- Hospitaal (Hospital)
Example sentence: My ma werk as ‘n verpleegster in die plaaslike hospitaal. (My mom works as a nurse in the local hospital.)
- Dokter (Doctor)
Example sentence: Die dokter het my medikasie voorgeskryf vir die pyn. (The doctor prescribed medication for my pain.)
- Verpleegster (Nurse)
Example sentence: Die verpleegster het my gehelp om gemaklik te lê in die bed. (The nurse helped me get comfortable in the bed.)
- Pasient (Patient)
Example sentence: Die pasiënt word na die ongeval en noodgeval-afdeling geneem. (The patient is being taken to the accident and emergency department.)
- Medisyne (Medicine)
Example sentence: Ek moet my medisyne neem volgens die voorgeskrewe dosis. (I need to take my medicine according to the prescribed dosage.)
- Hospitaalbed (Hospital bed)
Example sentence: Die pasiënt lê gemaklik in die hospitaalbed terwyl hy herstel. (The patient is lying comfortably in the hospital bed while recovering.)
- Operasie (Operation/Surgery)
Example sentence: Sy het ‘n suksesvolle operasie gehad om die probleem op te los. (She had a successful operation to resolve the issue.)
- Ambulans (Ambulance)
Example sentence: Die ambulans het die noodgevalpasient na die hospitaal vervoer. (The ambulance transported the emergency patient to the hospital.)
- Apteek (Pharmacy)
Example sentence: Ek moet na die apteek gaan om my medisyne te kry. (I need to go to the pharmacy to get my medicine.)
- Gawes (Wards)
Example sentence: Die besoeker het toestemming gekry om die kindergawes te besoek. (The visitor obtained permission to visit the children’s wards.)
Exercise
- Create your own sentence(s) using the vocab.
Mini-dialogue
Person A: Ek het my hand beseer en ek dink dit moet dalk nagegaan word deur ‘n dokter.
(I injured my hand, and I think it should be examined by a doctor.)
Person B: Dit klink ernstig. Ons moet dalk na die hospitaal gaan om dit te laat behandel.
(That sounds serious. We should probably go to the hospital to have it treated.)
Person A: Ja, ek stem saam. Ons kan die ambulans bel om ons daarheen te vervoer.
(Yes, I agree. We can call the ambulance to transport us there.)
Person B: Moet ons nie eers na die apteek gaan om pynmedikasie te kry nie?
(Shouldn’t we go to the pharmacy first to get pain medication?)
Person A: Dit is ‘n goeie idee. Ons kan medisyne kry voordat ons na die hospitaal gaan.
(That’s a good idea. We can get medicine before going to the hospital.)
Exercise
- Create your own sentence(s) using the vocab.
