Health & Hospital

1. Mediku bat behar dut.

   Me-di-ku bat be-har dut.

   I need a doctor.

   Usage

   Used when medical attention is urgently needed

   Grammar Note

   "Behar dut" = "I need". "Dut" is the first person singular of the transitive auxiliary

2. Non dago ospitale hurbilena?

   Non da-go os-pi-ta-le hur-bi-le-na?

   Where is the nearest hospital?

   Usage

   Used to locate the nearest hospital in an emergency

   Grammar Note

   "Hurbilena" is the superlative of "hurbilagoa" (nearer). Basque superlative suffix is -ena

3. Penizilinari alergia diot.

   Pe-ni-zi-li-na-ri a-ler-gi-a di-ot.

   I am allergic to penicillin.

   Usage

   Used to inform medical staff about a penicillin allergy

   Grammar Note

   Basque says "X-ri alergia diot" — dative plus an auxiliary that agrees with the dative ("diot"). The causal case -gatik ("because of") does not mark the allergen. The spelling is also "penizilina", without c

4. Buruko mina daukat.

   Bu-ru-ko mi-na dau-kat.

   I have a headache.

   Usage

   Used to describe a headache to a doctor or pharmacist

   Grammar Note

   "Buruko" = "buru" (head) + genitive -ko (of). "Mina" = the pain. Together: headache

5. Nire botikak galdu ditut.

   Ni-re bo-ti-kak gal-du di-tut.

   I have lost my medication.

   Usage

   Used to inform a pharmacist or doctor that medication has been lost

   Grammar Note

   "Ditut" encodes both the object (plural: "them") and subject (I) in one verb. This is Basque ergativity

6. Errezetarik behar al duzu?

   Er-re-ze-ta-rik be-har al du-zu?

   Do you need a prescription?

   Usage

   Used by a pharmacist to ask if a prescription is needed

   Grammar Note

   "Errezetarik" uses the partitive case -ik, indicating "any prescription". Partitive marks indefinite objects

7. Gaizki sentitzen naiz.

   Gaiz-ki sen-ti-tzen naiz.

   I feel sick.

   Usage

   Used to express feeling unwell

   Grammar Note

   "Sentitzen naiz" = "I feel". "-tzen" is the imperfective suffix; "naiz" = I am (1st person singular)

8. Osasun asegurua daukat.

   O-sa-sun a-se-gu-ru-a dau-kat.

   I have health insurance.

   Usage

   Used to inform a hospital or clinic that you have health insurance

   Grammar Note

   "Osasun" (health) + "asegurua" (the insurance). Basque compound nouns are written separately

9. Non dago farmazia?

   Non da-go far-ma-zia?

   Where is the pharmacy?

   Usage

   Used to find a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Non" = where (interrogative). "Dago" = there is/exists (3rd person singular of "egon")

10. Anbulantziari deitu!

    An-bu-lan-tzi-a-ri dei-tu!

    Call an ambulance!

    Usage

    Used in a medical emergency to call for an ambulance

    Grammar Note

    "Deitu" (call) is used here as a command; the party called takes the dative ("Anbulantziari"). The bare verb form can serve as an imperative

11. Haurdun nago.

    I am pregnant

    Usage

    Decides whether medicine or X-rays are safe; show it before any treatment

12. asma

    Asthma

    Usage

    Tell a doctor or pharmacist about this condition

13. diabetesa

    Diabetes

    Usage

    Tell a doctor or pharmacist about this condition

14. hipertentsioa

    High blood pressure

    Usage

    Tell a doctor or pharmacist about this condition

15. bihotzeko gaixotasuna

    Heart disease

    Usage

    Tell a doctor or pharmacist about this condition

16. epilepsia

    Epilepsy

    Usage

    Tell a doctor or pharmacist about this condition

17. asegurua

    Insurance

    Usage

    Comes up when registering or paying at a clinic

18. Hezur bat hautsi dut.

    I broke a bone

    Usage

    Communicates the severity of an injury at once

19. Ezin dut arnasa hartu.

    I can't breathe

    Usage

    A high-urgency symptom; show it immediately

20. Zorabiatuta nago.

    I feel dizzy

    Usage

    For light-headedness or unsteadiness

21. odola

    Blood (bleeding)

    Usage

    Point at the bleeding spot while showing it

22. erredura

    Burn

    Usage

    Names the type of injury at a pharmacy or clinic

23. zauria

    Wound

    Usage

    Names the type of injury at a pharmacy or clinic

24. eztula

    Cough

    Usage

    For describing your symptom at a pharmacy

25. hazkura

    Itchy

    Usage

    For insect bites or skin irritation

26. idorreria

    Constipation

    Usage

    For describing your symptom at a pharmacy

27. hilekoa

    Menstrual period

    Usage

    The word to use at a pharmacy or clinic

28. odol-taldea

    Blood type

    Usage

    Blood group; asked before a transfusion or surgery

29. mediku-ziurtagiria

    Medical certificate

    Usage

    A doctor’s certificate, used for an insurance claim

30. ospitaleratzea

    Hospital admission

    Usage

    Hospital admission; used at reception or for insurance paperwork

31. hotzikara

    Chills

    Usage

    Chills — the shivering that comes with a fever

32. hotzeria

    Common cold

    Usage

    A common cold; influenza ("gripea") is a different illness

33. Medikuari deitu mesedez.

    Please call a doctor

    Usage

    Asks a bystander to call a doctor when someone falls ill

    Grammar Note

    The "dative + deitu + mesedez" pattern with "mediku" (doctor) in the dative "medikuari"

34. Hemen mina daukat.

    It hurts here

    Usage

    Point at the painful spot while showing this to a doctor

    Grammar Note

    The body part is given as "hemen" (here); point anywhere on the body

35. Gorputza nekatuta daukat.

    My body feels sluggish

    Usage

    Tells a doctor that your body feels heavy from fever or fatigue

36. Hainbat aldiz oka egin dut.

    I have vomited several times

    Usage

    Tells a doctor how often you have vomited, e.g. with suspected food poisoning

    Grammar Note

    A "noun + egin" compound verb; "oka egin" (to vomit) is put in the perfect

37. Atsedena behar al dut?

    Do I need to rest?

    Usage

    Asks the doctor after an examination whether you need to rest

    Grammar Note

    The "… behar al …?" frame with "atseden" (rest) in its determinate form "atsedena"

38. beherakoa

    Diarrhea

    Usage

    For naming the symptom at a pharmacy or clinic

39. kaka

    Poop

    Usage

    The everyday word with children and family (general and childish). Do not use the interjection "kaka!", which is rough language

40. pixa

    Pee

    Usage

    The everyday word with children and family (a general word for "pis, orina"). At the doctor's, "gernua" (urine) is the medical word

41. Beherakoa daukat.

    Be-he-ra-koa dau-kat.

    I have diarrhea

    Usage

    Used to tell a doctor or pharmacist about the symptom; follow with how many days it has lasted

    Grammar Note

    The "symptom + daukat" frame, with the symptom "beherakoa" (diarrhea)

42. Idorreria daukat.

    I-do-rre-ri-a dau-kat.

    I'm constipated

    Usage

    Used to tell a doctor or pharmacist; follow with how many days since you last went

    Grammar Note

    The "symptom + daukat" frame with the symptom "idorreria" (dizziness), the stem plus the determiner -a (idorreri + a)

43. Pixa egin nahi dut.

    Pi-xa e-gin na-hi dut.

    I need to pee

    Usage

    The ordinary way to tell a companion or a child you need to go. To a stranger such as a shop assistant, asking where the toilet is more polite

    Grammar Note

    The "noun + egin + nahi dut" frame, with the noun "pixa" (urine)

44. Kaka egin nahi dut.

    Ka-ka e-gin na-hi dut.

    I need to poop

    Usage

    The ordinary way to tell a companion or a child you need to go. To a stranger such as a shop assistant, asking where the toilet is more polite

    Grammar Note

    The "noun + egin + nahi dut" frame, with the noun "kaka" (feces)

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