Malay: pt 8 How to tell others that your sick

 If you're sick, it is better to tell others that you are unwell, so here's how:

Saya rasa tak berberapa sihat (pronounced: sa-ya, raa sa, ber ber apa, si haat) means "I don't feel well".
Strangely berberapa means several not many.

Awak demam ke? (pronounced: aa wak, deh mam, ke) which translates to "You have fever?" when you use ke in a sentence you are making it a question.

Also if you are unsure that you are sick you could say: Saya Tak pasti (pronounced: Sa ya tak pas-tea) or you could also say Saya tak tau (pronounced: Sa ya tak ta-u) meaning  "I don't know".

If you want to say certain systems you could say: Saya perut sakit dan saya kepala pening dari pagi  (pronounced as Sa ya, pe rut, sa kit, daan, sa-ya, ke-pa-lah, pe ning, da ri, pa gi), which translates to
"my stomach hurts and my head has been dizzy since morning".

Dah jumpa doktor (pronounced: dah jump-pa dok tor) meaning "Have you seen the doctor", to respond to say "yes" you would say: Sudah (pronounced: su dah) or dah (pronounced: da-ah) and to say "no" you would say belum (pronounced "beh-lum).

Then your friend might say pergi lah (pronounced:  per gee, la ah) which means "go lah".

Lah is a standard Malay term and usually is in a sentence to make it sound less formal, instead of sounding overbearing, it is meant to lighten the tone of speaking,
instead of saying "Go do the dishes". "Go do the dishes lah" can make it sound less threatening.

So after your friend keeps bugging you to go to the doctor you can respond with saya pergi sekarang (pronounced sa ya, per gee, see kaa raa ng, lah)
which translates to: "I go now lah" sekarang means "now", and the lah at the end is for the lightening of tone.

So if you have something to do first, you can say saya pergi lepas ni, tapi saya nak makan sekarang (pronouced: sa ya,  per gee, nan tee ne, ta pee, sa ya, nak maa kan, se ka raa ng) which means "I will go, but I want to eat first", nanti meaning "later".

So once you reach the hospital reception desk, the receptionist might say boleh saya bantu (pronounced: sa ya, bo leh, baan two), which translates to "may I assist you".

To respond to that question you would say: Boleh jumpa doktor tak, saya rasa tak sihat (pronouced: bo-leh, jum pah, dok-tor, taak, sa ya, raa se, taak, see-haat), which translates to "can I see a doctor, I am not feeling well. boleh means "can", jumpa means "see", doktok is doctor, sihat is "well".

So the receptionist might say: sila duduk dulu, nanti saya panggil nama (pronounced: 
si-la, du duk, du-lu, naan tee, sa ya, paang gil, na-ma) which translates to "Go sit first I will call your name later"

So when you see the doctor, he might say: sakit apa (pronounced sa-kit, ah pa), meaning "what happened", or "what pain".
Some symptoms are:
pening kepala (pronounced: pe ning, ke-pa-la) "headache".
sakit purut (pronounced: sa-kit, pu ruut) "stomach ache
muntah-muntah (pronouced: mun-tah,mun-tah) "vomiting"
mual (pronounced: mu-aal) "nauseous".

The doctor might also ask: Sejak bila rasa macam ni (pronounced: se jak, bee le, raa sa, ma cham, nee) which translates to "How long have you been experiencing this."

For saying when symptoms themselves, you could say: Sejak malam tadi, malam, semalan lagi (pronounced: see-jak, ma lam, ta dee, ma lam, se-ma-lan, laa-gi), which translates to: "since last night"

So if he is giving medicine the doctor would say: saya akan bagi ubat (pronounced: sa ya, a kaan, ba gee, u bhat) which means "I will give medicine".

If you want that medicine you could say: saya nak or nak (pronounced: sa ya, nak,) which translates to "yes", nak is "yes"
for saying "no" you would say tak nak, or tak perlu (pronounced: taak naak, or taak per lou). 

To say thank you a lot, you would say Terima kasih banyak-banyak (pronounced: Te-re-ma, kah-Seth, ban-yat ban yat, doctor).