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Spanish Lesson:

Describing your Symptoms

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Spanish Lesson:

Describing your Symptoms

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39 words/phrases to learn
la garganta
the throat
me duele mucho la garganta
my throat really hurts
el dolor de estómago
the stomachache
me duele el estómago
I have a stomach ache
sentirse bien
to feel well
últimamente
lately
no me he sentido bien últimamente
I haven't felt well lately
estoy aquí porque tengo fiebre
I'm here because I have a fever
es un dolor agudo
it's a sharp pain
es más un dolor sordo
it's more of a dull ache
tragar
to swallow
¿el dolor es en un lado de la cabeza o en ambos?
is the pain on one side of your head or both?
me arde la garganta al tragar
my throat burns when I swallow
es peor cuando me muevo
it's worse when I move
me cuesta respirar
it's hard for me to breathe
me duele el pecho
I have chest pain
la zona lumbar
the lower back
me duele
it hurts
me duele la zona lumbar
I feel pain in my lower back
una erupción
a rash
tengo una erupción en la piel
I have a rash on my skin
tomar algo
to have a drink
¿está tomando algo para eso?
are you taking something for that?
¿cuándo empezaron los síntomas?
when did the symptoms begin?
tengo una tos persistente
I have a persistent cough
inflamado; inflamada
swollen
tengo un tobillo hinchado
I have a swollen ankle
es una tos con flema
it's a wet cough
doblar
to turn; to bend
mi rodilla hace ruido cuando la doblo
my knee pops when I bend it
no puedo mover el cuello
I can't move my neck
me arde al orinar
it burns when I pee
¿tiene náuseas o vómitos?
any nausea or vomiting?
tengo mucha sed
I get very thirsty
vomitó esta mañana
(he/she) threw up this morning
el dolor de muelas
the toothache
tengo un dolor de muelas horrible
I have horrible toothache
calambres
cramps
tengo calambres por la noche
I get cramps at night

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