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Unit 14: Alla salute!
Vocabulary mi sento stanco da morire vediamo un po’ Lei ha la febbre alta questa brutta influenza che c’è in giro niente alcool se non quando non avrà più la febbre
I feel dead tired let’s see, let’s have a look you have a high temperature (avere la febbre) this nasty influenza that is going round no alcohol until you no longer have a temperature
Saying you are not well stare male sto meglio
to be unwell I feel/am better
sto bene
I’m well
sentirsi bene/male non mi sento bene
to feel well/ill I don’t feel well
si sente male ti senti meglio?
he feels poorly do you feel better?
ho mal di testa stomaco schiena denti gola
I have a headache stomach-ache back ache toothache sore throat
mi fa male la caviglia mi fanno male gli occhi*
my ankle hurts my eyes hurt
* ‘Eyes’ are of course plural, hence also the plural verb.
The word for ‘pain’ is dolore (m.). ‘A prescription’ is una ricetta. And you have already met the false friend: essere ricoverato/a ‘to be admitted to hospital’. ricoverare qualcuno d’urgenza means ‘to admit someone to hospital as an emergency case’.