# A0016: I Feel Sick
### Introduction

It's never good when someone doesn't feel well but at least you can use the opportunity to start a small conversation in Spanish. The keywords are pobrecito – poor guy, and ¿Qué tienes? – What's wrong with you?
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### Dialogue

    mujer:Hombre, ¿qué te pasa? hombre:Me siento mal. mujer:¿Qué tienes? hombre:Me duele el estómago. mujer:Pobrecito.

### Dialogue with Translation

    mujer:Hombre,¿quétepasa? manwhat(to) you(it) happens woman:Hey, what's happening to you?
    hombre:Mesientomal. myself(I) feelbadly man:I don't feel so good.
    mujer:¿Quétienes? what(you) have woman:What's wrong with you?
    hombre:Medueleelestómago. (to) mehurtsthestomach man:My stomach hurts.
    mujer:Pobrecito. poor guy woman:Poor little dude.

### Vocabulary for Dialogue

    el hombrenoun (masculine)the man la mujernoun (feminine)the woman ¿qué?interrogative pronounwhat? teindirect object pronoun(to) you pasarverb (infinitive)to happen (él/ella) pasaverb (present tense)he/she(/it) happens sereflexive pronounoneself sentirseverb (infinitive)to feel (oneself) mereflexive pronounmyself (yó) me sientoverb (present tense)I feel (myself) maladverbbadly tenerverb (infinitive)to have (tú) tienesverb (present tense)you have (informal, singular) meindirect object pronoun(to) me dolerverb (infinitive)to hurt (él/ella) dueleverb (present tense)he/she(/it) hurts el estómagonoun (masculine)the stomach pobreadjective (m./f.)poor el pobrecitonoun (masculine)the poor little guy

### Vocabulary for Audio Lesson

    gordo/gordaadjective (m./f.)fat el gorditonoun (masculine)the chubby guy poco/pocaadjective (m./f.)little el poquitonoun (masculine)the little cute bit hasta luegophrasesee you later

### More Vocabulary

This section includes grammatically related words. Some of them are required by the exercise Dialogue Recast.
| me | indirect object pronoun | (to) me |
| te | | (to) you (informal, singular) |
| le | | (to) him/her(/it) |
| le | | (to) you (formal, singular) |
| nos | | (to) us |
| os | | (to) you (informal, plural) |
| les | | (to) them |
| les | | (to) you (formal, plural) |
| pasar | infinitive | to happen |
| (yo) paso | present tense | I happen |
| (tú) pasas | | you happen (informal, singular) |
| (él/ella) pasa | | he/she(/it) happens |
| (usted) pasa | | you happen (formal, singular) |
| (nosotros/-as) pasamos | | we happen (m./f.) |
| (vosotros/-as) pasáis | | you happen (informal, plural, m./f.) |
| (ellos/ellas) pasan | | they happen (m./f.) |
| (ustedes) pasan | | you happen (formal, plural) |
| me | reflexive pronoun | myself |
| te | | yourself (informal, singular) |
| se | | himself/herself(/itself) |
| se | | yourself (formal, singular) |
| nos | | ourselves, each other |
| os | | yourselves, each other (informal, plural) |
| se | | themselves, each other |
| se | | yourselves, each other (formal, plural) |
| sentirse | infinitive | to feel (oneself) |
| (yo) me siento | present tense | I feel (myself) |
| (tú) te sientes | | you feel (yourself) (informal, singular) |
| (él/ella) se siente | | he/she(/it) feels (himself/herself/itself) |
| (usted) se siente | | you feel (yourself) (formal, singular) |
| (nosotros/-as) nos sentimos | | we feel (ourselves) (m./f.) |
| (vosotros/-as) os sentís | | you feel (yourselves) (informal, plural, m./f.) |
| (ellos/ellas) se sienten | | they feel (themselves) (m./f.) |
| (ustedes) se sienten | | you feel (yourselves) (formal, plural) |
| tener | infinitive | to have |
| (yo) tengo | present tense | I have |
| (tú) tienes | | you have (informal, singular) |
| (él/ella) tiene | | he/she(/it) has |
| (usted) tiene | | you have (formal, singular) |
| (nosotros/-as) tenemos | | we have (m./f.) |
| (vosotros/-as) tenéis | | you have (informal, plural, m./f.) |
| (ellos/ellas) tienen | | they have (m./f.) |
| (ustedes) tienen | | you have (formal, plural) |
| doler | infinitive | to hurt |
| (yo) duelo | present tense | I hurt |
| (tú) dueles | | you hurt (informal, singular) |
| (él/ella) duele | | he/she(/it) hurts |
| (usted) duele | | you have (formal, singular) |
| (nosotros/-as) dolemos | | we hurt (m./f.) |
| (vosotros/-as) doléis | | you hurt (informal, plural, m./f.) |
| (ellos/ellas) duelen | | they hurt (m./f.) |
| (ustedes) duelen | | you hurt (formal, plural) |

### Exercises
#### Dialogue Translation

Cover the right column, translate from Spanish to English and uncover the right column line by line to check your answers. If possible, read the Spanish sentences aloud.
    Hombre, ¿qué te pasa? Hey, what's happening to you? Me siento mal. I don't feel so good. ¿Qué tienes? What's wrong with you? Me duele el estómago. My stomach hurts. Pobrecito. Poor little dude.

#### Dialogue Recall

Now translate from English to Spanish. Remember to say the Spanish sentences aloud.
    Man, what's happening to you? Hombre, ¿qué te pasa? I don't feel so good. Me siento mal. What's wrong with you? ¿Qué tienes? My stomach hurts. Me duele el estómago. Poor guy. Pobrecito.

#### Dialogue Remix

Translate this variant of the dialogue from English to Spanish.
    Hey! ¡Hombre! What's up? (= What happens?) ¿Qué pasa? I feel very (= muy) bad. Me siento muy mal. What's your problem? ¿Qué tienes? I have a headache. (= The head (= la cabeza) hurts to me.) Me duele la cabeza. I feel sorry. (= It (= lo) I feel.) Lo siento.

#### Dialogue Recast

This translation exercise requires some of the words from the More Vocabulary section.
    What's happening to you? (formal, plural) ¿Qué les pasa? We don't feel so good. Nos sentimos mal. What's wrong with you? (formal, plural) ¿Qué tienen (ustedes)? My stomach hurts. Me duele el estómago. Poor little guy. Pobrecito.

### Image Credits

* “Image:Stomach diagram.svg” by Indolences at en.wikipedia (Public Domain)
* “Image:Carl Spitzweg 017.jpg” by Carl Spitzweg (Public Domain)