Describing symptoms
Level A2 · Unit 10: At the doctor · Lesson 2: At the doctor's
Symptoms come in five patterns:
- imam + accusative: Imam vročino. Imam gripo.
- boli me + body part: Boli me grlo.
- dative + je: Slabo mi je. · Vrti se mi.
- adjective: Prehlajen / prehlajena sem. · Bolan / bolna sem.
- a verb: Kašljam. Kiham.
To say how long, use že + the time + the present tense:
- Že tri dni kašljam. I've been coughing for three days.
- Že en teden sem bolna. I've been ill for a week.
Practise this in the free course
This explanation comes from Unit 10, Lesson 2 of Slovenim, a free Slovenian course with dialogues, audio and exercises that check your answers.