Review: Health & Body
Welcome to Unit 12! In this lesson, we will review how to talk about your body, express health problems, and use reflexive verbs (like sentirsi - to feel) to describe your physical state.
Key Body Parts & Health
- La testa - Head
- Lo stomaco - Stomach
- La febbre - Fever
Reflexive Verbs for Health
When talking about how we feel, we use reflexive pronouns (mi, ti, si, ci, vi, si).
- Mi sento male. - I feel sick.
- Ho mal di testa. - I have a headache.
Common mistake: Do not forget the pronoun! Say mi sento, not just sento when talking about your health.
Words
la testa
head
Ho mal di testa.I have a headache.
lo stomaco
stomach
Mi fa male lo stomaco.My stomach hurts.
la febbre
fever
Ho la febbre alta.I have a high fever.
sentirsi
to feel
Come ti senti?How do you feel?
male
badly / bad
Mi sento male.I feel sick.
la farmacia
pharmacy
Dov'è la farmacia?Where is the pharmacy?
la medicina
medicine
Ho bisogno di una medicina.I need some medicine.
il medico
doctor
Devo chiamare il medico.I need to call the doctor.
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Patterns
Ho mal di ___
Use this to say you have pain in a specific body part.
Ho mal di testa.I have a headache.
Mi sento ___
Use this with an adverb or adjective to describe how you feel.
Mi sento male.I feel sick.