English Phrase
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Written Translation in Roman Alphabet
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Phonetic Pronunciation
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Audio
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Greeting Phrases
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Hello
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Me kyeaa wo
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Meh chay-ah woh
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My name is ___
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Yℰ frℰ me
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Yeh freh meh
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I am the anesthesiologist taking care of you today
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Me yℰ dokita a yℰbℰboa wo na wonti ℰyaw; me na mℰhwℰ wo so nnℰ
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Meh yeh doh-kee-tah ah yeh-beh-boh-ah woh nah won-tee eh-yow; meh nah meh-hweh woh soh neh
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Please give me a few moments to get the help of an interpreter
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Mepawokyew ma me mmrℰ kakra mfa frℰ obi a ɔbℰdane kasa no ama yℰn
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Meh-pah-woh-chyo mah meh mmreh kah-krah mm-fah freh oh-beh-dah-neh kah-sah noh ah-ma yehn
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Emergency Phrases
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You will need to go fully asleep because this is an emergency.
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ℰwosℰ wo da koraa ℰfirisℰ ℰyℰ emergency
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Eh-waw-seh woh dah koh-rah eh-fee-ree seh eh-yeh eh-mer-jen-see
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You will need general anesthesia for your surgery because this is an emergency.
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Wo hiaa sℰ wobℰda wɔ surgery yi mu efirisℰ ℰyℰ mprepren surgery
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Woh hee-yah seh woh-beh-dah waw sair-jer-ee yee moo eh-fee-ree seh eh-yeh mpreh-prehn sair-jer-ee
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Take some deep breaths.
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gye ahome kɔ momu yie
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Jeh ah-ho-meh kaw moh-moo yee-eh
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We are placing monitors to keep you safe.
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Yℰde akanea a yℰde hwℰ wapomuden ℰbℰ si wo so
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Yeh-deh ah-kah-neh-ah ah yeh-deh hweh wah-paw-moo-den eh-beh-see woh soh
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I know that this is scary.
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Me nim sℰ ℰyehu
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Meh neem seh eh-yeh-hoo
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We will take good care of you.
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Yℰbℰhwℰ wosu yie
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Yeh-beh-hweh woh-soo yee-eh
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We are testing how well your anesthesia is working. Let me know if you feel any sharp pain.
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Yℰhwℰ sℰ eduro no ℰyℰ adwuma anaa. Kakyerℰ yℰn sℰ woti ℰyaw anaa
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Yeh-hweh seh eh-doo-roh noh eh-yeh ah-joo-mah ah-nah. Kah chyeh-reh yehn seh woh-tee eh-yow ah-nah
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We need to place an IV to give you medicine and fluids, to keep you safe.
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ℰwɔsℰ yℰ de duroba a yℰdi nnuro ℰfa mu ℰhyℰ wonsa ho na abɔ wo ho ban
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Eh-waw-seh yeh-deh doo-roh-bah ah yeh-dee nnuro eh-fah moo eh-hyeh wohn-sah ho nah ah-baw woh ho ban
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We need to place a catheter in your bladder. I’m sorry, this may be uncomfortable.
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ℰwɔsℰ yℰ de rubber ℰto wo junso kuraa mu. Fa kyℰ me, nanso ℰyℰ ahutete kakra
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Eh-waw-seh yeh-deh rah-buh eh-toh woh joon-soh koo-rah moo. Fah chyeh meh, nahn-so eh-yeh ah-ho-teh-teh kah-krah
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