Tinneas agus Gortuithe: Sickness and Injury
Below are words and phrases associated with Topaic na Seachtaine:
Tinneas agus Gortuithe
(Illness and Injury)
Focail / Words
Appointment – Coinne
Body – Corp
Bone – Cnámh
Broke – Briste
Cut – Gearradh
Doctor – Dochtúir
Ear – Cluas
Eye – Súil
Finger – Méar
Foot – Cos
Hand – Lámh
Health – Sláinte
Heart – Croí
Hospital – Otharlann/Ospidéal
Hurt/Injured – Gortaithe
Medicine – Leigheas
Mental health – Meabhairshláinte
Neck – Muinéal
Nurse – Altra
Operation – Obráid
Patient – Othar
Plastar/Cast – Plástar
Recovery – Biseach
Sick – Tinn
Sickness – Tinneas
Skin – Craiceann
Painful – Pianmhar
X-ray – X-gha
Frásaí / Phrases
Are you sick? – An bhfuil tú tinn?
Get well! – Go dtaga biseach ort!
Physiological health. – Sláinte na colainne.
He is not better yet. – Níl biseach air go fóill.
Her left leg is in a cast. – Tá a cos chlé i bplástar.
Is your foot sore? – An bhfuil do chos pianmhar?
Prevention is better than cure. – Is fearr cosc ná leigheas.
Are you better?/Have you recovered? – An bhfuil biseach ort?
To undergo an operation. – Dul faoi scian/Obráid a bheith agat.
I have an appointment with the doctor. – Tá coinne agam leis an dochtúir.
She has been in hospital for a week. – Tá sí san otharlann le seachtain anuas.
Is it difficult to find mental health care publicly in Ireland? – An bhfuil sé deacair teacht ar chúram sláinte na meabhrach go poiblí in Éirinn?
Seanfhocal: Is fearr an tsláinte ná na táinte. – Health is better than wealth. Click here to hear it!
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