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Hola a todos ¿Qué tal?

Following on from the last Spanish Practice Lesson, today we are going to practice some more very useful Spanish vocabulary related to illnesses, symptoms and medicine and how to manage in Spanish at the doctor’s.

Answers to all tasks involved in this lesson will be given at the end of the post and you can also follow a link with this post to watch the original theory video lesson on the same topic.

To go back and watch the original video lesson please follow this link:

More about managing in Spanish at the doctor´s

1. First, please translate the following words from Spanish to English:

Pediatra
Médico
Consulta
Enfermera
Centro de salud
Hospital

Do you know the difference between “medico” and “doctor”?

2. Let´s practice now some Spanish vocabulary related to illnesses, symptoms and medicine. How do you say these things in Spanish?

Symptoms
Throat infection
Sunstroke
Indigestion
Sprain
Prescription
Medicine
Aspirins
Cream

3. Now translate these words from Spanish to English:

Enfermedad
Virus
Intoxicación
Tortícolis
Rotura
Pastillas
Inyecciones
Antibióticos

4. Let´s see now if you understand these typical Spanish phrases describing how one feels:

Tengo fiebre
Estoy mareada
Me siento débil
Me siento mal
Tengo gripe
Tengo tos
Tengo dolor de cabeza
Tengo náuseas
Estoy cansada
Estoy enferma
Tengo resfriado
Me duelen los pies

5. Finally, please tell me how to say the following things in Spanish:

Where is doctor Martínez’s surgery?
Who is last in the queue?
What is wrong? (friendly)
What is wrong? (formal)
You have to take these tablets
You must take these tablets
It is nothing
It isn’t serious
Take it easy

This is all for today.

I recommend that you review also the previous video lesson. With both sets of information you should be able to manage very well at the doctor’s in a Spanish speaking country.

¡Hasta pronto!

I hope you are enjoying my weekly interactive Spanish lessons. Follow this link for many more great resources to help you learn and practice Spanish.

Answers:

1.
Paediatrician
Doctor
Doctor’s surgery
Nurse
Health Centre
Hospital

A doctor is “un médico”, but when you are talking directly to him you will use the word “Doctor/a”. For example: Buenos días doctor Martínez. Also you will use “doctor/a” when talking about a doctor with his/her name. For example: “La doctora Fernández es muy simpatica”.

2.
Síntomas
Infección de garganta
Insolación
Indigestión
Torcedura
Receta
Jarabe
Aspirinas
Pomada /crema

3.
Illness
Virus
Food poisoning
Stiff neck
Fracture
Tablets
Injections
Antibiotics

4.
I have fever/a temperature
I feel dizzy/sick
I feel weak
I feel unwell
I have the flu
I have a cough
I have a headache
I feel nauseous
I am tired
I am ill/sick
I have a cold
My feet hurt

5.
¿Dónde está la consulta del doctor Martínez?
¿Quién es el último?
¿Qué te pasa?
¿Qué le pasa?
Tiene que tomar estas pastillas
Debe tomar estas pastillas
No es nada
No es grave / No tiene importancia
Cuídese

Hola ¿Qué tal?

Today we are going to practice how to manage describing aches, pains, and parts of the body when visiting a doctor in a Spanish speaking country.

Answers to all tasks involved in this lesson will be given at the end of the post and you can also follow a link with this post to watch the original theory video lesson on the same topic.

To go back and watch the original video lesson please follow this link:

Describing aches, pains and parts of the body in Spanish

1. First, let´s see if you recognise these parts of the body in Spanish:

Cuello
Espalda
Pie
Oído
Rodilla
Cabeza
Pierna
Culo
Nariz
Pecho

2. Now translate these parts of the body from English to Spanish:

Ear
Belly
Eye
Throat
Stomach
Mouth
Finger
Hand
Neck
Arm

3. Let´s practice now how to describe aches and pains you are feeling in Spanish. How do you say these things in Spanish?

Headache
Sore throat
Earache
Backache

And what does this mean?

¿Tienes dolor de cabeza?
Tengo dolor de espalda
¿Tenéis dolor de garganta?
Tenemos dolor de oídos

4. Next, we are going to practice El verbo Doler (to hurt). Let´s see if you know how to conjugate it. I will say a person and I would like you to conjugate the correct form of the verb. For example: If I say “a ti” you will have to say “te duele”:

A usted
A ellos
A ella
A ustedes
A mí
A vosotros
A ti
A nosotros

5. Finally, please translate the following sentences:

Me duelen mucho los pies
¿Te duele la cabeza?
No nos duelen las rodillas
¿Os duele la espalda?
A mi madre le duele la garganta

This is all for today.

I hope you don´t need to go to the doctor when you visit a Spanish speaking country. But if you do, this information will come in extremely handy.

See you next time with more Spanish practice!

I hope you are enjoying my weekly interactive Spanish lessons. Follow this link for many more great resources to help you learn and practice Spanish.

Answers:

1.
Neck
Back
Foot
Inner ear
Knee
Head
Leg
Bottom
Nose
Chest

2.
Oreja
Tripa
Ojo
Garganta
Estómago
Boca
Dedo
Mano
Cuello
Brazo

3.
Dolor de cabeza
Dolor de garganta
Dolor de oídos
Dolor de espalda
Have you got a headache? (one person /friendly)
I have backache.
Have you got a sore throat? (group /friendly)
We have earache.

4.
Le duele
Les duele
Le duele
Les duele
Me duele
Os duele
Te duele
Nos duele

5.
My feet hurt a lot.
Have you got a headache? (one person /friendly)
Our knees don´t hurt.
Have you got a backache? (group / friendly)
My mum has a sore throat.

¡Hola! ¿Cómo estáis?

Today we are going to practice the Spanish verb To Like El verbo Gustar. This is one of those essential Spanish verbs that you will find yourself using all the time. It is also a little tricky to use and for that reason it is a good idea to practice with it as much as possible.

Answers to all tasks involved in this lesson will be given at the end of the post and you can also follow a link with this post to watch the original theory video lesson on the same topic.

To go back and watch the original video lesson please follow this link:

The Spanish verb To Like El verbo Gustar

1. With Gustar we don´t use “yo, tú, él, ella ..”. The persons we use are slightly different. Let´s see if you remember:

What do we use rather than “yo”?
What do we use rather than “nosotros”?
What do we use rather than “tú”?
What do we use rather than “ellos”?
What do we use rather than “usted”?
What do we use rather than “vosotros”?

2. Let´s see now if you know how to conjugate the verb Gustar. I will say a person and I would like you to say the right form of the verb. For example: If I say “a ti” you will have to say “te gusta”:

A nosotros
A ellos
A mí
A vosotros
A ella
A ustedes
A ti
A usted

3. Now, please translate the following sentences using Gustar from Spanish to English:

Me gusta la cerveza.
A mi hermana no le gusta el pescado.
A Manuel y a Carlos les gusta jugar al fútbol
No nos gustan las patatas fritas.

4. Now more sentences using Gustar and this time I would like you to translate from English to Spanish:

I don´t like going to the beach.
Ana likes fruit.
We don´t like dogs.
Do you like eating in a restaurant? (one person / friendly)

5. Next, we will practice describing how much someone likes something. Please translate the following sentences from Spanish to English:

Me gusta mucho comprar ropa.
No nos gusta nada ver la televisión.
A mi primo no le gusta demasiado leer.
A mis amigos les gusta bastante el vino tinto.

6. Now from English to Spanish:

We quite like chocolate.
My daughter really likes milk.
I don´t like going to the cinema at all.
My brothers don´t like studying that much.

This is all for today´s beginner Spanish practice lesson.

I recommend you make sure that you are confident using the verb Gustar as we use it a lot in everyday conversation. Also, its structure is used with various other very common verbs, such as Interesar (To interest). So if you want to say that something interests you, you will say “me interesa”.

Have a lovely week and see you next time with more Spanish practice.

¡Adiós!

I hope you are enjoying my weekly interactive Spanish lessons. Follow this link for many more great resources to help you learn and practice Spanish.

Answers:

1.
A mí
A nosotros
A ti
A ellos
A usted
A vosotros

2.
Nos gusta
Les gusta
Me gusta
Os gusta
Le gusta
Les gusta
Te gusta
Le gusta

3.
I like beer.
My sister doesn´t like fish.
Manuel and Carlos like football.
We don´t like chips.

4.
No me gusta ir a la playa.
A Ana le gusta la fruta.
No nos gustan los perros.
¿Te gusta comer en un restaurante?

5.
I like buying clothes a lot
We don´t like watching TV at all
My cousin doesn´t like reading that much
My friends quite like red wine.

6.
Nos gusta bastante el chocolate.
A mi hija le gusta muchísimo la leche.
No me gusta nada ir al cine.
A mis hermanos no les gusta demasiado estudiar.