Here are some phrases in Ngaanyatjarra useful for workers in aged care, nursing or caring. 

Click on a phrases to hear the audio. You can use the audio with clients. Or learn to say them!

These phrases are also available from GALCAC on a USB for $15. Very useful for putting on a work computer or iPad!

1. Are you feeling well?    Nyuntunya wuyurrpa palya walykumunu?
2. Are you feeling sick?   Nyuntunya pikatjarra?
3. Are you feeling in pain? Nyuntunya yurngarraku kulira pika?
4.  Where is the pain?   Wanytjatja  karngararra?
5. Have you done a wee?   Nyuntunya kumpurrangu?
6. Have you done a poo? Nyuntunya kurnanu?
7. You need to drink more water.   Nyuntulu tjikirla kapi purlkanya.
8. You need to eat to stay strong.   Nyuntunya mirrka ngalkuma witu-witu nyina-kitja.
9. You need to keep moving to keep your muscles strong. Nyuntuluku nyinama witu-witu purlkanya.
10. Is your heart hurting?   Nyuntuku kurturtu pikatjingu witu-witu ngarala?
11. How bad is the pain?   Nyuntuku pika kululpa ngarala?
12. Are you feeling sad or happy?   Yaatji-yaatji nyuntunya pukurlpa tjinuru tjirturu?
13. How are your feet feeling?   Nyuntulu tjina palya, nyuntulu yurnarralu kulila?
14. Keep coughing and spit out the phlegm.    Tirtu kurntjurr puru wirta yurrkarrpa  pakatjinganma, yurrkarr wanyi.
15. Take a deep breath.  Kanyinma purlkanya ngarlmanma.
16. Blow your nose.  Mulya nose-puwa.
17. Keep blowing your nose until it is all clear.   Tirtu nose-puwa naka wiyarri.
18. Are you feeling dizzy?   Nyuntunya kakirri-kakirri ngarala?
19. Are you feeling lonely?   Nyuntunya tjirturru-tjirturru nyinarra?
20. Are you able to sleep?  Tirtun kunkun wiya?
21. Can you walk?   Pakala parrangarrala?
22. Can you sit up?   Nyina-payi?
23. Do you feel like you will vomit?  Nyuntunya yungarra-lu kulira vomit?
24. Lie down and rest.   Ngarrima walykamunurriku.
25. Are you feeling bored?    Nyuntulu wuyurrpa walykamunu nyina-payi?
26. Are you missing family?    Nyuntulu yungarra pirti nyaku-tjirratja.
27. Are you constipated?   Nyuntulu putu kunalpayi?
28. Do you have diarrhoea?      Nyuntulun tjuni palyamunu?
29. Do you have a headache?    Nyuntulun kata pika?
30. Do you have a toothache?  Nyuntulun katiti pika?
31. Do you have a backache?        Nyuntulun wirrtapi pika?
32. Are you feeling upset?   Nyuntulun wuyurrpa palyamunurriku payi?
33. Are you feeling worried?     Nyuntulun worry purlkana tjiirtu-tjiituru?
34. Take your medicine.   Nyuntulun medicine-pa ngarlama.
35. I will tell you about your medicine.   Watjalku nuntanu nyuntuku medicine.
36. Are you cold?    Nyuntulun wari nyinarra?
37. Are you hot?    Nyuntunyan waru nyinarra?
38. What food do you like to eat?   Nyuntulun mirrka ngalku-payi?
39. Do you feel like you will faint?   Nyuntulun kakirrini-payi?
40. Are you having bad dreams?   Nyuntulun munga-ka palyamunu  nakula?

Linguist Sue Hanson and Ngaanyatjarra speaker, Beryl Jennings-Lane, working on the phrases in Laverton