Spanish for English speakers Townhall · Lesson 3

Symptoms 2

Describe symptoms in Spanish — Tengo un resfriado (I have a cold) — and answer questions like ¿Puedes respirar con la nariz? (Can you breathe through your nose?).

Conversation

  1. Honey Honey

    Tengo un resfriado

    I have a bad cold.

  2. Yennifer Yennifer

    ¿Puedes respirar con la nariz?

    Can you breathe through your nose?

    Tip: <Nariz> = nose

  3. Honey Honey

    Sí, pero no puedo dormir bien

    Yes, but I don't sleep well at home.

  4. Yennifer Yennifer

    Tal vez es mejor ir al doctor

    Maybe we need to go to the doctor.

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you say 'I have a cold' in Spanish?

Tengo un resfriado or estoy resfriado/a. Tengo gripe = 'I have the flu' (stronger).

Spanish for respiratory symptoms?

Tos (cough), congestión (congestion), no puedo respirar (I can't breathe), tengo la nariz tapada (stuffy nose).

Body words for nose/mouth area?

La nariz (nose), la boca (mouth), la garganta (throat), los pulmones (lungs).

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