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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