Illness and symptoms · Health

feel sick

feel nauseous

If you feel sick, you feel that you might vomit.

B1 common speech & writing

feel sick

This vs that

I feel that I might vomit

I feel sick.

I feel as if I might lose my balance

I feel dizzy.

Hear it in real life

Do you want to keep walking?

No, I feel sick. I need to sit down.

Play the conversation

I started to feel sick on the bus because the road was so winding.

Which sounds natural?

Psst — which one would you actually say?

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I feel ~~sickness~~ after the boat trip.

Say: I feel sick after the boat trip.

Use the adjective 'sick' after 'feel'.

Say it together

Whole chunks natives use with it.

feel sick after ___

I feel sick after reading in the car.

He felt sick after the boat started moving.

More for talking about illness and symptoms.

have a temperature

I think I've got a temperature, so I'll stay home today.

see a doctor

You should see a doctor if the cough gets worse.

Health · Illness and symptoms: the words around “feel sick”.

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Your turn: say it out loud

I'm feeling a bit sick.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

feel sick

feel nauseous

“I started to feel sick on the bus because the road was so winding.”

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