{"id":23118,"date":"2016-03-30T16:25:47","date_gmt":"2016-03-30T14:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=23118"},"modified":"2017-10-24T15:49:27","modified_gmt":"2017-10-24T13:49:27","slug":"sick-as-a-dog-catching-a-cold-in-french","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/sick-as-a-dog-catching-a-cold-in-french\/","title":{"rendered":"Sick As A Dog – Catching A Cold In French"},"content":{"rendered":"

I woke up l\u2019autre jour<\/strong> (the other day) feeling sick.<\/p>\n

The combination of les maux, le nez bouch\u00e9 et le mal \u00e0 la gorge<\/strong> (the aches, a stuffy nose, and a sore throat) let me know I had to get myself to une pharmacie<\/strong><\/a> or I\u2019d end up calling les urgences<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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I took une douche chaude<\/strong> (a hot shower) to try and clear my head and make the day a bit more bearable. Heureusement<\/strong> (fortunately), la douche chaude<\/strong> combined with un caf\u00e9<\/a><\/strong> helped keep me up, but then la toux<\/strong> (the coughing) started.<\/p>\n

The only thought in my head as I worked up the energy to walk to la pharmacie<\/strong> and buy les m\u00e9dicaments<\/strong> (the medicine):<\/p>\n

Je suis malade comme un chien<\/a>.<\/strong>
\nI am sick as a dog.<\/em><\/p>\n

I wasn\u2019t fatigu\u00e9 \u00e0 cause du d\u00e9calage horaire<\/strong> (jet lagged<\/a>) and I didn\u2019t have la gueule de bois<\/a><\/strong> (a hangover), j’\u00e9tais malade<\/strong>. Je toussais et j\u2019\u00e9ternuais<\/strong> (I was coughing and I was sneezing) as I bought les m\u00e9dicaments<\/strong> and made my way back to mon lit<\/strong> (my bed).<\/p>\n

Then mon ami<\/strong> Jean<\/a><\/em> called asking if I could still go out that night:<\/p>\n

Salut John ! \u00c7a va ?
\nKof Kof<\/em>\u00a0 \u2013 \u00c7a va\u2026
\nT\u2019es s\u00fbr que \u00e7a va ?
\nAtchoum<\/em> \u2013 En fait, j\u2019ai attrap\u00e9 un rhume.
\nAh ouais, alors tu peux pas sortir ?
\nJe pense pas.
\nTu as du miel ?
\nDu miel ?
\nOui, c\u2019est bon pour un rhume !
\nAh ouais, merci ! \u2013 Kof kof<\/em>
\nEt bien, bon r\u00e9tablissement John !
\nMerci !<\/p>\n

Hey John! How are you?<\/em>
\nCough Cough \u2013 I\u2019m fine\u2026<\/em>
\nYou\u2019re sure that you\u2019re fine?<\/em>
\nAchoo \u2013 Actually, I caught a cold.<\/em>
\nAh yeah, then you can\u2019t go out?<\/em>
\nI don\u2019t think so.<\/em>
\nDo you have any honey?<\/em>
\nHoney?<\/em>
\nYes, it\u2019s good for a cold!<\/em>
\nAh yeah, thanks!\u00a0\u2013 Cough Cough<\/em>
\nWell, get well soon John!<\/em>
\nThanks!<\/em><\/p>\n

I made du th\u00e9 au miel<\/strong> (some honey tea) then stayed in mon lit<\/strong> and le lendemain<\/strong> (the next day) I woke up feeling much better!<\/p>\n

Voici un petit vocabulaire :
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

La sant\u00e9 \u2013 <\/em>Health
\nLa maladie \u2013 <\/em>Illness, sickness
\n\u00catre malade \u2013 <\/em>To be sick
\n\u00catre faible \u2013 <\/em>To be weak
\nLa fi\u00e8vre \u2013 <\/em>Fever
\nLe mal \u2013 <\/em>Ache
\nLe nez bouch\u00e9 \u2013 <\/em>Stuffy nose
\nLe nez qui coule \u2013 <\/em>Runny nose
\nLe mal \u00e0 la gorge \u2013 <\/em>Sore throat
\nLa toux \u2013 <\/em>Coughing, cough
\nTousser \u2013 <\/em>To cough
\nL\u2019\u00e9ternuement \u2013 <\/em>Sneezing, sneeze
\n\u00c9ternuer \u2013 <\/em>To sneeze
\nLa pharmacie \u2013 <\/em>Pharmacy
\nLes m\u00e9dicaments \u2013 <\/em>Medicine
\nLa douche chaude \u2013 <\/em>Hot shower
\nLa douche froide \u2013 <\/em>Cold shower
\n\u00catre fatigu\u00e9 \u00e0 cause du d\u00e9calage horaire \u2013 <\/em>Jet lagged
\nLa gueule de bois \u2013 <\/em>Hangover
\nUn rhume \u2013 <\/em>A cold
\nSoigner un rhume \u2013 <\/em>To treat a cold<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

I woke up l\u2019autre jour (the other day) feeling sick. The combination of les maux, le nez bouch\u00e9 et le mal \u00e0 la gorge (the aches, a stuffy nose, and a sore throat) let me know I had to get myself to une pharmacie or I\u2019d end up calling les urgences. I took une douche…<\/p>\n

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