6.4.3

Illness

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La Enfermedad - Illness

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Key vocab

  • Estoy enfermo, enferma - I am ill.
  • Ir al médico - to go to the doctor's.
  • Me duele el/la ... - my ... hurts.
  • Me duelen los/las... - my...hurt.
  • Tengo gripe - I have the flu.
  • Ir al hospital - to go to hospital.
  • Ir a la farmacia - to go to the pharmacy.
  • Quiero - I want.
  • Necesito, tengo que - I need, I have to.
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Tengo que ir al médico

  • Me duelen las orejas, quiero ir al médico.
    • My ears hurt, I want to go to the doctor.
  • Estoy enferma, tengo gripe.
    • I am ill, I have the flu.
  • Necesito ir al hospital, me duele la espalda.
    • I need to go to hospital, my back hurts.
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Me duele

  • ¿Qué te duele?
    • What hurts you?
  • Me duele la garganta, necesito ir a la farmacia.
    • My throat hurts, I need to go to the pharmacy.

La Recuperación - Recovery

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Key vocab

  • Una tirita - a plaster.
  • Una crema - a cream.
  • Unas pastillas - some tablets.
  • Un jarabe - a syrup.
  • Una receta - a prescription.
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Necesito...

  • Necesito una crema para la espalda.
    • I need a cream for my back.
  • Me duele la garganta, necesito unas pastillas.
    • My throat hurts, I need some pills.
  • Necesito una recesta para unas pastillas.
    • I need a prescription for some tablets.

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