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Lo esencial de la salud

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🩺 Body, Health & Safety · Lesson 1 of 5

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📝 Key words · Palabras clave
head
la cabezalah kah-BEH-sah
belly, tummy
la barrigalah bah-RREE-gah
throat
la gargantalah gahr-GAHN-tah
fever
la fiebrelah FYEH-breh
cough
la toslah tohs
pain
el dolorehl doh-LOHR
allergy
la alergialah ah-LEHR-hyah
doctor
el médico / la médicaehl MEH-dee-koh / lah MEH-dee-kah
nurse
el enfermero / la enfermeraehl ehn-fehr-MEH-roh / lah ehn-fehr-MEH-rah
appointment
la citalah SEE-tah
health insurance
el plan médicoehl plahn MEH-dee-koh
hospital
el hospitalehl ohs-pee-TAHL
emergency room
la sala de emergencialah SAH-lah deh eh-mehr-HEHN-syah
pharmacy
la farmacialah fahr-MAH-syah
prescription
la recetalah reh-SEH-tah
pills
las pastillaslahs pahs-TEE-yahs
band-aid
la curitalah koo-REE-tah
ambulance
la ambulancialah ahm-boo-LAHN-syah
💬 Key phrases · Frases clave
I don't feel well.
No me siento bien.noh meh SYEHN-toh byehn.
My head hurts.
Me duele la cabeza.meh DWEH-leh lah kah-BEH-sah.
I have a fever.
Tengo fiebre.TEHN-goh FYEH-breh.
I'm sick (male / female).
Estoy enfermo / enferma.ehs-TOY ehn-FEHR-moh / ehn-FEHR-mah.
I need to go to the doctor.
Necesito ir al médico.neh-seh-SEE-toh eer ahl MEH-dee-koh.
I'd like to make an appointment with the doctor.
Quisiera hacer una cita con el médico.kee-SYEH-rah ah-SEHR OO-nah SEE-tah kohn ehl MEH-dee-koh.
Do you take my health insurance?
¿Acepta mi plan médico?¿ah-SEHP-tah mee plahn MEH-dee-koh?
Do you have something for a cough?
¿Tiene algo para la tos?¿TYEH-neh AHL-goh PAH-rah lah tohs?
I'm allergic to penicillin (male / female).
Soy alérgico / alérgica a la penicilina.soy ah-LEHR-hee-koh / ah-LEHR-hee-kah ah lah peh-nee-see-LEE-nah.
Where's the bathroom, please?
¿Dónde está el baño, por favor?¿DOHN-deh ehs-TAH ehl BAH-nyoh, pohr fah-VOHR?
I need help.
Necesito ayuda.neh-seh-SEE-toh ah-YOO-dah.
Call nine-one-one.
Llame al nueve uno uno.YAH-meh ahl NWEH-veh OO-noh OO-noh.
Where's the hospital?
¿Dónde está el hospital?¿DOHN-deh ehs-TAH ehl ohs-pee-TAHL?
I hurt myself.
Me lastimé.meh lahs-tee-MEH.
🩺 At the doctor · En el médico
What symptoms do you have?
¿Qué síntomas tiene?¿keh SEEN-toh-mahs TYEH-neh?
My head hurts and I have a fever.
Me duele la cabeza y tengo fiebre.meh DWEH-leh lah kah-BEH-sah ee TEHN-goh FYEH-breh.
Since when have you felt this way?
¿Desde cuándo se siente así?¿DEHS-deh KWAHN-doh seh SYEHN-teh ah-SEE?
Since yesterday.
Desde ayer.DEHS-deh ah-YEHR.
Take this medicine twice a day.
Tómese esta medicina dos veces al día.TOH-meh-seh EHS-tah meh-dee-SEE-nah dohs VEH-sehs ahl DEE-ah.
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Answer the 5 quick questions to check what you learned.

1. Which Spanish phrase means “doctor”?

2. What does “la cabeza” mean?

3. Choose the best English sentence for “el enfermero / la enfermera”.

4. What does “la barriga” mean?

5. Which Spanish phrase means “emergency room”?

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