14 Everyday Conversational Expressions Well-being, Health, Medicine p.3

* 14 Well-being, Health, Medicine (p.3 of 6)

14.11 When you feel like vomiting

I think I’m going to vomit. Listen <“My stomach is upset. I think I’m going to vomit.”>

I think I’m going to throw up. Listen <“I have eaten too much. I think I’m going to throw up.”>

I think I’m going to barf. Listen <“I feel dizzy. I think I’m going to barf.”>

I feel like throwing up. Listen <“I’m airsick. I feel like throwing up. Ask a flight attendant to give me a barf bag.”>

I feel nauseous. Listen <“I’m seasick. I feel nauseous.”>

I feel sick to my stomach Listen <“I can’t eat. I feel sick to my stomach.”>

I’m sick to my stomach. Listen <“I don’t feel well. I’m sick to my stomach.”>

14.12 When you are dizzy

I’m dizzy. Listen <“I have a headache. I’m dizzy.”>

I feel dizzy. Listen <“I can’t walk. I feel dizzy.”>

I’m so dizzy I have to sit down. Listen <“The flight was dreadful. I’m so dizzy I have to sit down.”>

I’m so dizzy I can’t stand up. Listen <“This jet ski ride was the worst experience in my life. I’m so dizzy I can’t stand up.”>

I’m going to faint. Listen <“Open up the window, let the air in. I’m going to faint.”>

I feel like I’m going to faint. Listen <“I told you I couldn’t take a boat ride. I feel like I’m going to faint.”>

14.13 When you have a pain in the head

I have a headache. Listen <“Give me an aspirin. I have a headache.”>

I have an excruciating headache. Listen <“I need to go to bed. I have an excruciating headache.”>

I have a migraine. Listen <“I can hardly walk. I have a migraine.”>

My head hurts. Listen <“I can’t do any work now. My head hurts.”>

My head is killing me. Listen <“I can’t talk on the phone now. My head is killing me.”>

My head is pounding. Listen <“I need a good sleep. My head is pounding.”>

My head is throbbing. Listen <“I can’t see well. I’m about to vomit. My head is throbbing.”>

14.14 When you have a pain in the back

I have a pain in my back. Listen <“I can hardly move. I have a pain in my back.”>

My back hurts. Listen <“It’s hard for me to walk. My back hurts.”>

My back is sore. Listen <“I can’t lift a small weight. My back is sore.”>

I have an aching back. Listen <“It’s impossible for me to drive. I have an aching back.”>

I can't bend over. Listen <“Something is wrong with my spine. I can’t bend over.”>

14.15 When you have a pain in a particular place

It hurts here. Listen A “There is pain in this place.” <“Look, it hurts there.”>

It hurts when I breathe. Listen <“Something is wrong with my respiratory tract or probably lungs. It hurts when I breathe.”>

It hurts after I eat. Listen <“Something is wrong with my liver or stomach. It hurts after I eat.”>

It hurts when I run. Listen <“Something is wrong with my knees. It hurts when I run.”>

It hurts when I stand up. Listen <“Something is wrong with my legs. It hurts when I stand up.”>

It hurts when I do this. Listen <“Look, it hurts when I do this.”>

I can't step down on my foot. Listen <“I can’t step down on my foot. It hurts very much.”>

I can't put pressure on my foot. Listen <“I can’t put pressure on my foot. The pain is excruciating.”>

My arm hurts when I move it like this. Listen <“My arm hurts when I move it like this. And like that, too.”>

My ears hurt when it's noisy. Listen <“My ears hurt when it is noisy. I get dizzy.”>