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42 Spanish Phrases for Symptoms and Pain
42 Spanish phrases for describing symptoms and pain: timing, where it hurts, intensity, fever, breathing, digestion, skin changes, medication, and allergies.
Table of Contents
Onset and Duration
- 01
Los síntomas empezaron ayer.
The symptoms started yesterday.
- 02
El dolor apareció de repente.
The pain appeared suddenly.
- 03
Ha ido empeorando.
It has been getting worse.
- 04
Mejora cuando descanso.
It improves when I rest.
- 05
Empeora por la mañana.
It gets worse in the morning.
- 06
Viene en episodios cortos.
It comes in short episodes.
- 07
Lleva varias semanas.
It has lasted several weeks.
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Pain Location
- 08
Me duele el pecho.
My chest hurts.
- 09
Me duele la espalda baja.
My lower back hurts.
- 10
Siento dolor en el abdomen.
I feel pain in my abdomen.
- 11
El dolor va al brazo.
The pain goes to my arm.
- 12
Me duele al respirar.
It hurts when I breathe.
- 13
Me duele al moverme.
It hurts when I move.
- 14
Me duele al tocarlo.
It hurts when I touch it.
Intensity and Type
- 15
El dolor es fuerte.
The pain is strong.
- 16
Es un dolor punzante.
It is a sharp pain.
- 17
Siento ardor.
I feel burning.
- 18
Siento presión.
I feel pressure.
- 19
Es un dolor constante.
It is constant pain.
- 20
Va y viene.
It comes and goes.
- 21
No puedo dormir bien.
I cannot sleep well.
Fever and General Symptoms
- 22
Tengo fiebre desde anoche.
I have had a fever since last night.
- 23
Tengo escalofríos.
I have chills.
- 24
Me siento muy débil.
I feel very weak.
- 25
Estoy mareado.
I am dizzy.
- 26
Tengo náuseas.
I feel nauseous.
- 27
He perdido apetito.
I have lost my appetite.
- 28
Sudo mucho por la noche.
I sweat a lot at night.
Breathing and Digestion
- 29
Tengo tos seca.
I have a dry cough.
- 30
Me falta el aire.
I am short of breath.
- 31
Tengo dolor de garganta.
I have a sore throat.
- 32
Me duele al tragar.
It hurts when I swallow.
- 33
Tengo diarrea.
I have diarrhea.
- 34
He vomitado dos veces.
I have vomited twice.
- 35
Me arde el estómago.
My stomach burns.
Urinary, Skin, and Medicine
- 36
Me escuece al orinar.
It stings when I urinate.
- 37
Orino con más frecuencia.
I urinate more often.
- 38
Tengo una erupción.
I have a rash.
- 39
Me pica la piel.
My skin itches.
- 40
Tomé paracetamol.
I took paracetamol.
- 41
No tomo medicación habitual.
I do not take regular medication.
- 42
Soy alérgico a la penicilina.
I am allergic to penicillin.
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