"La flegisto konsilis, ke mi iru al malsanulejo."

Translation: The nurse advised me to go to a hospital.

[Pepbob]

My god. Malsanulejo in Esperanto literally means "the place of sick people" (mal·san·ul·ej·o) I love this language

[Cambarellus]

More amusing than that if you consider Malo means opposite. (sickness malsalo meaning opposite of healthy)

It's the place of people that are the opposite of healthy.

[AaronKurz]

malsanulejo is a little it like the German word "Krankenhaus" ("krank" --> to be sick; "die Kranken" --> the sick people; "Haus" --> house => "Krankenhaus") :)

[seancenarox]

Wouldn't the nurse already be at the hospital with you though?

[PurpleHuedMagPie]

Some nurses work in dedicated areas away from the hospital. For examples; the school's nurse, the nursing home's nurses, a clinic's nurse (a place for check ups only).

[GastonDorren]

Why is there an imperative after konsili? Firstly, it isn't a command, and secondly, the idea of pressuring someone into doing something, which is what imperatives convey, is already contained in konsili, so why repeat it?

[mihxal]

The -u ending in subordinate phrases

We also use the -u ending in subordinate phrases starting with ke, when the verb in the preceding, main part of the sentence expresses a want, desire, demand or preference:

Mi volas, ke vi iru. I want you to go.

Li preferas, ke mi ne donu al vi monon. He prefers that I not give you money.

Ŝi postulas, ke la infanoj studu. She demands that the children study.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deontic_modality

[Bukino]

I wonder what is the etymology of the word flegisto.

[salivanto]

flegi = to care for

plus

-ist- = a suffix used for professions and other things that people are habitually involved in.

[Bukino]

do eblas diri: flegisto flegas la pacientojn.?

[salivanto]

Jes.... kaj kuracisto kuracas.

• flegi - Prizorgi iun malsanan aŭ malfortan (to take care of someone sick or weak.)

[Bukino]

dankon tre multe! mi ŝatas la esperantan etimologion pli kaj pli.