A2 · Unit 7
What's wrong?
You'll describe your symptoms and how long you've had them.
New words
What's wrong ?
To a friend: "Какво ти има?"
it hurts
The body part takes 'the': "боли ме главата"
— my head hurts.
имам температураimam temperaturaI have a temperature
cough
since when?
since yesterday
"от" + a time = since: "от вчера"
, "от три дни" (for three days).
I feel unwell
гади ми сеI feel sick
No subject, like "боли ме"
. Question: "Гади ли ви се?"
вие ми се святI feel dizzy
Literally "the world spins for me". After "и" the order changes: "…и ми се вие свят"
.
diarrhoea
In the consulting room
Dr Ivanova, GP
Заповядайте, седнете. Какво ви има?
Come in, take a seat. What's wrong?
Боли ме гърлото и имам температура.
I have a sore throat and a temperature.
Dr Ivanova, GP
Откога?
Since when?
От три дни.
For three days.
Dr Ivanova, GP
Колко е висока температурата?
How high is your temperature?
Снощи беше тридесет и осем и половина.
Last night it was thirty-eight and a half.
Dr Ivanova, GP
Гади ли ви се? Имате ли диария?
Do you feel sick? Do you have diarrhoea?
Не, но понякога ми се вие свят.
No, but sometimes I feel dizzy.
Dr Ivanova, GP
Добре. Отворете устата да ви прегледам гърлото.
All right. Open your mouth so I can look at your throat.
Examples
Откога ви боли главата?
How long have you had the headache?
От три дни, но от вчера е по-лошо.
For three days, but since yesterday it's worse.
Гади ми се и ми се вие свят.
I feel sick and dizzy.
Имам диария от снощи.
I've had diarrhoea since last night.
Чувствам се зле и нямам сили.
I feel unwell and have no energy.
Имам кашлица, но нямам температура.
I have a cough, but no temperature.