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How do you feel today? / ¿Cómo te sientes hoy?
Por Estela González Torres
March 2014You can FEEL... fine [fain] (muy bien)
Puedes SENTIRTE... well/good [güel/gud] (bien)
bad [bad] (mal)
awful [ófol] (terrible)
tired [táierd] (cansado/a)
dizzy [díssi] (mareado/a)
*sick [sik] (enfermo/a)
If you feel SICK... / Si te sientes ENFERMO/A...
DOCTOR: Hello Mr. García, how do you feel today?
MR. GARCÍA: Good morning, doctor. I feel sick because my head hurts. I have a horrible headache.
D: What other symptoms do you have?
M.G.: I also feel very hot.
D: Let me take your temperature to check if you have a fever.
M.G.: What temperature do I have?
D: You have a 101.2 degree fever. Not too serious. I will prescribe you some medicine and you will get better in a few days.
M.G.: Okay, thank you, doctor.
head [jed] cabeza
throat [zrot] garganta
stomach [stómak] estómago
back [bák] espalda
MY arm [arm] brazo HURTS
hand [jend] mano
leg [leg] pierna
knee [ni] rodilla
foot/feet [fut]/[fit] pie/s
I HAVE A* headache [jédeik] dolor de cabeza
stomachache [stómakeik] dolor de estómago
backache [bákeik] dolor de espalda
muscle ache [másuleik] dolor de músculos
sore throat [sor zrot] dolor de garganta
*¡No te olvides de la A (que significa uno/a)! En inglés, "tengo dolor de espalda" se dice I have A backache; o sea, sería como decir "tengo UN dolor de espalda".
I HAVE A cough [cof] tos
runny nose [rani nous] moqueo
fever [fíver] fiebre
cold [cold] resfriado
Fill in the gaps [fil in de gaps] / Rellena los huecos:
RACHEL: Hi Pedro! How _ _ you feel today? [Jai Pedro! Jau du yu fil tudai?]
PEDRO: Hey! I do not _ _ _ _ very well. [Jei! I du not fil veri güel].
R: What's wrong? [guats gron?]
P: My stomach _ _ _ _ _. [My stomak jarts].
R: Oh... I am sorry. I hate stomaches. You should get some rest. [Oh... Ai am sorri. Ai jeit stómakeiks. Yu shud get som rest].
P: Thank you, Rachel. See you tomorrow. [Zenkiu, Reichel. Si yu tumorrou].La Voz, Cultura y noticias hispanas del Valle de Hudson
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