To talk about treatments for medical conditions | |
doler (o🡪ue bota) (me, te, le, nos, os, les duele(n) | to hurt |
el dolor | pain |
el/la enfermer@ | nurse |
examinar | to examine, to check |
la inyección, las inyecciones | injection, shot |
poner una inyección | to give an injection |
la medicina | medicine |
las muletas | crutches |
las pastillas | pills |
las puntadas | stiches |
dar puntadas | to stich (surgically) |
la radiografía | X-ray |
sacar una radiografía | to take an X-ray |
la receta | prescription |
recetar | to prescribe |
(estar) rot@ | broken |
la sala de emergencia | emergency room |
la sangre | blood |
la silla de ruedas | wheelchair |
la venda | bandage |
el yeso | cast |
To explain how an accident occurred | |
el accidente | accident |
la ambulancia | ambulance |
caerse (go in yo present;sandalia “y”) | to fall |
chocar con | to crash into, to collide with |
cortarse | to cut oneself |
lastimarse | to hurt oneself |
¿Qué te pasó? | What happened to you? |
romperse | to break, to tear |
torcerse (o🡪ue bota) | to twist, to sprain |
tropezar con (e🡪ie bota) | To trip (over) |
To name parts of the body | |
el codo | elbow |
el cuello | neck |
la espalda | back |
el hombro | shoulder |
el hueso | bone |
la muñeca | wrist |
el músculo | muscle |
la rodilla | knee |
el tobillo | ankle |
Other useful words | |
moverse (o🡪ue bota) | to move |
pobrecit@ | poor thing |
¡Qué lástima! | What a shame! |
sentirse (e🡪ie bota, e🡪i sandalia) | to feel |