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Health Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| daktari | doctor |
| mgonjwa | patient |
| muuguzi | nurse |
| sijisikii visuri | I don't feel good |
| maabara | laboratory |
| habari | news |
| sababu | reason |
| homa | fever |
| hospitali | hospital |
| afya | health |
| sehemu za siri | private body parts |
| damu | blood |
| kisonono | gonorrhea |
| dawa | medicine |
| wiki | week |
| pua | nose |
| tumbo | stomach |
| sikio | ear |
| titi | breast |
| tako | buttock |
| jicho | eye |
| macho | eyes |
| shavu | cheek |
| choo | toilet, stool |
| kipimo | test, measurement |
| kizunguzungu | dizziness |
| kichefuchefu | nausea |
| kidole | finger |
| kichwa | head |
| kidevu | chin |
| mgongo | back |
| mkojo | urine |
| mguu | leg |
| mkono | hand |
| mdomo | lip, mouth |
| uume | penis |
| uke | vagina |
| utapiamlo | malnutrition |
| tembelea | to visit |
| umwa | to be sick |
| kohoa | to cough |
| tapika | to vomit, throw up |
| harisha | to have diarrhea |
| tibiwa | to be treated medically |
| konda | to lose weight |
| pima | to check, examine, weigh |
| pimwa | to be checked, examined, weighed |
| shauri | to advise |
| sumbuliwa | to be disturbed by, be suffering from |
| jisikia | to feel |
| hisi | to feel |
| washwa | to be itching, be irritating |
| peleka | to send |
| pona | to recover from a sickness, escape harm |
| tetemeka | to tremble |
| poteza | to lose |
| kiasi | a bit |
| cheka | to laugh |
| piga | to beat |
| mkanda wa jeshi | shingles |
| usiwe na wasiwasi | don't worry |
| mara kwa mara | frequently |
| nzuri kiasi | a little good |
| wakati mwingine | sometimes |
| kukosa nguvu | to lack strength, be weak |
| mara kadhaa | several times |
| kuna wakati | there is a time |
| nguvu | strength |
| uchovu | fatigue |
| hamu ya kula | appetite |
| mchungu | bitter |
| kwa kweli | indeed, it's true |
| maumivu | pain |
| viungo | joints |
| hasa | especially |
| mabega | shoulders |
| shingo | neck |
| nyewele | hair |
| paji la uso | forehead |
| nyusi | eyebrow |
| sifu | to praise |
| amini | to believe |
| dharau | to despise |
| ua | to kill |
| samehe | to forgive |
| shiriki | to share |
| zaa | to give birth |