Spanish for English speakers Townhall · Lesson 1

Feeling unwell

Recognize signs of illness in Spanish — ¡Qué cara tienes! (What a face you have!) — and respond with no me siento muy bien.

Conversation

  1. Yennifer Yennifer

    ¡Qué cara tienes!

    What a face you have!

  2. Honey Honey

    Sí, no me siento muy bien

    Yeah, I don't feel well

  3. Yennifer Yennifer

    ¿Qué tienes?

    What's the matter?

    Tip: Literally "What do you have?"

  4. Honey Honey

    Me duele un poco la cabeza

    I have a little headache

    Tip: Me duele + body part = body part hurts

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you say 'I don't feel well' in Spanish?

No me siento bien. Sentirse is reflexive: me siento, te sientes, se siente, nos sentimos.

Common Spanish illness expressions?

Estoy enfermo/a (I'm sick), tengo fiebre (I have a fever), me duele... (... hurts), tengo gripe (I have the flu).

What does ¡qué cara tienes! mean?

Literally 'what a face you have!' — used to suggest someone looks unwell or upset. Colloquial.

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