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Bedside language for healthcare teams 🩺
ER phrase guides: English, Spanish, Kreyòl & Français
Made by a multilingual ER nurse
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Every nurse knows this moment 👇

A patient is scared, in pain, and doesn't speak English. The interpreter line has a wait. And everyone in the room is trying to figure out what's wrong.

I'm an ER nurse who speaks English, Spanish, Haitian Creole, and French, and I've been the one called over to translate more times than I can count. I've seen what a few words in a patient's own language can do. People calm down. They answer honestly. They trust you.

That's why I started Nurse Syllables 🩺

Here you'll find:
✔ Bedside phrases you can use on your next shift
✔ Pronunciation tips in Spanish, Haitian Creole & French
✔ Printable ER phrase guides made for nurses, EMTs, techs, and the whole care team

Let's start with one:
🇪🇸 ¿Tiene dolor?
🇭🇹 Èske ou gen doulè?
🇫🇷 Avez-vous des douleurs ?
= "Are you in pain?"

💬 Which language do your patients speak most often? Tell me in the comments, and I'll make my next posts for you.

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5 days ago

Your patient speaks French. You have 30 seconds before the interpreter line picks up. What do you say? 🩺

Meet the ER Phrase Guide: English & French 🇫🇷

136 bedside phrases, side by side, organized the way a real ER visit unfolds:
✔ Greeting and introduction
✔ Pain assessment + numbers 0–10
✔ Symptoms, history, and allergies
✔ Pregnancy and OB
✔ Procedures, comfort, and discharge

Every phrase uses the respectful formal "vous," and it's written by a multilingual ER nurse who uses these words at the bedside.

Try one on your next shift:
🇫🇷 Où avez-vous mal ?
= "Where does it hurt?"

(Yes, that space before the "?" is correct. That's how French does it 😉)

Perfect for ER and urgent care nurses, travel nurses, EMTs, nursing students, and anyone caring for patients from West and Central Africa, Canada, Europe, and the Caribbean.

📄 15-page printable PDF, instant download
🔗 Link in bio

💬 Comment "FRENCH" and tell me which phrase you'd use most!

This guide supports bedside communication and doesn't replace a qualified medical interpreter.

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5 days ago

Your patient speaks Haitian Creole. Your coworker speaks Spanish. The interpreter line is on hold. Now what? 🩺

Meet the Trilingual ER Phrase Guide 🇪🇸 🇭🇹

136 bedside phrases in English, Spanish, and Haitian Creole, side by side, organized the way a real ER visit unfolds:

✔ Greeting and introduction
✔ Pain assessment + numbers 0–10
✔ Symptoms, including stroke, fall, and head injury questions
✔ History, allergies, and medications
✔ Pregnancy and OB
✔ Procedures, comfort, and discharge

Haitian Creole is too often left out of medical resources. This guide gives it the same care as Spanish, written by a trilingual ER nurse who uses these words at the bedside.

Try one on your next shift:
🇪🇸 ¿Dónde le duele?
🇭🇹 Kote li fè ou mal?
= "Where does it hurt?"

Perfect for ER and urgent care nurses, travel nurses heading to Florida, New York, or Boston, EMTs, techs, and nursing students.

📄 17-page printable PDF, instant download
🔗 Link in bio

💬 Comment "KREYÒL" or "ESPAÑOL" and tell me which language you hear most on your unit!

This guide supports bedside communication and doesn't replace a qualified medical interpreter.

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Our website is officially live! 🎉

NurseSyllables.com is the new home for our ER phrase guides. Every guide is made by an ER nurse, for everyone at the bedside: nurses, techs, doctors, registration and the whole care team.

📘 Trilingual ER Phrase Guide: English, Spanish & Haitian Creole

📗 ER Phrase Guide: English & French

136 phrases each, organized from greeting to discharge, with numbers 0–10 for pain scales. Print it, laminate it, or keep it on your phone for your next shift.

🔗 Link in bio to browse the guides. Checkout happens securely through our Etsy shop, with an instant download.

Which language would you like us to add next? Tell us in the comments 👇

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3 days ago

Pain is the #1 thing we need to understand fast, in any language. 🩺

Swipe for "Where does it hurt?" in Spanish, Haitian Creole and French, with how to say each one 👉

💾 Save this for your next shift

📘 136 phrases like this in our ER guides. Link in bio.

Which language do you need most on your unit? Tell me below 👇

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