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Talk about feeling well or ill

Unit 9

I CAN say how I feel today.

Speaking

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When you meet a friend, you can ask about their health. These short phrases will help you talk about how you feel today. They are simple, polite, and very common in everyday English.

Here are the most useful phrases for this topic:

"How are you today?" — a friendly way to ask about health right now.
"I feel well, thank you." — a good answer when you are healthy.
"I feel ill." — a simple way to say you are sick.
"I am tired." — a common answer after a long day.
"I have a headache." — for a specific problem.
"I feel better now." — when you are getting well.
"How do you feel?" — another common way to ask.

We usually answer with "I feel + adjective" or "I am + adjective." Both are correct. After "I am well" we often add "thank you" — this is polite in English. In a real conversation, you ask first, then listen to the other person, then give your own answer. Watch the short dialogue between Emma and Tom below, and notice the order: question, short answer, follow-up question, and a kind word at the end.

في الدرس ده هنتعلم إزاي نتكلم عن حالتنا الصحية بالإنجليزي. الموضوع بسيط وسهل، بس مهم جدًا، خصوصًا لما تقابل حد وتسأله إزاي عامله.

السؤال عن الصحة

في طريقتين شائعتين تسأل بيهم:

How are you today? — يعني "إزيك النهارده؟" وده الأكثر استخدامًا.
How do you feel? — يعني "حاسس بإيه؟" ودي بتركز أكتر على الإحساس.

الإجابة: I feel ولا I am؟

دي النقطة اللي بتلخبط المبتدئين. في الإنجليزي عندك صورتين:

I feel + صفة — زي I feel tired أو I feel well
I am + صفة — زي I am tired أو I am well

الاتنين صح، بس في فرق بسيط. I feel بتقول إن الإحساس ده مؤقت، يعني مش دايمًا كده. I am بتوصف الحالة بشكل أعم. لما تقابل حد، I feel + adjective بتكون أكتر طبيعية.

أهم الكلمات والصفات

tired = تعبان
well = كويس أو بصحة جيدة
ill = مريض
better = أحسن (لما بتتحسن)
headache = صداع

جملة مهمة: I have a headache

لما عايز تقول إن عندك صداع أو مشكلة صحية معينة، بنستخدم have مش feel. فتقول:

I have a headache. = عندي صداع ✅
I feel a headache. ❌ — دي غلط تمامًا.

نفس القاعدة مع a cold أو a stomachache، بنقول I have a cold مش I feel a cold.

ترتيب المحادثة الطبيعية

أي محادثة عن الصحة بتمشي بالترتيب ده:

تسأل: How are you today?
الشخص يجاوب: I feel tired. I have a headache.
تبدي تهتم: I am sorry. Are you ill?
يطمّنك: No, I am not ill. I feel better now.
ترد بفرح: That is good! I feel well today.

ده هو الإيقاع الطبيعي: سؤال، إجابة صريحة، سؤال متابعة، وكلمة لطيفة في الآخر.

نصيحة أخيرة

لما حد يقولك How are you?، متنساش تضيف thank you بعد الإجابة. زي: I feel well, thank you. ده بيخلي كلامك مؤدب وطبيعي زي الناس الأصلية.

Listen to Emma and Tom talk about how they feel today.

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Emma Hi Tom! How are you today?
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Tom I feel tired. I have a headache.
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Emma I am sorry. Are you ill?
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Tom No, I am not ill. I feel better now.
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Emma That is good! I feel well today.

How are you today?

This is the key question for this lesson. Listen and read.

Required

Read this answer aloud. Speak clearly and at a normal speed.

I feel well today, thank you.

Required

Read this sentence aloud. Use the article 'a' before 'headache'.

I have a headache.

Required

You meet your friend Emma. She asks how you feel. Answer her with 'I feel...' and use a word like well, tired, ill, or happy. You can also say 'I have a headache.' Keep your answers short and polite.

Required

I CAN say how I feel today.
I CAN use words like well, ill, tired, happy, and headache.
I CAN ask a friend 'How are you today?'

Vocabulary

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When you want to talk about your health or your feelings, you use simple words about the body and the mind. English speakers often ask "How are you?" when they meet you, but a more direct question is "How do you feel today?" Today, we will learn eight common words for feeling good and feeling bad.

Look at the table below. The words feel, well, ill, tired, happy, today, better, and headache are very common when you talk about your health in everyday English.

Word	Type	Meaning	Example
feel	verb	to have a feeling in your body or mind	I feel tired today.
well	adjective	healthy, not ill	She is well today.
ill	adjective	not healthy, sick	He is ill.
tired	adjective	needing rest or sleep	The child is tired.
happy	adjective	a good feeling in your mind	I am happy today.
today	adverb/noun	this day	I feel fine today.
better	adjective	more well than before	I feel better now.
headache	noun	pain in your head	I have a headache.

Notice the grammar: we say "I feel + adjective." Not "I am feel." We also say "I have a headache" — not "I have headache." With most of these words, both "feel" and "be" work: "I am tired" means the same as "I feel tired." Use "feel" when you want to talk about right now, this moment.

الكلام عن صحتك وشعورك

في الدرس ده هنتعلم كلمات إنجليزي بسيطة بتستخدمها لما حد يسألك عن صحتك أو مزاجك. الكلمات دي أساسية جداً وهتستخدمها كل يوم في المحادثات العادية، زي لما حد يقولك "How are you?" أو "How do you feel today?".

الفعل feel

كلمة feel معناها "تحس" أو "تشعر بـ". دي فعل مهم جداً في الإنجليزي وبنستخدمه لما نتكلم عن إحساسنا الجسدي أو النفسي.

القاعدة المهمة: بنقول "I feel + adjective" ومينفعش أبداً نقول "I am feel".

I feel tired ✓
I am feel tired ✗

الصفات اللي بنستخدمها (Adjectives)

هنتعلم خمس صفات أساسية:

well = كويس صحياً، مش مريض
ill = مريض، تعبان صحياً
tired = تعبان، محتاج نوم أو راحة
happy = مبسوط، فرحان
better = أحسن من قبل (يعني كنت تعبان وبتتحسن)

مثال: "I feel better today" يعني "حاسس إني أحسن النهاردة".

كلمة today

today معناها "النهاردة". بتشتغل كظرف زمان (adverb) أو اسم (noun).

مثال: "I feel happy today" يعني "أنا مبسوط النهاردة".

كلمة headache

headache معناها "صداع" أو "وجع في دماغك". خلي بالك إنها اسم countable ولازم تاخد "a" قبلها.

I have a headache ✓ (عندي صداع)
I have headache ✗

مثال كامل: "I feel tired today, but I am happy. I have a headache too."

feel ولا be؟

الصفات دي (tired, happy, well, ill, better) بتنفع مع الاتنين:

"I am tired" = أنا تعبان (حالة عامة)
"I feel tired" = حاسس إني تعبان دلوقتي (اللحظة دي)

نصيحة: استخدم feel لما تحب تركز على إحساسك في اللحظة الحالية، واستخدم be لو بتوصف حالة عامة.

مثال يجمع كل حاجة: "I feel tired today, but I am happy."

Learn these 8 words about how you feel. Look at each word and its example.

better ˈbet.ər
comparative of good : of a higher standard , or more suitable , pleasing , or effective than other things or p
feel fiːl
To feel means to experience something through touch, to sense an emotion, or to believe something is true. You
happy ˈhæp.i
feeling , showing , or causing pleasure or satisfaction : (used in greetings for special occasions ) full of e
headache ˈhedeɪk
A pain felt in the head, which can range from mild to severe.
ill ɪl
Not in good health; feeling unwell.
tired ˈtaɪəd
Feeling that you want to rest or sleep; having lost your energy after physical or mental effort.
today təˈdeɪ
(on) the present day : used more generally to mean the present time :
well wel
In a good, satisfactory, or proper way; to a great extent or degree.