Health & Hospital

1. Che rasy.

   Che ra-sy.

   I am sick/I feel ill

   Usage

   Basic phrase to express illness

   Grammar Note

   "rasy" is a stative (chendal) verb whose subject is a pronoun: che rasy (I am sick) / nde rasy (you are sick) / hasy (he is sick). Adding the relativizer "-va" gives "hasýva" = "a sick person", a noun — it cannot mean "I am sick"

2. Che akãrasy.

   Che a-kã-ra-sy.

   I have a headache

   Usage

   Express a headache

   Grammar Note

   Body part + "rasy" means "[body part] hurts" in Guaraní — a common compound pattern

3. Che py'arasy.

   Che py-'a-ra-sy.

   I have a stomachache

   Usage

   Express a stomachache

   Grammar Note

   The stomach is "py'a". Like akãrasy, this is body part + rasy

4. Moõpa oĩ pohã?

   Mo-õ-pa o-ĩ po-hã?

   Where is the medicine?

   Usage

   Ask where to find medicine

   Grammar Note

   Medicine is "pohã" in Guaraní (hence "pohãnohára" = doctor, the one who draws out medicine). "Where" is "moõpa"; "mba'épe" means "in what"

5. Aipota ahecha peteĩ pohãnohára.

   Ai-po-ta a-he-cha pe-teĩ po-hã-no-há-ra.

   I want to see a doctor

   Usage

   Request to see a doctor

   Grammar Note

   "Aipota" is followed by a fully conjugated verb (the same pattern as "Aipota añembo'e…" in martial_arts). A doctor is "pohãnohára" = pohã (medicine) + nohẽ (draw out) + -hára (agent)

6. Che akãnundu.

   Che a-kã-nun-du.

   I have a fever

   Usage

   Report having a fever

   Grammar Note

   Fever is "akãnundu" (akã "head" + nundu "throbbing"), with person marked by a pronoun: che akãnundu / nde akãnundu

7. Aipota apytu'u.

   Ai-po-ta a-py-tu-'u.

   I want to rest

   Usage

   Request rest when feeling tired or unwell

   Grammar Note

   "To rest" is "pytu'u" (pytu "breath"); the first person is "apytu'u". It is the same root as "Epytu'u po aravo'i" (rest five minutes) in martial_arts

8. Areko alergia ka'a rehe.

   A-re-ko a-ler-gia ka-'a re-he.

   I am allergic to herbs

   Usage

   Inform about an allergy to herbs (relevant for tereré)

   Grammar Note

   Guaraní has no native word for allergy; everyday jopara simply uses "alergia". The trigger is marked with the postposition "rehe" (about/toward). "ka'a" is yerba mate / medicinal herbs

9. Moõpa oĩ tasyo?

   Mo-õ-pa o-ĩ ta-syo?

   Where is the hospital?

   Usage

   Ask for the location of a hospital in an emergency

   Grammar Note

   A hospital is "tasyo" in Guaraní (tasy "illness" + óga "house"), the house one goes to when sick. The loanword "hospital" is also understood

10. Nañeñandúi porã.

    Na-ñe-ñan-dúi po-rã.

    I'm not okay / I don't feel well

    Usage

    Simply express that you are not feeling well

    Grammar Note

    "añeñandu" is "I feel (in myself)", the reflexive of ñandu (to feel). The negative circumfix "nda-…-i" surfaces as "na-…-i" before a nasal stem → nañeñandúi

11. akãnundu

    Fever

    Usage

    To say you have a fever

12. hu'u

    Cough

    Usage

    To say you have a cough

13. hyeguasu

    Pregnancy / being pregnant

    Usage

    Always tell medical staff — it decides what medicine or X-rays are safe

14. pohãnohára

    Doctor

    Usage

    Point at this when you need to see a doctor

15. tĩpa'ã

    Common cold

    Usage

    ti (nose) + pa'a (blocked): a cold with a stuffy nose, cough, sore throat and fever

16. Ehenói pohãnohára-pe!

    Please call a doctor

    Usage

    "Ehenói policía-pe!" ("call the police") with pohãnohára (doctor) in place of policía

17. Che rasy ko'ápe.

    It hurts here

    Usage

    "Che rasy." (I am in pain) with ko'ápe (here); point at the spot while showing it

18. Che rete ikangy.

    My body feels sluggish

    Usage

    che rete (my body) with kangy (weak, limp)

19. Aikotevẽpa apytu'u?

    Do I need to rest?

    Usage

    aikotevẽ (I need) with the question marker -pa and apytu'u (to rest)

20. Ague'ẽ.

    I have vomited

    Usage

    First-person form of "gue'ẽ" (to vomit); verbs of this type take the first-person singular prefix "a-" (like "akaru", I eat)

21. tye chivivi

    Diarrhea

    Usage

    tye (belly) + chivivi (to flow out)

22. tekakapa'ã

    Constipation

    Usage

    tekaka (stool) + pa'ã (blocked). It happens when stool is dry and hard (tepoti ikã ha hatãhaguére). pa'ã is the same "blocked" as in tĩpa'ã (cold)

23. tekaka

    Poop

    Usage

    The general word for stool. A neutral word you can also say to a doctor

24. kuaru

    Pee

    Usage

    The general word for urine. A neutral word you can also say to a doctor

25. Areko tye chivivi.

    I have diarrhea

    Usage

    areko (I have) with tye chivivi (diarrhea). To tell a doctor or pharmacist about diarrhea

26. Areko che rekakapa'ã.

    I'm constipated

    Usage

    "Tekaka" becomes "rekaka" when possessed. To tell a doctor or pharmacist you are constipated

27. Aipota akuaru.

    I need to pee

    Usage

    Aipota (I want to) plus akuaru (I urinate). To tell a companion or child

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