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Abairtean

Phrases

There were a few words and phrases there which you can use when talking about Briathrachan meidigeach (A medical glossary). Let’s look at some of them again in context. 

tha amharas agam …

I suspect …

… gu bheil losgadh–bràghad orm

… that I have heartburn

gabh na pilichean seo

take these pills

bidh iad a’ ruith ann an uisge

they dissolve in water

chuir sin an tuaineal orm

that made me dizzy

Tha mo cheann a’ dol tuathal a–nis.

My head is spinning now.

tinneas an t–siùcair

diabetes

a’ fulang le bruthadh–fala àrd

suffering from high blood pressure

cho fallain ri fiadh

as fit as a fiddle (lit. as healthy as a deer)

a’ fulang grèim–cridhe gun fhiosta

suffering a heart attack without warning

ambaileans (carbad–eiridinn)

ambulance

sa bhad (anns a’ bhad)

immediately, straight away

goirid san anail

short of breath

ann am breislich

delirious

an cràdh

the pain (ache, suffering)

a’ dol tromham

going through me

a’ meileachadh

going numb, becoming chilled

We’ll catch up with some more of these as well as adding some new words and phrases to our vocabulary as we progress through this lesson.