Learn five words related to health concerns
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| Hi. Welcome to Cantonese weekly words. I am Olivia and this week, we will talk about Health Concerns. Let’s see what we have. |
| 1. 頭痛 (tau4 tung3) is "headache" |
| Headache in a sentence... |
| 你令到我好頭痛！(nei5 ling6 dou3 ngo5 hou2 tau4 tung3!) |
| "You're giving me headaches." |
| 我夜晚臨瞓都頭痛 |
| (ngo5 je6 maan5 lam4 fan3 dou1 tau4 tung3.) |
| "I have a headache every night before I go to sleep." |
| 2. 頭暈 (tau4 wan4) is "dizzy" and feeling giddy, dizzy, yeah. |
| 我有啲頭暈，想早啲返屋企。 |
| (ngo5 jau5 di1 tau4 wan4, soeng2 zou2 di1 faan1 uk1 kei2.) |
| "I'm feeling dizzy, I want to go home early and rest." |
| 3. 肚痛 (tou5 tung3) is "stomachache" |
| 頭(tau4) is "head" and 肚 (tou5) is "stomach". |
| So 痛 (tung3) is "pain". |
| So 肚痛 (tou5 tung3) is "stomachache" |
| 哎呀，唔知食咗乜嘢，而家好肚痛。 |
| (aai1 jaa3, m4 zi1 sik6 zo2 mat1 je5, ji4 gaa1 hou2 tou5 tung3.) |
| "I don't know what I ate, but I'm having a really bad stomach-ache right now." |
| Next. Next is... |
| 4. 敏感 (man5 gam2) is "allergy" |
| Like we are having an allergic reaction. |
| 我對花生敏感。 |
| (ngo5 deoi3 faa1 sang1 man5 gam2.) |
| "I'm allergic to peanuts." |
| 我對海鮮敏感。 |
| (ngo5 deoi3 hoi2 sin1 man5 gam2.) |
| "I'm allergic to seafood." |
| It’s not true. That will be so bad. I love seafood. |
| 5. 作嘔 (zok3 au2) is "nauseous" |
| Feeling nauseous that would be. I have to throw up. |
| 佢近排成日作嘔，唔知係有咩事。 |
| (keoi5 gan6 paai4 sing4 jat6 zok3 au2, m4 zi1 hai6 jau5 me1 si6.) |
| "She has been feeling nauseous all the time lately, I wonder what happened?" |
| Today, we talked about Health Concerns and I will see you next week. I’m Olivia, see you next time! |
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