The Body and Describing Symptoms

What you’ll learn

Name basic body parts and communicate how you feel.

ស្គាល់ផ្នែករាងកាយ និងប្រាប់អាការៈសាមញ្ញ។

Meaning and use

Body and symptom words help explain a problem to a healthcare professional. A headache is pain in the head; a fever is a raised body temperature. This lesson teaches communication, not diagnosis. Use clear descriptions of location and duration rather than guessing the cause.

ពាក្យរាងកាយ និងអាការៈជួយប្រាប់អ្នកជំនាញសុខភាព។ មេរៀននេះបង្រៀនភាសា មិនមែនធ្វើរោគវិនិច្ឆ័យទេ។ ប្រាប់ទីតាំងឈឺ និងរយៈពេលឱ្យច្បាស់។

Key words and phrases

Word or phrase	Meaning and use
head (noun)	ក្បាល — my head
hand (noun)	ដៃ — my left hand
leg (noun)	ជើង — a sore leg
stomach (noun)	ក្រពះ / ពោះ — my stomach hurts
headache (noun)	ឈឺក្បាល — have a headache
cough (noun/verb)	ក្អក — have a cough
fever (noun)	គ្រុនក្ដៅ — have a fever
hurt (verb)	ឈឺ — My arm hurts.

Examples

1. I have a headache.

   ខ្ញុំឈឺក្បាល។

2. My left hand hurts.

   ដៃឆ្វេងខ្ញុំឈឺ។

3. She has had a cough since Monday.

   នាងក្អកតាំងពីថ្ងៃចន្ទ។

4. Could I make an appointment?

   តើខ្ញុំអាចណាត់ជួបបានទេ?

Everyday conversation

Dara: How can I help?

Maly: I would like an appointment. I have a cough.

Dara: How long have you had it?

Maly: Since Monday.

Common mistakes

Instead of	Use	Why
I am a headache.	I have a headache.	Use have to describe this symptom.
My hands hurts.	My hands hurt.	A plural subject takes hurt, not hurts.

Practice

Try these questions before opening the answers. Write or say each answer.

សាកល្បងឆ្លើយសំណួរទាំងនេះជាមុនសិន មុននឹងបើកមើលចម្លើយ។ អ្នកអាចសរសេរ ឬនិយាយចម្លើយរបស់អ្នក។

1. Complete: I ___ a headache. (have/am)
2. Ask how long someone has had a cough.
3. Describe pain in your right hand.

Answers and explanations

Show answers / បង្ហាញចម្លើយ

1. have

   Have a headache is the normal phrase.

2. How long have you had a cough?

   The question requests duration.

3. My right hand hurts.

   Model answer: it identifies the location without claiming a diagnosis.

Quick recap

• Use have with headache, cough, and fever.
• Use hurt with a body part as subject.
• Describe symptoms and duration clearly.