HEALTH PROBLEMS

health ( jelz) = salud

I’m healthy ( jelzy)= estoy saludable

NEW WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS:

1- PAIN ( pein)= DOLOR
2- I’m sick =I’m ill= ESTOY ENFERMO
3- I feel sick= ME SIENTO ENFERMO
4- I don’t feel well.= NO ME SIENTO BIEN
5- I feel a little bit “under the weather”.= ME SIENTO UN POCO ENFERMO
7- What’s wrong?= QUE SUCEDE? QUE PASA?
8-ache ( eik)= pain= dolor
9- headache ( je-deik)= DOLOR DE CABEZA
10- stomachache ( stoma-keik)= DOLOR DE ESTOMAGO
11-backache ( ba-keik)=DOLOR DE ESPALDA
12- earache ( ii---reik)= DOLOR DE OIDO
13- toothache ( tu-zeik)= DOLOR DE MUELA
14- hurts ( jert)= DUELE
15- my arm hurts ( jerts)= ME DUELE EL BRAZO
16-the flu= LA GRIPE
17- I have the flu= TENGO GRIPE
18- cold= RESFRIADO
19- I have a cold= TENGO UN REFRIADO
20-sore throat ( sor zrout)=GARGANTA INFLAMDA
21- I have a fever= TENGO FEIBRE
22- ill = sick= ENFERMO
23- illness ( il-nes)= ENFERMEDAD
24- disease (di-ziis)= ENFERMEDAD
25- to suffer from ( sofer from)= SUFRIR DE
26- I suffer from hypertension ( jai-per-ten-shion) ( high blood pressure)=
SUFRIR DE HIPERTRENSION, O DE PRESION ALTA.
27- I suffer from diabetes ( dai-a-bi-ris)= SUFRIR DE DIABETES
28- COUGH/ kof/= TOS

29- I’m coughing / am kofin/= ESTOY TOSIENDO

30- sneeze ( sniiz)= ESTORNUDAR
31- I have a runny nose = TENGO GOTEO NASAL
32- I have watery eyes= TENGO LAGRIMEOS
33- WHAT’S THE MATTER?= QUE PASA?
34- AWFUL ( oful) = muy mal, terrible
35- I have a bad cough= TENGO UNA TOS MALA
36- TAKE IT EASY= ( tei-ki-ri-si)
37- later ( lei-rer) = MAS TARDE
38-FEEL (fiil)= SENTIRSE, SENTIR
39- GET WELL SOON= QUE TE SANES PRONTO, QUE TE MEJORES
40- SOMETHING / som-zin/= ALGO
41-anything= /e-ni-zin/= ALGO, ALGUNA COSA,

conversation I
A: Hello
b: John? Are you ok?? what’s wrong?
A: I feel awful (o-ful). I have a terrible backache.
B: That’s too bad!
A: And , I don’t think I can play tennis this afternoon.
B: That’s ok. I hope you feel better.
A: Thanks.

conversation II

a: hello
b: Hi Lisa. It’s Diana.
a: hey!!
b: listen, do you want to see a movie tonight?
a: I don’t know. I don’t feel so good.
b: why? what’s the matter?
a: I have a headache.
b:oh.. that’s too bad.
a: but call me later… ok.?
b: alright. well… take it easy.
a: thanks.

COVERSATION III
-Hello
-oh. Hi Ben …are you ready for soccer practice?
-I don’t think so. I’m not feeling well...
-oh..no..
- I think I have the flu.
-really? Do you have a fever?
-I don’t know
-well.. do you need anything? some juice or something?
-no. It’s ok.
- alright…I hope you feel better
-thanks.

COVERSATION IV
-Hello
-uhm pam…?
-yes
are you ok???
-not really. I don’t feel so good.
- What’s wrong? are you sick?
-I have a sore throat. And I have a bad cough. /kof/
-oh no!! do you need to see the doctor?
-no…. I don’t think so..( airon- zink- sou)
-well …that’s good. get well soon.
- thanks. talk to you later. (I’ll talk to you later)