Talking about pain and feelings
In , the hurting body part is the subject: literally the head hurts me. Singular uses , plural : . The person affected uses accusative , , .
For a general feeling use dative : , , . With , say . Duration can use or .
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| My head hurts. | ||
| My head hurts. | ||
| My legs hurt. | ||
| My legs hurt. | ||
| I feel unwell. | ||
| I feel unwell. | ||
| My throat hurts. | ||
| My throat hurts. | ||
| I am ill. I feel unwell. | ||
| I am ill. I feel unwell. | ||
| I have been ill for two days already. | ||
| I have been ill for two days already. | ||
Boli me glava.My head hurts.
Bolijo me noge.My legs hurt.
Slabo mi je.I feel unwell.
Boli me grlo.My throat hurts.
Bolan sem. Slabo se počutim.I am ill. I feel unwell.
Bolna sem. Slabo se počutim.I am ill. I feel unwell.
Bolan sem že dva dni.I have been ill for two days already.
Bolna sem že dva dni.I have been ill for two days already.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the patterns
Tap the form described in this unit.
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My head hurts.
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My legs hurt.
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I feel unwell.
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My throat hurts.
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I am ill. I feel unwell.
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I am ill. I feel unwell.
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I have been ill for two days already.
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I have been ill for two days already.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Choose the right word for the gap.
me glava.
My head hurts.
me noge.
My legs hurt.
Slabo je.
I feel unwell.
Boli grlo.
My throat hurts.
Bolan sem. Slabo počutim.
I am ill. I feel unwell.
Bolna sem. Slabo počutim.
I am ill. I feel unwell.
Bolan sem dva dni.
I have been ill for two days already.
Bolna sem dva dni.
I have been ill for two days already.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete a short message
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
me glava.
My head hurts.
me noge.
My legs hurt.
Slabo je.
I feel unwell.
Boli grlo.
My throat hurts.
Bolan sem. Slabo počutim.
I am ill. I feel unwell.
Bolna sem. Slabo počutim.
I am ill. I feel unwell.
Bolan sem dva dni.
I have been ill for two days already.
Bolna sem dva dni.
I have been ill for two days already.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build useful sentences
Put the words in order.
My head hurts.
My legs hurt.
I feel unwell.
My throat hurts.
I am ill. I feel unwell.
I am ill. I feel unwell.
I have been ill for two days already.
I have been ill for two days already.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
My head hurts.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the Slovene pattern explained in the unit.
My head hurts.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the Slovene pattern explained in the unit.
My legs hurt.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the Slovene pattern explained in the unit.
My legs hurt.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the Slovene pattern explained in the unit.
I feel unwell.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the Slovene pattern explained in the unit.
I feel unwell.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the Slovene pattern explained in the unit.
My throat hurts.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the Slovene pattern explained in the unit.
My throat hurts.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the Slovene pattern explained in the unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.

Unit complete
