πŸ€’ Illnesses

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Illness vocabulary helps you talk about sickness, symptoms, pain, doctors, medicine, health problems, emergencies, and everyday Spanish conversations.

🟒 Basic Illness Vocabulary

πŸ€’ Sick β€” Enfermo
ehn-fehr-moh
🀧 Cold β€” Resfriado
rrehs-free-ah-doh
πŸ€• Headache β€” Dolor de cabeza
doh-lohr deh kah-beh-sah
🀒 Nausea β€” NΓ‘usea
now-seh-ah
πŸ€’ Fever β€” Fiebre
fee-eh-breh
😷 Cough β€” Tos
tohs

🟑 Health & Medical Vocabulary

πŸ₯ Doctor β€” MΓ©dico
meh-dee-koh
πŸ’Š Medicine β€” Medicina
meh-dee-see-nah
πŸ›Œ Rest β€” Descanso
dehs-kahn-soh
🀧 Flu β€” Gripe
gree-peh
πŸ€• Pain β€” Dolor
doh-lohr
πŸš‘ Hospital β€” Hospital
ohs-pee-tahl

πŸ”΄ Advanced Illness Notes

πŸ₯ Illness vocabulary is essential for doctors, emergencies, travel, and medical conversations.
πŸ’Š Health vocabulary helps explain symptoms, pain, and treatment in Spanish.
πŸ—£οΈ Spanish speakers commonly use body part vocabulary together with illness vocabulary.
πŸš‘ Medical vocabulary is especially useful while traveling in Spanish-speaking countries.

πŸ’¬ Common Illness Phrases

πŸ€• Me duele la cabeza.
My head hurts.
πŸ€’ Estoy enfermo.
I am sick.
πŸ’Š Necesito medicina.
I need medicine.
πŸ₯ Voy al mΓ©dico.
I am going to the doctor.

πŸ“ Example Sentences

🀧 Tengo gripe.
I have the flu.
😷 La tos es fuerte.
The cough is strong.
πŸ›Œ Necesito descansar.
I need to rest.
πŸš‘ El hospital estΓ‘ cerca.
The hospital is nearby.

🧠 Quick Practice

1️⃣ Translate into Spanish:

πŸ’Š Medicine β†’ __________
2️⃣ Fill in the blank:

πŸ€’ Estoy ________.
3️⃣ Match the illness word:

🀧 Gripe β†’ ?
πŸ€• Dolor β†’ ?
πŸ₯ MΓ©dico β†’ ?
βœ… Answers

1️⃣ Medicina
2️⃣ enfermo
3️⃣ Flu / Pain / Doctor