Haitian Creole for Health Care Kreyòl Ayisyen pou Swen Sante
Haitian Creole for Health Care Kreyòl Ayisyen pou Swen Sante Marc Prou & Mel Schorin HAITIAN CREOLE FOR HEALTH CARE KREYÒL AYISYEN POU SWEN SANTE Marc Prou and Mel Schorin © 2007 by Marc Prou and Mel Schorin All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any informational storage or retrieval system except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages in a review to be printed in a magazine or a newspaper without permission in writing from the authors. Front cover image from a painting by Roberson Joseph, who currently lives in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Chapter illustrations by D.L. Polonsky of Boston, Massachusetts. Typesetting and cover design by Erica Schultz. Published by EDUCA VISION Inc. 7550 NW 47th Avenue Coconut Creek, FL 33073 Telephone: (954) 968-7433 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.educavision.com ISBN-10: 1-58432-432-5 ISBN-13: 978-1-58432-432-4 Glossary Kreyòl–English abite, rete abiye absè, kis adwat agòch akilè akouchman natirèl akouchman nòmal aksidan aktif aktyèlman alèji amidal anba kè anbativant anch, senti andòmi anemi anestezi anestezi nan rèldo anfle ankò anplat anrejistre ansent antibyotik antòch, foulu antre prensipal anvi anvi vomi anwo, anlè anyen anyen ankò aparèy ki monitè kè bebe aparèy ki regle batman kè aparèy pou ekzaminen kòl matris apèl lokal apendis apeprè apeti aplikatè GLOSSARY to live, reside at to dress up, to wear abscess, sore, cyst to the right to the left at what time natural birth vaginal delivery accident active actually allergy tonsils stomach lower abdomen hip, waist somnolence anemia anesthesia spinal anesthesia swollen, inflamed again splint to register pregnant antibiotic sprain (n) main entrance to feel like, to envy, to desire nauseated up, upstairs nothing nothing else fetal monitor pacemaker colposcope local call appendix about, approximately appetite applicators (Q-tips) aprann aprè nesans aprèsa asansè asipoze asistan doktè aspirin aswè a atè atrapan, kontajye avan bra, ponyèt avan, anvan avèk, ak avòtman, jete pitit avril ayè, yè azma to learn neonatal after that, afterward elevator suppose physician assistant aspirin tonight down, to the floor contagious forearm before with, and abortion April yesterday asthma bab babay bagay woutin balonnen bandaj basen batay batistè batman kè, poul baton bebe mal parèt beki, bekiy bezwen bibon, bibwon biwo enfòmasyon biyopsi blad pipi, vesi blaze blese (v, adj) blesi (n) blouz bò figi bouboun, dèyè bouch bouje bouke boul boul grenn boul je beard bye-bye routine things bloated, gassy bandage 1. pelvis; 2. bedpan to struggle birth certificate pulse walking cane breech birth crutches need to, have to baby bottle information desk biopsy bladder pale, faded to wound, wounded injury, wound jacket cheek buttock, behind mouth to move tired lump, ball, clot testicle eyeball boul nan tete boul san boul san ki gonfle boutèy boutèy sewòm bouton sonèt bra branka bronch, bronchit bwè byen byenveni lump in the breast blood clot thrombosis bottle IV bottle call button arm stretcher bronchitis to drink fine, well welcome chabon chank chanm chanpiyon chèche, chache chemiz cheri cheve chevi, je pye chèz woulant chirijyen, chirijen chita cho-frèt chofi, gratèl chofi kouchèt chòk chòk nan tèt charcoal herpes bedroom, room yeast infection to look for shirt darling hair ankle wheelchair surgeon to sit down hot flashes skin rash diaper rash trauma, shock head trauma dabò dan dan pike dan zòrèy, dan sajès dantis de fwa dechay vajen deja dejene delwen depatman radyoloji depi depi lontan depilèsa first of all teeth cavity wisdom teeth dentist twice vaginal discharge already breakfast from a distance radiology department since since a long time since that time, ever since 151 deplase depre depresyon deprime desanm desann deside detanzantan detire detwajou devan dèyè deyò dezidrate difikilte difisil dilatasyon, jete pitit dilate dimanch direksyon diri disk ki deplase diskite dispansè dlo bouyi do doktè timoun, pedyat domaj nan sèvo domaje dòmi dosye doulè kè doulè lestomak move from nearby depression stress, depressed December go down, get down to decide from time to time to stretch 2 or 3 days in front of behind, buttocks outside dehydrated trouble, difficulty difficult abortion dilated, enlarged Sunday direction rice herniated disk discuss health center boiled water back pediatrician brain injury injure, damage to sleep record angina epigastric or chest pain back pain sore throat doulè nan do doulè nan gòj, malgòj doulè nan kou doulè nan tèt, maltèt doulè nan vant doulè senti dous dwat dwe dwèt, pwent dwèt dwòl dyare, vant pase dyèt, rejim abdominal pain low back pain sweet, gentle, soft right must, have to finger, fingertip strange diarrhea diet echantiyon (pipi) (urine) sample 152 neck pain headache echap, banday ede ejakile ekoulman, pèt ekzamen anndan jwenti ekzamen gwo trip ekzamen lestomak ekzamen pelvis emoraji emosyonèl emowoyid endijesyon endispoze enfeksyon enfimyè, mis enflamasyon nan sèvo enflamasyon ti vwal sèvo enflamasyon venn èni, maklouklou èni nan ouvèti lestomak enkyete enpe enpòtan ensilin enstriksyon entesten epi, epitou epidemi epòk eseye eskalye eskize m espere esplike espò estab estasyon enfimyè estasyóne estènye esterilè, filaman esterilize estwok eta sante etaj etid (n) etidye evite ezofaj sling to help to ejaculate discharge arthroscopy colonoscopy upper-endoscopy pelvic exam hemorrhage emotional hemorrhoid indigestion to faint, to pass out infection nurse encephalitis meningitis phlebitis hernia hiatal hernia to worry some important insulin instruction intestine then, and then epidemic era, epoch to try stairs excuse me to hope to explain sport stable nurses’ station to park to sneeze IUD sterilize stroke health status floor study, learning to study to avoid esophagus fache fanm saj fant bouboun fè ekzèsis fè lanmou fè pipi, pise fè sèks fè tata, fè poupou fè van, pete fèy zòrèy fibwòm fig figi finalman fini fon fòse pran souf foto kè foule frakti fraktire frape frison fwa fwon fyèl, sak bil gade gade sa gan garaj gagari gate renmen gaz, van, pete genlè gently, softly genyen, gen geri glann glas globil blan gòj gout (n) goute (v) goyin elektrik gra grate (v) gratè, chofi grav upset, angry midwife perineal area to exercise to make love to urinate intercourse to defecate pass gas ear lobe fibroids banana face finally, at last to finish, to run out of deep gasping echocardiogram to sprain injury, fracture to injure, to wound to hit, knock, strike chills liver forehead gall bladder to look at look at this/that glove parking lot, garage to gargle to break up (a relationship) gas, flatus it seems, it appears dousman to have, there is/are to heal glands ice, mirror, glass white blood cell throat drop to taste table saw [electric saw] fat to scrape, to itch skin rash serious, grave HAITIAN CREOLE FOR HEALTH CARE / KREYÒL AYISYEN POU SWEN SANTE grèf grenn planin grenn vant, ren grès (nan manje) grip gwo chòk nan tèt gwo doulè vant gwo nè ki desann nan janm gwo pous gwo seksyon kè gwo trip gwo venn kè gwosès gwosès andeyò matris gwoup sangen graft, transplant birth control pill kidney fat (in the diet) cough, flu concussion colic sciatic nerve ilsè inèdtan iris, mitan je isit, isi itilize ulcer one hour iris here to use, utilize janm jansiv janvye jarèt, molèt je, zye je vewon jedi jèfò jen jenn fanm jennonm jenou jepye, chevi ji jinekològ jis, jouk, jiskaske jiyè jodiya joure jwe jwenn jwenti jwenti dwèt jwenti men, ponyèt leg gums January calf eyes cross-eyed Thursday effort June young woman young man knee ankle juice gynecologist until July today to swear, to curse to play, to wiggle to find joint knuckle wrist ka, kapab kabann can, able bed GLOSSARY thumb ventricle large intestine aorta pregnancy ectopic pregnancy blood type kabann woulèt wheeled bed, stretcher kabinèt closet, cabinet kage lean back kagou lethargic kalbas tèt skull kalite, tip kind, type kalme to calm down kalson men’s briefs kamyon truck kanal pipi urethra kanpe stand (v) kansè cancer kansè poumon lung cancer kansè pwostat prostate cancer kapòt condom kas cast kase to break kase lezo to break water kè heart kè bat fò heart pounding kè brile heartburn kè kap bat vit rapid heartbeats kèplen nausea kim pou planin contraceptive foam kis cyst kitaj curettage klavikil, zo salyè collar bone kle key klè clear klinik òtopedik orthopedic clinic kò body kò (nan zòtèy) corn (of toe) kòd lonbrit umbilical cord kòf lestomak chest kòk, pijon penis koklich pertussis kòl matris cervix kolestewòl cholesterol kolik (gwo vant fè colic mal) koma coma kondisyon grav serious condition konfizyon confusion konsa like that, as such, ago konstipasyon constipation konstipe to be constipated konstriksyon construction kontak seksyèl sexual contact kontwa counter kontwole to control kòt (zo kòt) ribs kotèks, lenj koton kou koub do sanitary napkin cotton neck low back (curve of the back) koub nan pla pye arch of the foot koube, bese bend down kouche lie down kouchèt diaper koud bra elbow koulè color koulwa hall kounyeya now koupe to cut kouri to run koute, tande to listen, to hear kouti, koutu stitches, sutures kouto knife kouvèz incubator kouvri to cover krache to spit krèm pou planin contraceptive cream kriye to cry kriz seizure, crisis kriz denè eclampsia kriz endispozisyon syncope kriz kadyak, kè heart attack rete kuis, kwis thigh kwè to believe, think lache kò ou, rilaks lafyèv lage souf ou lajan lajonis lakay lakranp, kranp lang lanmò lannuit, nuit lapenn lapolis larat lasi zye latè, tè latranblad lavabo lave lavman legim lestomak, lestòmak relax fever exhale money jaundice house, home cramps tongue death night sorrow, pity, worry police spleen eye discharge earth, dirt shaking chills sink to wash, to clean enema vegetable stomach, chest 153 lèt lèt bebe leve lide likid likid ki kenbe bebe likid nan rèldo ak sèvo limyè linèt lobo lonbrit lonje dwèj lopital lòt (yon lòt) lòtrejou lwen lwil, luil milk formula to lift, elevate, get up idea liquid amniotic fluid mache machwa magazen mak malad maladi maladi kè 1. to walk; 2. market jaw store mark, scar patient illness heart disease maladi tranble maleng malkadi maltèt, tèt fè mal manje manman vant manton marasa mare Parkinson’s disease sore epilepsy headache food (n); to eat (v) placenta chin twin to tie, to fasten, attach uterus here’s, hand, but Here we are. boyfriend, girlfriend menopause measure migraine headache matris men Men nou. mennaj menopoz mezi migrèn, gwo maltèt mililèt misk mo montre mòpyon mouri mouvman 154 cerebrospinal fluid light (n) eyeglasses noise navel, belly button to point to hospital other (another) the other day far oil milliliters muscle word to show ticks to die (v); dead (adj) movement mouye move mwèl wet bad marrow nanpwen nè, venn sansasyon nè ki konekte nan rèldo nè ki pense nechèl nemoni nen (twou nen) nen bouche not any (no more) nerves spinal nerve nwa je, grenn je pinched nerve ladder pneumonia nose (nostril) stuffy nose, nasal congestion dripping nose nosebleed any anywhere completely, all the way pupil òdinatè ofisyèlman oksijèn omwens operasyon opresyon otreman ovèdoz ozanviwon computer officially oxygen at least operation asthma otherwise overdose around, about pa grav pafwa pale dousman palèt palpitasyon pankreyas pansman paran parèt pasyan pasyans pèd memwa pèd pawòl pèdi pèdi souf petèt peze pibète pijon pike (v) benign sometimes to speak slowly palate palpitation pancreas dressing parent to appear, seem patient patience amnesia aphasia to lose out of breath maybe, perhaps to weigh, press puberty penis to prick, stab nen koule nen senyen nenpòt nenpòt kote nèt piki (n) pikotman pipi pla men planin shot, vaccine tingling urine palm contraceptive (planning) planin familyal family planning plim pen, feather, body hair plim je eyelash pliye to bend, fold po bouch lips pòch ze ovary pòmdetè potato ponp pump ponyèt wrist pòpyè je eyelid poul 1. pulse; 2. chicken poumon lung poupou stool pous thumb pousan percent pouse to push pousèt timoun stroller pran to take pran randevou to make an appointment pre close (adj) premye first prese to hurry prèske almost preskripsyon prescription presyon lavi stress priye to pray pwa 1. weight; 2. peas, beans pwatrin, lestomak chest pwen fist pwent (n) point, tip pwent tete nipple pwoblèm kè heart problem pwoblèm mantal mental disorder pwoblèm breathing difficulty respirasyon pwogrè progress pwostat prostate pye foot pyebwa tree rad radyografi radyografi detaye rale clothes X-ray CAT scan to pull, crawl HAITIAN CREOLE FOR HEALTH CARE / KREYÒL AYISYEN POU SWEN SANTE rale souf ou rann gaz rèd refè reflechi règ, peryòd regilye rejim nòmal rèldo ren, grenn vant renouvle repoze respirasyon atifisyèl respire retade mantal rezilta rezon rim rive sak fyèl, sak bil sak grenn sak ki kenbe bebe sak ze, ovè sal ijans san to inhale to burp stiff, hard to recover to reflect, to think menstrual period regular regular diet spine, spinal cord kidney to renew, refill to rest artificial respiration to breathe mental retardation result reason, right (n) nasal drip to arrive, to occur gall bladder scrotum amniotic sac ovary emergency room blood, without, hundred san kaye, boul san blood clot sanble seem, appear sansasyon sensation sansib sensitive, tender sant smell, scent, center santi to feel, to smell sanzatann suddenly sèch dry selil cell senti waist sentòm symptom senyen bleeding sereng syringe sèvèl, sèvo brain sèvi ak to use sevre to wean sezaryèn cesarean section SIDA HIV/AIDS sifilis syphilis sikilasyon circulation sikolojis psychologist sikonsizyon circumcision sikyat psychiatrist sinis bouche sinus congestion GLOSSARY sipò pye sipò siveye siviv siyen (non ou) sòs pòm souf soupe (n, v) sousi swen medikal swete swiv stirrups brace, splint to observe, to watch to survive sign (your name) applesauce breath (to) supper eyebrow medical care to wish to follow tach talon tande, koute tandon tanp tanpan, tande zòrèy tanperati tansyon tansyon wo tay temwen terapi fizik tèt tete, sen tete anfle ti bebe ti dwèt ti trip ti venn tòdye tonbe touche toude toudi, etoudisman toufe tounen tous (n), touse (v) toutalè toutotou tranble tranche tranche fòse transparan transpire, swè tretman trip trip bouche spot heel to hear, listen tendon temple eardrum temperature blood pressure high blood pressure waist witness physical therapy head breast mastitis infant small finger, pinky small intestine capillary twist to fall to touch both vertigo to choke to return (to) cough very soon all around trembling contractions, labor induced labor transparent to sweat, perspire treatment intestines obstruction of bowel trip pèse tris tib twalèt twonp twou dèyè twou nen twou zòrèy twoub bowel perforation sad catheter, tube bathroom fallopian tube anus nostril ear canal trouble, disorder vajen vaksen vaksen epatit B vaksen polyo vaksinasyon vale vant vant-fèmal vaporizatè nen vazlin vè vè solitè venn vètij, etoudisman vid vijilan vil vizit (n) vizite (v) vizitè (n) volontè vomi, vomisman vwa vagina vaccine, shot hepatitis B vaccine polio vaccine immunization to swallow abdomen, belly abdominal pain nasal spray petroleum jelly 1. glass; 2. about; 3. worms, parasites tapeworm vein vertigo, dizziness empty alert, vigilant city, town visit to visit visitor volunteer vomiting voice wi wo wotè wouj wout yes high, up height red route, road yè, ayè yèswa yon yesterday last night a, an zanmi ze zepòl zo zo dèyè zo do, rèldo zo kase friend egg shoulder bone coccyx spine broken bone 155 zo kòt zo mou zo nen zo salyè zo tèt zo zepòl zong zòrèy zòrye zòtèy zouti rib cartilage bridge of nose collarbone skull shoulder blade fingernail ear pillow toes tool English-Kreyòl appendix apendis bowel movement tata, poupou appetite apeti trip pèse April avril arm bra bowel perforation BP cuff armpit anbabra, zèsèl brace (n) sipò around arebò brain sèvèl, sèvo around, approximately vè, ozanviwon, konsa brain injury domaj nan sèvo break (v) kase arrive rive breathe respire artery gwo venn breathing arthroscopy ekzamen anndan jwenti respire, respirasyon bring pote ask mande bruise (n) san kaye anba po asthma opresyon, azma bullet boulèt, bal tansyomèt abdomen, belly vant August out, dawou burp rann gaz abdominal pain doulè nan vant avoid evite but men abortion avòtman, jete pitit about vè, konsa back (n) do calf jarèt, molèt about, approximately apeprè, ozanviwon back pain doulè nan do, do fè mal call (v) rele accident aksidan bad move, pa bon cerebrospinal fluid likid nan rèldo ak sèvo acid asid bandaj, pansman cervix kòl matris adult, older person granmoun, pèsonaj bandage, dressing bathroom cesarean section sezaryèn chanje afterbirth, placenta manman vant, plasanta bab change (v) beard kabann change (n) chanjman bed tcheke ankò bedpan basen check (v) again sigarèt lè bedroom chanm cigarettes air sikonsizyon alcohol alkòl, tafya before anvan, avan circumcision klas tout begin kòmanse class, classroom all netwaye allergy alèji believe kwè clean (v) rad pwòp pèmèt bend (your knee) pliye (jenou w) clean clothes allow monte amnesia pèd memwa fyèl climb, go up bile pre likid ki kenbe bebe biopsy biyopsi close (adj) amniotic fluid batistè close (v) fèmen birth certificate sak ki kenbe bebe birth mark anvi kabinèt amniotic sac closet pami clot bite mòde san kaye, boul san among anemi black nwa rad anemia clothes anestezi coating bladder blad pipi, vesi plak, plak blanch anesthetic doulè kè blanket lenn, kouvèti zo dèyè angina coccyx jepye, chevi cold bite (v) mòde frèt ankle yon lòt cold compress bleed senyen konprès dlo glase another antibiotic ointment ponmad antibyotik gwoup sangen colic blood type gwo doulè vant, kolik twou dèyè board (n) planch collar bone klavikil, zo salyè anus okenn, nenpòt body kò colonoscopy ekzamen gwo trip any nenpòt moun bouyi coma koma anybody boil gwo venn kè bone zo come vini, vin aorta pèd pawòl toude, toulède concussion gwo chòk nan tèt aphasia both, both of them parèt, sanble condom kapòt appear, seem 156 twalèt HAITIAN CREOLE FOR HEALTH CARE / KREYÒL AYISYEN POU SWEN SANTE constipated konstipe constipation konstipasyon diaphragm kapòt pou fanm, dyafram dyare, vant pase epidemic epidemi epilepsy malkadi equipment aparèy esophagus ezofaj, gwo gòjèt especially sitou, espesyalman every day toulejou, chak jou examine konsilte, ekzaminen contact lenses kontak diarrhea contagious atrapan, kontajye diet dyèt, rejim contraceptive planin difficult difisil contraceptive cream contraceptive foam contractions, labor convulsion krèm pou planin dilatation & curettage direction dilitasyon ak kitaj dirt tè, salte dirty sal examination konsiltasyon discharge koule matyè, ekoulman, pèt except eksepte diskite exercise ekzèsis discuss exertion gwo jèfò exhale lage souf explain esplike extraction rache dan, fè ekstraksyon eye je, zye eye discharge lasi zye eyebrow sousi pansman eyeglasses linèt drink (v) bwè eyelash plim je drink (n) bweson eyelid pòpyè je, po je drive (v) kondi, kondui drown nwaye, neye face figi drunk (adj) sou (anba tafya) faint endispoze dry (adj) sèch fall (v) tonbe fallopian tube twonp kim pou planin tranche kriz direksyon cook (v) kwit cool fre disk (spinal) plak zo do corn (in toe) kò (nan zòtèy) dizziness vètij, etoudisman cornea glas je, kòne dizzy toudi, tèt vire correct, accurate korèk dous sweet, gentle, soft cotton koton dousman cough tous (n), touse (v) gently, softly, slowly count (v) konte atè cover (v) kouvri cramps lakranp, kranp down, to the ground dressing cranial nerves nè ki nan zo tèt crawl, pull (v) rale critical, grave grav cross (v) janbe, travèse crutches beki, bekiy cry (v) kriye curettage kitaj cut, wound (v) blese cut, wound (n) blesi cyst kis ear zòrèy family planning planin familyal earache malzòrèy far lwen tanpan, tande zòrèy fat gra eardrum fat in the diet grès nan manje earlobe fèy zòrèy fatigue fatige, kò kraze earth, dirt latè, tè February fevriye easy fasil fever lafyèv eat manje fibroids fibwòm gwosès andeyò matris find jwenn fine, well byen finger dwèt fingernail zong dark fonse daughter pitit fi dead, to die mouri death lanmò December desanm ectopic pregnancy delivery akouchman effort jèfò dental assistant asistan dantis ejaculate ejakile, voye, vini dentist dantis EKG kadyogram dentures fo dan elbow koud bra depressed deprime, konn chagren elevator asansè emergency ijans encephalitis enflamasyon nan sèvo enough fingertip pwent dwèt firefighter ponpye firstly premyèman, dabò fist pwen floor etaj, flò ase flu grip swiv depression depresyon dermatitis maladi po anfle desk; office biwo diaper kouchèt enter antre follow diaper rash chofi kouchèt entrance pòtay antre food manje foot pye GLOSSARY 157 forearm avan bra, ponyèt here isit jaw machwè, machwa forehead fwon here is/are men joint jwenti forget bliye hernia èni (maklouklou) July jiyè formula (for infant) fracture lèt bebe herniated disk disk ki deplase June jen herpes chank just fèk, apèn Friday vandredi hiatal hernia èni nan ouvèti lestomak nan kidney soti…rive… knee jenou from…to… high blood pressure hip tansyon wo ren, grenn vant from anch, senti knife kouto sak fyèl, blad bil, sak bil hit (v) frape know konnen gall bladder HIV/AIDS SIDA knowledge konesans gargle gagari hold on kenbe knuckle jwenti dwèt gas gaz, van, pete hole twou gauze pad twal gaz hope espere sal matènite give bay, ba hospital lopital give me ban m hot cho labor & delivery (maternity) labor pains hot flashes cho frèt gwo trip gland glann large intestine glove gan hot compresses konprès cho go ale, al house, home kay, lakay gown, robe wòb husband mari great, good anfòm grow up grandi IV, serum sewòm gums jansiv ice, mirror glas leave, let kite gun (revolver) revolvè jinekològ seksyon swen ijans gòch (agòch) gynecologist ICU (intensive care unit) left (to the left) janm malad leg ill mwens,mwen cheve illness maladi less kagou mwatye vaksinasyon lethargic immunization kouche koulwa nan lie down in limyè hand men devan light (n) in front of renmen have incubator kouvèz like, love (v) genyen, gen tankou sa have to, must dwe indigestion lips po bouch head tèt endijesyon, gonfleman like this/that liquid likid headache maltèt, tèt fè mal listen, hear koute, tande heal geri little girl fiyèt health lasante, sante live viv heart kè live at, reside abite, rete heart attack kriz kadyak, kè rete liver fwa heart monitor monitè pou kè living vivan heartburn kè brile look at gade heel talon look like, seem sanble hear tande, koute loose souke height wotè lower (v) bese help ede anbavant, vant hemorrhage emoraji hemorrhoid emowoyid lower abdomen, belly lumbar hepatitis B vaccine vaksen epatit B hair half, halfway hallway 158 zo kase infant ti bebe information desk biwo enfòmasyon tranche last night yèswa lead, to take somewhere lean on mennen lean back kage learn aprann apiye inhale rale souf injure domaje insect bite mak dan moustik insulin ensilin intercourse fè sèks, fè kontak intestine trip, entesten iris iris, mitan je itch, scratch (v) grate itching, rash (n) gratèl IUD esterilè, filaman January janvye lump boul jaundice lajonis lung poumon koub do HAITIAN CREOLE FOR HEALTH CARE / KREYÒL AYISYEN POU SWEN SANTE make, do fè new nouvo, nèf panties kilòt, pantalèt malnourished malnouri, malmanje next to bò kote, akote pants pantalon, kanson nonm, gason, nèg no non paramedics man medik, gad medikal mas pèsonn March marrow mwèl no one, not anyone none, not any mastitis tete anfle nose nen May me nosebleed may mèt nostrils measles lawoujòl medical school medication park (v) estasyòne garaj nen senyen parking lot, garage patience twounen patient pasyan, malad not pa pediatrician lekòl lamedsin not at all medikaman, renmèd pa ditou, pa menm doktè timoun, pedyat pelvic exam egzamen pèlvis not enough pa ase pelvis basen, pèlvis kòk, pijon okenn pasyans medic gad medikal not only pa sèlman penis meninges vwal ki kouvri sèvo not yet poko period règ, peryòd not… either non plis pertussis koklich nothing anyen petroleum jelly vazlin November novanm pharmacy fanmasi, famasi now kounyeya phlebitis enflamasyon venn nowhere okenn kote physical therapy terapi fizik nurse enfimyè, mis pillow zòrye nurses’ station estasyon enfimyè pistol pistolè please souple, tanpri meningitis enflamasyon ti vwal èvo menopause menopoz menstrual period règ, peryòd mental disorders pwoblèm mantal mental retardation meter retade mantal middle mitan October oktòb pneumonia nemoni midwife fanm saj of course police lapolis migraine migrèn, gwo maltèt men wi, natirèlman policeman polisye offer (v) ofri polio vaccine vaksen polyo miscarriage movèz kouch, pèdi pitit office, desk biwo possible posib often souvan, dri pregnancy gwosès Monday lendi oil lwil, luil pregnancy test tès gwosès money lajan only sèlman pregnant ansent more plis, pi open ouvè, louvri problem pwoblèm more than plis pase operation operasyon prostate pwostat mouth bouch operating room sal operasyon psychiatry sikyatri move deplase or sikyat misk oswa, oubyen, osnon psychiatrist muscle pibète dwe orthopedic clinic klinik òtopedi puberty must, have to rale other (another) lòt (yon lòt) pull, crawl (v) pulse batman kè, poul punch kout pwen pupil (optic) nwa je, grenn je push (v) pouse put on, to place mete mèt natural natirèl outside deyò nausea kèplen, kè tounen ovary navel lonbrit pòch ze, sak ze, ovè near pre oxygen oksijèn neck kou need bezwen pacemaker quiet trankil needle zegwi aparèy ki regle batman kè palèt, anlè bouch quit kite aprè nesans palate neonatal plamen tranble nerve nè, venn sansasyon palm quivering batman kè, palpitasyon never pa janm palpitations (heartbeat) radiology radyoloji pancreas pankreyas raise (v) leve GLOSSARY 159 rapid vit sleepy anvi dòmi rash, itching gratèl sling echap, banday recently pa gen lontan, resaman slipped disk etid zo deplase study, learning (n) study (v) small intestine ti trip sudden sanzatann small, little piti, ti suddenly toudenkou smoke fimen (v), lafimen (n) suffer soufri Sunday dimanch surgery clinic klinik chiriji etidye recognize rekonèt record (n) dosye reflect, think reflechi register anrejistre sneezing estènye regular regilye soap savon surgical ward seksyon chiriji remember sonje some, a few kèk, enpe surprise sipriz, sezisman remove retire somnolence andòmi swallow vale restroom twalèt, saldeben soon talè swollen anfle return (v) retounen, tounen absè, kis, maleng symptom sentòm ribs kòt (zo kòt) syphilis sifilis right (side) (bò) dwat sore (abscess, cyst) spasm right, correct rezon speak pale take pran right away tousuit piki nan rèldo wete, retire ring bag spinal tap take off tankou as, like rub (v) fwote bann (adezif) run (v) kouri runny nose nen koule rim sanitary napkin kotèks, lenj Saturday samdi scale pèz, balans scar, mark mak scrape (v) grate scrotum sak grenn seatbelt senti sekirite see wè seem, appear genlè, parèt seizure kriz September septanm serious serye sexual contact kontak seksyèl sexual relations relasyon seksyèl shake (v) souke, sekwe shirt chemiz shoes soulye shoulder zepòl shoulder blade zo zepòl sign (your name) siyen (non ou) since depi sink (n) lavabo sit chita skin po skull zo tèt, kalbas tèt sleep 160 domi mouvman envolontè spine, spinal cord rèldo spit (v) krache tape spleen larat tapeworm vè solitè splint sipò (pou kenbe) taste (v) goute sports espò teeth dan spot (n) tach tell di, rakonte spotting blood tak san temple tanp sprain antòch tender sansib stairs eskalye tendon tandon stand (v) kanpe testicles grenn, boul grenn stay (v) rete then, and then epi, epitou steering wheel volan there is/are gen sterilize esterilize thermometer tèmomèt stiff red thigh kuis, kwis still, always toujou think panse, kwè stirrups sipò pye throat gòj stitches kouti thumb pous stomach, chest lestomak Thursday jedi stone pyè, ti wòch tingling pikotman (kidney stone) (pyè nan ren) tired, fatigued bouke, fatige stop rete, sispann today jodiya store magazen toe zòtèy straighten redrese together ansanm strange dwòl toilet paper papye ijyenik streak, trace (n) tras tongue lang stress deprime, presyon lavi tonsils amidal too much twòp, two stretch (v) detire touch manyen, touche stretcher branka, kabann woulèt trachea ti gòjèt transplant (graft) transplant (grèf) stroke estwok tree pyebwa stroller pousèt timoun HAITIAN CREOLE FOR HEALTH CARE / KREYÒL AYISYEN POU SWEN SANTE trouble pwoblèm, twoub vein ti venn, venn weigh peze truck kamyon ventricle gwo seksyon kè weight pwa, liv (lbs.) try (v) eseye vertigo toudi, etoudisman welcome byenveni tubal ligation mare twonp, ligati very trè, anpil well, so, thus enben Tuesday madi very little tou piti wet mouye turn (v) vire very quick rapido-presto while, during pandan twice de fwa visit (v) vizite white blood cell globil blan twice a day 2 fwa pa jou visitor vizitè whooping cough koklich twist tòde, todye vomit vomi, vonmi wiggle (v) ajite, jwe vomiting vomi, vomisman window fenèt ulcer ilsè wisdom teeth umbilical cord kòd lonbrit waist senti, tay dan zòrèy, dan sajès umbilicus, navel lonbrit wait for tann with, and avèk, ak understand konprann waiting room saldatant worm, parasite vè, parazit enkyete until jouk, jis, jiska wake up reveye, leve worry (v) up, upstairs anlè, anwo walk (v) mache blese (v, adj) urinate pise, fè pipi use, utilize itilize walk towards me mache rive sou mwen uterus matris want vle ward seksyon wound, wounded wound, cut, injury wrist vajen, pati fanm wash lave akouchman normal weak fèb X-ray radyografi wean (v) sevre wear (v) mete, abiye yeast infection chanpiyon Wednesday mèkredi yellow jòn week semenn, semèn yesterday yè, ayè vagina vaginal delivery vaginal discharge dechay vajen vaseline vazlin, ponmad vegetables legim GLOSSARY blesi (n) ponyèt, jwenti men 161 ONE-PAGE HAITIAN CREOLE …for medical practitioners Do you speak Creole (English)? Ou pale kreyòl (angle)? Good morning. (aft., eve) Bonjou. (Bon aprè-midi, bon swa) Do you need an interpreter? Ou bezwen yon entèprèt? I don’t speak Creole. M pa pale kreyòl. Answer yes or no. Reponn wi oubyen non. Do you have an insurance card? Ou gen kat asirans? Do you have an I.D.? Ou gen “I.D.”? Can I see? Show me. M ka wè? Montre mwen. Have you come here before? Èske ou te vini isit la deja? What’s your name? Kijan ou rele? Address? Phone? Adres? Telefonn? Write your name for me. Ekri non ou pou mwen. Repeat. Speak slowly. Repete. Pale dousman. Is this correct? Èske sa kòrèk? Sign here, please. Siyen la a, souple. Wait here/Give me a moment. Tann isit/Ban m yon ti moman. Wait over there. Go… Tann la ba a. Ale… Come this way Vini bò isit. We’re busy today. Nou okipe jodi a. The nurse is coming soon. Enfimye a ap vini talè. —————————————————————— How are you? You OK? Kijan ou ye? Ou byen? Good. (Not too bad, thanks.) Byen. (Pa pi mal, mèsi.) (Are you taking) Medications? (W ap pran) renmèd? What kind? Ki kalite? (Do you have) Allergies? (Èske ou gen) alèji? Is it possible you’re pregnant? Èske li posib ou ansent? When (what date) was your LMP? Ki dat dènye règ ou? Urinate in this jar. Mete pipi nan bokal sa a. Here’s the bathroom. Men twalèt la. Have you ever had... Ou pa janm genyen… heart problem? (MI) pwoblèm kè? (kriz kadyak) high blood pressure tansyon pneumonia nemoni sugar (diabetes) sik AIDS SIDA disease of liver (kidney) maladi nan fwa (ren) operations operasyon asthma opresyon this same thing before menm bagay sa deja How many times? Konbyen fwa? Do you smoke? (drink alcohol) Ou fimen? (bwè alkòl) Are you... cold? Èske ou… frèt? thirsty (want water) swaf (vle dlo) Take off (shirt/pants/clothes) Wete (chemiz/pantalon/rad) ou (not your bra/panties/underwear) (pa soutyen/kilòt/kalson ou) Put this on you. (your clothes) Mete sa a sou ou. (rad ou) —————————————————————— I am Dr. … Mwen se doktè …. Do you have pain? (Now?) Ou gen doulè? (Kounyeya?) How much? A little, a lot. Konbyen? Enpe, anpil. Where does it hurt? Here? Ki kote kap fè ou mal? Isit? Do you have a cold? Ou gripe? Does he/she have.... fever? Èske li gen …. lafyèv? Do you have a…cough Èske ou gen… touse headache tèt-fè-mal sore throat, earache goj-fè-mal, zòrèy-fè-mal neck pain kou-fè-mal chest pain kof lestomak ou fè ou mal abdominal pain vant-fè-mal back pain do fè ou mal, doulè do nausea, vomiting, diarrhea kè plen, vonmi, dyare BM with blood; black BM poupou san; poupou nwa bleeding senyen problems with urine pwoblèm pou pipi trouble breathing? pwoblèm respire? Are your legs swollen? Èske janm ou anfle? You have (swelling/inflammation) Ou gen (enflamasyon) Does your body itch? Èske kò ou grate ou? When did it start? Ki lè li kòmanse? For how long? Since when? Pou konbyen tan? Depi ki lè? Yest. (eve), at night, a long time yè (swa), lannuit, lontan today, this AM, a few days jodi a, maten an, kèk jou Is he eating/drinking/making urine? Li manje/bwè/pipi? Did you have an accident? Ou te fè yon aksidan? Did you fall? Èske ou te tonbe? Did you lose consciousness? Èske ou te endispoze? Did it happen at your home? Èske li pase lakay ou? (at your work)? (nan travay ou)? —————————————————————— Look here. (up, down) Gade isit. (anwo, anba) Open your mouth/eyes. (close) Louvri bouch/je. (fèmen) Say “ahh”. Di “ahh”. Sit, please. (on the bed) Chita, souple. (nan kabann) Breathe. Take a deep breath. Respire. Rale yon gwo souf. Stop. Again. Sispann. Ankò. Lie down. Kouche. Turn (right, left) Vire (a dwat, a gòch) Lift your arm (leg). (both) Leve bra (janm) ou. (toude) Bend your knees. Pliye jenou ou. Stand up. Kanpe. (Can you) walk? (Ou kab) mache? Does this hurt you? Sa fè ou mal? A little pain Doulè piti Do like this. Fè kon sa. Move your fingers (toes). Jwe dwèt ou (zòtèy ou). Do you feel this? Èske ou santi sa? Squeeze my hand. Peze men mwen. Relax your body. Rest. Lache kò ou. Repoze. Don’t move. Pa fè mouvman. (or… Pa bouje.) Are you ready? Ou pare? Almost done. Prèske fini. ————————————————————— We need to do… blood tests Nou bezwen fè... tès san urine test tès pipi You (don’t) need... X-rays Ou (pa) bezwen... radyografi an operation yon operasyon IV fluids sewòm nan venn stitches kouti a tube (in nose/throat/bladder)yon tib (nan nen/gòj/blad pipi) I want... to call a specialist. M vle... rele yon espesyalis. … another opinion. … lòt opinyon. I spoke with your doctor. M te pale ak doktè ou. We’re giving you an injection. N ap ban ou yon piki. … medication for the pain … renmèd pou doulè a. Under your tongue. Anba lang ou. Swallow. Vale. Help me. Ede mwen. Excuse me. (Sorry.) Eskize m. (M regrèt.) I don’t know. I think so. M pa konnen. M kwè sa. Do you feel better? worse? Èske ou santi pi byen? pi mal? Everything looks okay. Tout bagay parèt byen. Your ankle (wrist) is sprained. Je pye (Ponyèt) ou foule. You have a broken bone. Ou gen yon zo kase. You need to stay in the hospital. Ou bezwen rete lopital. Antibiotic (for infection) Antibyotik (pou enfeksyon) Go to a pharmacy (clinic) Ale nan famasi (klinik). Call your doctor (for an appt). Rele doktè ou (pou yon randevou). Return here tomorrow. Tounen isit demen. Do you understand? Èske ou konprann? I (don’t) understand. M (pa) konprann. Do you have questions? Ou gen kesyon? Good-bye. Orevwa. Thanks (a lot). Mesi (anpil). No problem. Pa gen pwoblèm. Okay, two pages if you count this side. Our goals include simplicity, phrases seeking actions or yes/no responses, and emphasis on what’s most useful prior to interpreter arrival. Loosely divided into 5 sections: registration, triage, Hx, PE, Rx. Try starting with Pronunciation and the boldface words; you might highlight phrases you’d use the most. This guide does not replace an interpreter. It was prepared to help you say hello and get an idea of what’s going on before an interpreter arrives. Further, a patient may speak some English and be embarrassed to request one—Better to assume your patient needs an interpreter. ————————————————————————————————————————- Pronunciation: Spelling is phonetic. Pronounce every letter, each letter always the same. a – ah (chak sounds something like “shuck”) e – eh (ede = eh-deh or ay-day) è – like the “e” in “leg” i – short i, like “see” o – long o ò – short o ou – like “you” an, on, en – nasal vowels, don’t pronounce the “n” àn, òn, èn – (with accents) – not nasal g is hard (like “get”), j is soft (like the “s” in “measure”), ch is like sh, s is soft Pronouns: Mwen means I, me, my Ou = you, your (sing.) Li = he, she, it, him, her, his, her, its Nou = we, us, our, you, your (plural) Yo = they, them, their They’re often shortened to m, w, l, n, y. Possessive pronoun follows the noun: men li, tèt mwen Article also follows noun (a, an, la, nan for singular [depends on preceding sound], yo for plural): the book = liv la, the doctor comes = doktè-a vini, the doctors come = doktè-yo vini, the car = machin nan, the children = timoun yo Verb tenses: ap te ta a pral M tann = I wait, M ap tann = I am waiting Li gen = He/she has, Li te gen = He/she had Mwen renmen = I like, M ta renmen = I would like Nou wè = We see, Nou a wè (or N a wè) = We will see Yo vini = They come, Yo pral vini = They’re going to come PRESENT PROGRESSIVE PAST CONDITIONAL FUTURE ————————————————————————————————————————1 en, youn 6 sis 11 onz 16 sèz 21 venteyen 30 trant 71 swasantonz 2 de 7 sèt 12 douz 17 disèt 22 vennde 40 karant 80 katreven 3 twa 8 uit 13 trèz 18 dizuit 23 venntwa 50 senkant 90 katrevendis 4 kat 9 nèf 14 katòz 19 diznèf 24 vennkat 60 swasant 100 san 5 senk 10 dis 15 kenz 20 ven 25 vennsenk 70 swasantdis 1000 mil 1:00, 2:00, etc.—inè, dezè, twazè, katrè, senkè, sizè, setè, uitè, nevè, dizè, onzè; Noon = midi, MN = minwit, 1:30 = inè edmi ————————————————————————————————————————1 pill (1 teaspoon) each day = yon grenn (yon ti kiyè) chak jou 2x/day = de fwa pa jou (2 drops) every 4 hours = (de gout) chak katrè 3x/day = twa fwa pa jou First, second (time), third (floor), last = Premye, dezyèm (fwa), twazyèm (flò), dènye for 10 days = pandan dis jou Days: dimanch, lendi, madi, mèkredi, jedi, vandredi, samdi ©2003, 2007 Mel Schorin, MD. Printed in Haitian Creole for Health Care / Kreyòl Ayisyen pou Swen Sante, by M. Prou & M. Schorin (2007). Available from EDUCA VISION, Inc. (www.educavision.com).
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