E21 English Vocabulary: How to Talk About Illness Like a Native English Speaker
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🌡️ Ever feel awful and struggle to explain it? Are you unsure if you should say "I don't feel good" or "I feel unwell"? Confused why we say "have a cold" but "am nauseous"? You're not alone!

😷 This video will help you learn everything you need to talk about sickness in English. We'll break down the rules and turn you into a pro at explaining your aches and pains, even when you're feeling like a total mess. We discuss the difference between stomach symptoms and respiratory symptoms, and how to format your sentences when you are describing how to you feel.

🤒 Learn how to use common English idioms like "catch a bug", "green around the gills", "death warmed over", and more! Use the English vocabulary you need so you can sound like a native speaker! 💫

💊Whether you're "battling a bug" or "feeling a bit off", this video is your guide to the language of being under the weather! Check the description for a useful vocabulary list! 👀📚

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Vocabulary List:

1. Under the weather: feeling sick (origin likely related to boats and seasickness)

2. Nautical: Relating to ships, sailors, or navigation on water.

3. Coming down with something: starting to get sick

4. Battling a bug: fighting off an illness

5. Disposition: A person's inherent qualities of mind and character.

6. Stomach bug/flu: upset stomach with nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea

7. Gastrointestinal track/GI symptoms: medical terms for stomach and related symptoms

8. Tummy/tummy troubles: informal terms for stomach upset

9. Green around the gills: looking unwell, likely about to vomit

10. I have - [symptom]: most common structure for describing symptoms (e.g., I have a runny nose)

11. I am - [symptom]: used for some specific symptoms like nausea, tiredness, or fatigue

12. Coughing up a lung/hacking up a lung: coughing a lot, feels like lungs are coming out

13. My brain is foggy/fried: unable to think clearly due to sickness

14. My nose is running like a faucet: constant runny nose