Health and how you feel
For pain, the person is dative and the body part is nominative: , my head hurts; , your throat hurts. stays the same in singular and plural everyday pain statements.
Feeling uses the reflexive verb : . A describing word can be an adverb: . With be use the gender adjective .
A starting time uses plus genitive: . The ongoing state uses present: . To say cannot come use , the already taught negative modal.
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| My head hurts. | ||
| My head hurts. | ||
| Your throat hurts, polite. | ||
| Your throat hurts, polite. | ||
| I feel bad. | ||
| I feel bad. | ||
| You feel bad, familiar. | ||
| You feel bad, familiar. | ||
| We feel bad. | ||
| We feel bad. | ||
| You feel bad, polite. | ||
| You feel bad, polite. | ||
| · | · | I am ill. |
| I am ill. | ||
| · | · | You are ill, polite. |
| You are ill, polite. | ||
Man sāp galva.My head hurts.
Jums sāp kakls.Your throat hurts, polite.
Es jūtos slikti.I feel bad.
Tu jūties slikti.You feel bad, familiar.
Mēs jūtamies slikti.We feel bad.
Jūs jūtaties slikti.You feel bad, polite.
Es esmu slims.I am ill.
Es esmu slima.I am ill.
Jūs esat slims.You are ill, polite.
Jūs esat slima.You are ill, polite.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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My head hurts.
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Your throat hurts, polite.
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I feel bad.
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You feel bad, familiar.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
sāp galva.
My head hurts.
sāp kakls.
Your throat hurts, polite.
Es slikti.
I feel bad.
Tu slikti.
You feel bad, familiar.
Mēs slikti.
We feel bad.
Jūs slikti.
You feel bad, polite.
Es esmu .
I am ill.
Es esmu .
I am ill.
Jūs esat .
You are ill, polite.
Jūs esat .
You are ill, polite.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Es slikti.
I feel bad.
Tu slikti.
You feel bad, familiar.
Mēs slikti.
We feel bad.
Jūs slikti.
You feel bad, polite.
Es esmu .
I am ill.
Es esmu .
I am ill.
Jūs esat .
You are ill, polite.
Jūs esat .
You are ill, polite.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
My head hurts.
Your throat hurts, polite.
I feel bad.
You feel bad, familiar.
We feel bad.
You feel bad, polite.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
My head hurts.
You say:
Use the meaning and Latvian pattern explained in this unit.
My head hurts.
You say:
Use the meaning and Latvian pattern explained in this unit.
Your throat hurts, polite.
You say:
Use the meaning and Latvian pattern explained in this unit.
Your throat hurts, polite.
You say:
Use the meaning and Latvian pattern explained in this unit.
I feel bad.
You say:
Use the meaning and Latvian pattern explained in this unit.
I feel bad.
You say:
Use the meaning and Latvian pattern explained in this unit.
You feel bad, familiar.
You say:
Use the meaning and Latvian pattern explained in this unit.
You feel bad, familiar.
You say:
Use the meaning and Latvian pattern explained in this unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
