Learn isiZulu Lesson 34 Common medical words http://www.wolfescape.com/WebPages/ZuluDict.htm this contains medical words and phrases mainly used by nurses etc http://books.google.com/books?id=ZzYLAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false this has zulu stories also translated into English http://www.isolezwe.co.za/ South African written in Zulu disease/ flue- umkhuhlane Kanti awuboni na? Umunto lowu ulomkhuhlane ! Can’t you see? This person has a disease AIDS – ingculazi Ulengculazi – he/she has AIDS Cancer umhlaza / umdlavuza Kade ephethwe ngumdlavuza She had cancer Asthma - isifuba somoya Moya= breath/ air Umuntu lowu engagijimi, ulesifuba somoya This person mustn’t run, she has asthma Epilepsy – Isifo sokuwa Kuwa = fall Lo baba wakhe ulesifo sokuwa T.B isifo sofuba Fuba= chest Wabulawa ngesifo sofuba Chicken pox- inqubulungwana / upokisi Ngeviki eyadlulayo babanjwa ngepokisi Last week they caught chickenpox Diarrhoea- Sheka/hudo Angilalanga izolo, kade ngisheka ubusuku bonke I didn’t sleep yesterday, i had diarrhoea all night Constipation – ukuqumbeka Phuza lokhu uyaqeda ukuqumbeka Drink this, it will end constipation Urine umchamo Umchamo wami awulunganga My urine is not right (bad colour) STD - isifo socansi Uhamba ulala labantu uzothola isifo socansi You go sleeping around! You will catch an STD Rash – Qubuka Unyawo lwami luqale ukuqubuka My leg started getting a rash ! Itch – kuyaluma Uthe Inxeba yakhe iyaluma He said his wound is itchy Cut - ukusika Bazoyi sika ngoMgqibelo They will cut it on Saturday Swelling - kuyavuvuka Mhlawumbe usuvuvukile Maybe it’s swollen Pus ubomvu [email protected] also visit http://isizulu.net/