Health & Hospital

1. Hampiqta maskani.

   ham-PIQ-ta mas-KA-ni

   I am looking for a doctor.

   Usage

   Expressing that you are looking for a doctor.

   Grammar Note

   "hampiq" derives from "hampi" (medicine) + "-q" (agent suffix) = "healer/doctor".

2. Uma nanawan.

   U-ma na-NA-wan

   My head hurts.

   Usage

   Telling someone you have a headache.

   Grammar Note

   "nana-" (to hurt) + "-wa-" (me, object) + "-n" (3rd person) = "it hurts me".

3. Sorochi nanawan.

   so-RO-chi na-NA-wan

   Altitude sickness is hurting me.

   Usage

   Reporting altitude sickness when traveling in the Andes.

   Grammar Note

   "sorochi" is the Andean term for altitude sickness, adopted into Spanish as well.

4. Hampita mañakuyki.

   ham-PI-ta ma-ña-KU-yki

   I am asking for medicine.

   Usage

   Requesting medication at a pharmacy or from a doctor.

   Grammar Note

   "hampi" is the Quechua root for "medicine/cure", related to "hampiq" (healer).

5. Unquniymi, wayra apawan.

   un-QU-niy-mi WAY-ra a-PA-wan

   I am ill, I have caught a cold.

   Usage

   Telling a doctor or pharmacist that you are sick with a cold.

   Grammar Note

   "wayra apawan" literally "wind brought to me", the idiom for catching a cold.

6. Wawqey, Hampiq wasiqa maypim?

   WAW-qey HAM-piq WA-si-qa MAY-pim

   Brother, where is the hospital?

   Usage

   Asking a local person for the hospital location in a friendly way.

   Grammar Note

   "Hampiq wasi" = "healer's house" = hospital; typical Quechua compound formation.

7. Sunqu nanawan.

   SUN-qu na-NA-wan

   My chest/heart hurts.

   Usage

   Reporting chest or heart pain to a doctor.

   Grammar Note

   "sunqu" means both "heart" (anatomical) and "heart/spirit" (emotional).

8. Hayk'a kutitam hampita upyanay?

   HAY-k'a ku-TI-tam ham-PI-ta up-YA-nay

   How many times should I take the medicine?

   Usage

   Checking medication dosage instructions.

   Grammar Note

   Repetitions are counted with "kuti" (time, instance). Obligation is the nominaliser "-na" plus a possessive person marker, so "upyanay" is "my having to drink it". "-sunki" marks a 3rd-person subject acting on a 2nd-person object ("he/she … you") and cannot express the speaker taking the medicine; the 1sg→2sg portmanteau is "-yki"

9. Hampiqman risaq.

   ham-PIQ-man ri-SAQ

   I will go to the doctor.

   Usage

   Expressing intention to go to a doctor.

   Grammar Note

   "-saq" is the 1st person singular future suffix meaning "I will do X".

10. Señor, allchharisaqchu?

    se-ÑOR all-CHHA-ri-SAQ-chu

    Sir/Doctor, will I recover?

    Usage

    Asking a doctor whether you will recover.

    Grammar Note

    "allchharisaqchu" = recover + future (-saq) + question (-chu) = "will I recover?".

11. Wiksayuqmi kani

    I am pregnant

    Usage

    Show this before any medicine, X-ray, or procedure

12. Asmayuqmi kani

    I have asthma

    Usage

    Declare the condition; also usable when an attack stops you talking

13. Diabetesniyuqmi kani

    I have diabetes

    Usage

    Affects food, medication, and how fainting is treated

14. Presión altayuqmi kani

    I have high blood pressure

    Usage

    Tell this before anything is prescribed

15. Sunqu unquyniyuqmi kani

    I have a heart condition

    Usage

    Show it together with chest pain

16. Epilepsiayuqmi kani

    I have epilepsy

    Usage

    Lets bystanders understand a seizure

17. Seguro

    Insurance

    Usage

    At a clinic or counter, to ask about or show insurance

18. Tulluy p'akikun

    I broke a bone

    Usage

    After a fall or crash; point at the limb you cannot move

19. Mana samayta atinichu

    I can't breathe properly

    Usage

    Top priority at altitude, in asthma, or in an allergic reaction

20. Umay muyushan

    I feel dizzy

    Usage

    For altitude sickness, dehydration, or low blood pressure

21. Yawarniy lluqsishan

    I am bleeding

    Usage

    Point at the bleeding spot while showing it

22. Rupha k'iri

    Burn

    Usage

    For scalds, exhaust-pipe burns, or bad sunburn

23. K'iri

    Wound

    Usage

    When asking to have a cut or graze treated

24. Ninri

    Ear

    Usage

    A body part to point at when something hurts

25. Kunka

    Neck

    Usage

    A body part to point at when something hurts

26. Rikra

    Shoulder

    Usage

    A body part to point at when something hurts

27. Qunqur

    Knee

    Usage

    A body part to point at when something hurts

28. Ruk'ana

    Finger

    Usage

    A body part to point at when something hurts

29. Qara

    Skin

    Usage

    For rashes, itching, or sunburn

30. Sinqa

    Nose

    Usage

    For a nosebleed or a blocked nose

31. Uhu

    Cough

    Usage

    Also works at a pharmacy when asking for cough medicine

32. Siksishawan

    It itches

    Usage

    For insect bites, allergies, or a rash

33. Mana akayta atinichu

    I am constipated

    Usage

    When asking at a pharmacy

34. Killa unquy

    I am on my period

    Usage

    The everyday euphemism for menstruation; use it when asking for supplies

35. Chirichi

    Chills

    Usage

    The shivering that comes with a fever; a symptom word to show a doctor

36. Hampiqta waqyay

    Please call a doctor

    Usage

    Asking someone to call a doctor (hampiq) when you are unwell

37. Kaypi nanawan

    It hurts here

    Usage

    kaypi (here) with nanawan (it hurts me); point at the spot while showing it

38. Pisipasqam kani

    My body feels sluggish

    Usage

    The participle of pisipay (to be worn out, to lack strength) plus kani ("I am"), in the "... kani" frame

39. Achka kutita aqturquni

    I have vomited several times

    Usage

    achka kutita ("many times") uses the "... kutita" counting frame; aqtuy is "to vomit"

40. Samanaychu?

    Do I need to rest?

    Usage

    samay (to rest) with -na-y ("for me to ...", as in upyanay) and the yes/no marker -chu

41. Q'icha

    Diarrhea

    Usage

    The word for diarrhea; also called Diyarriya. The verb is q'ichay (to have diarrhea). q'icha unquy means cholera, so do not use it for plain diarrhea

42. Aka k'ichki

    Constipation

    Usage

    The word for constipation. aka is feces and k'ichki is "narrow, tight". It pairs with "Mana akayta atinichu" (I can't pass stool)

43. Aka

    Poop

    Usage

    The ordinary word for poop (stool); also called Isma. The verb is akay. It is an everyday word rather than a medical term, and works when telling a doctor about stools

44. Hisp'a

    Pee

    Usage

    The ordinary word for pee (urine). In Cusco-Collao it is hisp'a (with the ejective). The verb is hisp'ay (to pee). The general spelling is ispa / ispay

45. Q'ichachkani

    I have diarrhea

    Usage

    q'ichay (to have diarrhea) with the progressive -chka and first-person -ni, the "... chkani" frame (e.g. Suwata qhawachkani!). Tell a doctor or pharmacist.

46. Hisp'ay munani.

    I need to pee

    Usage

    A plain way to tell a companion or child. The frame "verb infinitive -y + munani" (I want to ...) is the same as "Qullqita tikrachiy munani.", and hisp'ay means "to pee".

47. Akay munani.

    I need to poop

    Usage

    A plain way to tell a companion or child. The "infinitive -y + munani" frame; akay means "to defecate" (the verb of akayta).

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