Mexican Spanish for English speakers Hospital · Lesson 1

Health and pain

Mexican Spanish для pain — Me duele la cabeza (My head hurts) — using doler with indirect pronouns.

Conversation

  1. Muri Muri

    ¿Qué pasa?

    What's wrong?

  2. Honey Honey

    Me duele la cabeza

    My head hurts

  3. Muri Muri

    Ok. ¿Te duele el estomago?

    Ok, does your stomach hurt?

  4. Honey Honey

    si, me duele el estomago.

    Yes it does

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How does doler work in Mexican Spanish?

Like gustar — backwards. Me duele + body part: Me duele la cabeza = 'my head hurts'. Or plural: me duelen los pies = 'my feet hurt'.

Mexican Spanish для body parts that hurt?

La cabeza (head), el estómago (stomach), la espalda (back), los dientes (teeth), la garganta (throat).

Mexican Spanish для 'what's wrong?'

¿Qué pasa? — universal. Or ¿Qué te duele? = 'what hurts you?'. Both common.

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