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Health

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Description

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"

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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.