Health

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Description

• Health (la salud)
• Helpful verbs
• Grammar Point: "would", "should", "could"
  

Health (la salud)

English	Images	Spanish	Listen and Repeat	Write (r = response; f = first letter)
I am sick		Estoy enfermo/a		?
I feel well/good		Me siento bien		?
I am tired		Estoy cansado/a		?
the hosptial		el hospital		?
healthy		sano/a		?
unhealthy		de mala salud		?
a doctor		un médico		?
a nurse		una enfermera, un enfermero		?
a cold		un resfriado		?
the flu		la gripe		?
a fever		una fiebre		?
medicine		un medicamento		?
exercises		los ejercicios		?
a diet		una dieta		?
stitches		los puntos de sutura		?
a heart attack		un ataque al corazón		?
a stroke		un derrame cerebral		?

 

Helpful verbs

sentirse ("to feel"), estar ("to be"), e.g.:

Sentirse

No me siento bien = "I don't feel well"

 

Estar

Estoy cansada = "I am tired"

 

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Grammar Point: "would", "should", "could"

The words "would", "should" and "could" are expressed with the conditional verb ending. For example, "I would help" = Ayudaría. The form "should" is expressed by the conditional of deber, e.g.: "I should study" = Debería estudiar. The form "could" is expressed by the conditional form of poder, e.g.: "I could help you" = Podría ayudarte . You can learn more about the conditional here.

 

Exercises

Give the English equivalent:

Give the Spanish equivalent:

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1. I have a cold and cannot go to work.

2. If you want to be healthy, you should eat well and do exercises.

3. Last night, I slept well and am ready to work.

4. I would like to avoid a heart attack if I can.

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