Latest / Learn Cantonese with Fexingo / Cantonese at the Clinic - Describing Pain 2
Transcript
- Lucas: Hey Luna, welcome back to Learn Cantonese with Fexingo. Ready for another episode? Luna: Yeah, I'm ready! Last time we did yesterday, today, tomorrow. That was really useful. Lucas: For sure. Today we're going to stay with the clinic theme — but focus on describing pain more specifically. Luna: Oh, like in episode 138 when we learned 我頭痛 and 我肚痛? Lucas: Exactly. We'll build on that. So let's start with a new one: 我腰痛. Luna: 我腰痛... that's 'I have a backache'? Lucas: Right! 腰 means lower back. So 我腰痛. Luna: 我腰痛. I've actually had that before from sitting too long. Lucas: Yeah, very common. Next one: 我牙痛. Luna: 我牙痛 — toothache? Lucas: Yep. 牙 means tooth. So 我牙痛. Luna: 我牙痛. That one's no fun. Lucas: No. And another one: 我頸痛. Luna: 頸... is that neck? 我頸痛. Lucas: Exactly. Neck pain. So now we have 頭痛, 肚痛, 腰痛, 牙痛, 頸痛. Luna: That's a good set. But how do I point to where it hurts if I can't say the body part? Lucas: Great question. You can say 呢度痛 — 'it hurts here'. Luna: 呢度痛. So I point and say that? Lucas: Exactly. Also if it's really bad, you can say 好痛 — 'very painful'. Luna: 好痛. So 呢度好痛 — 'it hurts a lot here'. Lucas: Perfect. Let's practice a mini scene. You go to the doctor and say: 我腰痛, 呢度好痛. Luna: 我腰痛, 呢度好痛. Got it. Lucas: And the doctor might ask: 邊度痛? Where does it hurt? Luna: 邊度痛. Then I say 呢度痛. Lucas: Good. Let's run through all of them once more. Repeat after me: 我腰痛. Luna: 我腰痛. Lucas: 我牙痛. Luna: 我牙痛. Lucas: 我頸痛. Luna: 我頸痛. Lucas: 呢度痛. Luna: 呢度痛. Lucas: 好痛. Luna: 好痛. Lucas: You know, if Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with Cantonese, it really means a lot to us. A couple of dollars a month is genuinely what keeps these going — buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo, if you've gotten something out of them. Luna: Yeah, every little bit helps. Now, back to the clinic — let's try combining them. Say you have a headache and a backache. Lucas: Good idea. So 我頭痛同腰痛. Luna: 我頭痛同腰痛. That's easy — just add 同 for 'and'. Lucas: Right. Or if you have a toothache and it hurts a lot: 我牙痛, 好痛. Luna: 我牙痛, 好痛. I can imagine saying that to the dentist. Lucas: Exactly. Let's do one more. Imagine you're at the doctor and they ask: 邊度唔舒服? Where do you feel unwell? Luna: 邊度唔舒服? I can say 我頸痛, 呢度痛. Lucas: Perfect. You've got it. Now you can describe several pains in Cantonese. Luna: Thanks Lucas. I feel more prepared for a clinic visit now. Lucas: That's the goal. Keep practicing these phrases, and we'll see you next time on Learn Cantonese with Fexingo.