How to Say You’re Sick in Spanish | Beginner Spanish for Illness, Pain & Symptoms
Beginners Spanish Podcast - Spanglish Friends
05/22/26
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Learn how to say “I’m sick,” “I don’t feel well,” “my head hurts,” and other common illness phrases in Spanish🤒
In this beginner Spanish podcast episode, Em and Val teach you essential Spanish vocabulary and real-life phrases for talking about pain, symptoms, sickness, and feeling unwell naturally.
Perfect for Spanish beginners, travellers, and anyone wanting to improve their Spanish conversation and listening skills.
🎙️ In this episode, you’ll learn:
✅ How to say you feel unwell
✅ How to say “I’m sick”✅ How to describe pain using “me duele...”
✅ Common illnesses in Spanish like fever, cough, flu
✅How to talk about severity
✅ How to say how long you’ve been sick
✅ Beginner Spanish conversation practice
✅ Real-life Spanish listening practice
🎯 Reto de la Semana (Challenge of the Week)
Imagine you are sick, maybe you are actually sick listening to this episode, and want to vent to the world! Say what sickness or ailment you are pretending to feel or actually feeling.
Example: No me siento bien. Me duele mucho la garganta desde ayer. Tengo tos. Post your sentence in the comments or send us a DM, we LOVE seeing your progress!!
💛Shoutout: Special shoutout again to Megan for joining our community via Spotify, we love having you here!
📲 Instagram & TikTok → @spanglish_friends
📧 Contact: spanglishfriendspodcast@gmail.com
📚 1-on-1 Spanish lessons with Val: spanishlessonsbyval@gmail.com
🎶 Music by @scotairdmusic
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Do you know how to ask for your size, where the fitting room is, or say “this doesn’t fit”... in Spanish?
In Episode 60, Em and Val teach you how to go clothes shopping using simple, real-life Spanish. From asking for sizes to talking about how clothes fit, this is practical Spanish you’ll actually use when travelling or living abroad.
🎙️ In this episode, you’ll:
✅ Learn how to ask where the fitting room is
✅ Learn how to ask for clothing sizes (S, M, L, XS, XL)
✅ Learn how to say “do you have this in...?”
✅ Learn how to say if something fits well or not
✅ Learn how to ask for a bigger or smaller size
✅ Hear a natural mini conversation you can copy and use
🎯 Reto de la Semana (Challenge of the Week)
Write a shopping conversation in Spanish:
👉Imagine an item of clothing is not fitting you well, practice asking for a larger or smaller size. Can you remember how to say this?
Post your sentence in the comments or send us a DM on Instagram, we LOVE seeing your Spanish progress!
💛 Shoutout: This week’s shoutout goes to Jess who commented on Spotify saying our episode “what to say when you don’t know what to say” was so helpful, and “y’all have a new listener here!” Welcome Jess, we’re so glad you’re part of the community!
📲 Instagram & TikTok → @spanglish_friends
📧 Contact: spanglishfriendspodcast@gmail.com
📚 1-on-1 Spanish lessons with Val: spanishlessonsbyval@gmail.com
🎶 Music by @scotairdmusic
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🎬 Have you ever wondered if watching Spanish movies can actually help you learn Spanish as a beginner? The research says YES, but only if you use them the right way.
In this episode, Em and Val break down why Spanish films feel difficult at first, what beginners usually get wrong, and how movies can actually improve your listening, vocabulary, and comprehension over time.
Perfect for Spanish beginners, travellers, and anyone wanting to improve their Spanish in a fun, real-world way.
💛 Giveaway (Australian Listeners) We’re giving away TWO double movie passes to the Australian Spanish & Latin American Film Festival, which runs from June-July 2026!
To enter:
• Follow us on Instagram @spanglish_friends
• Comment on our pinned post
• Tag a friend you want to take to the festival!
Winners will announced Tuesday 9 June, 9am AEST via instagram
💛 About the Australian Spanish & Latin American Film Festival
- 📅 Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, Byron Bay & more.
- 🎟️ Full festival program: https://storage.googleapis.com/production-cms-storage-bucket/SFF26_Programme_DL_Web.pdf
- 🌐 More info: https://spanishfilmfestival.com/
🎙️ In this episode, you’ll learn:
✅ Why Spanish movies feel difficult at first (and why that’s normal)
✅ How different accents and slang affect understanding
✅ What research says about learning languages through films
✅ How subtitles actually help beginners learn faster
✅ How to use movies to improve your Spanish (even as a beginner)
✅ Beginner-friendly listening practice and strategies
🎬 Films mentioned in this episode (Em’s Spanish Movie Recommendations)
- La Odisea de los Giles (Argentina) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10384744/ A comedy about neighbours who lose their savings during Argentina’s financial crisis and plan a clever mission to get revenge.
- Justicia Artificial (Spain) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21186294/ A political thriller set in the near future where AI is used in the justice system, raising questions about fairness and control.
- Language Lessons (USA) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11027830/ A heartfelt drama-comedy about a Spanish teacher and student whose online lessons turn into a deep emotional friendship.
🎯 Reto de la Semana (Challenge of the Week)
Have you ever watched a Spanish film? Share your experience or recommend a movie in the comments!
📲 Instagram & TikTok → @spanglish_friends
📧 Contact: spanglishfriendspodcast@gmail.com
📚 1-on-1 Spanish lessons with Val: spanishlessonsbyval@gmail.com
🎶 Music by @scotairdmusic
Research mentioned in this episode (yeah, real studies here only)
• The Language Learning Journal (2019) https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09571736.2019.1610033
• PLOS ONE (2016) https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0158409
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