am tired

    Usage

    Used when tired or explaining how you feel.

    Grammar Note

    Kenyel is the andap word for tired; the alus singgih eruh is for other people.

  14. Titiang dereng seger

    I am not well yet

    Usage

    Saying you are still recovering.

    Grammar Note

    Dereng is alus madya for not yet. Seger means feeling well. The sentence is built from verified words.

  15. Titiang abot

    I am pregnant

    Usage

    Telling staff you are pregnant before medicine or tests.

    Grammar Note

    The dictionary table for beling (pregnant) puts abot at alus sor; abot also means heavy, so add a gesture. The andap word is beling.

  16. Titiang ngrereh dokter

    I am looking for a doctor

    Usage

    Asking your hotel for a doctor.

    Grammar Note

    Dokter is a loanword widely used in Balinese text. A traditional healer is called a balian.

  17. Dokter ring dija?

    Where is a doctor?

    Usage

    Looking for a nearby clinic.

    Grammar Note

    The loanword dokter plus ring dija (at where).

  18. Rumah sakit ring dija?

    Where is the hospital?

    Usage

    Looking for a hospital. Rumah sakit is written this way in Balinese text.

    Grammar Note

    An Indonesian loanword; the dictionary has no separate Balinese word.

  19. Meled ka dokter

    I want to see a doctor

    Usage

    Saying you want to see a doctor.

    Grammar Note

    The subject titiang may be dropped. Meled is alus madya. The sentence is built from verified words.

  20. Tatu

    Wound

    Usage

    A word to point at a cut when asking for care.

    Grammar Note

    The dictionary defines it as a fresh cut that bleeds; matatu means injured.

  21. Getih

    Blood

    Usage

    A word for reporting bleeding.

    Grammar Note

    Getih is the andap word for blood; the alus mider word is rah.

  22. Mising

    Diarrhea

    Usage

    A single word naming the symptom.

    Grammar Note

    The dictionary gives mising as the andap word for diarrhea. Encit (liquid stool) is also used for the same thing.

  23. Bacin

    Poop

    Usage

    A fairly polite word for stool. The coarse word (tai) is avoided in favour of the alus mider term.

    Grammar Note

    The dictionary gives bacin as the alus mider word for feces; andap tai is coarse and the alus singgih word is koratan. A separate child-level word may exist but could not be confirmed in the dictionary.

  24. Panyuh

    Pee

    Usage

    A word for urine, fairly polite and usable at a clinic or with a child.

    Grammar Note

    The dictionary gives panyuh as the alus sor word for urine; andap is enceh and alus singgih is warih. The verb is manyuh.

  25. Titiang ngencit

    I have diarrhea

    Usage

    Telling a doctor or pharmacist you have diarrhea.

    Grammar Note

    The dictionary glosses ngencit as diarrhea, with the example "Luh Mega ngencit santukan ia liu naar rujak lalah." Ngencit is andap. No honorific is used for your own condition.

  26. Titiang meled manyuh

    I need to pee

    Usage

    Saying you need to pee when with companions or a child.

    Grammar Note

    Manyuh is the alus sor word for urinate; the dictionary example is "Titiang nunas galah manyuh ajebos". Meled is alus madya. This sentence is built from words in the dictionary.

  27. Titiang meled meju

    I need to poop

    Usage

    Saying you need to poop when with companions or a child.

    Grammar Note

    Meju is the andap word for defecate; the dictionary example is "I Bapa sakit basang nagih meju". The alus singgih makoratan is for other people only. This sentence is built from words in the dictionary.

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