English/Kirundi

Eastern Health 2007

BASICS

NO SMOKING/ KIRAZIRA KUNYWA

ITABI

NO/OYA

YES/EGO

UNSURE/SIMBIZI

English/Kirundi

Eastern Health 2007

BASICS

HELP/MFASHA

CALL NURSE/ HAMAGARA

UMUFOROMA

STOP/HAGARARA

TOILET/AKAZU KA SUGUMWE

English/Kirundi

Eastern Health 2007

BASICS

BRUSH/UBURIRO

THERAPY/ KUGIRWA INAMA/ IMYIMENYEREZO

MEALS AREA/ UBURIRO

BED PAN/ ICOMBO ABAGWAYE

BITUMAMWO

English/Kirundi

Eastern Health 2007

BASICS

HUNGRY/KUMVA INZARA/

GUSONZA

HOT DRINK/ IKINYOBWA GISHUSHE

SHOWER/ UBWOGERO/

DUSHE

COLD DRINK/ IKINYOBWA

GIKANYE

English/Kirundi

Eastern Health 2007

BASICS

TELEPHONE/ ITELEFONE

TOOTH BRUSH/ UMUJIGITI/

UBUROSO BWO KOZA AMENYO

WATER/AMAZI

TELEVISION/ ITELEVIZIYO

English/Kirundi

Eastern Health 2007

INSTRUCTIONS

FAECES/UMWANDA MUKURU

(UHO KWITUMA)

SIT DOWN/ICARA

STAND UP/ HAGARARA

URINE/ UMWANDA MUTO (AHO GUSOBA)

English/Kirundi

Eastern Health 2007

INSTRUCTIONS

DRIVE/ KUGENDESHA

UMUDUGA

SIT UP/ VYUKA WICARE

LIE DOWN/ RYAMA UGARAMYE

COUGH/GUKORORA

English/Kirundi

Eastern Health 2007

INSTRUCTIONS

WASH IN BED/ KOGEREZA

UMURWAYI MU GITANDA

SHOWER CHAIR/ INTEBE BICARAKO

MU KOGA

TURN/HINDUKIRA

WASH/ KARABA IMINWE

English/Kirundi

Eastern Health 2007

INSTRUCTIONS

SLEEP/RYAMA

DEEP BREATH/ INJIZA IMWEMU (GUHEMA CANE)

EXERCISE / KUNONORA IMITSI

CUT NAILS/ GUCA INZARA

English/Kirundi

Eastern Health 2007

INSTRUCTIONS

SPIT/CIRA

DRESS/AMBARA

WALK/ DUGA

(KUGENDAGENDA)

UNDRESS/ AMBURA(KURAMWO

IMPUZU)

English/Kirundi

Eastern Health 2007

FAMILY

MOTHER/MAMA

WIFE/ UMUGORE (WAWE)

HUSBAND/ UMUGABO (WAWE)

FATHER/ DATA(PAPA)

English/Kirundi

Eastern Health 2007

FAMILY

SISTER/MUSHIKAWE

DAUGHTER/ UMWANA

W UMUKOBWA

SON/ UMWANA

W UMUHUNGU

BROTHER/ MUSAZAWE

English/Kirundi

Eastern Health 2007

FAMILY

PETS/ IBIKOKO

VY IBITUNGANO

GRANDMOTHER/ NYOKURU/

NYOGOKURU

GRANDFATHER / SOKURU/

SOGOKURU

CHILDREN/ABANA

English/Kirundi

Eastern Health 2007

FAMILY

FAMILY/ UMURYANGO

English/Kirundi

Eastern Health 2007

COMMUNITY

COUNTRY/IGIHUGU

HOSPITAL/IBITARO

HOME/INZU

WORK/AKAZI

English/Kirundi

Eastern Health 2007

COMMUNITY

KITCHEN/IGIKONI

OUTSIDE/HANZE

INSIDE/ IMBERE MU NZU

BEDROOM/ ICUMBA CO KURYAMA

English/Kirundi

Eastern Health 2007

COMMUNITY

AMBULANCE/ IMODOKA ITWARA

ABAGWAYE/ AMBILANSI

TAXI/ITAGISI

CAR/UMUDUGA

BUS/IBISI

English/Kirundi

Eastern Health 2007

COMMUNITY

SCHOOL/ISHURE

BICYCLE/IKINGA

APPOINTMENT/ ISANGO

TRAIN/ GARI YA MOSHI

English/Kirundi

Eastern Health 2007

COMMUNITY

COOK/GUTEKA

STAIRS/ AMADARAJA

STEPS/INGAZI

FALL/KUGWA

English/Kirundi

Eastern Health 2007

DESCRIPTION

CONFUSED/ GUCANGANIKIGWA

COLD/ GIKANYE/ HAKANYE

HOT/ GISHUSHE/ HASHUSHE

DIZZY/ KUZUNGURIGWA

English/Kirundi

Eastern Health 2007

DESCRIPTION

ANGRY/ GUSHAVURA /

GIGIRA ISHAVU

SAD/ KUGIRA

UMUBABARO/ KUBABARA

HAPPY / KURYOHEGWA/

KUGIRA UMUNEZERO

SCARED/ KUGIRA UBWOBA

English/Kirundi

Eastern Health 2007

DESCRIPTION

LEAVING/ KUJENDA

PAIN/ KURIBWA/

KUBABARA

TIRED/ KURUHA

RELAXED/ NDIMO KURUHUHA

English/Kirundi

Eastern Health 2007

DESCRIPTION

FAST/NYARUTSA

BAD/NI BIBI

GOOD/NI VYIZA

SLOW/ BUHORO/

BUKEBUKE

English/Kirundi

Eastern Health 2007

DESCRIPTION

DOWN/HASI

RIGHT/IBURYO

LEFT/IBUBAFU

UP/HEJURU

English/Kirundi

Eastern Health 2007

MEDICAL

TEMPERATURE/ GUPIMA UBUSHUHE

X

RAY/ GUCA MU CUMA

GUPIMWA MW IRADIYO

INJECTION/ URUSHINGE

ECHOCARDIOGRAM /GUPIMA UMUTIMA

English/Kirundi

Eastern Health 2007

MEDICAL

LOW BLOOD PRESSURE/

UMUTIMA URATERA BUHORO

BLEEDING/ KUVA AMARASO

MUGIKOMERE

MEDICATION/IMITI

HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE/

UMUTIMA URATERA VUBA

English/Kirundi

Eastern Health 2007

MEDICAL

CHANGE DRESSING / GUHINDURA IPANSOMA

RASH/IBIHERE

BLOOD TEST/ IGIPIMO C

AMARASO

WOUND/ IKIGUMA IGIKOMERE

English/Kirundi

Eastern Health 2007

MEDICAL

WEIGHT/IBIRO

NEUROLOGY TEST/ GUPIMA UBWONKO

N IMITSI (GUPIMA

ICUMVIRIZO)

OPERATION/ KUBAGA UMURWAYI

MATERNITY / MW IVYARIRO

English/Kirundi

Eastern Health 2007

MEDICAL

HEARING TEST/ IGIPIMO C AMATWI

ALLERGY/ KUMEREGWA NABI

BIVUYE K UBIRIBWA CANKE IMITI IMWE

IMWE

DIABETES/ INGWARA

Y IGISUKARI (DIYABETE)

EYE TEST/ IGIPIMO C AMASO

English/Kirundi

Eastern Health 2007

OBJECTS

LIGHT/ITARA

RADIO/IRADIYO

MIRROR/ICIRORE

CLOCK/ISAHA

English/Kirundi

Eastern Health 2007

OBJECTS

PEN/PAPER/ IKARAMU

N URUPAPURO

MAGAZINE/ AGATABO K INKURU

ZITANDUKANYE

NEWSPAPER/ IKINYAMAKURU

BOOK/IGITABO

English/Kirundi

Eastern Health 2007

OBJECTS

BLANKET/ UBURENGETI

HEARING AID/ AKUMA GAFASHA

KUMVA

GLASSES/AMARORI

DENTURES/ AMENYO

Y AMATERANO

English/Kirundi

Eastern Health 2007

OBJECTS

CRUTCHES/ AMABEKIRE

WALKING STICK/ INKONI YO

KWISHIMIKIZA

WHEELCHAIR/ INTEBE YO GUSUNIKA

UMURWAYI CANKE IKIGIMUGA

WALKING FRAME/ ICO UMURWAYI

YIFASHISHA NGO UDUGE

English/Kirundi

Eastern Health 2007

OBJECTS

CIGARETTE/ ITABI/ ISIGARETI

MONEY/ AMAFARANGA

(AMAHERA)

SPLINT/ UDUKORESHO BABOHESHA UWAVUNITSE

JEWELLERY/ IMIGUFU N IMIRINGA

English/Kirundi

Eastern Health 2007

PEOPLE

AUDIOLOGIST/ MUGANGA W AMATWI

NURSE/ UMUFOROMA

DOCTOR/ UMUDOGITERI

PAEDIATRICIAN/ MUGANGA W ABANA

English/Kirundi

Eastern Health 2007

PEOPLE

OPTOMETRIST/ MUGANGA W AMASO

PSYCHIATRIST/ MUGANGA

W ABASAZI CANKE ABAFISE IBIBAZO

MU MUTWE

PSYCHOLOGIST / MUGANGA UJEJWE

INGORANE ZO GUHAHAMUKA

N IBINDI BIBAZO

OPHTHALMOLOGIST/ MUGANGA W AMASO

English/Kirundi

Eastern Health 2007

PEOPLE

SOCIAL WORKER/UMUFASHA

W/ABANTU MU NGORANE

ZINYURANYE

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST /

UJEJWE KUNONORA IMITSI KU KAZI

PHYSIOTHERAPIST / MUGANGA AGORORA

ABAMUGAYE, ABAVUNITSE CANKE

ABAHINYAGAYE

SPEECH THERAPIST/ UJEJWE INGORANE

ZIJANYE NO KUVUGA

English/Kirundi

Eastern Health 2007

PEOPLE

MASSEUR/ UJEJWE KUNONORA

IMITSI

DIETICIAN/ UJEJWE KURABA KO

ABANTU BAFUNGURA NEZA

PODIATRIST/ MUGANGA

W IBIRENGE

SURGEON/ MUGANGA UBAGA

English/Kirundi

Eastern Health 2007

PEOPLE

INTERPRETER/ UMUSEMUZI

W INDIMI

TEACHER/ UMWARIMU

HAIRDRESSER/ UJEJWE KUMWA NO

GUTUNGANYA IMISHATSI

VISITORS/ABASHITSI

English/Kirundi

Eastern Health 2007

RELIGION

CATHOLIC/ UMUKATOLIKA

CHURCH/ISENGERO

CHRISTIAN/ UMUKIRISU

PRIEST/UMUPATIRI

English/Kirundi

Eastern Health 2007

RELIGION

CHAPEL/ UGASENGERO

RUSSIAN ORTHODOX/

IDINI RY ABARUSIYA

ORTHODOX/ IDINI RY ABAYAHUDI

BIBLE/BIBILIYA

English/Kirundi

Eastern Health 2007

RELIGION

JEWISH/ UMUYAHUDI

PRAY/ GUSENGA

KW ABASILAMU

MUSLIM/ UMUSILAMU

IMAM/ UMWIGISHA

W ABASILAMU

English/Kirundi

Eastern Health 2007

RELIGION

BUDDHIST/ IDINI RY ABEMERA

BUDA

RABBI/ UMWIGISHA

W ABAYAHUDI

SYNAGOGUE/ ISENGERO

RY ABAYAHUDI

HINDU/ UBWOKO(IDINI) BW ABAHINDE

English/Kirundi

Eastern Health 2007

RELIGION

SHINTO/ IDINI RY ABAYAPANI

MONK/ UWIHEBEYE IMANA

English/Kirundi

Eastern Health 2007

TIME

MINUTE/UMUNOTA

NIGHT/ IJORO

TIME/IGIHE

DAY/UMUNSI

English/Kirundi

Eastern Health 2007

TIME

HOUR/ISAHA

TOMORROW/ EJO HAZOZA

YESTERDAY/ EJO HAHISE/EJO

HARENGANYE

TODAY/UNO MUNSI

English/Kirundi

Eastern Health 2007

TIME

MONTH/UKWEZI

THREE TIMES/ INCURO ZITATU

TWO TIMES/ INCURO ZIBIRI

ONE TIME/ INCURO IMWE

English/Kirundi

Eastern Health 2007

TIME

WEEK/INDWI

English/Kirundi

Eastern Health 2007

DAYS

Sunday/ KUWA MUNGU

Saturday/ KUWA

GATANDATU

Friday/ KUWA GATANU

Thursday/ KUWA KANE

Tuesday/ KUWA KABIRI

Wednesday/ KUWA GATATU

Monday/

KUWA MBERE

English/Kirundi

Eastern Health 2007

MONTHS

June/ RUHESHI

May/ RUSAMA

April/ NDAMUKIZA

March/ NTWARANTE

September/ NYAKANGA

November/ MYUNYONYO

December/ KIGARAMA

October/ GITUGUTU

August/ MYANDAGARO

July/ MUKAKARO

February/ RUHUHUMA

January/ NZERO

English/Kirundi

Eastern Health 2007

Level of Pain/ IGIPIMO C UBUBABARE

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 LOW/ BUKE BUKE BAD/ CANE

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

English/Kirundi

Eastern Health 2007

DENTAL

DENTIST/ MUGONGA W'AMENYO

TOOTHBRUSH/ UMUJIGITI/UBUROSO

BW AMENYO

TOOTHPASTE/ UMUTI W AMENYO

English/Kirundi

Eastern Health 2007

DENTAL

BOTTLE/ICUPA

SUGAR/ISUKARI

TOOTH/ IRYINYO

English/Kirundi

Eastern Health 2007

DENTAL

GOOD TEETH/ AMENYO MEZA

BAD TEETH/ AMENYO MABI

English/Kirundi

Eastern Health 2007

DENTAL

WATER/AMAZI

FRUIT/IVYAMWA