Beginner Spanish 4: Illness

Discover how to express missing people and places in Spanish in our episode "Missing Things: City vs Countryside." Learn three authentic expressions—"extrañar," "echar de menos," and "hacer falta"—through a natural conversation about life in Colombia's bustling capital versus its ...  Show more

Lis tells us about her car crash in the centre of Bogotá. Learn how to describe accidents, and unexpected events in Spanish. 

In this English lesson I will help you learn how to describe your symptoms when you are sick. These words and phrases will help you if you need to go to the doctor and speak in English.

You'll learn how to describe a fever, stuffy nose, cough, aches, pain, upset ...

In this English lesson I will help you learn some English words and phrases to use when you are sick. I will talk about calling in sick and asking for a sick day, and I will help you learn the English words and phrases to talk about four places you might go if you are sick eit ...

I visited my 97-year-old aunt in the nursing home the other day.  I haven't seen her in a while and it was a bit of a pain in the neck to get there but it was totally worth it. She said that aside from a few aches and pains she's doing pretty good.  Aches and pains  -  those are ...  Show more

After begin sick, it's always nice to feel better. Do you know how to describe the feeling you have when getting better? In this English lesson I'll help you learn some of the most common phrases that English speakers use when talking about feeling better after being ...