Health & Hospital

1. Malångu yu'

   ma-LANG-u yu

   I am sick

   Usage

   Basic phrase to say you are unwell

   Grammar Note

   In Chamorro, adjectives often precede the subject

2. Mångge i espitåt?

   MANG-ge i es-pi-TAT

   Where is the hospital?

   Usage

   Asking for the hospital location in an emergency

   Grammar Note

   espitåt is borrowed from the Spanish word hospital

3. Malinek ulu yu'

   ma-LI-nek U-lu yu

   My head hurts

   Usage

   Describing a headache

   Grammar Note

   "malinek ulu" means "headache" (ulu = head). The predicate comes first and the subject yu' ("I") follows

4. Guaha kalentura-hu

   GWA-ha ka-len-TU-ra-hu

   I have a fever

   Usage

   Reporting a fever symptom

   Grammar Note

   kalentura is the noun for "fever". -hu is the first-person singular possessive suffix "my", so guaha ... -hu means "I have ..."

5. Guaha åmot?

   GWA-ha A-mot

   Is there medicine?

   Usage

   Asking for medicine at a pharmacy or first-aid kit

   Grammar Note

   "åmot" (medicine) is the native word; the Spanish loan "medisina" is not used

6. Malago' yu' li'e' médiku

   ma-LA-go yu li-E ME-di-ku

   I want to see a doctor

   Usage

   Expressing the desire to receive medical care

   Grammar Note

   "Li'e'" means to see, and "médiku" is a doctor

7. Guaha allergy-hu nu ...

   GWA-ha AL-ler-gy-hu nu

   I am allergic to ...

   Usage

   Informing about food or medicine allergies

   Grammar Note

   CHamoru has no word for allergy, so the English word is used with the possessive suffix -hu

8. Malago' yu' åsson

   ma-LA-go yu AS-son

   I want to lie down / rest

   Usage

   Expressing the need to rest when feeling unwell

   Grammar Note

   åsson means "to lie down". After malago' ("to want") the verb follows directly

9. Håfa i numirun tilifón i espitåt?

   HA-fa i nu-MI-run ti-li-FON i es-pi-TAT

   What is the hospital's phone number?

   Usage

   Asking for the hospital's contact number in an emergency

   Grammar Note

   "Håfa" means "what"

10. Maolek ha' yu'

    ma-O-lek ha yu

    I am fine / I am okay

    Usage

    Saying you are well and in good health

    Grammar Note

    ha' is an emphatic or limiting particle

11. Mapotge'

    Pregnant

    Usage

    Show it first at any consultation; it decides what medicine or X-ray is allowed

12. Kalentura

    Fever

    Usage

    Reports a fever in a single word

13. Guha

    Asthma

    Usage

    For declaring a chronic condition; point at it while showing your inhaler

14. Chetnot

    Wound / Injury

    Usage

    Point at it while showing a cut or a graze

15. Lo'lo'

    Cough

    Usage

    Point at it to say that you have a cough

16. Mañom

    Common cold

    Usage

    Point at it to say that you have a head cold; it is used with the article as "i mañom", like a noun

17. Ågang i médiku!

    A-gang i ME-di-ku

    Please call a doctor

    Usage

    Used to ask someone to call a doctor

18. Puti guini.

    PU-ti gui-ni

    It hurts here

    Usage

    Used while pointing at the spot that hurts

    Grammar Note

    puti means "hurt, pain" (example "Puti kannai-hu" = my hand hurts). The predicate comes first, and guini ("here") marks the spot that hurts

19. Yayas i tåtaotao-hu.

    YA-yas i ta-tao-tao-hu

    My body feels sluggish

    Usage

    Used to say your whole body feels heavy or worn out

    Grammar Note

    The predicate-initial "adjective + i + subject" order. The possessive "-hu" means "my". "yayas" means weary, tired, fatigued, exhausted, and "tåtaotao" means human body. It is a different word from "kansådu" (tired)

20. Muta' yo' meggai na biåhi.

    MU-ta yo MEG-gai na bia-hi

    I have vomited several times

    Usage

    Used to tell a doctor you have been vomiting repeatedly

    Grammar Note

    The predicate-initial "verb + yo'" order. "meggai" means "many, a lot" and "biåhi" means "time, occasion". Note: a quantifier or adjective modifying a noun needs the linker "na" (meggai na biåhi). "muta'" means to vomit, to throw up

21. Kao presisu na hu diskånsa?

    Kao pre-SI-su na hu dis-KAN-sa

    Do I need to rest?

    Usage

    Used after an examination to ask whether you have to rest

    Grammar Note

    "Kao" is the question marker. "na" introduces a subordinate clause. "Hu + verb" is the first-person construction. "presisu" means urgent, important, requiring immediate attention, and "diskånsa" means to relax, to take a break

22. Då'os

    Diarrhea

    Usage

    Names diarrhea; show it to a doctor or pharmacist to describe the symptom. It is an archaic word, and the synonymous adjective kinilak (affected by diarrhea) also exists

23. Tåke'

    Poop

    Usage

    The plain word for stool (feces, excrement, poop), usable at a clinic or with children. The verb "to defecate" is masinek

24. Me'me'

    Pee

    Usage

    It means "to urinate, to pee; also urine, pee", so it works as both verb and noun. Usable at a clinic or with children

25. Kinilak yu'

    ki-NI-lak yu

    I have diarrhea

    Usage

    Tell a doctor or pharmacist that you have diarrhea

    Grammar Note

    The predicate-first "adjective + yu'" order. Kinilak is an adjective meaning "affected by diarrhea" (example: "Nina' kinilak ni' kinanno'-ña." = because of what he ate, he has diarrhea)

26. Ma'empon yu'

    ma-EM-pon yu

    I need to pee

    Usage

    The ordinary way to tell a companion or a child that you need to pee; neither overly polite nor crude

    Grammar Note

    Ma'empon is an adjective meaning "urge to urinate". It takes the subject in the predicate-first "predicate + yu'" order (example: "Ha na'ma'empon yu' i chå." = Tea gave me the urge to urinate)

27. Ma'atdi yu'

    ma-AT-di yu

    I need to poop

    Usage

    The ordinary way to tell a companion or a child that you need to poop; neither overly polite nor crude

    Grammar Note

    Ma'atdi is a verb meaning "having an urge to defecate". The order is "predicate + yu'". "To defecate" is masinek

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