Learn how to talk about diseases
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Hi everyone, and welcome back to SwahiliPod101.com This is Intermediate Season 1 Lesson 5 - Good Kenyan Friends are Always There for You. John Here. |
| Medina: Hamjambo, I'm Medina. |
| John: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to talk about diseases. The conversation takes place at work. |
| Medina: It's between Frank and Pamela. |
| John: The speakers are co-workers, therefore, they will speak both formal and informal Swahili. Okay, let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Frank: Unajua nini!? Musa amerudi. |
| Pamela : Ndivyo? Imekaribia miezi sita tangu nimuone. |
| Frank: Divyo. Alienda Kericho kushughulikia mamake. |
| Pamela : Kulikuwa na shida kumhusu? |
| Frank: Alipatikana kuwa na saratani ya maini. |
| Pamela : Pole. Imekuwa wakati mgumu sana kwa familia yake. |
| Frank: Hasa kwake Musa. Alimzoe sana mamake. |
| Pamela : Nawaza uchungu uliopo. |
| Frank: Itabidituwe karibu kumuhimiza. |
| Pamela : Ndivyo. Anahitaji urafiki wetu ili apone upesi. |
| John: Listen to the conversation with the English translation |
| Frank: Guess what!? Moses is back. |
| Pamela: Is he? It has been almost six months since I saw him. |
| Frank: Right. He went back to Kericho to take care of his mother. |
| Pamela: Was there something wrong with her? |
| Frank: She was diagnosed with liver cancer. |
| Pamela: Sorry. It must have been tough for the family. |
| Frank: Especially for Moses. He was fond of her. |
| Pamela : I can imagine the pain. |
| Frank: We should keep close to encourage him. |
| Pamela : Right. He needs our friendship to recover faster. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| John: Medina, what are Kenya’s customs when it comes to visiting a sick person? |
| Medina: The practices of visiting a sick person in Kenya are similar to what many cultures do. |
| John: I see. So your presence means a lot. |
| Medina: Yes. You can help them pull their minds out of the situation by re-establishing a sense of normalcy. |
| John: Do you have any suggestions you’d give to a foreign person who has to pay a visit? |
| Medina: First, find out the visiting hours to avoid inconveniencing others. Secondly, remember that in some cultures in Kenya, it is forbidden to visit a sick person after one has come from a funeral or viewing a dead body. |
| John: That’s good to know. What’s the Swahili word for “mourning”? |
| Medina: maombolezo |
| John: Okay, now onto the vocab. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| John: The first word is.. |
| Medina: mwezi [natural native speed] |
| John: month |
| Medina: mwezi[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Medina: mwezi [natural native speed] |
| John: Next we have.. |
| Medina: shughulikia [natural native speed] |
| John: to take care of |
| Medina: shughulikia[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Medina: shughulikia [natural native speed] |
| John: Next we have.. |
| Medina: saratani [natural native speed] |
| John: cancer |
| Medina: saratani[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Medina: saratani [natural native speed] |
| John: Next we have.. |
| Medina: maini [natural native speed] |
| John: liver |
| Medina: maini[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Medina: maini [natural native speed] |
| John: Next we have.. |
| Medina: zoea [natural native speed] |
| John: used to |
| Medina: zoea[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Medina: zoea [natural native speed] |
| John: Next we have.. |
| Medina: uchungu [natural native speed] |
| John: pain |
| Medina: uchungu[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Medina: uchungu [natural native speed] |
| John: Next we have.. |
| Medina: himiza [natural native speed] |
| John: to encourage |
| Medina: himiza[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Medina: himiza [natural native speed] |
| John: Next we have.. |
| Medina: urafiki [natural native speed] |
| John: friendship |
| Medina: urafiki[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Medina: urafiki [natural native speed] |
| John: And lastly.. |
| Medina: upesi [natural native speed] |
| John: faster |
| Medina: upesi[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Medina: upesi [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| John: Let's have a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first word is.. |
| Medina: kushughulikia |
| John: meaning "to attend to." Let’s break it down. |
| Medina: Ku in kushughulikia is an infinitive prefix added to the root verb -shughulikia, "attend to," which comes from the noun shughuli, meaning "duty" or "activities." |
| John: Depending on the subject and the tense used, the word can take different forms such as... |
| Medina: anashughulika |
| John: which means "he or she is attending to" or "he or she is occupied with." Medina, can you give us an example using this verb? |
| Medina: Sure. For example, you can say.. Anapika huku akishughulikia wanawe. |
| John: ..which means "She is cooking while attending to her children." |
| John: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Medina: zoea |
| John: meaning "to be fond of, used to" |
| Medina: The literal translation of the verb -zoea is "get used to." |
| John: When this word is used as a verb, a prefix with the subject-tense marker pattern is attached to it. |
| Medina: Zoea, with plural form, can also be used as a noun to mean "exercise," "habit," and "instructions." |
| John: So the usage of this word depends on whether you want to use it as a verb or as a noun. Can you give us an example using this word as a verb? |
| Medina: Sure. For example, you can say.. Amemzoea hadi hawezi ishi bila yeye. |
| John: .. which means "She is so fond of him that she cannot live without him." |
| John: Okay, what's the next phrase? |
| Medina: wakati mgumu |
| John: meaning "hard time." Let’s break it down. |
| Medina: Wakati is a noun which means "time." Mgumu is an adjective meaning "hard" or “difficult.” |
| John: The first word can be used to describe time in general. This includes moments, seasons, and opportunities. |
| Medina: Right. Its plural form is nyakati. |
| John: What can you tell us about the adjective meaning “hard”? |
| Medina: Mgumu comes from the root adjective -gumu by adding the prefix m, which, in this case, acts as the pronoun for wakati. |
| John: Can you give us an example using the whole phrase? |
| Medina: Sure. For example, you can say.. Tulikuwa na wakati mgumu kupaa kwa ajili ya hali mbaya ya anga. |
| John: .. which means "We had a difficult time taking off because of the bad weather." |
| John: Okay, now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
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| John: In this lesson, you'll learn about talking about diseases. It’s not a merry topic, but it may turn out to be really useful. We’ll see first what to call different diseases. Medina, what is the Swahili word for “diabetes”? |
| Medina: That would be, kisukari |
| John: Could you give as a sample sentence using this noun? |
| Medina: Sure, for example you can say Kesi za ugonjwa wa kisukari zimezidi. |
| John: meaning ”Cases of diabetes have increased.” What is the Swahili for “malaria”? |
| Medina: It’s similar, it’s malaria |
| John: Let’s hear a sample sentence. |
| Medina: Amelazwa hospitalini tangu agonjeke malaria. |
| John: “He has been hospitalized since he became sick with malaria.” Now, let’s see something more common, such as “influenza.” What’s the Swahili for that? |
| Medina: bombom |
| John: Please give us another sample sentence |
| Medina: Msimu wa ugonjwa wa bombom umewadia. |
| John: “The season of influenza has come.” Let’s list some more disease names. |
| Medina: For example, in the dialogue we heard saratani... |
| John: which means “cancer.” |
| Medina: Other nouns are kifua kikuu |
| John: meaning “tuberculosis” |
| Medina: shinikizodamu |
| John: “high blood pressure.” Listeners, you can find more of these in the lesson notes. Now let’s see some sentences that can come in handy when being visited by a doctor, or when having a general conversation about illnesses. |
| Medina: When at the doctor’s, you may hear, Meza dawa barabara |
| John: “Take medication regularly.” |
| Medina: Here is a full sentence using this phrase, Ugonjwa wa kifua kikuu unahitaji kumeza dawa barabara. |
| John: “Tuberculosis requires taking medication regularly.” |
| Medina: The doctor may also ask Unamaumivu wapi? |
| John: meaning “Where is the pain?” |
| Medina: If you want to console a sick person you can say Usiwe na wasiwasi |
| John: which means “Don’t worry.” What’s the Swahili for “to see a doctor”? |
| Medina: that is kuona daktari. For example you can say, Enda uone daktari ujue hali yako. |
| John: Which means “Go and see the doctor to know your status.” |
Outro |
| John: Okay, that’s all for this lesson. Thank you for listening, everyone, and we’ll see you next time! Bye! |
| Medina: Tuonane! |
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