Dal medico · 1 of 1Week of 13 – 19 Sept
Telling the doctor where it hurts
You are sitting on the exam table, the doctor asks you where it hurts and waits for you to point it out.
These ten words help you explain to the doctor where and how it hurts, with terms like schiena, petto and ginocchio. Each one comes with its pronunciation and a sentence you can say out loud.
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- 1dolorepain/doˈlore/nounAn unpleasant physical sensation in a part of the body.
- 2malepain, ache/ˈmale/nounPain or discomfort you feel in the body.
- 3schienaback/ˈskjɛna/nounThe back of the body, from the neck to the waist.sch is read /sk/, hard: the h just keeps the c hard. The stress falls on the first syllable, with an open e: SCHIE-na.
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The sentences
- 1
Ho un dolore forte qui da tre giorni.
I've had a strong pain here for three days.
- 2
Mi fa male soprattutto quando mi alzo dal letto.
It hurts most when I get out of bed.
- 3
La schiena mi fa male da più di una settimana.
My back has hurt for more than a week.
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