Salute, malattia e cura – Health, disease and treatment in Italian – Audio

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TodayyouaregoingtolearntheItalianwordsrelatedto health,diseaseandtreatment(salute,malattiaecura).

Youmayhavealreadyheardtheword”salute”,it’sthetypicalItaliantoastbeforeadrink,”toeveryone’shealth”.Theword”malattia”soundsliketheEnglishmaladyanditsimplymeansdisease,ailment.”Cura”standsforcare,inthiscaseitmeanstherapy(terapia),treatment(trattamento).Notverydifferent,right?Let’slearnsomemorewords.

Thethreemainkeywordscategoriesarenouns,adjectivesandverbs.Listentotheaudiofiles.

Nouns
  • salute=health
  • malattia=disease
  • cura=cure
  • dolore=pain
  • paziente=patient
  • febbre=fever
  • medicina=medicine
  • male=pain/disease
  • vomito=vomit
  • visita=visit
  • medico=doctor
  • raffreddore=cold
  • allergia=allergy
  • frattura=fracture
  • infermiera=nurse
  • farmacia=pharmacy
  • tosse=cough
  • ferita=wound
  • terapia=therapy
  • ospedale=hospital

 

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Adjectives
  • gonfio=swollen
  • rotto=broken
  • malato=ill
  • sano=healthy
  • liquido=liquid
  • pallido=pale
  • debole=weak
  • stanco=tired
  • stressato=stressed
  • esausto= exhausted
  • acuto=acute
  • infettivo= infectious
  • doloroso=painful
  • grave=serious
  • resistente=resistant
  • cronico=chronic
  • recivido=recurring
  • anemico=anaemic
  • folle=insane
  • attivo=active

 

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Verbs
  • curare=attend
  • bendare=bandage
  • suturare=stitch
  • disinfettare=sanitize
  • guarire=recover
  • sedare=sedate
  • ricoverare= hospitalize
  • soccorrere=giveaid
  • prescrivere=prescribe
  • amputare=amputate
  • dimettere=dismiss
  • drenare=drain
  • ingessare= plaster
  • peggiorare=getworse
  • svenire=faint
  • soffrire=feelpain
  • ammalarsi=becomeill
  • riposare=rest
  • prevenire=prevent
  • vomitare=vomit

 

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InItaly,firstaidatpublichospitalsisfreeforeveryone,soifyousuddenlyneedurgentmedicalattention,youdon’tneedtoworryaboutanycosts.Itisofcourserecommendedtocheckwithyourinsurancecompanyifyouarecoveredwhenyoutravelabroad.BeawarethatthefurtheryoutravelSouth,youwillfindlessimpressiveandefficientmedicalservicescomparedtonorthernItaly. Dentalcareisnotcoveredbypublicstructures.

Ifyoufeelpaininaparticularpartofyourbody,youcansay:

  • Mifamale(+article+bodypart). Forexample,ifyourrighthandhurts,yousay”Mifamalelamanodestra”.

Incasethebodypartsarepluralormorethanone:

  • Mifannomale(+article+bodyparts). Forexample,ifyoureyeshurt,youcansay”Mifannomalegliocchi“.

Therearecommondiseasesorpainscalled”Maldi(something)”Forexample, Headacheis “Malditesta”.

Hoil maldi…, meansIhavea….ache.”Hoilmalditesta”.

HOMALDI…

 

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Riccardo
Milanese, graduated in Italian literature a long time ago, I began teaching Italian online in Japan back in 2003. I usually spend winter in Tokyo and go back to Italy when the cherry blossoms shed their petals. I do not use social media.

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