At the Doctor’s - Sick Ill

I keep = I can’t stop

Things that happen lots of times.

I don’t want these things happen.

Ex:

I keep walking up at night.

I can’t stop coughing.

Now, what seems to be the problem?

I am not feeling very well.

I have not been feeling very well recently.

I have got a terrible stomach ache.

My chest hurts.

I keep getting really bad headaches.

I can not stop sneezing.

Do I need some antibiotics?

I am allergic to penicillin.

How often should I take them?

Do I need to make another appointment ?

Sakit

I feel ill/terrible, sick, better.

My (back, arm, foot, leg) hurts.

I have got :

A stomach ache

I don't feel very well.
I feel very well.

I feel ill.
I feel sick.
I feel terrible.

I feel better.

I've got stomach ache.
I've got a headache.
I've got toothache.
I've got a sore throat.
I've got a cough.
I've got a cold.
I've got a temperature.

My back hurts.
My arm hurts.
My leg hurts.
My foot hurts.
My neck hurts.

I have a heart attack

A runny nose

My nose produces liquid all the time, usually when I have a cold.

A rash

A group of small red spots on the skin, often caused by allergies.

Wheezy

I breathe noisily and with difficulty, particularly when I have asthma or an allergy.

Hay fever

An illness with symptoms similar to a cold, that is caused by flowers or grass in spring and summer.

Diarrhea

I have to go to the toilet all the time.

Sneeze

I blow air down through my nose suddenly for example when I have a cold.

Food poisoning

I eat some food that is bad and makes me ill.

A blocked-up nose

I can’t breathe through my nose.

Now, what seems to be the problem?

My chest hurts.

Have you got any other symptoms?

Yes, I feel sick all the time.

I am just going to take your temperature.

Hmm, it is a bit high.

Right, here is a prescription for some medicine.

How often should I take?

Three times a day. Then come back in a week if you are not feeling better.

I have not been feeling very well recently = I am not feeling very well.

I can’t stop coughing and I have got a sore throat.

Do you know if you are allergic to anything?

I don’t think so.

And how long have you been feeling like this?

For a few weeks now.

Right, let me have a look at you.

Hmm…I think you have got an allergy.

Take these pills for a week.

Do I need to make another appointment?

Not at the moment, no.

He comes out of hospital. 

He's released from hospital. 

He returns home after a week-long treatment in hospital.

6.

When my head is very hot = a temperature.

When I have to breath through my mouth = a blocked-up nose.

An extremely painful headache = a migraine.

Medicines which cure infections = antibiotics

A group of small red spots on the skin =  a rash

When bad food makes me ill = food poisoning

A doctor who does operation = a surgeon

A disease caused by bacteria or virus = an infection

When you breath noisily and with difficulty = wheezy

An office or building where I go to see a GP = a surgery

An illness caused by flowers or grass in spring or summer = hay fever

A big room with beds in a hospital = a ward

The place where I have an operation = an operating theatre

A type of painkiller = paracetamol

I do this a lot when I have a cold = sneeze

Be sick, vomit = throw up.