Sick In India

I'm in India, travelling by myself. Its a great place and I love it.
uu bkafka bkaoshdf" wekjd ;kshu' tal kshu ;ekla" uu leu;shs talg'
I arrive in a town called Jodhpur. Though I like the country, I have a big problem.
uu mefKkjd k.rhlg fcdaoamq lshk' uu rgg leu;s Wk;a" ug m%Yakhla
;shkjd'
I ate some bad food . Now my stomach is bad. Everyday, my stomach gets worse.
uu lEjd msKq wdydr' ka uf.a nv ijq;a;=hs' yeuodu uf.a nv jvd krl w;g
yefrkjd'
In the beginning, I only had nausea. I lost my appetite.
uq, " ug ;snqfKa wmamshdj ;rhs' uf.a lEu reh ke;s Wkd'
But now I've got diarrhoea and vomiting too. I feel terrible.
t;a ka ug ye, nvhdu yd jukh;a' ug fkkjd oreKqhs$ nhdklhs'
However, I want to see Jodhpur, so I leave my hotel and walk into the city.
flfia fj;;a ug k fcdaoamq n,kak' b;sx uu fydag,fhka msg wekj
k.rhg'
The city is filled with old stone buildings. Some of the buildings are painted blue.
k.rh mrK .,a f.dvke.s,s j,ska ms,' iuyr f.dvke.s,s mska;drelr,d
ks,amdka'
I make my way to a huge hill in the middle of the city. On top of the hill is a big fort.
uu hkjd Yd, lkaolg k.rh ueo ;sfhk' lkao Wv f,dl= n,fldgqjla'
I hail a cab to take me to the top of the hill. When I arrive, I walk around the fort.
uu l=,S r:hlg wv .ykjd udj f.kshkak lkao uqkg' uu <.d jk g" uu
wekj fldgqj jgd'
The views from the top are amazing. I can see the whole city.
lkao Wv isg oYkh mqudldrhs' ug fmakj iuia; k.rhu'
I'm walking when suddenly I get a sharp pain in my stomach.
uu weka bkakjd ug yisfha ;shqKq fokdjla yefokfldg uf.a nf'
"Ohhh", I cry. I sit down. My skin is pale. I feel weak.
Tya" uu fl`.dkjd' uu jdfjkjd' uf.a iu ique,s fj,d' ug fkkjd f.dvla
j,hs'
A British tourist comes over and asks me, "Are you OK?"
%;dkH ixpdrlfhla we;a wykjd" zzThd fydka o@ZZ
"No", I say. "I think I need to see a doctor".
zzkEZZ uu lshkjd" zzuu ys;kafka ug ffjoHjrfhla yuqfjkak kZZ
The British woman says, "Ill help you... I'll take you to a doctor".
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%;dkH ldka;dj lshkjd" zzuu Tng Wo lrkak" uu Tnj ffjoHjrfhla <.g

f.khkak'ZZ
We walk out of the fort and find a taxi. We tell the taxi driver, "Take us to the nearest
hospital".
wms fldgqfjka msgg weo hkjd iy l=,S r:hla fydhd.kakjd' wms hrdg lshkjd
zzwms <.u frday,g f.k hkakZZ
The taxi driver looks at me and says, "You don't look good. You look very whitesorta like a
ghost.
l=,S r: hrd ud foi n,d lshkjd" zzThd fydka keye jef.a" Thd f.dvla ique,s
yhg fyd,aukla jf.aZZ
You definitely need a doctor." He drives fast-- down the hill, through the streets, to a
small hospital.
zzTng ksh; jYfhkau ffjoHjrfhla kZZ Tyq f.fhka mojkjd' lkao my<g"
w;ka" l=vd frday,lg'
We go into the hospital. The British girl says, "He needs to see a doctor, he's very
sick".
wms hkjd frday, ;=<g" %;dkH ldka;dj lshkjd" zz Tyqg ffjoHjrfhla yuqfjkak
k" Tyqg f.dvla wikSmhs'ZZ
The nurse gives me some papers and says, "Fill out these forms.
fyh fokj ug fld< j.hla iy lshkjd zzf f*da mqrjkak"
Be sure to fill in all the information correctly". There are 78 pages to fill out.
ishu ia;r mqrjkak j.n,d.kakZZ msgq 78 la ;sfhkjd mqrjkak'
Each page has 67 blanks to fill in. "Oh my god", I say, "I'm too sick to do this.
tla tla msgqf ysia;eka 67 la ;sfhkjd mqrjkak' zwyaZ uf.a fohfkaZZ uu lshkjd
ug fl lrkakg f.dvla wikSmhs'
I want to see the doctor now".The nurse says, "You must fill out all the forms first!"
ug ka ffjoHjrhd yuqfjkak k" fyh lshkjd zz Tn uq,skau ishu f*da
mqrjkak'
I'm too sick to do it. So instead, I fall on the floor and act as if I'm having a seizure!
ug fl lrkakg ;r wikSmhs' b;sx ta fjkqjg" uu uje r`.mdkjd ug md,kh
lr.kak ne .,s,a,la'
I kick my legs, wave my arms, and yell really loud.
uu uf.a ll=,a .ikjd" w;a jkjkjd" yenEjgu yka lE.ykjd
The nurse says, "Oh my god." She runs and gets the doctor.
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fyh lshkjd zzuf.a fohfkaZZ weh jf.k f.dia ffjoHjrhdj le`ojdf.k

tkjd'
They take me in a room and the doctor examines me.
Tjqka udj lurhlg f.k hkjd iy ffjoHjrhd udj mlaId lrkjd'
He says, "You'll be OK, but you can't eat any more Indian curries.
Tyq lshkjd" zzThdg yhd" kuq;a Tng ;j;a bkahdkq jExck lkak nE'
You can only eat bananas and white rice".
Tng lkak yelafla flfi,a iy iq n;a muKhs
He gives me a big banana. I eat it and I'm very happy. My stomach feels much better.
Tyq ug f,dl= flfi,a f.hla fokjd' uu th lkjd" ug y i;=gqhs' uf.a nv
;rula fyd`ohs jf.a fkkjd'
Vocab
by myself: alone - ;kshu
nausea: bad feeling in stomach, no desire to eat, upset stomach - wmamshdj
appetite: desire to eat - lEu reh
diarrhoea: uncontrolled shitting, too much defecating - nvt<sh hdu
vomiting: throwing up, (food comes up from your stomach and out your mouth) jukh
make my way: go (slowly) - hkjd
hail a cab: call a taxi - l=<s r:hg w`v.ykjd
a sharp pain: a very strong pain in a specific part of the body - fokdjla
pale: without color, colorless - ique,s
sorta [sort of]: kind of, a little bit like - h yl
fill out: write information in/on - ,shd mqrjkjd
fill in: write information in/on - ,shd mqrjkjd
as if: like, similar to, pretending to - ta jdf.a
seizure: uncontrolled body movements - md,kh lr.; fkdyels Yr p,khka
examines: looks at carefully - mlaId lrkjd