Sláinte agus Folláine (Health and Well-being)

Talking about health helps us express how we feel and discuss our physical condition. These phrases are important for everyday conversations about well-being and for situations when you might need medical assistance.

Basic Health Vocabulary

• Sláinte (slawn-cha) = Health
• Tinneas (chin-ass) = Illness/Sickness
• Folláine (full-aw-na) = Well-being
• Biseach (bish-akh) = Recovery/Improvement
• Dochtúir (dokh-toor) = Doctor
• Ospidéal (os-pid-ale) = Hospital
• Cógas (koe-gas) = Medicine
• Otharcharr (oh-har-khar) = Ambulance

Common Health Conditions

• Slaghdán (sly-dawn) = Cold
• Fliú (floo) = Flu
• Tinneas cinn (chin-ass kin) = Headache
• Tinneas fiacaile (chin-ass fee-ak-la) = Toothache
• Tinneas goile (chin-ass gil-a) = Stomach ache
• Casacht (kas-akht) = Cough
• Fiabhras (fee-a-vras) = Fever
• Pian (pee-an) = Pain

Parts of the Body

Head and Face

• Ceann (kyown) = Head
• Súil/Súile (sool/sool-a) = Eye/Eyes
• Cluas/Cluasa (kloo-as/kloo-sa) = Ear/Ears
• Srón (srone) = Nose
• Béal (bale) = Mouth
• Fiacail/Fiacla (fee-a-kil/fee-a-kla) = Tooth/Teeth

Body and Limbs

• Droim (drim) = Back
• Bolg (bull-ug) = Stomach
• Croí (kree) = Heart
• Scamhóg (skam-oag) = Lung
• Lámh/Lámha (lawv/law-va) = Hand/Hands
• Cos/Cosa (kus/kus-a) = Foot/Feet, Leg/Legs

Describing How You Feel

Positive Health States

• Tá mé go maith (Taw may guh mah) = I am well
• Tá mé i mbarr mo shláinte (Taw may i mar muh hlawn-cha) = I am in the best of health
• Tá mé láidir (Taw may law-dir) = I am strong
• Táim ag airseoil arís (Taw-im eg ar-shohl a-reesh) = I am recovering/better again

Negative Health States

• Tá mé tinn (Taw may chin) = I am sick
• Níl mé go maith (Neel may guh mah) = I am not well
• Tá tinneas cinn orm (Taw chin-ass kin or-um) = I have a headache
• Tá pian i mo... (Taw pee-an i muh...) = I have a pain in my...

Staying Healthy

• Chun fanacht sláintiúil (Khun fan-akht slawn-chool) = To stay healthy
• Aclaíocht (ak-lee-okht) = Exercise
• Aiste bia shláintiúil (ash-ta bee-a hlawn-chool) = Healthy diet
• Codladh maith (kuh-la mah) = Good sleep
• Strus a laghdú (strus a lye-doo) = Reducing stress

Asking About Health

• Conas atá tú? (Kun-as a-taw too?) = How are you?
• Conas atá do shláinte? (Kun-as a-taw duh hlawn-cha?) = How is your health?
• An bhfuil tú go maith? (On will too guh mah?) = Are you well?
• An bhfuil tú tinn? (On will too chin?) = Are you sick?
• An bhfuil pian ort? (On will pee-an ort?) = Are you in pain?

Sample Health Conversation

A: Dia duit, a Sheáin. Conas atá do shláinte? (Jee-a gwitch, a Haw-in. Kun-as a-taw duh hlawn-cha?) = Hello, Seán. How is your health?

B: Níl mé go maith inniu. Tá tinneas cinn orm agus tá slaghdán orm freisin. (Neel may guh mah in-new. Taw chin-ass kin or-um ah-gus taw sly-dawn or-um fresh-in.) = I'm not well today. I have a headache and I have a cold too.

A: Tá brón orm a chloisteáil sin. Ar thóg tú aon chógas? (Taw brone or-um a khlish-tawl shin. Ar hoag too ayn khoe-gas?) = I'm sorry to hear that. Have you taken any medicine?

B: Thóg mé pionta uisce agus táim ag ligean mo scíth. (Hoag may pee-un-ta ish-ka ah-gus taw-im eg lig-an muh shkeeh.) = I've taken a pint of water and I'm resting.

Exercise: Practice Health Vocabulary

Share your thoughts on health by:

1. Describing how you feel today using "Tá mé..."
2. Creating sentences about staying healthy with "chun fanacht sláintiúil"
3. Naming three parts of the body in Irish
4. Asking someone how they are feeling using "Conas atá do shláinte?"

Example answer:

1. Tá mé go maith inniu, buíochas le Dia.
2. Chun fanacht sláintiúil, ithim bia folláin agus déanaim aclaíocht gach lá.
3. Ceann, croí, agus cosa.
4. Dia duit, a chara. Conas atá do shláinte an tseachtain seo?

(1. I am well today, thank God. 2. To stay healthy, I eat healthy food and exercise every day. 3. Head, heart, and legs/feet. 4. Hello, friend. How is your health this week?)