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Tswana Vocabulary - Health

Hi Tswana learners! 😊
In this lesson, we will learn some important Tswana words related to health.

Words

Tswana	Pronunciation	English Translation
kgomo	/ˈkɡoːmo/	doctor
tlhogo	/ˈtl̩hoːgo/	medicine
tshwaragano	/ˈtʃwaːraɡaːno/	hospital
tshwaraganyo	/ˈtʃwaːraɡaːɲo/	clinic
tshwaraganyo ya go tshwaraganya	/ˈtʃwaːraɡaːɲo ja ɡo tʃwaːraɡaːɲa/	pharmacy
tshwaraganyo ya go tshwara	/ˈtʃwaːraɡaːɲo ja ɡo tʃwaːra/	laboratory
tshwaraganyo ya go tshwaraganya	/ˈtʃwaːraɡaːɲo ja ɡo tʃwaːraɡaːɲa/	dentist
tshwaraganyo ya go tshwaraganya	/ˈtʃwaːraɡaːɲo ja ɡo tʃwaːraɡaːɲa/	optician
tshwaraganyo ya go tshwaraganya	/ˈtʃwaːraɡaːɲo ja ɡo tʃwaːraɡaːɲa/	nurse
tshwaraganyo ya go tshwaraganya	/ˈtʃwaːraɡaːɲo ja ɡo tʃwaːraɡaːɲa/	ambulance
tshwaraganyo ya go tshwaraganya	/ˈtʃwaːraɡaːɲo ja ɡo tʃwaːraɡaːɲa/	hospital bed
tshwaraganyo ya go tshwaraganya	/ˈtʃwaːraɡaːɲo ja ɡo tʃwaːraɡaːɲa/	wheelchair
tshwaraganyo ya go tshwaraganya	/ˈtʃwaːraɡaːɲo ja ɡo tʃwaːraɡaːɲa/	crutches
tshwaraganyo ya go tshwaraganya	/ˈtʃwaːraɡaːɲo ja ɡo tʃwaːraɡaːɲa/	bandage
tshwaraganyo ya go tshwaraganya	/ˈtʃwaːraɡaːɲo ja ɡo tʃwaːraɡaːɲa/	injection
tshwaraganyo ya go tshwaraganya	/ˈtʃwaːraɡaːɲo ja ɡo tʃwaːraɡaːɲa/	pill
tshwaraganyo ya go tshwaraganya	/ˈtʃwaːraɡaːɲo ja ɡo tʃwaːraɡaːɲa/	syringe
tshwaraganyo ya go tshwaraganya	/ˈtʃwaːraɡaːɲo ja ɡo tʃwaːraɡaːɲa/	thermometer
tshwaraganyo ya go tshwaraganya	/ˈtʃwaːraɡaːɲo ja ɡo tʃwaːraɡaːɲa/	stethoscope
tshwaraganyo ya go tshwaraganya	/ˈtʃwaːraɡaːɲo ja ɡo tʃwaːraɡaːɲa/	blood pressure
tshwaraganyo ya go tshwaraganya	/ˈtʃwaːraɡaːɲo ja ɡo tʃwaːraɡaːɲa/	heart rate
tshwaraganyo ya go tshwaraganya	/ˈtʃwaːraɡaːɲo ja ɡo tʃwaːraɡaːɲa/	fever
tshwaraganyo ya go tshwaraganya	/ˈtʃwaːraɡaːɲo ja ɡo tʃwaːraɡaːɲa/	cold
tshwaraganyo ya go tshwaraganya	/ˈtʃwaːraɡaːɲo ja ɡo tʃwaːraɡaːɲa/	cough
tshwaraganyo ya go tshwaraganya	/ˈtʃwaːraɡaːɲo ja ɡo tʃwaːraɡaːɲa/	headache
tshwaraganyo ya go tshwaraganya	/ˈtʃwaːraɡaːɲo ja ɡo tʃwaːraɡaːɲa/	stomachache
tshwaraganyo ya go tshwaraganya	/ˈtʃwaːraɡaːɲo ja ɡo tʃwaːraɡaːɲa/	sore throat
tshwaraganyo ya go tshwaraganya	/ˈtʃwaːraɡaːɲo ja ɡo tʃwaːraɡaːɲa/	rash
tshwaraganyo ya go tshwaraganya	/ˈtʃwaːraɡaːɲo ja ɡo tʃwaːraɡaːɲa/	allergy
tshwaraganyo ya go tshwaraganya	/ˈtʃwaːraɡaːɲo ja ɡo tʃwaːraɡaːɲa/	asthma
tshwaraganyo ya go tshwaraganya	/ˈtʃwaːraɡaːɲo ja ɡo tʃwaːraɡaːɲa/	diabetes
tshwaraganyo ya go tshwaraganya	/ˈtʃwaːraɡaːɲo ja ɡo tʃwaːraɡaːɲa/	cancer
tshwaraganyo ya go tshwaraganya	/ˈtʃwaːraɡaːɲo ja ɡo tʃwaːraɡaːɲa/	HIV/AIDS

Example Sentences

Tswana	English Translation
Ke a leboga kgomo.	Thank you, doctor.
O tlaa nyaka tlhogo.	I need to take medicine.
Ga ke a itse tshwaragano.	Where is the hospital?
Ke a leboga tshwaraganyo ya go tshwaraganya.	Thank you, pharmacy.
Ke a leboga tshwaraganyo ya go tshwara.	Thank you, laboratory.
Ke a leboga tshwaraganyo ya go tshwaraganya.	Thank you, dentist.
Ke a leboga tshwaraganyo ya go tshwaraganya.	Thank you, optician.
Ke a leboga tshwaraganyo ya go tshwaraganya.	Thank you, nurse.
Ke a leboga tshwaraganyo ya go tshwaraganya.	Thank you, ambulance.
Ke a leboga tshwaraganyo ya go tshwaraganya.	Thank you, hospital bed.
Ke a leboga tshwaraganyo ya go tshwaraganya.	Thank you, wheelchair.
Ke a leboga tshwaraganyo ya go tshwaraganya.	Thank you, crutches.
Ke a leboga tshwaraganyo ya go tshwaraganya.	Thank you, bandage.
Ke a leboga tshwaraganyo ya go tshwaraganya.	Thank you, injection.
Ke a leboga tshwaraganyo ya go tshwaraganya.	Thank you, pill.
Ke a leboga tshwaraganyo ya go tshwaraganya.	Thank you, syringe.
Ke a leboga tshwaraganyo ya go tshwaraganya.	Thank you, thermometer.
Ke a leboga tshwaraganyo ya go tshwaraganya.	Thank you, stethoscope.
Ke a leboga tshwaraganyo ya go tshwaraganya.	Thank you, blood pressure.
Ke a leboga tshwaraganyo ya go tshwaraganya.	Thank you, heart rate.
Ke a leboga tshwaraganyo ya go tshwaraganya.	Thank you, fever.
Ke a leboga tshwaraganyo ya go tshwaraganya.	Thank you, cold.
Ke a leboga tshwaraganyo ya go tshwaraganya.	Thank you, cough.
Ke a leboga tshwaraganyo ya go tshwaraganya.	Thank you, headache.
Ke a leboga tshwaraganyo ya go tshwaraganya.	Thank you, stomachache.
Ke a leboga tshwaraganyo ya go tshwaraganya.	Thank you, sore throat.
Ke a leboga tshwaraganyo ya go tshwaraganya.	Thank you, rash.
Ke a leboga tshwaraganyo ya go tshwaraganya.	Thank you, allergy.
Ke a leboga tshwaraganyo ya go tshwaraganya.	Thank you, asthma.
Ke a leboga tshwaraganyo ya go tshwaraganya.	Thank you, diabetes.
Ke a leboga tshwaraganyo ya go tshwaraganya.	Thank you,