{"id":3928,"date":"2012-08-17T16:21:54","date_gmt":"2012-08-17T16:21:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=3928"},"modified":"2012-08-17T16:21:54","modified_gmt":"2012-08-17T16:21:54","slug":"sick-but-in-portuguese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/sick-but-in-portuguese\/","title":{"rendered":"Sick, but in Portuguese!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hey, everybody!<\/p>\n

Today is Friday and not a good day to be sick, right? It hasn’t rained in my region for months and my allergy is starting to act up so I’ve decided to share some sentences to talk about the before, the during and the after being sick. Ah, have a great weekend!<\/p>\n

Antes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Acho que estou pegando alguma coisa. = I think I’m coming down with something.<\/em>
\nTem alguma coisa no ar. = There’s something going around.<\/em>
\nAcho que estou pegando um resfriado. = I think I’m catching a cold.<\/em>
\nEstou tentando n\u00e3o pegar um resfriado. = I’ve been fighting off a cold.<\/em>
\nVoc\u00ea est\u00e1 bem? = Are you OK?<\/em>
\nVoc\u00ea n\u00e3o est\u00e1 com uma cara muito boa. = You don’t look very well.<\/em>
\nVoc\u00ea est\u00e1 um pouci p\u00e1lido. = You look a little pale.<\/em>
\nAcho melhor voc\u00ea ir para casa. = Go home and rest.<\/em><\/p>\n

Durante<\/strong><\/p>\n

Estou doente. = I’m sick.<\/em>
\nN\u00e3o estou me sentindo muito bem. = I’m not feeling very well.<\/em>
\nEstou com… = I have…<\/em>
\nN\u00e3o estou muito cat\u00f3lico. = I’m feeling a little under the weather.<\/em>
\nEstou p\u00e9ssimo. = I feel awful.<\/em>
\nSoube que voc\u00ea n\u00e3o est\u00e1 se sentindo muito bem. = I heard you weren’t feeling very well.<\/em>
\nFiquei sabendo que voc\u00ea tem… = I heard you have…<\/em>
\nEstou com dor no\/na… = I have a pain in my…<\/em>
\nO que voc\u00ea tem? = What’s the matter?<\/em>
\nPosso fazer alguma coisa? = Is there anything I can do?<\/em>
\nO que voc\u00ea tem de fazer \u00e9… = What you should do is…<\/em>
\nA melhor coisa \u00e9… = The best thing is to…<\/em>
\nComo voc\u00ea est\u00e1? = How are you feeling?<\/em>
\nEu sei como voc\u00ea est\u00e1 se sentindo. = I know how you feel.<\/em>
\nOdeio isso. = I hate that.<\/em>
\nPosso imaginar como voc\u00ea est\u00e1 se sentindo. = I can imagine how you must feel.<\/em>
\nPega leve. = Just take it easy.<\/em>
\nS\u00f3 precisa descansar. = You just need to rest.<\/em>
\nEspero que se sinta melhor. = I hope you feel better.<\/em>
\nEstimo suas melhoras. \/ Melhoras. = Get well soon, OK?<\/em>
\nSe precisar de alguma coisa, \u00e9 s\u00f3 me ligar. = Call if you need anything, OK?<\/em><\/p>\n

Depois<\/strong><\/p>\n

Voc\u00ea est\u00e1 se sentindo melhor? = Are you feeling any better?<\/em>
\nVoc\u00ea est\u00e1 com uma cara melhor. = You look better.<\/em>
\nQue bom que voc\u00ea est\u00e1 se sentindo melhor. = I’m glad you’re feeling better.<\/em><\/p>\n

These sentences were adapted from “Como dizer tudo em ingl\u00eas em viagens”<\/em>, by Ron Martinez and are reproduced here with the author’s permission.<\/p>\n

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Hey, everybody! Today is Friday and not a good day to be sick, right? It hasn’t rained in my region for months and my allergy is starting to act up so I’ve decided to share some sentences to talk about the before, the during and the after being sick. Ah, have a great weekend! Antes…<\/p>\n

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