Useful Common Phrases: Doctor/ Medical Staff Patient Interaction

Hi Friends! Today's lesson is about Doctor or Medical Staff - Patient Interaction. Somebody commented in one of my Youtube video requesting for a Doctor-Patient Interaction video tutorial. I realized that there are actually quite a number of foreign medical students here in PH.

I wanted to help these group thus creating this not too long video tutorial.

Let's start with Registration first. 

1. Naka-register na ka dinhi sauna? (directly talking to the patient)

Naka - ability to do something; in the process - gerund "ing" in English

na - already

ka - you

dinhi - here

sauna - before

English: Have you registered here before?

(Talking to the guardian of the patient)

Nakaregister na ang patient dinhi sa una?

Does the patiet already registered here before?

2. Palihug sulat (suwat) sa imong pangalan (pangan) diri Sir/ Ma'am.

Palihug - please

sulat (suwat) - write

sa -is a preposition that can mean to, at, in, for, the depending on the context.

    - sometimes there is no English translation. Just like the example above

imong - your

pangalan (pangan) - name

diri - here

English: Please write your name here.

Palihug sulat sa pangan sa pasyente diri sir/ ma'am.

English: Please write patient's name here.

3. Hulat (huwat) sa kadali, sir/ma'am. Akoa (ako) una kuhaon ang imong record.

Hulat (huwat) - wait

kadali - from the root word "dali" which means "fast".

     Kadali - can also mean "that was fast" like in this phrase "Kadali gud/ kadali ra"

     dali - dali - faster

     pagdali - move faster

Akoa (ako) - I

una - first

kuhaon - get

ang - in this context this is a subject pointer

imong - your

English: Please wait for a moment. I'll get your record first.

4. Lingkod sa sir/ma'am.

Lingkod - sit/sitdown

sa - is added to note that a person has to wait.

(Note: not much individual English equivalent)

English: Take a seat first. 

Tawagon (Tawgon) ra imong pangalan (pangan)

Tawagon (tawgon) - to call

ra - (I still have to research more of this word as this sort of do not have ang English equivalent)

imong - your

pangalan (pangan) - name

English: We will just call your name.

5. Palihug fill-up aning (short cut for "ani nga") form.

Palihug - please

aning (ani nga) - this

English: Please fill-up this form.

6. Kinsa ang pasyente?

Kinsa - who

ang - is the

pasyente - patient

English: Who is the patient?

Doctor-Patient Interaction

1. Naunsa man ka sir/ma'am?

Naunsa - what happen

man - added to sound more friendly and sincere

ka - you

English: What happen to you sir/ma'am?

Another way of say this...

a. Naunsa diay ka sir/ma'am?

b. Naunsa man diay ka sir/ma'am

2.Kanus-a man nagsugod imong ____?

Kanus-a - when

nagsugod - started

imong - your

sickness: 

Ubo - cough

Sip-on - colds

hilanat - fever

hubak - asthma

English: When did you start coughing

               When did you get colds/ fever etc...?

3. Kuha-an teka ug BP sir/ma'am ha.

Kuha-an - from the root word "kuha" means "to get"

teka - the "ka" refers to "you", the "te" refers to the speaker "me/I"

ug - connecting word

ha - added to sound more friendly, sincere and sometimes used to pacify a person

English: I'll get your BP sir/ma'am.

Kuha-an teka og _____. 

English: I will get something from / for you. Watch the video for more details.

4. Paminawon nako imong baga sir/ma'am ha.

Paminawon - to listen

nako - I

imong - your

baga - lungs

English: I will listen to your lungs.

5. Ginhawa ug lalom (lawn)

Ginhawa - to breath/ breathe

English: Breath in / breath deep

Breath out - ginhawa

6. Naa mo'y kaliwat hubakon, diabetes etc?

Naa - have

mo'y - your family

kaliwat - lineage/ ancestor/ descendants

Naa mo'y kaliwat ________?

Do you have any family history of asthma, diabets etc.?

Recommending Test/s

Mag-xray ta para ma-check imong baga.

Let's do an x-ray to check your lungs.

Mag - future tense; added to a noun/ verb that denotes that something you will be doing or to be done in the near future.

ta - short cut of "kita" which means "us" but in this context the doctor/attending physician is not included in the test

para - so that

ma - to

imong - your

baga- lungs

dugo - blood

ihi - urine

matres - uterus

More examples:

Mag-CBC ta para ma-check ang imong dugo

Let's have a CBC to check your blood

Mag-urinalysis ta para ma-check ang imong ihi.

Let's have a urinalysis to check your urine.

Mag-ultrasound ta para ma check imong matres.

Let's have an ultrasound to check your uterus. 

Admission

1. Kailangan (Kinahanglan) i-admit ang pasyente. 

Kailangan (Kinahanglan - more common) - needed/ need/ needs

i (sound as "ee") - to

ang - the

pasyente - patient

English: The patient needs to be admitted. 

2. Magpa-admit ka / mo sir/ma'am?

Magpa - future tense; added before a verb/noun/ adjective if there's a desire to do something

ka - you

mo - you guys 

More sample sentences:

Magpa-x-ray ko.

Magpa-ultrasound ko.

Magpa-CBC ko.

I'll have to get an x-ray.

I will have ultrasound.

I'll have a CBC.

2. Adto sa admission desk sir/ma'am para ma-admit ang pasyente.

    Adto sa admission desk sir/ma'am para admission sa pasyente.

English: Sir/ma'am, go to the admission desk for admission of patient. 

Adto - go 

sa - to / of

para - for the

ma - to be

ang - the

Please watch the video for more details and how to pronounce all these Bisaya words.

Ninyo and Namo + Review of Personal Pronouns in Ergative Case

Maayong Adlaw mga higala ( Good day my friends!)

I forgot to include "Ninyo" and "Namo" in the last tutorial. Thanks to Lacy Brown for asking in my Youtube Channel. 

Ninyo and Namo are part of the ergative case in the Personal Pronouns. 

Ninyo - means "you guys"

Namo - means "we" 

Sample Sentences: 

Giunsa ninyo ni paghimo? 

How did you guys make this?

Giunsa - how

ninyo - you guys

ni (kini) - this

paghimo - make/create

The scenario here is when you (speaker) directly speaking to the group or to one of the member of the group.

Sample Sentences 2:

To answer the question.

Gihimo namo gamit ang old newspaper. Amoang gipilo-pilo ug ingon ani. 

We made using an old newspaper. We fold it like this. 

Gihimo - made

namo - we

gamit - using

ang - the

karaan - old

gipilo-pilo - fold

ingon ani - like this

Please watch the video for a more detailed lesson.

Personal Pronouns - Kami Kamo Kita Nako Niya Nila Nimo Nato

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Today's lesson is Personal Pronouns in Ergative and Absolutive cases.

Let's discuss the Ergative Case first and how to use it by using a sample sentence.

Giunsa (How)  ____(fill in the blank)______  ni (this) paghimo (make/create/did)?

Nako - Giunsa nako ni paghimo?
            How did I make this?

Nimo - Giunsa nimo ni paghimo?
           How did you make this?

Niya  - Giunsa niya ni paghimo?
          How did he/she make this?

Nato  - Giunsa nato ni paghimo?
           How did we make this?

Nila   - Giunsa nila ni paghimo?
          How did they make this?


Another sentence example:

Giunsa (how) ______ pagkaila(know) nako (me)?

Nimo - Giunsa nimo pagkaila nako?
            How did you know me?

Niya - Giunsa niya pagkaila nako?
          How did he/she know me?

Nila  - Giunsa nila pagkaila nako?
          How did they know me?

The nako and nato are not applicable in this sentence because there is already "nako" in it. These 2 personal pronouns will not make sense in the sample sentences. I'll show you.

Nako  - Giunsa nako pagkaila nako?
             How did I know me?

Nato  - Giunsa nato pagkaila nako?
           How did we know me?


Now, let's go to the Absolutive Case -Kami/ Kamo/ Kita

Sentence Sample:

Dili (not/no) _______ naghimo (did/make/doing) ana (shortcut of "kana" means "that").

Kami - Dili kami naghimo ana.
            It's not us who made that.
Note: Speaker is talking to non-member of the group.
.
Kamo - Dili kamo naghimo ana.
             It's not your team/ you guys who made that.

Kita - Dili kita naghimo ana.
          It's not us who made that.
Note: Speaker is talking to member of the group.


I hope you got what I mean. If you have any confusion, you may comment here or in my youtube channel. Please watch my video on how to pronounce these words and for more details.

Bisaya Possessive Pronouns

Hi Everyone! Welcome to my blog. Today's lesson is Possessive Pronouns.

It may seem daunting to look at the table above but do not worry, I am here to help you out. We will discuss them one by one. 

Before we start, I would like to note that just like any language, There are a number of ways to construct sentences with only one thought. In this lesson, I will give one or two sample sentences. 

Possessive Pronoun - My

Ako/ Akoa/ Akong/ Akoang

SINGULAR

Sample Sentences 1:

Akoa ni. (This is mine) OR Ako ni.

Akoa ni? (Is this mine?) OR Ako ni?

Ako/ Akoa - Mine

ni - short cut of "kini" which means "this"

Remember, these are short cut words

ni - Kini

na - Kana

to - Kato

Sample Sentences 2:

(Introducing friends)

Akoang mga amiga. (My Friends - Girl)

Akong mga amiga.  (My Friends - Girl)

Amiga - Friend - Girl

Amigo - Friend - Boy

Uyab - Boyfriend/ Girlfriend with relationship

Possessive Pronoun - YOUR/ YOURS

Imo/ Imong/ Imoha/Imohang - SINGULAR

Inyo/ Inyoha/ Inyong/ Inyohang - PLURAL

Let's start with the SINGULAR first - Imo/ Imong/ Imoha/Imohang 

1. Imo ni? OR Imo ni.

Imoha ni? OR Imoha ni.

(yours)   (this)                              

Again, "ni" means "this"

2. Imong kwarta asa? OR Imong kwarta asa man?

OR

Asa          man        imong        kwarta?

(where)                 (your)      (money)

Where is your money?

"man" does not have English equivalent. This is added to give more emphasis to the emotion. 

Inyo/ Inyoha/ Inyong/ Inyohang - PLURAL

Inyo ni? OR Inyo ni.

Inyoha ni? OR Inyoha ni.

This is used when you are talking to the person that belongs to the same group or team you are referring to. 

Nag-ulan sa inyo?

(raining)   (your place)

Is it raining at your place?

Inyohang  gidala ang mga school supplies?

                                            Did you guys bring the school supplies?                                             

Inyohang - you guys

gidala - bring

ang mga - the (plural form)

Possessive Pronoun - His/ Her (SINGULAR)

Iya/ Iyaha/ Iyahang

Iyaha ni? OR Iyaha ni.

Iya ni? OR Iya ni.

This is his/ hers.

Nindot iyang bag.

His/Her bag is nice.

Nindot - nice, beautiful

iyang - his/ hers

Possessive Pronoun - Ours (PLURAL)

A) Ato/Atoa/ Atong/ Atoang

B) Amo/ Amoa/ Among/ Amoang

You might want to ask what's the difference?

- The point of view

- Depending on who is the speaker.

Let's start with A) Ato/Atoa/ Atong/ Atoang - is used when a member is speaking to another member of the same  group.

Ato ni? OR Ato ni.

Atoa ni? OR Atoa ni.

This is ours.

Atong amahan kay walay libog.

Our father is just cool.

Our father is a peaceful person.

Our father is just going with flow.

Atong - our

amahan - father 

kay - is 

walay - not/ nothing

libog - confuse

walay libog - is an idiomatic expression which means cool, going with the flow, peaceful person.

Now, let's go to 

B) Amo/ Amoa/ Among/ Amoang - used when a member of a group speaking to an outsider.

Amo ni? OR Amo ni.

Amoa ni? OR Amoa ni.

This is ours.

Amoang project kay wala pa nahuman.

Our project is not done yet.

Amoang - our

kay - is

wala pa - not yet

nahuman - done / finish

Last but not the least...

Possessive Pronoun - Their/s (PLURAL)

Ila/ Ilaha/ Ilang/ Ilahang

Example: 

Ila ni? OR Ila ni.

Ilaha ni? OR Ilaha ni.

This is theirs? 

This sample sentence is asking for direction.

Asa ilang Inday?

Where is Inday's place? 

Asa - where

ilang - their

Use this sentence, if you are already at the area but you just don't know the exact location of one's house or place. 

Example:

Dala-a ilang mga bags.

Bring their bags.

Dala-a / Dal-a - to bring or carry

ilang - their

mga -plural form. signifying subject is more than one

That's all for today. Please do watch my video below for the pronunciation and more details.

How to Apologize in Bisaya, all about forgiveness

Hello mga Higala (Hello Friends!) I'll teach you today how to apologize in Bisaya. I will show you how to sound and look sincere when apologizing.

Let's talk about our culture first. 
If we commit a mistake, it is VERY normal for us to look down. Unlike in the West, that you really have to look at the person in the eyes when asking for forgiveness or apologies or else that is considered rude.

So, please do not be offended by us, Filipinos, when our eyes look down when asking for plain sorry or apologizing. Most of us do this, generally speaking. Although, not applicable to some scenarios but we have the tendency to not look at the person straight in the eyes for the whole period. We look down then look at the person in the eyes then look away then look at the eyes again.


I'll share some sample sentences and I'll break it down one by one.

Sentence Sample 1.

Sorry kaayo. (I'm really sorry)
Sorry kaayo jud. (I'm very sorry/ I'm really really sorry)
Sorry kaayo jud ha.

Sorry - pronounce as "su-ri"; asking for forgiveness
kaayo - really
jud - added to give more emphasis to the emotion
ha - (soft sound) added to make emotions sound more sincere and sweet
    - added to pacify the person
 
Sentence Sample 2.
Pasayloa ko. (Forgive me.)

Pasayloa - to forgive
ko - me

Pasayloa jud ko. (Forgive me.) - More sincere

Pasayloa jud ko kaayo. (Forgive me. - Most sincere. This sounds like, you are asking for a huge forgiveness.

Sample Sentence #3
Mangayo ko og pasaylo nimo.
I am asking for your forgiveness.

Mangayo - to ask (Nangayo - past tense)
ko - me
og - connecting word. In some sentences/phrases this could be "is". In this phrase, it is used to connect words in relation to "what" the person is asking. I would say this is the "for" in the sample phrase above.
Pasaylo - forgiveness/ sorry
nimo - your


Sample Sentence #4
Pasayloa ko sa akong nabuhat nga dautan/ngil-ad. Wala jud nako gituyo.
I am very sorry for what bad/awful things I did. I didn't mean it.

I know this is quite long. These words would make you sound remorseful.

Pasayloa - sorry/ forgiveness
ko - me
sa - connecting word usually means "for"
akong - my
nabuhat - things that you did
nga - connecting word. No English equivalent. This is used to link the relationship between modifiers. Like in this phrase: nabuhat nga dautan (bad things I did), nabuhat nga ngil-ad (awful things I did)
dautan- bad
ngil-ad - awful
Wala - nothing/ none/ not
jud - see description above
nako - I
gituyo - mean/ intentional

Lastly, Sample Sentence #5
For lighter mistakes

Pasensya kaayo ha.
Be patient with me.

This is another way of saying sorry but is used for minor mistakes only. Using this phrase for bigger mistake is an insult. This also means you are asking the person to be more patient with you.

For example: You are going to meet a friend and you are late for 10-15mins or less then you use this phrase

BUT if you are late for an hour then you should use the "Sorry kaayo jud ha." OR you combine "Sorry kaayo jud ha.Pasensya kaayo ____(friend's name)_____".

Another way to say sorry is to extend the Sorry like "Sooorrrrryyy kaayo ha"

Remember to the soft "ha" at the end to pacify the person in this case your friend.

If you have any questions, please leave it down in the comments. Please watch my video for more details.

Where Have You been?

Maayong Adlaw mga Higala! Today's Bisaya lesson is "Where have you been?"

In Bisaya, we say "Asa ka gikan?" or "Diin ka gikan?" 

Watch the video for more detailed explanation and on how we locals pronounce it.

Parts of the Body English-Bisaya-Tagalog

Hi mga higala! Today's lesson, I will teach you the parts of the body. Before we start, there are words that I am going to teach in this lesson that might be offensive. If you are the type of person who get's easily offended then do not continue reading this lesson nor watch the video. Everything that I will teach in this lesson are all for educational purpose only.

In this lesson, I am using English translated to Bisaya and Tagalog.

If you speak Tagalog, you may find some words are just the same or have slight difference. Let us start from the head.

Head
Bisaya: Ulo
Tagalog: Ulo

Eyebrows
Bisaya: Kilay
Tagalog: Kilay

Nose
Bisaya: Ilong
Tagalog: Ilong

Mouth
Bisaya: Ba-ba
Tagalog: Bibig

Teeth
Bisaya: Ngipon
Tagalog: Ngipin

Tongue
Bisaya: Dila
Tagalog: Dila

Cheeks
Bisaya: Aping
Tagalog: Pisngi

Ears
Bisaya: Dunggan (Dalunggan)
Tagalog: Tinga

Neck
Bisaya: Liog
Tagalog: Liig

Shoulder
Bisaya: Abaga
Tagalog: Balikat

Armpit
Bisaya: Ilok
Tagalog: Kili-kili

Arm
Bisaya: bukton
Tagalog: braso

Hands
Bisaya: Kamot
Tagalog: Kamay

Fingers
Bisaya: tudlo
Tagalog: daliri




Nails
Bisaya: kuko
Tagalog: kuko

Breast Chest
Bisaya: Dughan
Tagalog: Dibdib

Breast
Bisaya: Tutoy/ suso
Tagalog: Suso

Tummy
Bisaya: Tiyan (pronounce as ti-yan)
Tagalog - Tiyan (sounds like "chan")

Belly button
Bisaya: pusod
Tagalog: pusod

Waist
Bisaya: Hawak
Tagalog: Baywang

Penis
Bisaya: Otin/Tintin/ lagay
Tagalog: Titi

(Pussy) Vagina
Bisaya: Bilat/ Buto/ Pepe
Tagalog: Puki

Hips
Bisaya: Bat-ang
Tagalog: Balakang

Buttocks
Bisaya: Lubot
Tagalog: Pwet

Upper Leg
Bisaya: Pa-a

Lower Legs
Bisaya: Batiis
Tagalog: Binti

Feet
Bisaya: Tiil
Tagalog: paa

Toes
Bisaya: mga tudlo sa tiil
Tagalog: mga daliri sa paa

Please watch the video to learn how to pronounce these words.