Lesson 11: Health, Sickness, Injury & Reflexive Verbs

A: Ça ina?
B: Mo sen pa mò tro byin.
A: Ki çé ça ki fé mal?
B: Mô lèstoma fé mal; mo gin mal-lèstoma.
A: Ki ça to manjé yær?
B: Mo pa konné… enlentour kinz liv krévis?

A: What’s up?
B: I don’t feel too good.
A: What’s hurting?
B: My stomach hurts; I have a stomach ache.
A: What did you eat yesterday?
B: I don’t know… around fifteen pounds of crawfish?

C: Senm to malad ojòrdi!
D: Wi, mo t’apé tousé épi étærné dépi bonnœr matin-çila.
C: Prenn latizann avèk dimyèl. Ça va èdé twa.
D: Mærsi, m’a fé ça talœr.
C: Mèt kèk féy dibonm endan li.
D: OK, mo gin dité kammòmèl shé mò.

C: It seems you’re sick today!
D: Yes, I’ve been coughing and sneezing since early this morning.
C: Take herbal tea with honey. That will help you.
D: Thanks, I’ll do that later.
C: Put some mint leaves in it.
D: OK, I have some chamomile tea at my place.