Rocket Spanish Newsletter Series
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Hola and welcome to the Rocket Spanish Newsletter Series!
Hopefully you won’t be in a situation where you need to use the following phrases and words, but it’s still important to know them. You might have to go to a pharmacy to get some medicine. Therefore you need to know how to express what your problem is and where exactly you have pain…
Audio 1 Click Play To Hear Audio
| I have pain. | Tengo dolor. | |
| I have a headache. | Tengo dolor de cabeza. | |
| I have a stomach ache | Tengo dolor de estómago. | |
| I have a sore throat. | Tengo dolor de garganta. | |
| I have sore ears. | Tengo dolor de oídos. | |
| I have a tooth ache. | Tengo dolor de muelas. | |
| I’m sick. | Estoy enfermo. | |
| I’m feeling sick. | No me siento bien. | |
| I feel unwell. | Me siento mal. | |
| I feel weak. | Me siento débil. |
The following phrases are useful when describing where it hurts…
Audio 2 Click Play To Hear Audio
| My arm hurts. | Me duele el brazo. | |
| My leg hurts. | Me duele la pierna. | |
| My head hurts. | Me duele la cabeza. | |
| My knee hurts. | Me duele la rodilla. | |
| My foot hurts. | Me duele el pie. | |
| My finger hurts. | Me duelen el dedo. | |
| My ankle hurts. | Me duele el tobillo | |
| My eye hurts. | Me duele el ojo. | |
| My shoulder hurts. | Me duele el hombro. | |
| My back hurts. | Me duele la espalda. | |
| My wrist hurts. | Me duele la muñeca |
When you go to the doctor he or she will ask you about your symptoms…
Audio 3 Click Play To Hear Audio
| What kind of symptoms do you have? | ¿Que tipo de síntomas tiene? | |
| Do you have pain? | ¿Tiene dolor? | |
| Where do you have pain? | ¿Donde te duele? | |
| Do you have fever? | ¿Tiene fiebre? |
Maybe you have an idea what’s wrong with you. You could say …
Audio 4 Click Play To Hear Audio
| I have a cold. | Tengo un resfriado. | |
| I have the flu. | Tengo la gripe. | |
| I have nausea. | Tengo nauseas. | |
| I have a fever | Tengo fiebre. | |
| I have an infection. | Tengo una infección. | |
| I have a virus. | Tengo un virus. | |
| I have an allergy. | Tengo una alergia. | |
| I have hay fever. | Tengo fiebre del heno / alergia al polen | |
| I have period pain. | Tengo dolores menstruales. | |
| I have insomnia. | Sufro de insomnio. |
Maybe you cut yourself and all you need is a bandage, you might need some sleeping pills for a long haul flight or cough syrup. Here is what you have to say…
Audio 5 Click Play To Hear Audio
| I need bandages. | Necesito curitas. | |
| I need a cast. | Necesito un yeso. | |
| I need crutches. | Necesito muletas. | |
| I need sleeping pills. | Necesito un somnífero. | |
| I need antibiotics. | Necesito antiobióticos. | |
| I need cough syrup | Necesito jarabe para la tos. | |
| I need a prescription. | Necesito una receta medica | |
| I need contraception. | Necesito contracepción. |
Here are some more general phrases and words…
Audio 6 Click Play To Hear Audio
| The Pharmacy | La Farmacia | |
| The Medicine | La Medicina | |
| The Ambulance | La Ambulancia | |
| The hospital | El hospital | |
| Help! | ¡Socorro! | |
| I need help! | ¡Necesito ayuda! | |
| I need a doctor! | ¡Necesito un médico! | |
| It’s an emergency! | ¡Es una emergencia! | |
| Call an ambulance! | ¡Llame una ambulancia! |
And…Emergencies do happen so it’s always handy to have a list of numbers at hand. For all medical emergencies here’s a list of numbers…
| Spain | 112 or 061 |
| Mexico | 066, 060, or 080 |
| Argentina | 107 |
| Bolivia | 118 |
| Chile | 131 |
| Colombia | 132 |
| Venezuela | 171 |
That’s it for today’s lesson. I hope you stay happy and healthy.
See you soon! ¡Hasta pronto!
Mauricio Evlampieff
Rocket Spanish
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P.P.S You can practice your Spanish skills with this exercise.
Exercise 1. Match the Spanish phrases and words with the correct English translation. Write the letter of the correct answer in the space provided.
| 1. Estoy enfermo. | ( ____ ) | a. I have a cold. |
| 2. Me siento débil. | ( ____ ) | b. I’m sick. |
| 3. ¡Socorro! | ( ____ ) | c. I feel weak. |
| 4. Tengo un resfriado. | ( ____ ) | d. I need a prescription |
| 5. Necesito una receta medica | ( ____ ) | e. Help! |
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