Language/Sinhala/Vocabulary/Health
Hi Sinhala learners! 😊
In this lesson, we will learn some vocabulary related to health. Health is very important not only to stay away from diseases but also to maintain a good quality of life. Let's dive in!
With the completion of this lesson, consider investigating these related pages: Numbers and Counting & Classroom.
Common Health-Related Words[edit | edit source]
Here are some common health-related words that you should know:
| Sinhala | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| ආර්ථික | 'arthika' | basic/fundamental |
| ආධ්‍යාපන | 'adhayapana' | education |
| නිවාරණ | 'nivaranaya' | prevention |
| සෞඛ්‍ය | 'sukhaya' | comfort |
| රෝග | 'roga' | disease |
| මාර්තු | 'maruthu' | medicine |
| රෝගීන් | 'rogin' | patient |
| පරීක්ෂණ | 'parikshana' | check-up/examination |
| පරීක්ෂණයට යන්න | 'parikshanayata yan na' | to have an examination/check-up |
Example dialogue:
- ප්‍රියාකාරී 1: ආර්ථික පරීක්ෂණයක් අවශ්‍යද? ('arthika parikshanayak awashyada?') (Do you need a basic check-up?)
- ප්‍රියාකාරී 2: ඔව්, නම් මගේ රෝගීන්ට පරීක්ෂණයක් දෙන්න පුළුවන්. ('ow, nam mage rogin-ta parikshanayak dena puluwan') (Yes, but I also need to have a check-up for my patient.)
Talking about Symptoms[edit | edit source]
It is important to be able to express symptoms when seeking medical attention. Here are some words related to symptoms:
| Sinhala | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| අත්හාසය | 'athhasaya' | fever |
| වර්ණය | 'warnaya' | cold |
| පොච්චර | 'pocchra' | cough |
| කියවන්න | 'kiyavanna' | to vomit |
| දහන් ලස්සන | 'dahana lassana' | sore throat |
| ඇස් ඇතුලේ | 'as-athule' | eye ache |
| පිටු පාවිච්චි | 'pitupawicci' | toothache |
| මස් ඇට | 'mas ate' | muscle pain |
Example dialogue:
- ප්වර්ක්සන් දෙකක්: ඔබට කියවන්නද? ('pwarcksan dekak: obata kiyavanda?') (What's your symptom?)
- ප්‍රියාකාරී: බොහෝ ඇති අත්හාස මාසයක් වැඩිය. ('priyakari: boho ati athhasa masayak wedi') (I've been having a high fever for several days.)
Expressing Pain[edit | edit source]
When describing pain, we use different words to describe the level of intensity. Here are some words:
| Sinhala | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| වර්තම් පරිපාලනය | 'wartham pirapalanaya' | excruciating pain |
| ඉටියෙන් වියදමක් | 'ithiyen viyadamak' | severe pain |
| හොදම | 'hodama' | mild pain |
| අවුරුද්ද විදියේ කුහනු දෙකකි. | 'awurudda widiyata kuhunu dekak' | a pain like an ant bite. |
Example dialogue:
- ප්වර්ක්සන් දෙකක්: ඔබ දැනට සියලූම වර්තම් පරිපාලනයකට එකතු වන්නේ නම්, මම ඔබට බයවෙන්නේ නෑ. ('pwarcksan dekak: oba dannata sihluwum wartham pirapalanayak ekathu wan nethu nam, mama obata bayawenna naha. ') (If you are experiencing any excruciating pain, then I should not treat you.)
- ප්‍රියාකාරී: මාස ඇටිති දා හොදම පරිමිතාවක් තියෙනවා. ('priyakari: mas ate-ti da hodama parimitawak thiyenneva') (I had a mild muscle pain for few days.)
Conclusion[edit | edit source]
That's all for today's lesson. We hope you learned some useful health-related vocabulary in Sinhala. Remember that it is important to maintain good health, and prevention is always better than cure. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask native speakers and improve your Vocabulary as well. Stay healthy and happy! 😊
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