How to describe some symptoms
If someone is trying to describe their symptoms, how would they describe:
- a cough
- runny nose
- stomach ache
- head ache
- fever
How would a person ask another what symptoms they have been experiencing in every day language?
My guesses/what I've heard
"Qué tienes?"
"Tengo un tos, una nariz moquienta, un dolor en mi barriga, un dolor en mi cabeza, y una calentura."
For runny nose, I thought for sure that I heard "gripa" or "gripe" used. Can someone shed some light on those words for me? Thank you all!
2 Answers
¿Cómo te sientes? How do you feel? See flash card set in link.
¿Tiene un dolor de estómago? ¿Tiene un dolor de cabeza?. ¿Tiene una nariz que moquea. ¿Por cuánto tiempo ha estado tosiendo. ¿Tiene fiebre?link text
to have a runny nose -> tener mocos, moquear
to have a stomach ache - tener dolor de estómago
to have a cough -> tener tos
to have a headache - el dolor de cabeza
to have a fever - tener fiebre
a dose of the flu -> una gripe or gripa link text See inside link for more symptoms