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YES / A SI

NO / A SI LO

UNSURE / I FIANG LO

NO SMOKING / KUAK ZU HLAH

STOP / I DINH

CALL NURSE / SIZUNG SAYAMA AU

TOILET / PAWNG KAL NAL LE ZUN ZUNG NAK

HELP / BAWMH HERH

MEALS AREA / RAWL EI NAK DING HMUN

THERAPY/TASKSA NGANDAM NAK DING IN ZOHKHENTU

BED PAN / IH NAK PAWNG IH CHIAH MI ZUN ZUNG NAK

BRUSH / SAM THIH

SHOWER /TI I KHOLH NAK

HOT DRINK / TISA DIN

COLD DRINK / TI KIK DIN

HUNGRY/ PAW TAM

WATER / TI

TOOTH BRUSH / HA NAWH NAK

TELEVISION / TV

TELEPHONE / PHONE AU NAK

BASICS CHIN

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STAND UP/ DIR

SIT DOWN / THU

URINE / ZUN ZUNG

FAECES / PAWNG KAL

LIE DOWN / ZANG PA THAL

SIT UP/ THO

COUGH / KHUH

DRIVE / MAWTAW KAA MAWNG

TURN / I HER

SHOWER CHAIR / THUT BU IN TI I KHOLH

WASH / TOL

WASH IN BED / IH BU IN TI KHOLH

EXERCISE / NGANDAM NAK DING AH CANGVAI

DEEP BREATH / THAWPI LAK

CUT NAILS / TIN RIAM

SLEEP / IT

WALK / LAM KAL

DRESS / HNI PUAN

UNDRESS / HNI PUAN I PHOIH

SPIT / CIL CHAK

INSTRUCTIONS CHIN

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HUSBAND / PASAL

WIFE / NU PI

FATHER / PA

MOTHER / NU

SON / FAPA

DAUGHTER /FANU

BROTHER / TA PA

SISTER / FARNU

GRANDFATHER/ PU

GRANDMOTHER / PI

CHILDREN / NGHAKCHIA

PETS / INN ZUATMI RAMSA

FAMILY CHIN

FAMILY / CHUNGKHAR

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HOME / INN

HOSPITAL/ SIZUNG

WORK / RIAN

COUNTRY / RAM

INSIDE/ INN CHUNG

OUTSIDE / INN LENG

BEDROOM / IHNAK KHAN

KITCHEN / CO KA

CAR / MAWTAWKAA

TAXI / TEKSI

BUS / BAS

AMBULANCE / SIZUNG MAWTAW KAA

APPOINTMENT / I TAWN DING CAAN

BICYCLE / THIRLENG

TRAIN / MI YA THA

SCHOOL / SIANG INN

STEPS / KAL BAK

STAIRS/ KAL BAK KAI NAK

FALL / TLU

COMMUNITY CHIN

COOK / RAWL CHUM

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HOT / A LUM

COLD / A DAI

DIZZY / LUNGMIT

CONFUSED / TUAH AWK THEI LO

HAPPY / LAWM

SAD / NGEIHCHIA

SCARED / THINPHANG

ANGRY / THINHUNG

TIRED / BA

PAIN / FAK

RELAXED / I DIN

LEAVING / KALTAK

GOOD/A THA

BAD/ A CHIA

SLOW / HNUAM

FAST / RANG

LEFT / KEK LEI

RIGHT / ORH LEI

UP / A CUNG LEI

DOWN/ A TANG LEI

CHINDESCRIPTIONS

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INJECTION / SI CHUN

X – RAY / DAT HMAN

ECHOCARDIOGRAM THIN PHU TEH NAK

TEMPERATURE /

PANG SA TEK NAK

MEDICATION / SI DIN DING MI

BLEEDING / THI CHUAK

HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE/ THI SANG

LOW BLOOD PRESSURE / THI TLAWM

BLOOD TEST / THI CEK

RASH / TAK BOL

WOUND / HMA

CHANGE DRESSING / HMA TUAM

OPERATION / AWPEREISON

NEUROLOGY TEST/ THLUAK ZOH NAK

MATERNITY / NU THIL

WEIGHT / CUAI THLAI NAK

DIABETES / ZUN

ALLERGY/ EI HUA MI

EYE TEST / MIT ZOH NAK

HEARING TEST / HNA ZOH NAK

MEDICAL CHIN

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MIRROR / THLA LANG

RADIO/ RIDUE

CLOCK / NAZI

LIGHT / MEI CEU

NEWSPAPER/ THU THANG THAR

MAGAZINE / MEKAZIN

BOOK / CA

PEN / PAPER- CATIAL NAK / CA HNAH

GLASSES / MITKERH

HEARING AID / HNA CHET HMANG MI CET

DENTURES / HA NI

BLANKET / PUAN

WHEELCHAIR / MI ZAW LENG

WALKING STICK / THUNG THULH

WALKING FRAME/ KE LI NGEITHUNG THULH

CRUTCHES / KEBAI THUNG THULH

SPLINT / RUH

MONEY / POISA

JEWELLERY / SUI LE NGUN

CIGARETTE / KUAK

CHIN

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DOCTOR / SIBAWI

NURSE / SIZUNG SAYAMA

PAEDIATRICIAN / NAU SIBAWI

AUDIOLOGIST / HNA LEI SIBAWI

PSYCHOLOGIST / LUNGBUAI MI ZOHKHENTU

PSYCHIATRIST / LUNG A FAK MI ZOHKHENTU SIBAWI

OPHTHALMOLOGIST MIT DAT HMAN A TUAH TU SIBAWI

OPTOMETRIST / MIT LEI SIBAWI

PHYSIOTHERAPIST/ TAKSA LEI NGANDAMNAK DING IN ZOHKHENTU

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST / CAWL CANG PI TU SIBAWI

SPEECH THERAPIST/ NGANDAM NAK DING IN BIA CHINMTU

SOCIAL WORKER / MI BAWM TU

PODIATRIST / KE LEI ZOHTU SIBAWI

DIETICIAN /RAWLEI DING MI CHIM TU

SURGEON / SIBAWI NGAN

MASSEUR / MI HMET THIAM

HAIRDRESSER / SAM MET TU

TEACHER / CA CAWN PIAK TU SAYA/ SAYAMA

VISITORS / INN LENG

PEOPLE CHIN

INTERPRETER / HOLH LET TU

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CHRISTIAN / KHRIHFA

CHURCH / BIAK INN

PRIEST / SIANG BAWI

CHAPEL/ THLACAM HMUN

ORTHODOX/

AWRTHAWDOS

MUSLIM / MOSLIM BIAKNAK

IMAM / MUSIM HRUITU

PRAY / THLACAM

JEWISH / JUDAH MI ZUMHNAK

SYNAGOGUE / MUSLIM BIAK INN

RABBI / JUDAH MIFIM

BIBLE/ BAIBAL

BUDDHIST / BHUDDIST BIAKNAK NAK

HINDU / HINDU BIAK NAK

CATHOLIC / R C

CHINRELIGION

RUSSIAN ORTHODOX/ RUSSIA ORTHODOS

MONK/ PHUNG KI

SHINTO

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TIME / TIK CU CAAN

DAY / CHUN

NIGHT / ZAN

MINUTE / MINIT

YESTERDAY / NIZAN CHUN

TODAY / TU NI

TOMORROW / THAI CHUN

HOUR / NAZI

ONE TIME / VAWI KHAT

TWO TIMES / VAWI HNIH

THREE TIMES / VAWI THUM

MONTH / THLA

WEEK / ZARH

x 1 x 2 x 3

TIME CHINTIME

MONTHS

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January/ Januari thla

February/ Febuari thla

March/ Marh thla

April/ April thla

Level of pain / A fak ning teh nak 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 LOW/FAK LO BAD/ FAK

May/ May thla

June/ Jun thla

July/ Zulai thla

August/ Awgut thla

September/ Septemba thla

October/ Awktuba thla

November/ Nawvemba thla

December/ Dezemba thla

Monday/ Cawn ni khat

Tuesday/ Cawn ni hnih

Wednesday/ Cawn ni thum

Thursday/ Cawn ni li

Friday/ Cawn ni nga

Saturday/ Zarh te ni

Sunday/ Zarh pi ni

DAYS CHIN

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DENTIST/ Ha tuah tu sibawi

TOOTH/ Ha fang

TOOTHBRUSH/ Ha nawh nak

TOOTHPASTE/ Ha nawh nak si

BOTTLE/ Ti thawl

SUGAR/ Cini

GOOD TEETH / Ha tha

BAD TEETH/ Ha chia

FRUIT/

Thing thei rah

WATER/ Ti

CHIN