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Apr. 1, 2008

Me duelen los oidos

Ok, I have been one of those MIA bloggers for over a week! Pues, es que me duelen los oídos. In other words, my ears hurt. But life goes on, and it occurred to me that you can still get sick while speaking Spanish, so why not offer an entry dealing with this favorite topic?

Estoy enfermo/a - I am sick. Remember that -o is the masculine ending and -a is the feminine ending. By sheer genetics, I would say Estoy enferma.
Está enfermo/a - He or she is sick. Once again, the masculine or feminine endings need to correspond.

When something hurts, there is a basic formula to follow:

Me duele - something hurts me. Usually this is followed by a singular body part, such as: me duele el brazo, me duele la cabeza, me duele el ojo.
Me duelen - same as above, but this time you use it with a plural body part, such as: me duelen las piernas, me duelen los pies.

Dare we get literal? The verb used to say things hurt in Spanish is called a reflexive verb. Instead of saying "My feet hurt", in Spanish they literally say, "To me they are hurting the feet" (Me duelen los pies). That is why it is important to pay attention to whether your verb is in singular or plural, and to use the correct definite article ( el, la, los, las ) with your nouns.

Ok, vamos al médico (let's go to the doctor) and say what hurts....
Practice with these formulas: Me duele ___________ or Me duelen ________

los pies - the feet
el brazo - the arm
los ojos - the eyes
el oído - the ear (internal)
la oreja - the ear (external)
el estómago - the stomach
la rodialla - the knee
el diente - the tooth
las piernas - the legs

Tome Ud. dos aspirinas, y llámeme en la mañana.... take two aspirins and call me in the morning...

**Good questions! An HSB friend asked me how we say: I hope you're feeling better soon. That would be: ¡Espero que te repongas pronto! And thanks for the well wishes!

Her other question is about this: ñ¡¿áéíóú You can teach your keyboard to speak Spanish too.

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Apr. 2, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by FruitfulFamily

Como se dice en espanol, "Feel better soon!!!" How do I make the tilde and the upside down question mark on the computer?

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