Category: Afya

Gonorrhea in Swahili is called kisonono. Read more

Syphilis in Swahili is called kaswende. Read more

Kovu in swahili means a mark left on human or animal skin, a mark of a wound or a healed wound Read more

Ugonjwa wa kisonono in English unaitwa gonorrhea. Huu ndio ufafanuzi wa gonorrhea in English: “a venereal disease involving inflammatory discharge from the urethra or vagina.” Read more

Kizunguzungu ni hali ya kujisikia kupepesuka na kutaka kuanguka. Visawe vya kizunguzungu ni: kisunzi, kizungumkuti, masua, mbasua, zulu n.k Read more

The Swahili word “homa” translates to fever in English. Ni neno la kawaida linalotumiwa kuelezea joto la juu la mwili linalosababishwa na maambukizi au ugonjwa. Read more

Tafsiri ya bawasiri in English ni hemorrhoids. Ufafanuzi wa hemorrhoids in English ni: “Hemorrhoids, also called piles, are swollen veins in the anus and lower rectum.” Read more

Neno mafua hutafsiriwa kuwa flu in English. Ufafanuzi wa flu in English ni: “refers to a viral respiratory illness characterized by fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, muscle aches, and fatigue.” Read more

Kichomi in English ni ugonjwa wa pneumonia. “Pneumonia is an infection that inflames the air sacs in one or both lungs. The air sacs may fill with fluid or pus (purulent material), causing cough with phlegm or pus, fever, chills, and difficulty breathing.” Read more