Health

On this page: Description, Exercises

Description

• Health (a saúde)
• Helpful verbs
• Grammar Point: "would", "should", "could"

Health (a saúde)

English	Images	Portuguese	IPA	Write (r = response; f = first letter)
I am sick		Estou doente	/ʃ.ˈto du.ˈẽ.tɨ/	?
I feel well/good		Sinto-me bem	/ˈsĩ.tu-mɨ bɐ̃j/	?
I am tired		Estou cansado	/ʃ.ˈto ˈkɐ̃ʒ.du/	?
the hosptial		o hospital	/u oʃ.pi.ˈtaɫ/	?
healthy		saudável	/saw.ˈda.vɛɫ/	?
unhealthy		de saúde precária	/dɨ sɐ.ˈu.dɨ pɾɨ.ˈka.ɾi.ɐ/	?
a doctor		um médico	/ˈũ ˈmɛ.di.ku/	?
a nurse		uma enfermeira	/ˈu.mɐ ẽ.fɨɾ.ˈmɐj.ɾɐ/	?
a cold		um resfriado	/ˈũ ʁɨʃ.fɾi.ˈa.du/	?
the flu		a gripe	/ɐ ˈgɾi.pɨ/	?
a fever		uma febre	/ˈu.mɐ ˈfe.bɾɨ/	?
medicine		o medicamento	/u mɨ.di.kɐ.ˈmẽ.tu/	?
exercises		os exercícios	/uz .ʃɨɾ.ˈsi.sɨ.uʃ/	?
a diet		uma dieta	/ˈu.mɐ di.ˈe.tɐ/	?
stitches		os puntos	/uʃ ˈpũ.tuʃ/	?
a heart attack		um ataque cardíaco	/ˈũ ɐ.ˈta.kɨ kaɾ.ˈdi.ɐ.ku/	?
a stroke		um derrame	/ˈũ dɨ.ˈʁɐ.mɨ/	?

Helpful verbs

sentir-se ("to feel"), estar ("to be"), e.g.:

Sentir-se

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

Estar

Estou cansada = "I am tired"

You can use the SpanishChecker Grammar Guide to test your knowledge on a wide variety of verbs and nouns.

Play the game!

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

The words "would", "should" and "could" are expressed with the conditional verb ending. For example, "I would help" = Ajudaria. The form "should" is expressed by the conditional of dever, e.g.: "I should study" = Deveria estudar. The form "could" is expressed by the conditional form of poder, e.g.: "I could help you" = Podria ajudar-te . You can learn more about the conditional here.

Exercises

Give the English equivalent:

Give the Portuguese equivalent:

Translate the following, then verify your grammar with PortugueseChecker.com:

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.

After producing your own grammatically correct translation on PortugueseChecker.com, you can check your answer by typing R below:

Show Answers