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Gesondheet a Kierper

A2

Health & the body

Talking about your health, parts of the body, going to the doctor, and staying well.

Vocabulary

  • the head
    Mäi Kapp deet mir wéi. — My head hurts.
  • the stomach / belly
    Ech hunn e bësse Bauchwéi. — I have a bit of a stomachache.
  • the arm
    Ech hunn de riichten Aarm gebrach. — I broke my right arm.
  • the leg
    No dem Laf doe mir d'Been wéi. — After the run my legs hurt.
  • the doctor
    Ech ginn haut bei den Dokter. — I'm going to the doctor today.
    'bei den Dokter' = to the doctor; 'beim Dokter' (dative) = at the doctor.
  • the pharmacy
    Ech kafen d'Medikamenter an der Apdikt. — I buy the medicine at the pharmacy.
  • the health
    D'Gesondheet ass dat Wichtegst. — Health is the most important thing.
  • the medicine
    Den Dokter huet mir e Medikament verschriwwen. — The doctor prescribed me a medicine.
  • to hurt
    Et deet mir wéi. — It hurts (me).
    Separable, and the person in pain is in the dative: 'Mäi Kapp deet mir wéi.'
  • healthy
    Ech iesse gesond a maache Sport. — I eat healthily and do sport.
    Opposite: 'krank' (sick) — 'Ech si krank.'

Grammar that powers this topic

Separable verbs
'wéidoen' splits: 'Mäi Kapp deet mir wéi.'
The dative case
The person in pain goes in the dative: 'Et deet MIR wéi', and 'beim Dokter' is dative too.
Modal verbs
'Ech muss zum Dokter goen', 'Ech kann net schaffen'.

Your ~5-minute answer

Tier 2 · your target (A2)
  • Am Allgemengen sinn ech gesond a fille mech gutt.
  • Ech maachen dräimol d'Woch Sport an ech iesse vill Uebst a Geméis.
  • Lescht Woch war ech e bësse krank, mee elo geet et mir erëm gutt.
  • Virun engem Mount hat ech Réckwéi an ech si bei den Dokter gaangen.
  • Den Dokter huet mir gutt gehollef an huet mir Medikamenter verschriwwen.
  • Fir mech ass d'Gesondheet dat Wichtegst am Liewen.
▸Tier 3 · if you freeze (survival floor)
  • Ech sinn normalerweis gesond.
  • Ech maache gär Sport.
  • Ech ginn heiansdo bei den Dokter.
  • D'Gesondheet ass wichteg.
▸Tier 1 · for awareness only — don't drill this
  • Well d'Gesondheet dat Wichtegst ass, probéieren ech, mech gesond z'ernären an dacks Sport ze maachen.
  • Wann ech mech net gutt fillen, ginn ech bei den Dokter, well et besser ass, fréi ze reagéieren.

Could you say this out loud right now?

Examiner follow-ups (formal Dir/Är)

This is where interactivity and consistency points are won or lost. Practise the answers, not just the monologue.

Q

Wat maacht Dir, fir gesond ze bleiwen?

What do you do to stay healthy?

↳ keep this consistent with your “health-habits” story

Q

Wéini sidd Dir fir d'lescht beim Dokter gewiescht?

When were you last at the doctor?

Q

Iesst Dir gesond?

Do you eat healthily?

↳ keep this consistent with your “health-habits” story

Q

Wat maacht Dir, wann Dir krank sidd?

What do you do when you are sick?

Escape-hatch phrases (anti-freeze)

  • Ech kennen dat medezinescht Wuert net op Lëtzebuergesch.

    I don't know the medical word in Luxembourgish.

  • Ech weisen einfach, wou et mir wéideet.

    I'll just point to where it hurts.

  • Kënnt Dir dat wgl. méi einfach soen?

    Could you please say that more simply?

  • Ech verstinn net ganz genee, entschëllegt.

    I don't quite understand, sorry.