Useful Phrases for Doctors Treating Somali
Patients
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English
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Somali
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Head
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Madax
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Neck
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Qoor
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Chest
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Xabad
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Arm
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Gacan
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Back
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Dhabar
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Bone
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Laf
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Muscle
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Muruq
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Leg
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Lug
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Heart
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Wadne
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Stomach
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Calool
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Ribs
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Feero
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Eyes
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Indho
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Ears
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Dhago
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Tongue
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Carab
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Finger
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Far
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Kidney
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Kali
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Liver
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Wadne
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Brain
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Maskax
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Skin
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Maqaar
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Nerves
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Dareemayaal
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Backbone
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Laf-dhabar
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Teeth
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Ilko
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Touch
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Taabo
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Pick
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Qaad
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Hold together
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Isku keen
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Pull
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Dhufo
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Stretch
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Kala jiid
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Put
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Saar
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Show me
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i tus
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Welcome
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Soo dhawow
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Come in
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Soo gal
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Please sit down
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Fadlan fariiso
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Tell me?
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Ii sheeg?
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What is your name?
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Magacaa
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How old are you?
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Imisa ayaad jirtaa?
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Please stand up
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Fadlan istaag
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Please lay down
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Fadlan seexo
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How do you feel?
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Sidee dareemaysaa?
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Do you feel pain?
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Xanuun ma dareemaysaa?
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When did you notice this illness?
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Goorma ayaad xanuunkan dareentay?
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Where do you feel the pain?
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Xagee ku xanuunaysa?
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When do you feel the pain?
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Goorma ayaad xanuunka dareentaa?
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How is the pain?
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Waa side xanuunku?
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How long did you have this?
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Imisa ayay ku haysay?
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Please open your mouth
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Fadlan afkaaga fur
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Open your hand
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Gacanta fur
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Raise your arm
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Gacanta taag
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Raise your leg
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Lugta fur
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Bend your leg
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Lugta laab
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Look there
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Halkaas fiiri
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Look down
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Hoos fiiri
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Look up
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Kor fiiri
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Say aaah…
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Aaah dheh…
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Take a deep breath
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Neef qaado
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Can you feel this?
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Sidan ma dareemaysaa?
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How is your appetite?
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Wax ma cuni kartaa?
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Do you go to toilet normally?
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Si caadi ah suuliga ma u gashaa?
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Do you have any problem with urine?
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Kaadidu dhib ma kugu haysaa?
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Can you see?
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Ma arki kartaa?
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Do you feel dizziness?
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Ma wareertaa?
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Do you need help?
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Caawinaad ma u baahan tahay?
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How is your memory?
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Xasuustaadu waa sidee?
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Hold this
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Kan qabo
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Can you hear?
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Ma maqli kartaa?
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Turn around
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Jeeso
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Are you pregnant?
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Uur ma leedahay?
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Is this your first pregnancy?
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Ma uurkii kuugu horeeyaa?
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Does anyone in your family have this?
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Qof qoyskaaga ah jiradan ma qabaa?
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Do you sleep well?
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Si fiican ma u seexataa?
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Close your mouth
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Afka isku qabo
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Hold your teeth together
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Ilkaha isku qabo
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Do you have headache?
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Madaxu ma ku xanuunaa?
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Do you feel nauseous?
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Ma lalabootaa?
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Do you feel thirsty?
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Ma oontaa?
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Did you lose weight?
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Miisaan ma kaa dhacay?
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Do you have stomach-ache?
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Calooshu ma ku xanuunaysaa?
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Do you feel back pain?
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Dhabarku ma ku xanuunaa?
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Does your heart beat fast?
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Wadnahu ma ku garaacaa?
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Do you vomit?
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Ma matagtaa?
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How often do you have this?
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Imisa jeer ayay kugu dhacdaa?
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Do you sweat a lot?
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Aad ma u dhididaa?
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Do you shake?
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Ma gariirtaa?
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Do you faint?
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Ma suuxdaa?
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Do you have any seizure attaches?
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Ma qalashaa?
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Do you lose a lot of blood?
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Dhiig badan ma kaa yimaadaa?
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Do you feel warm?
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Kulayl ma dareentaa?
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Do you feel cold?
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Qabow ma dareentaa?
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Do you feel weakness?
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Tabar daro ma dareentaa?
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Do you feel numbness?
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Kabuubyo ma dareentaa?
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Did you have an injury?
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Dhaawac ma ku soo gaaray?
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When was the menstruation?
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Goorma dhiigii ugu danbeeyay kugu dhacay?
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Do you feel heartburn?
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Laabjeex ma dareentaa?
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You need to do blood test
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Waa in dhiig lagaa qaado
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You need to do urine test
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Waa in kaadi lagaa qaado
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You need to do stool test
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Waa in saxaro lagaa qaado
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Are you now taking any medication?
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Daawo hadda ma qaadataa?
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When was the medicine prescribed?
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Goormaa daawada laguu qoray?
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Did you have a surgery?
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Ma lagu qalay?
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You need to take this medicine
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Daawadan qaado
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Does the child cry a lot?
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Cunuggu aad ma u ooyaa?
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Is there diarrhea?
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Shuban ma jiraa?
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Do you breastfeed the baby?
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Cunugga naaska ma siisaa?
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When did you give birth?
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Goormaad dhashay?
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How old is the baby?
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Cunugga imisa ayuu jiraa?
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How often do you feed?
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Imisa jeer ayaad cuno siisaa?
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What vaccination was the baby given?
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Cunugga maxaa laga talaalay?
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One in the morning
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Hal subaxii
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One in the afternoon
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Hal duhurkii
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One in the evening
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Hal habeenkii
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Two in the morning
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Labo subaxii
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Two in the afternoon
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Labo duhurkii
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Two in the evening
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Labo habeenkii
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Come back after one week
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Asbuuc ka dib soo noqo
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Come back after one month
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Bil ka dib soo noqo
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Please talk to the nurse
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Fadlan kalkaalisada la hadal
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Please make another appointment
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Fadlan balan kale samayso
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Thank you
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Mahadsanid
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