Health & the body
In this lesson you will learn to name parts of the body — 头 (head), 肚子 (stomach), 嗓子 (throat) — and to say that something hurts using 疼 (téng, to ache). You will also learn to say you feel sick or fine, and to talk to a doctor in Chinese. This is useful when you visit a clinic in Addis Ababa or tell a friend you are not feeling well.
我有点儿头疼
wǒ yǒudiǎnr tóu téng
ትንሽ ራስ ምታት አለብኝ
我的肚子很疼
wǒ de dùzi hěn téng
ሆዴ በጣም ያምማል
你怎么了? 你生病了吗?
nǐ zěnme le? nǐ shēngbìng le ma?
ምን ሆንክ? ታመህ ነው?
多喝热水，好好休息
duō hē rè shuǐ, hǎohǎo xiūxi
ብዙ ሙቅ ውሃ ጠጣ፣ በደንብ አረፍ
今天阿尔马兹不舒服。她有点儿头疼，嗓子也疼。早上她没有吃英吉拉，只喝了一点儿咖啡。她的朋友达维特说：「你怎么了? 你生病了吗?」阿尔马兹说：「我有点儿发烧。」达维特说：「你应该去看医生。多喝热水，好好休息。」下午阿尔马兹去了医院。医生给她药。两天以后，她好多了。
Useful words: 发烧 (fāshāo, to have a fever), 咳嗽 (késou, to cough), 感冒 (gǎnmào, a cold), 医生 (yīshēng, doctor), 医院 (yīyuàn, hospital), 药 (yào, medicine). To give advice, use 应该 (yīnggāi, should): 你应该去看医生 = "You should go see a doctor".
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我有点儿头疼