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Describing Specific Health Symptoms

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Pins and needles

/ፒንስ ኤንድ ኒድልስ/

የመውጋትና የመደንዘዝ ስሜት

A prickling or tingling sensation in a limb recovering from numbness.

አንድ የሰውነት ክፍል ከደነዘዘ በኋላ የሚሰማ የመውጋት ወይም የመኮርኮር ስሜት።

In Practice

"I have pins and needles in my foot after sitting for too long."
"My hand is tingling with pins and needles."
Fluent Tip

Used to describe the sensation when a limb 'wakes up' after falling asleep.

Under the weather

/አንደር ዘ ዌዘር/

ጤና ማጣት ወይም ህመም መሰማት

Feeling slightly ill or not well.

ትንሽ መታመም ወይም የጤና መታወክ መሰማት።

In Practice

"I'm feeling a bit under the weather today."
"She stayed home because she was under the weather."
Fluent Tip

A common way to say you are feeling sick without specifying the symptoms.

Out of sorts

/አውት ኦፍ ሶርትስ/

ምቾት ማጣት ወይም መረበሽ

Slightly unwell, unhappy, or irritable.

ትንሽ የታመመ፣ ደስተኛ ያልሆነ ወይም የተበሳጨ።

In Practice

"The baby has been out of sorts all morning."
"I feel a bit out of sorts, maybe I need a nap."
Fluent Tip

Used when someone feels generally unwell or not like their usual self.

Run down

/ረን ዳውን/

በድካም የዛለ

Tired and rather unwell, especially through overwork.

በጣም የደከመ እና የታመመ፣ በተለይም በስራ ብዛት።

In Practice

"You look run down; you should take a break."
"I always get a cold when I'm run down."
Fluent Tip

Describes a state of exhaustion that often leads to illness.

Back on one's feet

/ባክ ኦን ዋንስ ፊት/

ከህመም ማገገም

Recovered from an illness and able to lead a normal life again.

ከህመም አገግሞ ወደ መደበኛ ህይወት መመለስ።

In Practice

"It's good to see you back on your feet."
"I hope to be back on my feet by next week."
Fluent Tip

Used to describe successful recovery from a health issue.

Breath of fresh air

/ብሬዝ ኦፍ ፍሬሽ ኤር/

አዲስ ተስፋ ወይም እፎይታ

Something that is new and refreshing; also used when a symptom finally subsides.

አዲስ እና መንፈስን የሚያድስ ነገር፤ እንዲሁም አንድ የህመም ስሜት ሲለቅ ጥቅም ላይ ይውላል።

In Practice

"The new medication was a breath of fresh air."
"Getting out of the hospital was like a breath of fresh air."
Fluent Tip

Can describe the relief felt when a chronic symptom improves.

A bitter pill to swallow

/ኤ ቢተር ፒል ቱ ስዋሎው/

ለመቀበል የሚከብድ መጥፎ ዜና

A difficult or unpleasant fact that must be accepted.

ለመቀበል የሚከብድ ወይም የማያስደስት እውነታ።

In Practice

"The diagnosis was a bitter pill to swallow."
"Accepting the chronic condition was a bitter pill to swallow."
Fluent Tip

Often used in medical contexts regarding bad health news.

Fit as a fiddle

/ፊት አስ ኤ ፊድል/

በጣም ጤናማ

To be in very good physical health.

በጣም በጥሩ የጤና ሁኔታ ላይ መሆን።

In Practice

"My grandfather is eighty, but he's fit as a fiddle."
"After the surgery, he's back to being fit as a fiddle."
Fluent Tip

A positive idiom to describe excellent health.

Dog tired

/ዶግ ታየርድ/

እጅግ በጣም የደከመ

Extremely tired or exhausted.

በጣም የደከመ ወይም አቅም ያጣ።

In Practice

"I was dog tired after the treatment."
"He came home dog tired from the clinic."
Fluent Tip

Informal way to express extreme physical fatigue.

Clean bill of health

/ክሊን ቢል ኦፍ ሄልዝ/

ከህመም ነፃ መሆንን የሚገልጽ ሪፖርት

A report or certificate stating that someone is healthy.

አንድ ሰው ጤናማ መሆኑን የሚገልጽ የህክምና ማስረጃ።

In Practice

"The doctor gave me a clean bill of health."
"I'm happy to have a clean bill of health after the checkup."
Fluent Tip

Used when medical tests show no problems.

In the pink

/ኢን ዘ ፒንክ/

በጥሩ ጤንነት ላይ

In extremely good health and spirits.

በጣም በጥሩ ጤንነት እና በደስታ ስሜት ውስጥ መሆን።

In Practice

"She's looking in the pink of health."
"After her vacation, she was in the pink."
Fluent Tip

An old-fashioned but common idiom for being healthy.

On the mend

/ኦን ዘ ሜንድ/

በማገገም ላይ

Improving in health or condition; recovering.

በጤና ወይም በሁኔታ መሻሻል፤ ማገገም።

In Practice

"He's been sick, but he's on the mend now."
"I feel like I'm finally on the mend."
Fluent Tip

Used to describe the process of getting better after being ill.