English-Hmong Daw medical phrases

This phrasebook of emergency medical phrases was produced using Microsoft Translator. See http://www.davecurtis.net/phrasebook for further information.

Disclaimer: The translations are generated automatically and no guarantee is given as to their accuracy. The translations are produced from single words or short phrases so they are not always appropriate to the context. However hopefully they may be useful in emergency in order to provide a little bit of information about medical problems. Copyright Dave Curtis 2013.

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Seeing a doctor

Getting to be seen - Tau mus pom

I feel unwell. - Kuv xav unwell.
I need to see a doctor. - Kuv yuav tsum tau mus ntsib ib tug kws kho mob.
I need to see a nurse. - Kuv yuav tsum tau mus ntsib ib tus nurse.
I need to go to hospital. - Kuv yuav tsum mus tom tsev kho mob.
I need to be admitted to hospital. - Kuv yuav tsum tau mus nyob hauv tsev kho mob.
I want to arrange to return for health treatment in my own country. - Kuv xav teem caij rov qab rau tej kev kho mob nyob hauv kuv lub teb chaws.
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Getting treatment - Tau txais kev kho mob

I have health insurance. - Kuv muaj ntawv kho mob.
Here is my health insurance policy. - Ntawm no yog kuv kho mob nkeeg.
I do not have health insurance. - Kuv tsis muaj ntawv kho mob.
Can I pay by credit card? - Kuv yuav them tau credit card?
Please give me a letter for my own doctor. - Thov koj muab ib tsab ntawv rau kuv tus kws kho mob.
Please tell me where I can take this prescription. - Thov koj qhia kuv yog vim qhov twg kuv thiaj coj tau cov tshuaj no.
Do I have to come into hospital. - Kuv puas yuav tuaj rau hauv tsev kho mob.
Do I have to come back to see you again? - Kuv puas yuav tau rov qab tuaj saib koj dua?
Please write down the instructions for the medicine. - Thov sau cov lus qhia rau cov tshuaj.
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Current medical problems

Current diseases - Cov kab mob tam sim no

I have asthma. - Kuv muaj mob hawb pob.
I have chronic bronchitis. - Kuv muaj mob ntsws ntev.
I have heart disease. - Kuv muaj kab mob hauv lub plawv.
I have heart failure. - Kuv muaj lub plawv tsis ua hauj lwm.
I have angina. - Kuv muaj angina.
I have epilepsy. - Kuv muaj qaug dab peg.
I have cancer. - Kuv muaj kabmob kheesxaws.
I have leukaemia. - Kuv muaj leukaemia.
I have lymphoma. - Kuv muaj lymphoma.
I have HIV. - Kuv muaj cov kab mob HIV.
I have diabetes. - Kuv muaj ntshav qab zib.
I have rheumatoid arthritis. - Kuv muaj rheumatoid kev mob caj dab.
I have sickle cell disease. - Kuv muaj sickle cell disease.
I have thalassaemia. - Kuv muaj thalassaemia.
I have depression. - Kuv muaj kev nyuaj siab.
I have schizophrenia. - Kuv muaj schizophrenia.
I have manic depression. - Kuv muaj manic siab.
I have bipolar disorder. - Kuv muaj bipolar tsis meej.
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Current medication - Cov tshuaj noj tam sim no

This is my medication. - Qhov no yog kuv kev noj tshuaj.
I take these tablets once a day. - Kuv noj cov ntsiav tshuaj ib hnub ib zaug.
I take these tablets twice a day. - Kuv noj cov ntsiav tshuaj ib hnub ob zaug.
It is important that I take these tablets every day. - Nws tseem ceeb heev uas yuav tau kuv noj cov ntsiav tshuaj txhua txhua hnub.
I have been taking these tablets for two weeks. - Kuv noj lawm cov ntsiav tshuaj rau ob lub lis piam.
I have been taking these tablets for two years. - Kuv noj lawm cov ntsiav tshuaj txog ob lub xyoos.
I need more of this medicine. - Kuv xav tau ntau yam tshuaj no.
I need more of these tablets. - Kuv xav tau ntau tshaj ntawm cov ntsiav tshuaj.
I took too many of these tablets. - Kuv muab ntau dhau lawm hauv cov ntsiav tshuaj.
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Words to describe symptoms

Injury - Raug mob

I was injured. - Kuv tau raug mob.
Somebody hit me. - Muaj leej twg ntaus kuv.
Somebody stabbed me. - Kuv stabbed leejtwg.
I was hit by a car. - Kuv twb ntaus tau ib lub tsheb.
I was bitten by an insect. - Kuv tau raug los ntawm ib tug kab.
I was bitten by a dog. - Kuv raug tom ntau dua los ntawm tus aub.
I fell. - Kuv ntog.
I fell off a bicycle. - Kuv tau poob ntawm lub tsheb kauj vab.
I fell off a motorbike. - Tua ib lub motorbike kuv ntog.
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Pain - Mob

I have a pain here. - Kuv muaj ib tus mob no.
It hurts here. - Nws mob no.
The pain starts here and it goes to here. - Tus mob no pib thiab nws mus txog rau qhov no.
The pain is there all the time. - Tus mob no muaj txhua lub sij hawm.
The pain comes and goes. - Tus mob no li thiab mus.
It hurts when I touch it. - Nws mob thaum kuv mus kov nws.
It is worse when I am standing up. - Nws yog mob heev thaum kuv tabtom ntsug.
It is worse when I am lying down. - Nws yog mob heev ntxiv thaum kuv yuav pw.
The pain feels like a burning pain. - Tus mob yim xws li ib tug mob mob.
The pain is a sharp pain. - Tus mob no ib tug ntse mob.
The pain feels like it is squeezing. - Tus mob no pom tau tias li nws yuav cia li muab.
It is a crushing pain. - Nws yog ib tus mob crushing.
The pain feels like something is pushing down on me. - Tus mob no pom tau tias li ib yam dab tsi yog thawb rau kuv.
The pain has been there for one day. - Tus mob no lawm muaj ib hnub.
The pain has been there for two days. - Tus mob no tau lawm ob hnub.
The pain has been there for one week. - Tus mob no tau lawm ib lub limtiam.
The pain started suddenly. - Tus mob no pib dheev.
The pain began gradually. - Tus mob no pib maj mam.
I have had this pain before. - No mob ua ntej lawm.
I have never had this pain before. - Kuv yeej tsis muaj qhov mob ua ntej.
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Bleeding - Los ntshav

I am bleeding. - Kuv yuav los ntshav.
There is blood in my urine. - Nws muaj nws cov ntshav nyob hauv kuv cov zis.
There is blood in my faeces. - Nws muaj nws cov ntshav nyob hauv kuv lub faeces.
There is blood in my vomit. - Muaj ntshav hauv kuv ntuav.
I cough up blood. - Kuv hnoos tau ntshav.
There is blood in my sputum. - Nws muaj nws cov ntshav nyob hauv kuv cov qaub ncaug.
I had a nosebleed. - Kuv muaj ib tug nosebleed.
I am bleeding from my anus. - Kuv ntshav ntawm kuv qhov quav.
I am bleeding between my periods. - Kuv ntshav ntawm kuv ntev.
My periods finished a few years ago but I am bleeding again. - Kuv dua tas tau ob peb xyoos dhau los, tiam sis kuv yog ntshav dua.
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Parts of the body - Qhov chaw ntawm lub cev

My head. - Kuv taub hau.
My eye. - Kuv lub qhov muag.
My ear. - Kuv lub pob ntseg.
My mouth. - Kuv lub qhov ncauj.
My face. - Kuv lub ntsej muag.
My neck. - Kuv caj dab.
My shoulder. - Kuv mob xubpwg.
My elbow. - Kuv lub luj tshib.
My hip. - Kuv lub duav.
My knee. - Kuv lub hauv caug.
My ankle. - Kuv pob luj taws.
My foot. - Kuv ko taw.
My arm. - Kuv phab caj npab.
My leg. - Kuv txhais ceg.
My hand. - Kuv txhais tes.
My finger. - Kuv tus ntiv tes.
My toe. - Kuv tus ntiv taw.
My chest. - Kuv lub hauv siab.
My stomach. - Kuv mob plab.
My heart. - kuv lub plawv.
My lung. - Kuv nplooj ntsws.
My throat. - Kuv caj pas.
My brain. - Kuv lub hlwb.
My kidney. - Kuv lub raum.
My liver. - Kuv nplooj siab.
My intestine. - Kuv cov hnyuv.
My bowel. - Kuv plob tsis so tswj.
My rectum. - Kuv qhov quav.
My anus. - Kuv qhov quav.
My spleen. - Kuv tus po.
My uterus. - Kuv cov menyuam.
My ovary. - Kuv zes qe menyuam.
My vagina. - Kuv qhov chaw mos los.
My testis. - Kuv cov noob qis.
My penis. - Kuv noov.
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Specific complaints

General symptoms - Cov tsos mob xwb

I feel ill. - Kuv hnov mob.
I have a fever. - kuv kub kub taubhau.
I have been sweating a lot. - Kuv tau raug tshav heev.
I feel cold. - Kuv hnov txias.
I have been shaking. - Kuv tau raug tuav.
I feel tired. - Kuv nkees nkees.
I feel faint. - Kuv yuav tsausmuag.
I feel dizzy. - Kuv hnov hnov dias dias.
I had a fit. - Kuv muaj ib tug yuav haum.
I fainted. - Kuv xab lauv lawm.
I was unconscious. - Kuv tsis nco.
I fell over. - Kuv tau poob.
I had a fit and I was shaking. - Kuv muaj ib tug yuav haum thiab kuv tuav tau.
I had a fit and I urinated. - Kuv muaj ib tug yuav haum thiab kuv tso zis.
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Breathing - Ua pa

I have difficulty breathing. - Kuv yuav tsum ua pa nyuaj.
It feels like I can't breathe. - Mloog nws zoo li kuv ua tsis tau pa.
I was wheezing when I was trying to breathe. - Kuv yog pob thaum kuv twb sim ua pa.
I have a cough. - Kuv muaj ib cov hnoos.
I have been coughing a lot. - Kuv muaj tau hnoos heev.
I have been coughing at night. - Kuv muaj tau hnoos rau hmo ntuj.
I wake up out of breath at night. - Kuv sawv mus ua tsis taus pa thaum hmo ntuj.
I am coughing up sputum which is yellow. - Kuv nqu nqu tau cov qaub ncaug uas yog daj.
I am coughing up sputum which is white. - Kuv nqu nqu tau cov qaub ncaug uas yog tus dawb.
I am coughing up sputum which is green. - Kuv nqu nqu tau cov qaub ncaug uas yog ntsuab.
I am coughing up sputum with blood in it. - Kuv nqu nqu tau cov qaub ncaug nti rau hauv nws cov ntshav.
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Heart - Lub plawv

My heart beats fast. - Kuv lub plawv neeg ntaus ceev ceev.
My heart beats slowly. - Kuv lub plawv neeg ntaus maj mam.
My heart was beating hard. - Kuv lub plawv twb beating ib.
My heartbeat was irregular. - Kuv lub plawv dhia heev ua tau lus.
When I exercise I get a pain in the middle of my chest. - Thaum kuv ib ce kuv tau ib tus mob li ntawm kuv lub hauv siab.
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Digestion - Plab zom mov

I have stomach ache. - Kuv muaj mob plab.
I feel sick. - Kuv tsis xis.
I have been sick. - Kuv yeej muaj mob.
I vomited. - Kuv vomited.
I have diarrhoea. - Kuv muaj diarrhoea.
I have diarrhoea every two hours. - Kuv muaj diarrhoea txhua txhua ob teev.
I have diarrhoea with blood in it. - Kuv muaj diarrhoea nrog ntshav hauv nws.
I am not eating properly. - Kuv tsis noj zoo.
I do not have an appetite. - Kuv tsis muaj kev qab los noj mov.
I have lost weight. - Kuv tau poob ceeb thawj.
I have constipation. - Kuv muaj cem quav.
I cannot defecate. - Kuv yuav tsis tso quav.
I only defecate every three days. - Xwb kuv tso quav txhua txhua peb hnub.
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Urinary system - Urinary system

I urinate every two hours. - Kuv tso zis txhua txhua ob teev.
I have not urinated for many hours. - Tso kuv muaj tsis zis ntev ntau teev.
I have not urinated since yesterday. - Tso kuv muaj tsis zis txij li nag.
When I urinate it hurts. - Tso thaum kuv zis nws mob.
It stings when I urinate. - Nws stings thaum kuv tso zis.
There is blood in my urine. - Nws muaj nws cov ntshav nyob hauv kuv cov zis.
My urine looks cloudy. - Kuv cov zis zoo nkaus li pos huab.
My urine smells bad. - Kuv cov zis yuav tsw phem.
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Reproductive system - Tas zog

I have heavy periods. - Kuv mob hnyav dua.
My periods are not regular. - Kuv dua yog tsis cuag.
I have bleeding between my periods. - Kuv muaj ntshav ntawm kuv ntev.
My periods finished years ago but now I am bleeding again. - Kuv dua tas xyoo dhau los, tiam sis tam sim no kuv tabtom ntshav dua.
I might be pregnant. - Kuv yuav cev xeeb tub.
It is not possible that I am pregnant. - Tseem tsis tau tias kuv xeeb me nyuam.
I last had sex two days ago. - Kuv kawg tau deev ob hnub dhau los.
I have not had sex for a long time. - Kuv tsis tau nrog txiv neej pw rau ib lub sij hawm ntev.
I have a discharge from my vagina. - Kuv ua paug tawm ntawm kuv qhov chaw mos los.
I have a discharge from my urethra. - Kuv ua paug tawm ntawm kuv lub qhov zis.
I have a discharge from my penis. - Kuv ua paug tawm ntawm kuv noov.
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Nervous system - Hlwb

I feel tingling in my hands. - Kuv xav tingling rau hauv kuv txhais tes.
I feel tingling in my feet. - Kuv xav tingling rau hauv kuv txhais ko taw.
My arm is weak. - Kuv tes yog ua tau tsis muaj zog.
My leg is weak. - Kuv txhais ceg yog ua tau tsis muaj zog.
I cannot see properly. - Kuv tsis tau pom zoo.
I cannot see properly with one eye. - Kuv tsis pom zoo nrog ib qhov muag.
I have difficulty speaking. - Kuv muaj teeb meem hais lus.
I cannot read. - Kuv tsis tau nyeem.
I cannot feel things properly with my hand. - Kuv tsis tau hnov tej yam zoo uas kuv txhais tes.
I cannot feel things properly on my arm. - Kuv tsis tau hnov tej yam zoo zoo rau hauv kuv phab caj npab.
I cannot feel things properly on my face. - Kuv tsis tau hnov tej yam zoo zoo rau kuv lub ntsej muag.
I cannot feel things properly on my leg. - Kuv tsis tau hnov tej yam zoo zoo rau kuv txhais ceg.
My hand shakes. - Kuv txhais tes shakes.
My leg shakes. - Kuv txhais ceg shakes.
I feel unsteady on my feet. - Kuv xav unsteady rau hauv kuv txhais ko taw.
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Mental health - Hlwb

I feel very frightened. - Kuv xav tias ntshai heev li.
I feel very depressed. - Kuv muaj kev nyuaj siab heev.
I feel very sad. - Kuv xav tias tu siab heev li.
I want to kill myself. - Kuv xav kom koj tua kuv tus kheej.
I am thinking of killing myself. - Kuv xav ntawm kuv tus kheej uas.
I can hear voices. - Kuv yeej hnov cov suab lus nws.
I can hear people talking about me. - Kuv tau hnov neeg tham tsis tau txog kuv.
People are watching me. - Cov neeg muaj menyuam tau kuv.
People are following me. - Cov neeg no raws li kuv.
People are trying to kill me. - Neeg tseem tabtom mus tua kuv.
I keep forgetting things. - Kuv nco forgetting yam.
I don't know where I am. - Kuv tsis tau paub kuv nyob qhov twg.
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